Alisha Kabadi
Background
Alisha was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In an effort to escape the rainy weather, Alisha ventured down to sunny California, where she completed her undergraduate degree in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Studies at University of Southern California. After college, she spent a year at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, working in phase I and II clinical trials for monoclonal antibody treatments for HIV disease and a dose-dependent vaccine for Malaria. She attended Temple University School of Medicine, where she received multiple awards, including the 1st place Sol Sherry Award for Excellence in Research. Alisha returned to California to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at UCSD. Her interests rapidly changed during her pulmonary and ICU rotations, and she pursued studies assessing risk factors for massive hemoptysis in patients with CTEPH. Her career passions include pulmonary embolism, interstitial lung disease, hemodynamics in critically ill patients and preventative medicine. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, traveling and cooking elaborate meals.
Education
2009–2013: B.S., Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2014–2018: M.D., Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2018–2021: Internal Medicine Residency, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Research Interests
Pulmonary embolism/pulmonary vascular disease
Interstitial lung disease
Hemodynamics in critically ill patients
Preventative medicine