Aayush Visaria

Research Committee Co-Chair

Hey! I’m Aayush, a PGY-2 in Internal Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. I’m passionate about research – after completing an MPH in biostatistics at Rutgers, I did a research year at Weill Cornell during medical school and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Rutgers prior to starting residency. I’ve had the opportunity to teach and work with dozens of students over the past 7 years, many of whom have gone on to co-author several studies. My research interests include cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology, racial/ethnic disparities in cardio-metabolic health, and lifestyle medicine. I also run American Preventive Screening and Education Assocation (APSEA, formerly North American Disease Intervention), a non-profit focused on diabetes and hypertension awareness. I’ve been fortunate to be able to work with various South Asian research organizations in the past and hope to help close the large gap in South Asian-representative research in the United States through our SAMSA research initiatives, while also providing students with exciting research opportunities.

Pranitha Porthuri

Research Committee Co-Chair

Hi! I’m Pranitha, a current OMS-3 at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. I was born and raised in New York City and then moved to the Poconos in Pennsylvania. Afterward, I went to the University of Pittsburgh for my bachelor’s in Biology and a MS in Biomedical Sciences. I am interested in neurology and anesthesiology, and am passionate about delivering culturally competent care especially to minority groups with known health disparities. In my free time, I enjoy shopping , traveling, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends. I’m very excited to be on the board and hope we can all grow together as future physicians!