Megha Parikh, PhD, MS

Senior Research Scientist


Megha Parikh, PhD, MS, is a Senior Research Scientist for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), providing expertise and support for research projects that advance the quality of medication use.  She provides technical support and assists in the development, execution and dissemination of PQA’s research studies.  

Prior to joining PQA, Megha held multiple fellowships at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, where she worked on research related to opioids and quality of primary care. As a doctoral student, she worked extensively on research related to health disparities and quality of care for older adults.  Megha brings to PQA a strong methodological and quantitative background, as well as expertise in health outcomes research and health policy.

Megha received her PhD in Health Services Research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and MS degree in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.