Since I qualified in medicine in 2012, I have followed a unique pathway combining basic surgical and public health training, gaining international recognition as a researcher in surgical epidemiology. I have trained across the NHS, local government, central government, and academia, and I am currently in my final year of public health medicine specialty training.

I am a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (assistant professor), combining my public health training with research at the University of Birmingham. My primary academic affiliation is to the NIHR Unit on Global Surgery where I work with Professor Aneel Bhangu. I am the pandemic preparedness lead for the Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a collaboration between the university and UKHSA. I am also affiliated to the NIHR Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in LMICs and the NIHR Sandwell Health Determinants Research Collaboration.

My aim is to produce evidence that directly informs and influences high priority policy areas in global surgery and sustainable healthcare. Specific research projects that I am currently working on are focussed around hospital preparedness, postoperative mortality, surgical site infection, and net-zero health systems.

We have opened registration for in-person and virtual attendance at the Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2025, which is being held at the University of Birmingham on 17 December 2025. You can register for free (deposit needed) on Eventbrite.