Rohin Francis
Rohin Francis is the UK cardiologist behind Medlife Crisis, making videos about medicine, offbeat science and medical history with a generous helping of bad jokes.
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- Also known as
- Medlife Crisis
- Work
- Consultant cardiologist, science communicator and writer
- Based in
- Essex, United Kingdom
- Medical training
- London and Cambridge
- First video
- A 2017 explainer on Leonardo da Vinci’s theory of heart valves
Mini bio
How it started.
Rohin trained in London and Cambridge before building a second outlet for his curiosity through Medlife Crisis. His first video, uploaded in 2017, explained how Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas about closing heart valves stood up to modern science. The Parallax interview traces that beginning and his path into cardiology.
Finding his audience.
Medlife Crisis grew especially popular during the pandemic. By his 2022 TEDxNewcastle appearance, the channel had reached 500,000 subscribers. His videos mix medical explanations with comedy, including subjects such as COVID-19, diet and pharmaceuticals.
What keeps him curious.
On his website, Rohin describes a taste for overlooked science, the limits of modern medicine and forgotten medical history. Alongside his videos, he has made long-form interviews: his 2023 conversation with ageing researcher Andrew Steele also launched the podcast Still Practising.
Creditschronological, newest first
Videos and talks
- 2026Rapping the Medical DictionaryCreator and performer
- 2022The Greatest Medicine in the WorldTEDxNewcastle speaker
- 2021A history of the heart told in four chambersKeynote speaker for Melbourne medical students
Podcasts
- 2026The Eco Well: Medical research integrity roundtableGuest with Reese Richardson
- 2023Still Practising: Andrew SteeleHost
- 2022Parallax, episode 81Guest interviewed by Ankur Kalra
Awards
Quotes
Good medicine, bad jokes. Which is usually better than the other way round.Rohin Francis, Medlife Crisis website
His website’s introduction captures the mix of medicine and humour in his work.
Trivia
- His medical rap alter ego is called Cardio B.
- His 2023 Andrew Steele interview ranged from ageing and fasting to aglets and tortoises.
- He gave Melbourne medical students a keynote about cardiology’s history, organised around the heart’s four chambers.
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