Where do you call home?
Home is Chicago, IL but I currently live in Kalamazoo, MI.
What are your clinical or research interests?
All things repro health, but more specifically, pain management during ambulatory procedures; gender affirming care; adolescent health.
What do you wish other providers knew about reproductive health, rights, and justice?
Reproductive rights are human rights and our liberation is bound together.
What local justice-centered organization do you want to uplift?
A place I’m learning more about right now is the YWCA here in Kalamazoo founded in 1885 and the first YWCA chapter in Michigan that currently has efforts to work on the projects of maternal-child wellness, education access, racial justice/equity, and housing justice.
What is bringing you joy?
Joy is reading again, exploring with family.
Our Meet Our Advocates series showcases the talents and passion of one of our doctors and finds out, in their own words, what inspires them to be physician advocates. Lakshmi Sundaresan (MD) is a Fellow in our Leadership Training Academy Class of 2025 and specializes in family medicine.