Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
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Lakshmi Sundaresan, MD, AAHIVS is a family physician. After studying biochemistry and anthropology at the University of Chicago, she earned her MD at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL, and completed her residency in family medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. She then worked as a fellow in reproductive health at the University of Michigan, where she completed her HIV primary care certification. Dr. Sundaresan is invested in constructing a more equitable world through the lens of abolition medicine. She maintains clinical interests in gender affirming care/LGBTQ+ health, HIV primary care, reproductive health, and full spectrum family medicine.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2024, Reproductive Health, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Residency 2023, Family Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital
- MD 2020, Rush Medical College
- BA, BS 2012, University of Chicago
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Research
- Women's Health Issues
- Residency Education
- Obstetrics
- LGBTQ healthcare
- Family Planning
- Chronic Disease
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Publications
Yaphe S., Sundaresan L., Freedman J.D., Weinberg S.J., Vaughn I.A., Lamerato L.E., Budzynska K. The Effect of COVID-19 on Mood Disorders in Urban and Suburban Detroit AJPM Focus. 2024;3(4)
Palakodeti A., Sandstrom A., Sundaresan L., Harly C., Nedellec S., Olive D., Scotet E., Bonneville M., Adams E.J. The molecular basis for modulation of human Vγ9Vδ2 T cell responses by CD277/butyrophilin-3 (BTN3A)-specific antibodies Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012;287(39):32780-32790.