Dr Sara Schwanke Khilji

Dr.  Sara Schwanke Khilji is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She currently serves as the Internal Medicine Site Director for the Botswana Harvard Partnership’s Clinical Capacity Building Program in Kweneng District. In this role, she supports clinical stewardship, health professional education, quality improvement, and related research initiatives at Scottish Livingstone Hospital and the surrounding district. Dr. Schwanke Khilji completed her MD and MPH at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by residency in Internal Medicine and Primary Care at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Overseas Research Fellowship in Thailand with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). She is actively involved in medical, inter-professional, and public health education in Botswana and at OHSU, while continuing to serve as a distance learning tutor for LSHTM. Her research interests include women’s health, health policy, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).