After her residency training in internal medicine, she worked as an Academic Hospitalist at Columbia University in New York City, where she was actively involved in resident education. Subsequently, Sujatha volunteered in sub Saharan Africa. On returning from Africa, Sujatha switched to primarily providing outpatient medical practice for five years before joining the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Assistant Clinical Professor. During this time, Sujatha started a non-governmental organization, the International Cardiovascular Health Alliance, aimed at training health workers in the developing world to prevent chronic cardiovascular disease. Sujatha is interested in creating sustainable strategies for strengthening health systems and incorporating primary care to existing health systems in impoverished regions of the globe.