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Vanessa Apea

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Consultant in Genito-urinary and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust
📍 United Kingdom

Dr. Vanessa Apea is a Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV at Barts Health NHS Trust with extensive experience across the UK and Ghana. Educated at Harvard, she is a passionate advocate for health equity, focusing her clinical work and research on reducing healthcare inequalities for marginalized populations. She holds an honorary senior lectureship at Queen Mary University of London.

Driven by a mission to bridge global health standards with local needs, Vanessa recently founded The Accra London Health Centre in Ghana. This venture embodies her commitment to her Ghanaian roots and her passion for improving healthcare access, particularly for women. She is a recognized speaker on public health topics, advocating for dignity and compassion in patient care.

Unique fact: Vanessa is a former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the NHS Windrush 70 Award for her significant contributions to improving health equity.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Consultant in Genito-urinary and HIV Medicine
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Health Equity
A core focus of her career, she won an NHS award for improving health inequalities and her research explores healthcare access for marginalized communities.
Healthcare in Ghana
She recently launched The Accra London Health Centre, a state-of-the-art facility in Accra to provide world-class, culturally sensitive care, especially for women.
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Career

Work history

6-2011
Consultant in Genito-urinary and HIV Medicine
Barts Health NHS Trust
4-2016 - 6-2021
Clinical Lead - Barts Health Sexual Health Services
Barts Health NHS Trust
8-2007 - 6-2011
Specialist Registrar - GUM
Barts Health NHS Trust
10-2019
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Queen Mary University of London
8-2024
Research Faculty
University of Ghana Medical Center
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Education
2010 - 2011
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
1997 - 2003
Bachelor of Medicine
Guy's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, England
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