Rupa Marya Explained

Rupa Marya
Honorific Suffix:M.D.
Education:Georgetown University School of Medicine
Website:https://rupamarya.org/
Profession:doctor, writer, activist, musician
Field:hospitalist, social justice
Work Institutions:UCSF School of Medicine

Rupa Marya is a doctor, activist, musician and writer based on San Francisco. She is a Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine[1] and co-author of the book (with Raj Patel).[2]

Rupa Marya is involved in numerous organizations working at the intersection of social justice and health, including the Do No Harm Coalition[3] and Deep Medicine Circle.[4]

She is the composer and front-woman of the band Rupa & the April Fishes[5] and was a lead plaintiff in the lawsuit that brought the song "Happy Birthday to You" back to the public domain.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rupa Marya, MD Department of Medicine . 2024-07-17 . medicine.ucsf.edu.
  2. News: Prasad . Aarathi . 2021-08-17 . Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel review – modern medicine’s racial divide . 2024-07-22 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: About Us . 2024-07-17 . Do No Harm Coalition . en.
  4. Web site: Deep Medicine Circle . 2024-07-17 . Deep Medicine Circle . en-US.
  5. News: Hix . Lisa . 2006-07-20 . Rupa and the April Fishes . 2024-07-22 . San Francisco Chronicle.
  6. Web site: Rahman . Abid . 2015-09-23 . Plaintiff Who Challenged "Happy Birthday" Copyright "Screamed With Joy" at Ruling . 2024-07-17 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  7. Web site: Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., 131 F. Supp. 3d 975 Casetext Search + Citator . 2024-07-17 . casetext.com.