Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine where she serves as Vice Chair for Education, and she is also the Associate Medical Director of Health Equity for MedStar Health . She is a graduate of University of Central Florida (BS, Biology), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (MD), and Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, International Health). She completed her residency in Family Medicine at UCSF in 2010 and then completed a Fellowship in Community Health Leadership Development at Georgetown in 2012. Dr. Kureshi is the Director of the Patients, Populations & Policy course, Director of the Health Equity and Advocacy: Anti-Racism Longitudinal Thread, Co-Chair of Georgetown's Center for Health Equity Advisory Committee, and Lead for Medstar's Institutionalized Bias Reduction Action Team. She serves as a Faculty Advisor for HOYA Clinic's Refugee Health Navigator Program and is also co-founder of the Refugee Physicians Advocacy Coalition . Dr. Kureshi is a clinician at Medstar Health Family Medicine at Fort Lincoln where she sees patients of all ages and also precepts family medicine residents. She enjoys mentoring learners at all levels and has received many teaching awards. Her professional interests include structural and social determinants of health, health equity, race in medicine, anti-racism, refugee/immigrant health, working with historically marginalized populations, faculty development, and creating safe and inclusive learning environments.
She is the number one fan of her three young children (Ibrahim, Nusayba, and Khadija) and her husband (Wajahat Ali, journalist/writer) – spending time with them keeps her grounded and whole.
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Professor, SOM - Family Medicine Academic Department