Krsna is a Junior Doctor and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow working in London, with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in Healthcare Consulting at McKinsey & Company.
Krsna has shown excellent commitment to improving the experience of vulnerable populations and giving back to her community. As an Honorary Clinical Fellow, she designed and implemented the first mental health pathway for asylum-seeking children at the Imperial NHS Trust and is now working on improving the management of homeless patients attending A&E. She is also a Group Tutor for medical students on the Global Health iBSc course at Imperial College London.
At University, Krsna founded the Leadership in Medicine society, giving BAME, women and front-line leaders in healthcare a national platform to share their stories. She is a huge advocate of increasing access to opportunities, and has been invited to speak to aspiring students from disadvantaged backgrounds with IntoUniversity, as well as to schoolgirls about being a woman in STEMM. She has also been a Content Writer for the ‘Education Projects’ platform to widen access to Medicine. Finally, she has been a staff member for the London International Youth Science Forum since 2016, a UNESCO patronaged programme, bringing 500 students from 70 countries together to celebrate science and diversity.
Outside of work, Krsna is a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum, focused on leading social impact projects to improve financial literacy for youth in London. In her spare time, she writes poetry and teaches Bollywood dancing to her local communities.