Aneesha Dhargalkar, MD

HI! I am a doctor and freelance medical writer interested in health communications and continuing medical education. You can review samples of my work here and I look forward to connecting with you.

Featured Work

Explore a featured selection of my writing work below.

KevinMD.com • 17th August 2024

The rise of at-home medical tests: Can the hype meet our health care needs?

Recent news feeds are packed with consumer tips for navigating the abundance of at-home medical tests. Within the past month, Healthline, Fortune, Self Magazine, and the New York Times, to name a few, have published articles on “best of” medical tests for a range of health conditions, from herpes and HIV to COVID-19 and thyroid function.
At-home medical tests are a booming market, expected to reach $9.5 billion by 2031. It’s no surprise given their accessibility (available online or at local sho...

Angels in Medicine • 29th April 2024

HealthLink Dental Clinic: Providing Superior Dental Care to Those in Need

Imagine enduring dental pain so terrible that it affects how and what you eat daily. This was the case for Leah, but visiting HealthLink Dental Clinic in Hatboro, Pennsylvania changed her life.

Leah and her husband live in Bucks County. They both work multiple jobs to support themselves and their two daughters, one of whom has special needs. Due to her many obligations, Leah suffered for many years with horrible tooth and jaw pain.

Finally, she couldn’t take it anymore.

She scheduled a visit

Angels in Medicine • 12th February 2024

Hope Within Community Health: Providing Physical, Spiritual, and Emotional Support to Those in Need

Brian and Donna Sturgis thought of the idea of a free medical clinic for the poor back in 2002. They had both been helping people for a long time. The couple first met while serving as missionaries in Africa, and they were quite surprised to learn that they came from the same area, about 20 miles away from each other in Pennsylvania! Brian and Donna’s friendship quickly developed into romance, and they soon married and joined the Hershey Free Church.

As church members, the Sturgis couple discov

27th February 2024

A Sample Needs Assessment

Therefore, the identification, modification, and treatment of CVD risk factors must be done both accurately and efficiently. In addition, sex and disease-specific risk factors need to be addressed to reduce the incidence and complications of CVD in these populations. When implemented, practice interventions targeting these specific issues can reduce CVD by up to 80% through risk factor identification, modification, and treatment3

4th December 2023

Emergency Care Under Threat - Dr. Aneesha Dhargalkar, President’s Circle member

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many doctors, such as myself, have been forced to contend with a maze of legal challenges when caring for our patients. At the time of writing this, 21 states have eliminated all or some abortions — a number that can
change at any moment.

Angels in Medicine • 8th September 2023

Community Volunteers in Medicine:A Free Clinic for Pennsylvania’s Poor

Imagine a clinic where patients are seen as long as necessary, without a 15-minute deadline. Where the staff helps the patients fill out any required forms. Where not just medical, but also dental and eyecare issues are addressed. Where all the necessary drugs, tests, procedures, and care are free.

What you are imaging actually exists in Pennsylvania, and it is called Community Volunteers in Medicine, or CVIM.

CVIM is one of the largest free clinics in the United States. Its main site is in We

Chester County Medicine • 15th August 2023

Burnout Defined

The results of burnout divide into organizational and individual consequences. On an organizational level, multiple studies have shown that burnout leads to an increase in errors and patient safety events as well as an overuse of healthcare resources such as lab testing and imaging. Also, burnout will lead to a decrease in quality of care and patient satisfaction scores.

Speak for the Heart Blog • 25th July 2023

How Stress Affects Our Hearts

We know that stress is everywhere. The good news is that there are many ways for us to have a strong relationship with stress relief and reduction, thereby improving our overall physical well-being. This applies especially to our heart health.

There are many ways to define stress. One definition connects the stress you feel in a particular situation with the “body and mind’s stress response.” It is normal for our body to physically respond to stressful events. However, when the effects of a dis