Meera K. Nagarajan
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Meera K. Nagarajan, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

South Main Clinic

3690 South Main
Salt Lake City , UT 84115
801-587-2525
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Dr. Nagarajan is a pediatric resident physician at the University of Utah. She cares for children in the newborn through adolescent periods at the South Main Clinic. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Nutrition Science at Ohio State University, graduating summa cum laude with honors. She spent the following year conducting research related to public health nutrition among children in Greece as a Fulbright Scholar. Meera then completed her medical education at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Her interests include research related to social determinants of health and climate advocacy.

Specialties

Dr. Nagarajan is a pediatric resident physician at the University of Utah. She cares for children in the newborn through adolescent periods at the South Main Clinic. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Nutrition Science at Ohio State University, graduating summa cum laude with honors. She spent the following year conducting research related to public health nutrition among children in Greece as a Fulbright Scholar. Meera then completed her medical education at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Her interests include research related to social determinants of health and climate advocacy.

Education history

Undergraduate Major: Human Nutrition I; Minor: Global Public Health - Ohio State University B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth M.D.
Residency Pediatrics - Health Equity and Advocacy Residency Training (HEART) Track - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Brady RE, St Ivany A, Nagarajan MK, Acquilano SC, Craig JT, House SA, Mudge L, Leyenaar J (2023). Multistakeholder Perspectives on Interventions to Support Youth During Mental Health Boarding. The Journal of pediatrics, 253, 286-291.e4.
  2. McCarty EJ, Nagarajan MK, Halloran SR, Brady RE, House SA, Leyenaar J (2022). Healthcare quality during pediatric mental health boarding: A qualitative analysis. Journal of hospital medicine, 17(10), 783-792.
  3. Kastorini CM, Critselis E, Zota D, Coritsidis AL, Nagarajan MK, Papadimitriou E, Belogianni K, Benetou V, Linos A, Greek National Dietary Guidelines Scientific Tea (2019). National Dietary Guidelines of Greece for children and adolescents: a tool for promoting healthy eating habits. Public health nutrition, 22(14), 2688-2699.

Review

  1. Nagarajan MK, Goodman (2020). Not just substance use: the critical gap in nutritional interventions for pregnant women with opioid use disorders. Public health, 180, 114-116.

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