Where do you call home?
Baton Rouge, LA (and Nederland, TX).
What are your clinical or research interests?
Contraception, health equity, trial of labor after cesarean, family planning/abortion access, simulation in education.
What current policy issue motivates you to be an advocate?
Abortion restrictions/bans in Texas and Louisiana (and of course, many other states). Fearfulness and ignorance among healthcare workers working in these states to advocate for patients’ reproductive rights.
What local justice-centered organization do you wish we knew about?
Lift Louisiana.
What is bringing you joy these days?
Looking forward to meeting/working with like-minded people through LTA, seeing my family and growing toddler daily.
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. Neelima Sukhavasi (MD, MPH) is one of our Leadership Training Academy Class of 2024 Fellows. Dr. Sukhavasi practices obstetrics and gynecology in Louisiana.