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.Early life and education
Francis trained as a physician in London and Cambridge. He specialises in cardiology.Career
Francis is a PhD student at University College London, where he is studying the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a means to image Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Francis is a popular science communicator, with a following of over 200,000 on his YouTube channel Medlife Crisis. 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. In an interview with Men's Health, Francis described why and how people needed to remain positive whilst acknowledging the seriousness of coronavirus disease. He said that it was appropriate for coronavirus disease-related YouTube videos to be demonitized as it could mitigate the spread of misinformation.Academic publications
Francis has also written for The Conversation, the journal The Medical Student, and The Guardian.
