Dr. Kashiwagi is currently the Chair of Internal Medicine and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, a joint venture with Mayo Clinic. She is originally from California, United States. She attended medical school at Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Indiana University. She also holds a Master's of Science degree in clinical outcomes research from Indiana University. She joined Mayo Clinic in 2009 and SSMC in 2021. Her professional interests include quality improvement and medical education.