Natasha Kohanzadeh
- LEND Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellow
Natasha Kohanzadeh is a Pediatric Rehabilitation doctor whose work as an advocate stated straight out of college. After graduating, she joined Teach for America, a subsidiary of AmeriCorps focused on educational equity in the USA. Through this experience, she got her first training in advocacy and started learning about how neurodivergence affected people in a school setting. Her passion for advocacy continued in medical school and influenced her choice of field in PM&R. In her work as a Pediatric Rehabilitation Fellow, Natasha seeks to further her understanding of neurodevelopmental disabilities to help promote better health and the rights of her patients.