Beyond The Knife S02E08: South Asian Medical Women

Published: 28 August 2026

Beyond The Knife S02E08: South Asian Medical Women

Beyond The Knife
28 August 2026 26 minutes

In this episode, Dr Theeba Krishnamoorthy uncovers the remarkable stories of early South Asian women in medicine and their connections to Edinburgh. Inspired by a search for women from a similar background within the history of her own profession, she discovered a largely overlooked legacy of pioneering doctors whose lives crossed continents, cultures and barriers.