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Prerna Mona Khanna

Prerna Mona Khanna, M.D., MPH, FACP, FACPM, FACOEM, QME (BSJ87) is a member of the Medill Hall of Achievement.

Khanna is an Emmy Award-winning multi-platform medical journalist, triple board-certified practicing physician, and an acclaimed humanitarian and disaster response volunteer who is an Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient for contribution to America by immigrants. She has volunteered her medical skills after numerous natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, bringing her overseas aid work to more than 16 countries.

Her ability to combine her journalism training from Medill with her medical experience enabled Khanna to become the first physician to report from the frontlines of a disaster site while providing hands-on medical care during the Sept. 11 attacks. She has received eight Emmy Award nominations in addition to numerous other accolades.