Veronica Sikka, MD, PhD, MHA, MPH

Dr. Sikka is a Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center and an Assistant Professor with the Department of Health Administration. She graduated with her PhD in health policy/health services research and MD in 2009. She also has a Master’s in Health Administration (2003) from VCU and Master’s in Public Health (2003) from Univeristy of Massachussetts Amherst.  She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science (summa cum laude) from VCU in 2001.  She is the Chair of the Housestaff Council at VCU and serves as the resident representative on the Capacity & Throughput Committee and Medical Executive Council at her institution.  

Dr. Sikka is widely published in professional and peer reviewed journals on medical care, health care reform, and health policy. She has presented her research at national and international conferences in New Delhi and Mumbai, India and Berlin, Germany. Dr. Sikka reviews manuscripts for several emergency medicine and health services research peer-reviewed journals. She has worked with Virginia’s Governor and his Secretaries of Health and Human Services (Marilyn Tavenner) and Technology (Aneesh Chopra) on health information and improving healthcare access taskforces.

Dr. Sikka has won a variety of awards including the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians McDade Resident Research Award, VCU Service and Leadership Awards, Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholarship, and American Medical Association Leadership Award. She has also been awarded several grants from the Alpha Omega Alpha Society, American Medical Association, and Emergency Medicine Foundation.
                 
Dr. Sikka has also written a book for medical students and residents preparing for Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE exam with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and ultimately wants to pursue a career in emergency medicine and health policy with an emphasis on healthcare broadcasting.