Dr. Rohin Francis, MBBS
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Interventional cardiologist · Physician (MBBS / international)
Consultant cardiologist at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust who trained in London and Cambridge and completed a PhD at University College London on imaging in acute myocardial infarction. Creator of the Medlife Crisis YouTube channel (about 580,000 subscribers) and a science communicator, writer and comedian.
About Dr. Rohin Francis, MBBS
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr Rohin Francis is a consultant cardiologist in England. He works at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and practises at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. His subspecialty is coronary intervention, which includes procedures such as stents (https://www.radcliffecardiology.com/authors/rohin-francis, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohin_Francis, https://substack.com/@medlife).
He earned his MBBS at St George's Hospital Medical School in London and trained as a physician in the Cambridge Deanery. He later completed doctoral research at University College London on using magnetic resonance imaging to study acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) (https://www.radcliffecardiology.com/authors/rohin-francis, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohin_Francis).
He also writes that his clinical interests include keyhole valve replacements, the acutely failing heart, mechanical cardiac support, transplantation and cardiac MRI, and that he has studied space medicine and extreme environment physiology (https://theconversation.com/profiles/rohin-francis-314067).
Outside the clinic, he is widely known for the YouTube channel "Medlife Crisis," which explains medicine and heart health to the public and had about 564,000 subscribers as of May 2025. He also posts on Instagram and writes a Substack newsletter (https://www.youtube.com/c/MedlifeCrisis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65125380, https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis/, https://substack.com/@medlife).
- Medical school and training
- He received his MBBS from St George's Hospital Medical School and trained as a physician in the Cambridge Deanery, with a subspecialisation in coronary intervention. radcliffecardiology.com
- PhD in cardiac MRI
- He undertook a PhD at University College London on using magnetic resonance imaging to image acute myocardial infarction. en.wikipedia.org
- Current NHS post
- He is a consultant cardiologist at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. en.wikipedia.org
- Interventional cardiology role
- He is described as a consultant interventional cardiologist at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. radcliffecardiology.com
- Clinical lead for cardiology
- A locum consultant cardiology job advertisement for the trust invites candidates to contact "Dr Rohin Francis, Clinical lead" about the post. glassdoor.com
- Stated clinical interests
- He lists interests in stents, keyhole valve replacement, the acutely failing heart, mechanical cardiac support, transplantation and cardiac MRI, plus study of space medicine and extreme environment physiology. theconversation.com
- Public health communication
- He runs the YouTube channel "Medlife Crisis," recorded at about 564,000 subscribers as of 11 May 2025. wikidata.org
- Noted among UK cardiologists online
- A British Journal of Cardiology analysis of UK cardiologists on Twitter found he was the only registrar in the top 10, and said he first engaged for political reasons during the junior doctor contract negotiations. bjcardio.co.uk
- Academic affiliation
- He has been listed as a doctoral researcher at University College London alongside his consultant role. radcliffecardiology.com
Worth knowing
- A hospital consultant directory entry for him at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre exists, but the GMC number and special-interest fields were blank on the page reviewed. mse.nhs.uk
- His GMC registration number and specialist register entry were not located in the sources reviewed; patients can check the GMC online register directly. medlifecrisis.co.uk
- Sources disagree on when his YouTube channel started: one says 2015, while others date the first video to 2017. en.wikipedia.org
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