Rohin Francis

Rohin Francis is a British cardiologist, writer and YouTube creator. He is also known as Medlife Crisis. He is working toward a medical doctorate on imaging techniques for acute myocardial infarction. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis created content that looked to educate the public about coronavirus disease.

Rohin Francis
Francis presenting YouTube Educon in 2020
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity College London
OccupationCardiologist
Known forSocial media presence
Medical career
FieldCardiology
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreMedical education
Subscribers253 thousand
Total views15.9 million
Updated July 23, 2020
Websitewww.medlifecrisis.co.uk

Early life and education

Francis trained as a physician in London and Cambridge.[1] He specialises in cardiology.

Career

Francis is a PhD student at University College London, where he is studying the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a means to image Acute Myocardial Infarction.[2]

Francis is a popular science communicator, with a following of over 200,000 on his YouTube channel Medlife Crisis.[3] In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis started creating more serious YouTube videos, and has since discussed issues such as coronavirus disease, systemic racism and pseudoscience.[4] In an interview with Men's Health, Francis described why and how people needed to remain positive whilst acknowledging the seriousness of coronavirus disease.[5] He said that it was appropriate for coronavirus disease-related YouTube videos to be demonitized as it could mitigate the spread of misinformation.[6]

Academic publications
  • Hausenloy, Derek J; Kharbanda, Rajesh K; Møller, Ulla Kristine; Ramlall, Manish; Aarøe, Jens; Butler, Robert; Bulluck, Heerajnarain; Clayton, Tim; Dana, Ali; Dodd, Matthew; Engstrom, Thomas (2019-10-19). "Effect of remote ischaemic conditioning on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI): a single-blind randomised controlled trial". The Lancet. 394 (10207): 1415–1424. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32039-2. ISSN 0140-6736.
  • Francis, Rohin; Lewis, Clive (2018-06-01). "Myocardial biopsy: techniques and indications". Heart. 104 (11): 950–958. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311382. ISSN 1355-6037. PMID 29032361.
  • Kotecha, Tushar; Martinez-Naharro, Ana; Treibel, Thomas A.; Francis, Rohin; Nordin, Sabrina; Abdel-Gadir, Amna; Knight, Daniel S.; Zumbo, Giulia; Rosmini, Stefania; Maestrini, Viviana; Bulluck, Heerajnarain (2018). "Myocardial Edema and Prognosis in Amyloidosis". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71 (25): 2919–2931. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.536.
  • Francis, Rohin; Kellman, Peter; Kotecha, Tuchar; Baggiano, Andrea; Norrington, Karl; Martinez-Naharro, Ana; Nordin, Sabrina; Knight, Daniel S.; Rakhit, Roby D.; Lockie, Tim; Hawkins, Philip N. (2017-11-21). "Prospective comparison of novel dark blood late gadolinium enhancement with conventional bright blood imaging for the detection of scar". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 19 (91). doi:10.1186/s12968-017-0407-x.

Francis has also written for The Conversation, the journal The Medical Student, and The Guardian.[1][7]

gollark: It would probably be more efficient to dig at Y 40 or so, but I don't know if it supports that.
gollark: Also, do you not... deface the world... by stripping entire deserts of gravel and sand?
gollark: Yes, block scanners for targeted mining is waaay more efficient.
gollark: Wait, there's software for this?
gollark: Also, *why* do you have 18 pings?

References
  1. "Rohin Francis". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. UCL (2019-09-09). "Rohin Francis". UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. Premela (2020-02-14). "YouTube Channels Aspiring Medics Should Check Out". The Medic Portal. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. COVID-19 and the NHS with Rohin Francis - Pager, retrieved 2020-06-06
  5. Ellis, Philip (2020-03-14). "A Doctor Gives 6 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Beating Coronavirus". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  6. Stokel-Walker, Chris (2020-03-30). "YouTube's Independent Creators Are Mad That They Can't Say 'Coronavirus'". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. Francis, Rohin (9 May 2016). "A good death should be doctors and patients' last life goal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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