Biography
Mohammad Sharif Razai is a clinician, researcher and educator. Dr Razai graduated in medicine from University of Cambridge in 2014, and before that, he completed a BSc in Anatomy and Developmental Biology at University College London. His research interests include primary care, maternal and child health, vaccination, ethnic health inequalities and medical humanities. In 2022, he graduated from Birkbeck University of London with a distinction in MA in Applied Medical Humanities. He was awarded the 2021 John Maddox Prize as an early career researcher by Sense about Science and Nature for his work on racial health inequalities. He was awarded St George's University's excellence in public/civic engagement research award in 2021 for his work to tackle ethnic and societal health disparities and inequalities. In 2020, Dr Razai received an award from Pulse Magazine for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has worked as a doctor in the NHS since 2014.
Research
His research focuses on primary care, vaccination, maternal and child health, artificial intelligence, and ethnic health inequalities. His other academic interests include medical ethics and the medical humanities.
Publications
Razai MS, Ussher M, Goldsmith L, Hargreaves S, Oakeshott P. Navigating vaccination in pregnancy: Qualitative study in 21 ethnically diverse pregnant women. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 31;20(1):e0310823. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310823
Razai, MS, Hargreaves, S. & Oakeshott, P. Challenges and opportunities of vaccination during pregnancy: perspectives of 20 healthcare professionals. J Public Health Pol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-025-00548-y
Razai MS, Mansour R, Ravindran P, Freeman S, Mason-Apps C, Morris J, et al. (2024) Facilitators and barriers to vaccination uptake in pregnancy: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS ONE 19(4): e0298407. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298407
Razai MS, Mansour R, Goldsmith L, Freeman S, Mason-Apps C, Ravindran P, Kooner P, Berendes S, Morris J, Majeed A, Ussher M, Hargreaves S, Oakeshott P. Interventions to increase vaccination against COVID-19, influenza and pertussis during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Travel Med. 2023 Dec 28;30(8):taad138. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taad138
Razai, Mohammad Sharif; Oakeshott, Pippa; Kankam, Hadyn et al. (21 May 2020). Mitigating the psychological effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic BMJ 2020; 369 :m1904 doi:10.1136/bmj.m1904
Razai Mohammad Sharif, Kankam H K N, Majeed A, Esmail A, Williams D R. (15 January 2021) Mitigating ethnic disparities in COVID-19 and beyond BMJ 2021; 372 :m4921 doi:10.1136/bmj.m4921
Razai, Mohammad Sharif, Oakeshott Pippa, Esmail A, Wiysonge CS, Viswanath K, Mills MC. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: the five Cs to tackle behavioural and sociodemographic factors. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2021;114(6):295-298. doi:10.1177/01410768211018951
Razai, Mohammad Sharif, Doerholt K, Galiza E, Oakeshott P. Tick bite BMJ 2020; 370 :m3029 doi:10.1136/bmj.m3029
Razai, Mohammad Sharif, Chaudhry U A R, Doerholt K, Bauld L, Majeed A. COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy BMJ 2021; 373 :n1138 doi:10.1136/bmj.n1138 Elise Paul, Daisy Fancourt, Mohammad Sharif Razai. (05 May 2022). Racial discrimination, low trust in the health system and COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a longitudinal observational study of 633 UK adults from ethnic minority groups. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Teaching and Supervisions
He is the module leader for the Research in Primary Care module within the MPhil in Population Health Sciences.
