Lakshmi Krishnan
Where Medicine, Culture, and Curiosity Meet.
Lakshmi’s mission is to bridge disciplines and spark new ways of thinking—translating academic insight into public understanding through research, writing, and thought leadership.
As a cultural critic with clinical training, she writes about the rich intersections where art, history, literature, and science converge to shape health and illness. Whether publishing in academic journals, teaching students, or speaking on major platforms, she helps readers and listeners make sense of the complex systems that shape health and care today.
Working at the intersection of medicine, history, and literature, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan makes complex ideas compelling and accessible—helping us see medicine as not only clinical and scientific, but human and cultural.
Research Highlights
Taking Pandemic Sequelae Seriously: From the Russian Influenza to COVID-19 Long-Haulers
The Lancet, 2020.
Historical Insights on COVID-19, 1918 Influenza, and Racial Disparities: Illuminating a Path Forward
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2020.
Media Highlights
A Tale of Two Pandemics: A Nonfiction Comic about Historical Racial Health Disparities
The Journalist’s Resource, Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center and the Carnegie-Knight Initiative, 2020.
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Join Lakshmi's Substack for cultural criticism that connects medicine to the wider world – from how AI is transforming diagnosis to what Frankenstein reveals about scientific knowledge, from the art of observation in The Residence to the historical factors driving health disparities.