I am very honored and humbled to lead the Young Physician’s Section of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. I am very lucky to have been able to work with and learn from our amazing prior leaders. I am excited to continue to build upon the vision of the organization with Dr. Ravi Kolli, Dr. Visheshwar Ranga, and Dr. Ammu Susheela this year.
This past year YPS has expanded our reach by holding virtual mentoring sessions, virtual wellness sessions, and a virtual career fair. Over the next year I plan on continuing with these virtual sessions and growing our mentoring and career development programming. I also plan on providing more networking and CME opportunities for our YPS members throughout the year.
This year will mark the 10th anniversary of WMC and I am so excited to plan this amazing event. This year we plan on bringing WMC back to Las Vegas, Nevada.
I am excited to work with all of you this year, please reach out to me with feedback or suggestions at president@yps.org!
Sincerely, Pooja Kinkhabwala, DO President, AAPI Young Physicians Section
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Dr. Swati Yalamanchi is a board certified Hematologist/Oncologist practicing in Kentucky. She attended medical school at Ross University and completed her Internal Medicine residency and Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.
Dr. Yalamanchi has been an active AAPI member since residency and has enjoyed meeting fellow members at AAPI conferences and forging new friendships. In prior years she has served on the AAPI YPS Executive committee and served as Convention Chair and Secretary along with other various roles within AAPI’s organization. She is an avid traveler having traveled to all 7 continents and more than 65 countries as well as a huge University of Kentucky basketball fan!
Shefaly Kothary, MD AAPI YPS Treasurer
Shefali Kothary is a practicing musculoskeletal radiologist in New York. She completed her undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, after which she attended medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine. She went on to complete residency in radiology at Mount Sinai and fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Shefali has been an active member of AAPI since medical school. She has been involved with her local chapters as well as the national organization.