Bio:

Brandi Shah, MD, MPH (she/her) has spent over 20 years working with and alongside medically marginalized communities, with a focus on optimizing health for young people and women. Her work bridges clinical care, narrative medicine, and community-driven advocacy and participatory action, prioritizing culturally-proactive health equity and health literacy. Outside of clinical work, she uses digital storytelling and other story praxis to connect people and imaginations to work towards a more just and holistically healing approach to health. Originally from the US, she now lives in Gisborne, Aotearoa with her whānau.

Her topics include:

• Adolescent Mental and Psychosocial Health
  ○ Ex. Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Coping with Chronic Illness, HEEADSSS Assessment
• Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  ○ Ex. Sexual History-taking, Healthy Relationships & Consent, Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting, Puberty
• Eating Disorder Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Management
• Motivational Interviewing
• Intercultural Competence & Confronting Bias in Healthcare
• Health Equity & Structural Competence (Social Determinants of Health)
• Normal Menstruation & Menstrual Disorders
  ○ Ex. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, PCOS, Dysmenorrhea, Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
• Person-Centered Contraceptive Care, Family Planning & Pregnancy Options Counseling
• STI Counseling, Screening, Diagnosis and Management
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Preventive Women’s Health
  ○ Ex. Cervical Cancer Screening, Breast Cancer Screening, Bone Health