Lakshmi P Kocharla, MD, FACR

The biggest influence in Charles' life has been his parents. The love and care they gave allowed Charles to become a compassionate care provider. His career path was driven by a combination of wanting to be able to help people in their time of need and intrigue with biology, chemistry and medical care. Charles enjoys the opportunity to help others and the unique challenges that every patient provides. He is also graced with an exceptional team. In his free time, Charles enjoys spending time with family and friends and coaching his children in their sporting activities. I strive to help every patient understand their individual and specific medical issues. By doing this it fosters a patient-provider relationship.

I enjoy working together with my patients to teach them about their condition so we can create a plan of care that will be best for both their life and the situation at hand. Surgery can be a frightening idea for some people and my aim is to make it easier than they expected.

For Megan, midwifery is her calling. She became a midwife to educate and empower women to take control of their well-being. Supporting women through all of life’s transitions is a fulfilling, humbling and fun job for her. She gets excited to go to work each day as she thinks about the women she will meet and the relationships she will build. Megan is particularly interested in promoting physiologic birth—which tends to be both safer and healthier—and is passionate about working to reduce disparities in maternity care. She speaks Spanish and is committed to improving migrant farmworker health.