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
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity College London
OccupationCardiologist
Known forSocial media presence
Medical career
FieldCardiology
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreMedical education
Subscribers219 thousand
Total views13.3 million
Updated June 6, 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 has also written for The Conversation and the journal The Medical Student.[1]

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.
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