Washington: A Cleveland based doctor of Indian-American origin was recently, praised for her contributions to the field by none other than US President Barack Obama. In an event at the White House, when Obama announced an ambitious goal to cut pollutions emitting from coal fired power plants, he singled out the doctor saying, “Dr. Sumita Khatri has spent her career researching the health impacts of pollution at the Cleveland Clinic, and helping families whose lives are impacted every single day.”
An adult pulmonary and critical care physician with a specialized focus in asthma. Dr. Khatri earned her medical degree at Ohio State University and trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. She served on the faculty of Emory University Medical Center, received her Master’s in Clinical Research, and is currently co-director of the Cleveland Clinic Asthma Center.
“Her clinical and research interests include the effects of air pollution and environmental triggers on asthma, evaluating biomarkers of asthma, and community engagement with respect to asthma and lung health. In this regard, she has been involved with the NIH-sponsored Severe Asthma Research Program, collaborative research with the USEPA, and medical industry-associated asthma therapy trials,” mentioned HealthSciences Institute. Khatri is also co-chair of the Asthma/COPD Assembly of the Healthy Homes Advisory Council in Cuyahoga County.
