Rohin Francis

Rohin Francis is a British vlogger, cardiologist, writer, comedian, and YouTube creator. He is also known as Medlife Crisis. He is working toward a PhD 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
Subscribers338,000
Total views22.2 million
Updated: January 3, 2021
Websitewww.medlifecrisis.co.uk

Early life and education

Francis trained as a physician in London and Cambridge.[1] He specialises in cardiology.[2][3]

Career

University

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]

Science communication

Francis is a popular science communicator, with a following of over 300,000 on his YouTube channel Medlife Crisis.[4] 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.[5] In an interview with Men's Health, Francis described why and how people needed to remain positive whilst acknowledging the seriousness of coronavirus disease.[6] He said that it was appropriate for coronavirus disease-related YouTube videos to be demonetised as it could mitigate the spread of misinformation.[7]

Public research

Francis has argued against the private ownership and licensing of publicly-funded research.[8] He criticised companies such as Elsevier for their high profit margins, earned by licensing primary research.[8] He has also publicly supported Alexandra Elbakyan, the creator of the website Sci-Hub, for her efforts to make research more accessible.[9]

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][10]

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. "Rohin Francis". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  4. Premela (2020-02-14). "YouTube Channels Aspiring Medics Should Check Out". The Medic Portal. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. COVID-19 and the NHS with Rohin Francis - Pager, retrieved 2020-06-06
  6. Ellis, Philip (2020-03-14). "A Doctor Gives 6 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Beating Coronavirus". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. Stokel-Walker, Chris (2020-03-30). "YouTube's Independent Creators Are Mad That They Can't Say 'Coronavirus'". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. "The Biggest Scandal in Science". www.medpagetoday.com. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  9. "Should Knowledge Be Free? - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Medlife Crisis. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  10. 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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