Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH

Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, where she serves as director of global health education.

Dr. Agrawal completed her emergency medicine residency through the Harvard-affiliated program, earned a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed a global health fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Her work focuses on global health, equity, and advancing opportunities for women in academic emergency medicine. She has developed programs to support career advancement and mentorship, including initiatives that have funded early-career investigators.

Dr. Agrawal is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She has held multiple leadership roles within the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM), including president. She has also contributed to the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM), the Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA), and SAEM committees focused on equity, inclusion, and wellness. Additionally, she is a recipient of the AWAEM Momentum Award.