Pragya Rai, MD completed her Pediatric residency at The Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, TX. She has over a decade of experience working as a pediatric pulmonologist in eastern Washington and attributes her clinical experience with patients as a gravitating force toward a better understanding of the health impacts of climate change. She is actively involved in the WA Pediatricians for climate action and 350 Spokane, a volunteer-run non-profit. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change. With the Climate and Health equity fellowship, she hopes to focus the lens on the inequitable social determinants of health that climate change can have and learn just solutions to advocate for a healthier future for all.

Wildfires through the health lens
Dr. Pragya Rai | The Spokesman-Review | March 18, 2022