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Dr Vanessa Apea is a consultant physician in genito-urinary and HIV medicine and was the clinical lead for Sexual Health at Barts Health for 6 years. She is also the deputy academic lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London. 

Vanessa is passionate about reducing inequalities in healthcare. She has made this a central focus of her clinical work and received an NHS 70 Windrush Award for her contribution to improving health equity. She has an established track record of exploring barriers to engagement in care in marginalised populations and has a particular research interest in participatory approaches and the intersection of race, gender and health.