Ms Harini Dharanikota is a PhD candidate in Medical Informatics (Specialising in Human Factors Psychology) Harini Dharanikota PhD Candidate – Cognitive Bias Surgical Sabermetrics Laboratory Contact details Email: l.h.dharanikota@sms.ed.ac.uk Social: linkedin.com/harini-dharanikota Appointments and Activities Trained in psychology, Harini Dharanikota is a PhD researcher interested in the dynamics of team cognition and decision-making in healthcare. She has been based at the Surgical Sabermetrics Laboratory (SaberLab) since 2022, supported by funding from the Melville Trust for the Care and Cure of Cancer.Her research employs mixed methods to examine the cognitive and collaborative processes during multidisciplinary team (MDT) treatment planning for cancer care in Scotland. The goal of her work is to generate actionable, human factors-informed insights to reduce bias, inequity, inefficiencies and errors in patient care. Qualifications MSc Psychological Research, The University of Edinburgh (2021)BSc (Hons) Psychology with Management, Heriot-Watt University (2020) Research Publications A list of publications by Ms Dharanikota are available on ResearchGate Research Publications This article was published on 2025-06-17
