

Besides the usual topics of medicine, she talks about the subject of pain as a unique university to learn from, healing based on growth and learning, and compassion for the self as the key to real fulfilling oneself and helping others. She is a frequent public speaker and a keynote speaker. She endorses AI, blockchain technology, and machine learning towards that cause. She is passionate about the use of technology in medicine and fervently believes in technology as the only way to democratize medicine. She proudly represents the voice of women of color in the diverse fields of medicine, literature, humanities, and art. Her second poetry book- I Am Not A Princess, I Am A Complete Fairytale - has been included in the syllabus of Peace and Justice at Michigan State University and at Wayne State University.īesides being a celebrated and prolific poet, she is passionate about the performing arts, particularly dance and theater. Pillow of Dreams - her first poetry book - has remained for three consecutive years the best-reviewed poetry book on Amazon. She has published two poetry and art books- Pillow of Dreams, and, I Am Not A Princess, I Am A Complete Fairytale. She has created an impressive body of work that spans mixed media, acrylic, and sketches that have been exhibited and sold in several art exhibitions including Art Basel Miami.
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She is a prolific writer, having written 4000 poems and proses, besides having created a massive body of artwork - all while being dedicated to her professional practice of medicine. This jolting incident proved to be life-changing and made her aware of the fragility of life, and the purpose of her own journey. She sustained a massive stroke during the second year of her Internal Medicine residency.

She is considered to be one of the leading feminist contemporary poets and a staunch advocate of gender equality in all spheres of life, especially medicine and technology. She has more than a decade of experience in Inpatient Medicine. Nivedita Lakhera, MD, Internal Medicine, works as a hospitalist at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose.
