Vivek A. Ashok, MD

  • Resident, PGY-4

Vivek is a PGY3 in the combined internal medicine-pediatrics program. He completed his undergraduate career at Washington University in St. Louis and medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. His research interests include the intersection of community based participatory research and graduate medical education.

Resident Biographical Details

Hometown

Reston, Virginia

College or Medical School

Rush Medical College

Hobbies and Interests

Dancing, bangers, gardening, going to the gym, reading, listening to podcasts/audiobooks, mixology

Travel Interests and Languages

Love to travel anywhere and everywhere.

"Likes" about UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

The academic rigor, camaraderie amongst residents, and the supportive nature of faculty.

Interesting Fact

I appear in a music video with almost 100 million views on YouTube.

Academic and Research Interests

  • Youth of color
  • Police interactions
  • Structural violence
  • Structural racism
  • Community partnered