Sukanya Lakshmi Mahendran

Sukanya Lakshmi Mahendran MBBS, MRCS (England) after completing her medical training in India, Sukanya developed a passion for surgery while working in remote and underserved communities, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Northeast India, where she witnessed its transformative, permanent impact on patients’ lives. She moved to the UK, joining Medway Maritime NHS Trust in 2022, progressing through CT1 and CT2 equivalent posts, obtaining her MRCS, and rising to Trust Grade Surgical Registrar. She has built a strong clinical and academic foundation, with a long-term goal of specialising in Colorectal Surgery. In August 2026, she takes up a Clinical Research Fellowship at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.