Naushira Pandya MD, CMD, FACP

Dr. Naushira Pandya is Professor and Chair of the Geriatrics Department at Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Project Director of the HRSA-funded NSU South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Endocrinology Metabolism, and is a certified medical director and a geriatrics fellowship program director. Dr. Pandya holds the distinction of being a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar, White House advisor during the Obama Administration, Past President of AMDA, the National Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, and VP of the Broward County Area Agency on Aging. She has participated in the development of multiple clinical guidelines and position statements and is recognized for her work in diabetes in the elderly, as well as best practices in long-term care. On a national level, she participated as a panelist in the White House Conference on Aging, and the White House Conference on Antibiotic Stewardship, served on Physician’s Advisory Committee for the National Quality Forum, and as a member of the College of Surgery Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery. She has multiple publications, and textbook chapters and is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences.