Aqsa Shaikh
Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College
0000-0002-1236-1458
About
Dr. Aqsa Shaikh (She/Her) is an out and proud trans woman. She is one of India’s First Transgender Doctors. She is a Community Medicine professor at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, Delhi. Aqsa is an academician and researcher. She is part of the iHEAR initiative at Sangath India which undertakes research and project implementation to include Transgender and Disability communities in the healthcare sector. Founder Director of the Human Solidarity Foundation, Aqsa is a vocal advocate for rights-based Gender Justice for Transgender persons, Persons with Disability and Persons with Mental Illnesses. She speaks, writes, and advocates for Trans Rights in India and Globally. She also serves as Section Editor of PLOS Global Public Health.
Employment
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Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Professor2013 - Present
Education
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King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College MD
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (23)
- Building Local Research Capacity for Global Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from WHO Unity Studies and Their Expansion in India Save
- Educating for equity: implementing trans-affirmative competencies in physiology curriculum Save
- Adapting the WHO BeSD COVID-19 Survey to Examine Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccine Uptake Among Transgender, Intersex, and Disability Communities in India Save
- Impact of probiotic supplements on behavioural and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomised controlled trial Save
- “Gender-mainstreaming” in immunization must be inclusive of transgender and gender diverse people Save
- COVID-19 Vaccine decision-making: trust among the transgender and disability communities in India Save
- Experiences of transgender persons in accessing routine healthcare services in India: Findings from a participatory qualitative study. Save
- Public healthcare system must be a priority for India's new government Save
- Understanding structural inequities in Covid-19 vaccine access and uptake among disability, transgender and gender-diverse communities in India Save
- Assessment of potential risk factors for COVID-19 among health care workers in a health care setting in Delhi, India -a cohort study Save