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Suchita Rastogi, PhD

A collage of diverse medical professionals, including individuals with disabilities, aiming to decrease stigma and enhance disability visibility in medicine. The text at the bottom credits Positive Exposure and SMADIE for the initiative.
Suchita Rastogi, PhD – Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director of the Disability Logo Team, leading strategic vision and operations.

Suchita Rastogi, PhD

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Role

Dr. Suchita Rastogi is a co-founder of DM3P and serves as its CEO and executive director. She wears many hats in these roles, including mentor, co-supervisor of all leadership teams, visionary, event planner, grant writer, editor, and more.

Motivation

Dr. Rastogi co-founded DM3P based on her lived experiences navigating college, graduate school, and medical school with multiple chronic illnesses. These experiences revealed a pressing need among disabled clinicians and trainees for guidance in their professional trajectories through supportive mentorship.

Relevant Experience

Dr. Rastogi is currently working towards a career in disability policy research and practice. To this end, she serves on the SMADIE Board of Directors, works on disability inclusion research in medical education, and is pursuing a Master of Public Health degree. She also has 10 years of experience in health sciences education.

Fun Fact

Outside of her advocacy and academic work, she enjoys embroidery, creative writing, water coloring, singing, and making her caregivers laugh.