Nadi Kaonga, MD, MHS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Kaonga is an academic generalist practicing primarily at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Kaonga is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She holds professional membership with several organizations including American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Education
Dr. Kaonga received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She holds a Master of Health Science from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Master of Science from Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Maine Medical Center.
Titles & Roles
Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Research
Dr. Kaonga's research focuses on health systems strengthening, particularly the integration of technology in healthcare. She is interested in the interconnectedness of health systems, policies and workflows and in identifying ways to help improve and optimize systems to better serve the people who access them and the people working in them. She has also worked extensively throughout the world managing, implementing and evaluating projects that have included the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, emergency medical response and digital health and health systems strengthening.
Publications
Dr. Kaonga has published several studies, including those on digital health in low resource settings, with her work frequently cited by other publications.
