Occupation: Physician
Company: United States Department of Defense
Born: Cincinnati, Ohio
Education:
MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington (2016)
MD, Brown Medical School (2012)
BS in Neuroscience, Brown University (2008)
Visiting Undergraduate Student, Harvard University (2006-2007)
Certifications:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association (2022-2024); Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS), American Heart Association (2022-2024); Florida Medical License, Florida Board of Medicine/Department of Health (2022); Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2020); Medical Review Officer Certification (MRO, Medical Review Officer Certification Council) (2019-2024); Washington State Medical License, Washington Medical Commission (2019-2021); Commercial Driver Medical Examiner, United States Department of Transportation (2018-2027); Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Drug Enforcement Administration (2018-2020); Maine State Medical License, Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine (2018-2020); Occupational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) (2017-2027)
Career:
Physician, United States Department of Defense, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (2022-Present)
Medical Consultant, Fellow, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2022)
Director of Occupational Employee Health, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA (2020-2022)
Attending Physician, General Medical Center, ME (2018-2019)
Medical Officer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (2016-2017)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Senior Fellow, University of Washington Department of Medicine (2014-2016)
General, Tropical and Occupational Medicine Externship, Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, Bangalore, India (2014)
General Surgery Resident, LAC-USC-MED-CTR, Los Angeles, CA (2012-2013)
Student Researcher, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA (2007)
Student Researcher, Brown University Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (2005)
Student Researcher, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (2003-2004)
Career Related:
Adjunct Professor, Tulane University
Civic:
Media Representative, Environmental Health Section, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2022-Present); Task Force, Anti-Racism Workgroup, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2022-Present); American Occupational Health Conference Planning Committee, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2021-Present); Education Chair, Environmental Medicine Section, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2021-2022); VA Consultant, Professionalism Task Force, Tulane University School of Medicine (2021-2022); Volunteer Interviewer, Brown Alumni Interviewing Program (2013-2020); Board Member, ACOEM Delegate, New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2018-2020); Young Physicians Delegate, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2018-2021); Volunteer, American Red Cross (2001-2002); Scientific Journalist; Journal of Young Investigators (2007-2008); Scientific Writer, The Triple Helix, Inc. (2007-2008); Music in Medicine Subcommittee, American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA); Spanish Speaker, Spanish Radio Show Program, Providence
Creative Works:
“Boeing Firefighter Occupational Health Exam Program” (2016); “Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Coffee Processing: Guidance for Primary Care Physicians Treating Workers” (2016)
Awards:
Honoree, Outstanding Master’s Student of the Year, University of Washington School of Public Health (2016); Honoree, Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (2003); Recipient, Book Award, Mt. Holyoke College (2003); Recipient, Presidential Student Service Award (2002); Recipient, Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Improvement (1997); Nominee, Gilbert S. Omenn Award, University of Washington, School of Public Health
Memberships:
Member, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2020-Present); Member, International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH (2018-Present); Member, Planning Committee, American Occupational Health Conference; Member, Board of Directors, New England Chapter, College of Occupational Environmental Medicine
Family:
Daughter of Narasimhan and Padma Gowda
Sister: Shyla
Hobbies:
Playing tennis; Swimming; Watching documentaries and movies; Reading; Writing journals; Drawing
