Ashwini Kaveti, MD

Where are you from?

Phoenix, Arizona

What are your personal interests/hobbies?

Spending time with my family and friends. I love traveling, dancing, yoga, hiking, and am an aspiring rock climber. But when I don’t want to move around a lot, I enjoy napping, baking, trying new foods and drinks, and board games.

What are your professional interests?

I am interested in both emergency medicine and pediatrics, and would like to apply my training towards working with under-served populations. I am interested in working in global health, rural health, public health, and preventative care.

Why did you choose UA EM?

Because of the people. I remember many of the residents during interview season said the same thing and it has held true — the genuine care and support I feel by our faculty, residents, and staff is unmatched and was something I hoped to have during residency. I am a Wildcat through and through, completing both my undergrad and medical school at UA, and was ecstatic knowing that we are 1 of the 4 EM & Peds programs in the country so I could continue my training here! Apart from the people who make our programs, I wanted to be in a place where I could experience academic medicine, community medicine, and work with our under-served populations.

Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?

Too many to list but I love hiking followed up with going to different restaurants and breweries around town with friends. Huge plus if they have trivia nights as well!

What are your non-medical goals during residency?

Build friendships with my amazing colleagues, buy and renovate a camper van for future trips, learn Salsa dancing, improve my Spanish, and hopefully get a dog.