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 preparedpostoperative mortality, surgical site infection, and net-zero health systems.

We have advertised for x2 funded PhD fellows to join us, working on sustainable surgery in the UK and globally. Please apply online by 30 Jan 2025. We are holding a virtual PhD open evening at 1900 GMT, Wednesday 15 Jan, plus a virtual PhD event for women applicants at 1900 GMT, Thursday 23 Jan - please email me for links.