Shekhar Pai, MD is a physician specialist in correctional health services with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, where he provides addiction medicine and primary care within the nation's largest county jail system. Board-certified in internal medicine, addiction medicine, and obesity medicine, Dr. Pai's clinical work focuses on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, with particular expertise in buprenorphine-based care for incarcerated populations.

Dr. Pai holds a B.S. in neuroscience from UCLA, an M.S. in physiology and biophysics, and an M.D. from Georgetown University. He completed his residency training at UCSF Fresno and Highland Hospital (Alameda Health System). His global health experience includes providing primary care in rural Cameroon, and he is an alumnus of the Atlantic Council's Councilor Program. His policy interests include the intersection of the global drug trade, public health, and U.S. foreign policy, particularly as they relate to the U.S.-Mexico relationship and the synthetic opioid crisis.
Dr. Pai is based in Santa Clarita, California.