Megan Srinivas
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byBrian Lohse
Personal details
BornFort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (AB, MPH)
University of Iowa (MD)

Megan L. Srinivas is an American politician and physician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Early life and education

Srinivas was born and raised in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School as her class's valedictorian, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in evolutionary biology from Harvard University.[1] Srinivas earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[2]

Career

Srinivas completed an internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an infectious disease fellowship at the UNC School of Medicine.[3] She remained at Chapel Hill as an infectious disease researcher and clinical instructor until 2022. Srinivas was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in November 2022.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Declaration of Dr. Megan Srinivas" (PDF). ACLU of Iowa. September 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Megan Srinivas' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. ↑ "The Doctor is In: Indian American Megan Srinivas Wins Democratic Nomination in Iowa's House District 30". American Kahani. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Megan Srinivas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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