Nalini Tata, MD, MPP, a fourth-year resident in neurological surgery, has been selected as a member of the 2024-2025 class of White House Fellows. This highly competitive, non-partisan program brings together accomplished young professionals from business, government, academia, non-profits, medicine, and the armed forces to work with top-ranking Administration officials in preparation for a life of public service and leadership.
“We could not be prouder of Dr. Tata,” said Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Chair and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief and the Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery. “This is a remarkable achievement, and the experience will serve her well in her future as an academic neurological surgeon. Leaders in neurosurgery grapple every day with disparities in health care, access to care, and policy questions, and Dr. Tata’s experience will be invaluable as she develops in her career.”
The White House Fellows program was founded by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 as a pathway for exceptionally promising young leaders. During their year in the program, White House Fellows participate in the daily work of their assigned office and also participate in educational events including roundtable discussions with top leaders in government and business.
Previous White House Fellows have included historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, former Secretary of State and General Colin Powell, former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, and two-time Cabinet member Elaine Chao.
Dr. Tata, who in addition to her medical degree also holds a Masters of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, will be working with the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs. She will resume her neurosurgical residency after the White House Fellowship year.
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