Preeti Panda, MD
Affiliation: Stanford University
Dr. Preeti Panda is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow and Pediatric Global Health Subspecialty Fellow at Stanford University. Dr. Panda earned her BS from Cornell University in Nutrition and Global Health. She went on to earn an MD with Distinction in Advocacy from Albany Medical College. Dr. Panda completed her pediatric residency training at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital/Case Western Reserve University, where she earned specialized certificates in Child Advocacy and Research. She is currently earning a Master of Science in Health Policy at Stanford University.
Dr. Panda has worked with trafficked youth for over 10 years, with involvement in direct clinical care, research, legislative advocacy, and education. Her research currently focuses on identifying disparities in the delivery and access of emergency care for trafficked children, and the development of emergency department-based interventions to support at-risk youth. During pediatric residency, she co-founded the Haven Clinic, a medical home that provides trauma-informed medical care to survivors of child trafficking. Dr. Panda has received awards both locally and nationally for her work, including recent recognition by the Boston Congress of Public Health as a 40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst awardee.
Research Interests:
Human trafficking prevention
Health disparities of trafficked children
Large dataset analysis
Effect of policies on prevalence and risk of child exploitation