Pooja Jayaprakash, MD (she/her) is a Family Medicine physician originally from Utah. She first developed interest in LGBTQIA+ health and gyn health at Wellesley College, where she received her BA in English Literature. She received her medical degree from University of South Florida and completed her residency at University of Florida, where she served as Chief Resident, helped implement a DEI curriculum at didactics, and found a passion for gender-affirming care. She continued as an attending at University of Florida for a year, providing care at multiple clinics during a surge in the state’s anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation. She proceeded to locum tenens work for a year to expand her clinical experience and has found needs for better-informed LGBTQIA+ primary care and advocacy from Florida to New Hampshire. She has particular interest in LGBTQIA+ sexual and behavioral health and management of chronic pain in queer patients.
