Janani Raveendran joined the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as an adjunct assistant professor of medicine in 2022. She precepts students at the GW Healing Clinic in Prince George’s County and delivers lectures in the Primary Care Clerkship.
Dr. Raveendran is an attending physician and core faculty member at the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Internal Medicine Residency Program. She is passionate about training the next generation of primary care physicians, as well as empowering underserved patient populations to advocate for their health. Her research interests center on medical education, and specifically on novel teaching models for outpatient medicine.
Dr. Raveendran earned her MD with a Scholarly Concentration in Health Policy from GW SMHS and then graduated from the Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program with a Clinician Educator Distinction. She has been awarded for her excellence in primary care and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Society of General Internal Medicine, serving as an associate editor for SGIM Forum. Before pursuing her medical career, Dr. Raveendran taught high school science with Teach For America and received her MEd from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.