Dr. Motagi received her medical degree from M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga in India. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and joined GBMC as a Hospitalist Physician. She served as the Assistant Director of the Hospitalist Group from 2007-2013 and then as Director of the Hospitalist Group from 2013-2017 before returning to full time patient care as a hospitalist. During her leadership years, she participated in many committees and worked closely with other departments as an advocate for Patient Safety. She is also a Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Hospitalists at GBMC attend to patients on hospital units and are not available for outpatient appointments.