Priya Arumuganathan, MD

Dr. Arumuganathan is currently a Global Emergency Medicine Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also an instructor of clinical emergency medicine. She completed her emergency medicine residency at West Virginia University (WVU), where she served as chief resident. Dr. Arumuganathan earned her undergraduate degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and her medical degree from WVU. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.

During her residency, Dr. Arumuganathan was heavily involved in teaching core emergency medicine content, ultrasound skills, and procedural basics to medical students and new residents. Her rural background and training at several critical access hospitals provided her with a solid foundation for working in low-resource environments, skills she has applied to her global health work.