Avi Talsania

2026-2028 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

Avi Talsania is focused on bridging gaps between clinical data and policy reform to reduce inequities in health care access for communities experiencing health care disparities. Through his work at the Leonard Davis Institute & Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Avi examined how residential mobility influences access to care for preterm infants and their families.

Hometown : Ronkonkoma, NY

Institution : University of Pennsylvania

Major : Life Sciences & Management

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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.