Bio
Dr. Govindarajan is a health services researcher with expertise in emergency medical services and healthcare systems. The goals of her research are to improve access to specialized centers for acute stroke care (thrombolysis-capable and thrombectomy-capable centers) through early detection of stroke in the prehospital setting. Following her widely-cited (initial work on stroke detection by emergency medical services, she received a career development award (K08 HS17965) from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality to study the impact of a stroke destination protocol for emergency service provides that increased access to primary stroke centers in two California counties. The findings from this work has led to a national study on the effectiveness of a stroke destination protocol for emergency medical service providers and is funded by the Agency of Health Care Research and Quality (R01 HS026207). Her collaborators are scientists at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention) and Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education.
Clinical Focus
- Emergency Medicine
- Stroke
- Emergency Medical Services
- Health Services Research
- Neurologic emergencies
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2019 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Certificate of Honor in Pathology, Madras Medical College (1994)
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David Frommer Award for Academic Excellence, Boston Medical Center (2005)
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Essential Core Teaching Award for “Inspirational Teaching.” (“Danovic Case”), University of California, San Francisco (2008)
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Dean’s Prize for Clinical and Translational research (Student: Benjamin Friedman), University of California, San Francisco (2012)
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Save of the Month, Emergency Med, Stanford University Medical Center (2017)
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Named "Top 50 Peer reviewer for 2018", Annals of Emergency Medicine, the premier journal in emergency medicine (2019)
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R01026207-01A1, Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Department of Health and Human Services (07/2019)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2001 - Present)
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Member, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2007 - Present)
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Neurological Emergencies IG, SAEM (2014 - Present)
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Member, Grants Committee, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2015 - 2016)
Professional Education
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Internship: Boston University School of Medicine (2002) MA
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Fellowship: University Of San Diego (2007) CA
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Fellowship, University of California San Diego, Emergency Medical Services (2007)
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Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2006)
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MAS, University of California-San Diego, Clinical Research (2007)
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Residency: Boston Medical Center (2005) MA
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Residency, Boston Medical Center, Emergency Medicine (2005)
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Internship, Boston University Medical Center, Medicine (2002)
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Medical Education: Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital (1997) India
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MBBS, Madras Medical College, Medicine (1997)