1. Ranjana Srivastava is an Australian oncologist, Fulbright scholar and author.
16 Facts About Ranjana Srivastava
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Ranjana Srivastava is a regular columnist for The Guardian newspaper, where she writes about the intersection between medicine and humanity, and a frequent essayist for the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Ranjana Srivastava was a finalist for the Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2018.
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Ranjana Srivastava has written many non-fiction books related to health and medicine, has appeared frequently on TV, radio, and podcasts, and publicly speaks at events where she addresses various topics and matters relating to medicine.
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Ranjana Srivastava's schooling took place mainly in India, but in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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Ranjana Srivastava received her medical degree with first class honours from Monash University.
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Ranjana Srivastava is the recipient of a John F Kennedy merit scholarship to Harvard University.
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Ranjana Srivastava says that her early experiences have drawn her to the care of migrants and refugees and improving conditions in areas of disadvantage.
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Ranjana Srivastava is a frequent co-host on The Conversation Hour, a flagship radio program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Melbourne.
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Ranjana Srivastava has developed a podcast series on health and wellbeing for ABC Radio National.
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Ranjana Srivastava has been a regular columnist for the former Melbourne Magazine, and a contributor to The Age, TIME Magazine Asia, The Week, The Lancet, and JAMA.
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Ranjana Srivastava has addressed many graduation ceremonies, commencement ceremonies, and major gatherings, and has hosted several events at the Wheeler Centre for Events and Ideas.
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Ranjana Srivastava was selected to deliver the Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture at the University of Queensland Medical School.
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Ranjana Srivastava delivered a TEDx talk in 2017 in Melbourne on The Art of Medicine.
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Ranjana Srivastava was an unsuccessful candidate for Liberal preselection in the seat of Casey in November 2021, prior to the 2022 federal election.
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Ranjana Srivastava sought Liberal candidacy for the 2023 Aston by-election.