Pooja was born in Mission Viejo and grew up in southern California where she attended the University of California Riverside and earned her Bachelor of Arts in History. Having always had a strong interest in health sciences, Pooja worked as a physical therapy aide and was inspired to help people reach their optimal level of function through a career as a physical therapist. Pooja attended Touro University Nevada, where she earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2012. Shortly after relocating with her husband to the Bay Area, Pooja joined MORE, where she works as staff physical therapist at our Vaden Student Health Center clinic at Stanford University. Pooja speaks fluent Gujrati and Hindi and enjoys running, yoga and Pilates.