Sonal Batra
Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineAssociate Professor of Health Policy and Management (Secondary)Chief and Fellowship Director, Health Equity and Social Emergency Medicine Section
Dr. Batra is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and Associate Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Milken Institute School of Public Health. She serves as chief and fellowship director of the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Health Equity and Social Emergency Medicine Section, and practices clinically at GW University Hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. As co-director of the Patients, Populations, and Systems course series and director of the Population Health Summit, she helps lead GW’s longitudinal Clinical Public Health curriculum for medical students.
Bachelor's degree
BA in Psychology, Northwestern University
Medical degree
MD, Northwestern University
Master's / additional degree
MST, Pace University
Residency and fellowship training
- Residency in Emergency Medicine, George Washington University
- Chief resident
Special interests
Health equity, diversity pathway programs for Washington, DC students, digital health literacy, healthcare navigation for patients experiencing homelessness, violence prevention, innovations in medical education