Mallika Mundkur
About Mallika Mundkur
Mallika Mundkur is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The George Washington University and a Team Lead at the FDA, both positions held since 2017. She has a background in epidemiology and has published research on opioid prescription practices and antibiotic utilization.
Work at The George Washington University
Mallika Mundkur has been serving as a Clinical Assistant Professor at The George Washington University since 2017. In this role, she contributes to the academic environment in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, focusing on medical education and research. Her tenure at the university has allowed her to engage with students and colleagues in the field of medicine, particularly in areas related to epidemiology and public health.
Current Role at the FDA
In addition to her academic position, Mallika Mundkur has been working at the FDA as a Team Lead since 2017. This role involves overseeing projects and initiatives related to public health and medication safety. Her work at the FDA complements her academic responsibilities and allows her to apply her expertise in a regulatory environment.
Education and Expertise
Mallika Mundkur holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she studied Clinical Effectiveness from 2015 to 2017. She also earned her M.D. from UMass Chan Medical School. Her educational background includes a focus on Biochemistry from Harvard University. Her expertise encompasses epidemiologic study design, confounding adjustment methods, and the application of natural language processing techniques in her research.
Previous Experience in Medicine
Prior to her current roles, Mallika Mundkur held several positions in the medical field. She served as Chief Medical Resident and Instructor of Medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2009 to 2013. She also worked as a Fellow in Medication Use and Outcomes at Brigham and Women's Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, she was an Attending Physician at George Washington University from 2013 to 2015 and a Fellow in Clinical Informatics at the National Institutes of Health from 2013 to 2015.
Research Contributions
Mallika Mundkur has co-authored several publications that contribute to the field of medicine. Notably, she co-authored a paper advocating for evidence-based policymaking regarding opioid prescription duration limits, published in Substance Abuse in 2017. She also authored a publication on patterns of opioid initiation in primary care settings, published in Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety in the same year. Her research has been presented at national meetings, including trends in outpatient antibiotic utilization.