Author: Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MSCR

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Attending Physician Contributing Writer

UMass Chan School of Medicine/Memorial Hospital

 Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine in Worcester, MA. She is a physician-scientist focused on menstrual health and mentrual equity research. She is also the Former Director of the Aseemkala Inititiative, an organization dedicated to using cultural arts to address social justice and equity in medicine. Please see their work at assemkala.org.




A Choreography of Survival: Embodying Anaphylaxis Through Dance

Published by Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MSCR

This essay describes Dining with Danger, a dance piece that uses movement and Hindu mythological imagery to portray the lived experience and physiological realities of anaphylaxis, highlighting the rapid progression of allergic reactions and the life-saving role of epinephrine. Drawing on the author’s personal experience with life-threatening food allergies, it also emphasizes the cultural misunderstandings, access barriers, and public awareness gaps that shape how allergies are recognized and managed. Video of performance included.

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Attending Physician Contributing Writer

UMass Chan School of Medicine/Memorial Hospital

 Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine in Worcester, MA. She is a physician-scientist focused on menstrual health and mentrual equity research. She is also the Former Director of the Aseemkala Inititiative, an organization dedicated to using cultural arts to address social justice and equity in medicine. Please see their work at assemkala.org.