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Dr. Menaka Dhingra is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. She practices primary care at the Penn Center for Primary Care and holds hospital privileges at both the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
Her research interests include:
- Refugee healthcare and resettlement challenges
- Health disparities across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
- Medication adherence and health literacy
- Breastfeeding effects on infant health outcomes
- Health policy addressing discrimination and inequity
- Cultural competence in medical practice
Dr. Dhingra has established a robust research portfolio focused on vulnerable populations, with particular emphasis on refugee healthcare. Her recent publications examine treatment-resistant H. pylori infection in refugee patients, complex care needs of resettled refugees, and racial/ethnic disparities in sudden unexpected infant death. She has also contributed significantly to health policy through the American College of Physicians on veterans' healthcare, financial profit in medicine, and frameworks to address healthcare disparities. Her work demonstrates a consistent pattern of addressing social determinants of health through clinical practice, research, and policy advocacy.
Her notable scholarly contributions include:
- Development of medical student-led programs to strengthen health literacy for refugees
- Research on household transmission of H. pylori in refugee populations
- Policy recommendations for addressing healthcare disparities and discrimination
- Analysis of breastfeeding effects on sudden unexpected infant death using national databases
- Examination of implicit bias in academic medicine settings
Dr. Dhingra completed her medical education at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She accepts patients age 18 and up and works with a comprehensive range of insurance providers including Medicare, Medicaid, and numerous private insurers. Her clinical practice integrates evidence-based medicine with cultural competence to provide high-quality care for diverse patient populations.
