Support and Action Towards Health in India

Meet our SATHIs, the students and faculty from India and the U.S. who have been part of the program.

Faculty

Faculty from USA

Dr. Apurv Soni, Dr. Nisha Fahey, Dr. Tiffany Moore Simas, Dr. Nancy Byatt, Dr. David McManus, Dr. Anindita Deb, Dr. Melissa Fischer, Dr. Jeroan Allison, Dr. Michael Chin, Dr. Patricia McQuilkin

Faculty from India

Dr. Somashekar Nimbalkar, Dr. Nikhil Raithatha, Dr. Anusha Prabhakaran, Dr. Jagdish Vankar, Dr. Ajay G Phatak, Dr. Shirish Srivastava, Dr. Soaham Desai, Dr. Dipen Patel, Dr. Archana Nimbalkar

Interns

Interns from USA

Dr. Michaela Tracy, Dr. Jasmine Khubchandani, Dr. Haley Newman, Dr. Allison Earon, Dr. Hannah Rosenfield, Dr. Anna Handorf, Dr. Brittany Novak, Dr. John Bostrom, Dr. K.E Kim, Dr. Y. Mayasi, Dr. Navid Valizadeh , Dr. Milagros Rosal

Interns from India

Kandarp Talati, Dr. Himanshu Pandya, Dr. Henna Santry, Dr.Sunil Thanvi, Harshil Patel, Dharti Patel, Niket Patel, Dr. Shyamsundar Raithatha, Dr. Utpala Kharod

For Students Looking to Get Involved: Here’s How

The Global Health Pathway further integrated immersive global experiences into the medical curriculum, offering early exposure to research and service in low-resource settings. The Office of Global Health at UMMS played a vital role—not only advocating for global engagement but directly funding it. Three rounds of pilot grants from the Office were instrumental in launching and sustaining multiple RAHI–SATHI research efforts, including maternal health cohort studies and mobile screening for atrial fibrillation. Faculty from across departments, including public health, surgery, obstetrics, psychiatry, and cardiology, have served as mentors and collaborators, reinforcing a multidisciplinary, institution-wide commitment to global health equity.