Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Archana Reddy Shrestha is an emergency physician.

Physician weight loss strategy: Why willpower isn’t enough in 2026

Physician

February 8, 2026

Shortly after Halloween, I hid my daughter’s candy haul.

Not because candy is evil nor because I’m trying to ban sugar from our house. But because I kept finding candy wrappers in random trash cans, and I realized that having a giant bag of candy sitting out was just too tempting for my family.

We have a similar rule with ice cream. We don’t buy it at the grocery store. If we …

Metric shaming in medicine and 3 ways to overcome it

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Physician

October 25, 2023

Looking back at my career as an emergency physician, I remember how my first year out of residency was a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs, practicing as an emergency physician in a semi-rural town in Illinois. But once I found my stride and confidence as an attending physician, I recall distinctly knowing to my core that I was a good doctor. I was strong in my clinical …

What Kamala Harris means for women doctors

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Physician

November 15, 2020

No matter which presidential candidate you voted for or which political party you belong to, we women should stand together unified and proud in knowing that for the first time, a woman is going to Washington, DC, to serve as the vice president of our great nation.

It is truly a historic moment for all American women and makes the possibility of a woman as president of the United States one …

How to talk with your kids about exercise

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Physician

March 18, 2016

No matter how early I rise with the intention of getting my workout done before my children wake up, I’m rarely able to do it alone. Most days my 3-year-old daughter climbs out of bed and comes straight down to our home gym and watches me do my workout.

Often times she’ll sit quietly in the corner, but sometimes she’ll join in and follow the trainer on my workout DVD and …

You have no idea what it’s like working in the ER as a pregnant physician

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Physician

November 9, 2015

When I was pregnant with my first child, I worked full time as a physician in the emergency department. I worked mostly 9-hour shifts, but some 12-hour shifts as well. Days, evenings, nights, holidays and weekends were divided up amongst the entire group of physicians. I worked my share of those shifts as well.

I have worked in the ER while pregnant twice now, and while I am proud to be …

The day I went to work and met a real vampire

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Conditions and Diseases

October 15, 2015

It all started out seeming like a pretty routine visit. My patient was in her early 30s and had come into the emergency department for weakness and was in no distress.

As I was talking with her about her symptoms she would flash the occasional smile. It was then I noticed that she had fangs. Not the kind that some people naturally have from misaligned teeth, but she had really long, …

What I learned about childproofing from working in the ER

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Physician

September 23, 2015

As a new mother, working in an emergency department made me want to go home and childproof every nook and cranny of our house. On a daily basis at work I care for children, most often toddlers, injured at home in various ways. I learned of all the potential household dangers and how to keep my children safe.

I remember vividly caring for the 2-year-old girl who burnt her entire hand …

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

Archana Reddy Shrestha, MD

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