
Khushboo Rashid
krashid3@jhmi.edu
Khushboo joined the History of Medicine PhD program in Fall 2024. She holds a B.A. in History from the University of Delhi and an M.A. in the History of Early Modern South Asia from Jamia Millia Islamia, India. Her research adopts a transregional approach to examine the circulation and exchange of medical knowledge (Yūnānī ṭibb), practices, medical commodities, and scientific illustrations across the early modern Persianate world. She also focuses on providing decolonised perspectives on medical knowledge and practices in early modern South Asia by analysing a wide range of sources, including Persian medical treatises, courtly chronicles, and travelogues.