Heenal Raichura

Heenal Raichura (born 1985) was reported to be at one time the youngest ever medical doctor in the United Kingdom, aged 22. She graduated from St George's, University of London in June 2008 However, this title now belongs to Rachael Faye Hill who graduated from Manchester Medical School at the age of 21 years and 352 days in 2010.
Biography
Raichura studied at The Frances Bardsley School for Girls in Romford, Essex, where she obtained 7 A*s, 3 As and 1 B in her GCSEs (at age 14) and then at the Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster, where she left with four As and one B for her A-levels. Her intelligence was evident early on, joining Mensa International at the age of 9, with an IQ of 170. Raichura says she was the youngest UK secondary pupil in 1995 when she was 9.
Raichura had difficulty finding a university prepared to accept her at the age of 16, but entered St George's, University of London to read Medicine and is believed to have become the UK's youngest-ever medical student.
Raichura began as a junior doctor in August 2008 at University College Hospital in London
Heenal Raichura belongs to a Gujarati Indian family living in London.
Awards
*29 January 2011 - 'Shreshtha Raghuvanshi Yuva Pratibha Award'‏ bestowed on Dr. Heenal Raichura,the International organisation of Lohanas, Lohana Mahaparishad, at the Convention held in Nagpur,India on 29th and 30th January 2011
*2 January 2009 - Glory of India Award
*4 October 2008 - Unique Achievement Award by the Nagrecha Trust, during the Navratri festival celebrations, presented by the Rt Hon Stephen Timms, Member of Parliament for East Ham and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions
*29 September 2008 - Gullands Excellence Award

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