About Dr. Ranasinghe

Senior VP, International Medical Graduates (IMG) Affairs

Dr. Ranasinghe is an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed residency in a combined internal medicine and preventive medicine program. She obtained her MPH at Yale School of Public Health and is a fellow of ACP, ACPM, and SHM. She is a clinician, educator, and researcher. Her research interests are in health and wellness of medical students, residents, and practicing physicians, disaster medicine, global health, and advocacy. Since 2009, Dr. Ranasinghe has been the principal investigator of an ongoing longitudinal survey dealing with medical student health and wellness at Hopkins. Dr. Ranasinghe joined the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2007 after she was awarded a Young Physician Leadership Award by AMA Foundation. She was the chair of AMA IMG Section for 2013–14. She is currently serving on the Council on Science and Public Health. At MedChi, the Maryland Medical Society, she is a member of the board of trustees, treasurer, and vice speaker.