Garima Agrawal

Biography

Garima Agrawal, MD MPH, is Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor Step III in Hospital Medicine and Palliative Medicine at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. She received a Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a Master of Public Health from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Prior to joining UC Irvine in 2024, she served as Associate Physician Diplomate in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UC Davis Medical Center, where she also worked as a Skilled Nursing Facility Internist in the Department of Transitions of Care.

Agrawal's work has focused on health system sciences, quality improvement, and transitions of care. At UC Davis, she chaired the Hospital Medicine Quality Improvement Committee and served on the Hospital Medicine Leadership Committee. She led the Fragility Fracture Force, a multidisciplinary initiative involving orthopedic surgery, endocrinology, geriatrics, rheumatology, dietary, and pharmacy to improve osteoporosis management after fragility fractures. She also developed and implemented a peer-reviewed rapid mortality review process for over 70 hospitalists using the QView program, created bedside discharge huddles to improve patient readiness and satisfaction, and served as hospitalist lead for reviewing incident reports and patient grievances.

Agrawal has contributed to medical education through curriculum development and mentorship. She developed curricula on advanced care planning for internal medicine interns and transitions of care for residents. She served as Faculty Chair for the Clinical Learning Environment Review established by ACGME, mentoring residents from internal medicine and surgery on quality improvement projects. At UC Irvine, she was asked to participate as Core Faculty in the development of the new internal medicine residency program in Irvine, including participation in the ACGME remote site visit. Her research has been published in journals including the American Heart Journal, American Journal of Physiology, and Osteoporosis International.

Education

• B.S. in Biology, Saint Bonaventure University, 2012
• M.P.H. in Health Education and Promotion, University of Southern California, 2013
• M.D., George Washington University, 2017