Vishal Khetpal, M.D., M.Sc. is a physician, focusing on preventive cardiology, cardiac imaging, and the intersection of medicine with health systems and policy.
He writes The Workup, a STAT News column that dissects the promises and pitfalls of medicine, using cardiology as a lens to examine the state of American healthcare. His essays have also appeared in Slate, Undark, VICE Health, and other outlets, and have been featured by NPR, The New York Times, MSNBC, and more.
Vishal earned his M.D. from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he was a concentrator in the Physician as Communicator program. Before that, he completed a master’s degree in global health at the London School of Economics, receiving the Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation in Global Health, and studied anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis.
He can be found on Twitter/X at @vishal_khetpal.