Speaker Details

Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM

Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM, is an internationally-renowned oncologist, Fulbright scholar and award-winning writer. She is the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to the field of doctor-patient communication. In 2020, Ranjana received the John F Kennedy Merit Award and a second prestigious Fulbright award to obtain a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. 

Educated in India, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, Ranjana graduated from Monash University with a first-class honours degree and several awards in medicine. She has since worked in the public hospital system of Victoria. and specialises in geriatric oncology, the care of elderly patients with cancer. She has a keen interest in serving patients from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.