Dr Nisha Verma Age, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr Nisha Verma

• Dr Nisha Verma was born and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, to Indian immigrant parents.

• Since childhood, Nisha has excelled in her academics.

• Nisha obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also earned her medical degree in 2015.

• After that, Nisha completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and then obtained specialized training through a Complex Family Planning Fellowship at Emory University, where she also earned her Master of Public Health degree.

• Dr Nisha is a double board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with additional subspecialty expertise in complex family planning and has more than 10 years of experience in the medical field.

• She provides services in both Georgia and Massachusetts and is associated with multiple hospitals, including Emory University Hospital Midtown and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta.

• During the 2021-2022 term, Dr. Verma has served as the Darney/Landy Fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where she was actively involved in abortion-related policy and advocacy work.

• Since July 2021, she has been serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine.

• Over time, Nisha has published multiple articles on various topics, including medication abortion through telehealth, self-managed abortion, and the impact of abortion restrictions on maternal health.

• At the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Nisha serves as a senior advisor for Reproductive Health Policy & Advocacy.

• As a fellow with physician for Reproductive Health, Dr. Verma has spoken before the U.S. Congress several times, including a House Oversight Committee hearing in September 2022 and Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in 2023 and 2025.

• On 14 January 2026, during a U.S. Senate hearing on abortion pill safety, Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Ashley Moody repeatedly asked if men can get pregnant.” Instead of giving a yes or no answer, Dr. Nisha said,

I hesitated there… of how the conversation was going or what the goal was,” adding, “I do take care of patients with different identities.”

Sen. Hawley: “Can men get pregnant?”

Dr. Nisha Verma: “I'm not really sure what the goal of the question is.”

Sen. Hawley: “The goal is just to establish a biological reality…Can men get pregnant?”

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— America (@america) January 14, 2026

• To this, Hawley responded,

The goal is to establish a biological reality. This is about science and evidence. This is not a hypothetical question. You are called by the other side as an expert, and you are a doctor and you follow the science and evidence. Just want to know based on the evidence. Can men get pregnant? That’s a yes or no question,”

• Her discussion with senators went viral and sparked a heated debate on social media, in which critics said she failed to answer basic biology, and her supporter saying the question was a political tool.