Sonali is a Critical Care Physician, Simulation Educator and Hatha Yoga teacher. She is currently on a sabbatical caring for family, after being in practice for six years. Prior to her sabbatical, she was a Critical Care Medicine Attending at Harlem Hospital, supervising trainees and students as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine from St. Luke's Roosevelt Center and fellowship in Critical Care from Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City. Born, raised and educated in India, she draws from a rich reservoir of experiences in both Eastern and Western cultures. She is passionate about Wellness, Gender Parity, Dying Well and improving the quality of Intensive Care Medicine. She realized these are global issues, while traveling the world and volunteering for Non Profit Organizations. She started dabbling with medical blogs on her sabbatical and enjoys using social media for education and empowerment. She loves hiking, dancing, art, meditation, diving and traveling adventurously.