Pooja is PGY-1 at Stanford Plastic Surgery! She isa native Houstonian, who studied biochemistry and bioengineering at Rice University, and then received a master's degree in biostatistics and epidemiology from Stanford University, with a focus on Markov modeling. During this time, she also spent six months abroad as a biomedical engineer in south India. She then went on to receive her medical degree from Johns Hopkins. ⁠During medical school, she spent a dedicated year as a Dean's Research Fellow, studying silicone-induced fibrosis as well as tissue oximetry for microsurgical flap-based reconstruction. Academically, she is interested in health economics, device development, and global surgery. ⁠Outside of medicine, she enjoys woodworking, painting, tennis, any/all types of music (listening and playing), and traveling.

⁠Pooja truly loves being a part of the CARE research group, as it truly fosters synergy in pushing forward clinical outcomes in plastic surgery, helping us to improve care for our surgical patients, while also providing strong mentorship for members across all levels of training. She is excited to continue working with the group during her years ahead as a plastic surgery resident!