Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan

Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and Deputy Director of the SHARE Collaborative, Queen Mary University of London.

Her clinical work, research and advocacy focus on improving health equity. She has held numerous national charity and policy positions and regularly works with patient organisations. She is currently Chair of the BHIVA Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Group, steering group of 4M Mentor Mothers CIC and a medical advisor to NAZ.

Rageshri is a Wellcome Collection x Spread the Word non-fiction awardee and author of Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing (Trapeze, 2024).

News featuring Rageshri

Positive Health – Episode 4

8 Sep 2025

Co-hosts Susan Cole and Denis Onyango are joined by guests Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan and Rebecca Mbewe to discuss the pressing issues around HIV affecting Black communities. YouTube Shorts from Episode 3More people are needed for HIV researchAdvice to Black women...

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