Pooja Aggarwal Lagisetty

Pooja Aggarwal Lagisetty, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School within the Department of Internal Medicine. She practices as a primary care physician and hospitalist, focusing on improving healthcare delivery for substance use disorders and chronic pain management. Her academic journey includes an MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011) and an MS in Health and Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan (2015).

• Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship (2016)
• Center Member, MExperts-Opioid Research Institute and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Her research explores stigma, racism, and health policy impacts on pain and opioid care. Recent publications analyze cost-sharing barriers, policy effects on prescribing, and systems interventions to reduce opioid dependency. She leads a SAMHSA-funded initiative to enhance medical education on substance use disorders.

Scientific contributions include 15+ articles on opioid use disorder, postoperative care, and health equity. Current work emphasizes human-centered design for caregiver support tools and policy pathways to expand treatment access.