Dr Vijayasarathi Ramanathan
MBBS, MMed-STI/HIV
GradDip HealthSc - SexHlth
PhD Candidate - Sexual Health

Hon' Associate Lecturer, The University of Sydney, Australia

ASSERT Accredited Sexuality Therapist, Educator and Researcher

Managing Director, SSS Centre for Sexual Health Pvt. Ltd

Dr Vijayasarathi Ramanathan is  a consultant physician in sexual health and a sexologist. After obtaining MBBS in India, he completed his Masters degree in STI/HIV at an internationally renowned institution - STI Research Centre (The University of Sydney, Australia). He then completed the Diploma in Sexual Health with the Graduate Program in Sexual Health (The University of Sydney, Australia) which won the 2009 World Association of Sexual Health award for Excellence and Innovation in Sexuality Education. Currently, Dr Ramanathan is a Doctoral candidate with the Graduate Program in Sexual Health. His special interest is in the sexuality aspects of South-Asian culture and his research is on sexual health of the South-Asian migrants, particularly examining acculturation, masturbation and help seeking behaviour. Also, he is involved in various sexuality researches, has contributed book (international edition) chapter on India, involved in successful grant applications and has also established strong links with NGOs in Australia and India. He is a current member of various international professional organisations for sexual medicine, sexual health and sexuality research. Dr Ramanathan is an accredited/professional member of ASSERT (Australian Society for Sexuality Educator, Researcher and Therapist).