Rohin Francis

Rohin Francis
Francis presenting YouTube Educon in 2020
EducationUniversity College London
OccupationCardiologist
Known forSocial media presence
Medical career
FieldCardiology
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreMedical education
Subscribers580 thousand
Views50.3 million
Last updated: 19 December 2025
Websitewww.medlifecrisis.co.uk

Rohin Francis is a British medical doctor, specifically, a cardiologist. He is also a writer, vlogger, and the creator of the YouTube educational channel Medlife Crisis. He is also working toward a PhD on imaging techniques for acute myocardial infarction. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis has created content that has looked to educate the public about medicine.

Early life and education

According to Francis, he is of Bengali origin.[1]

Francis attended medical school at St George's in London, and he trained as a physician at the Cambridge Deanery in Cambridge.[2] He specialises in cardiology.[3][2]

Career

University

Francis was a PhD student at University College London, where he studied the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to image acute myocardial infarction.[3]

Science communication

Francis is a science communicator, with a YouTube channel called 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 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 DJ, Kharbanda RK, Møller UK, Ramlall M, Aarøe J, Butler R, et al. (19 October 2019). "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. PMC 6891239. PMID 31500849.
  • Francis R, Lewis C (1 June 2018). "Myocardial biopsy: techniques and indications". Heart. 104 (11): 950–958. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311382. ISSN 1355-6037. PMID 29032361. S2CID 41152760.
  • Kotecha T, Martinez-Naharro A, Treibel TA, Francis R, Nordin S, Abdel-Gadir A, et al. (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. PMID 29929616. S2CID 49336178.
  • Francis R, Kellman P, Kotecha T, Baggiano A, Norrington K, Martinez-Naharro A, et al. (21 November 2017). "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): 91. doi:10.1186/s12968-017-0407-x. PMC 5696884. PMID 29162123.

Francis has also written for The Conversation, the journal The Medical Student, and The Guardian.[2][10]

References

  1. ^ Physicist Asks Unhelpful Doctor A Bunch of Questions (ft @SabineHossenfelder). Medlife Crisis. 18 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c "Rohin Francis". The Conversation. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Rohin Francis". UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Zaloum, Safiya (14 February 2020). "YouTube Channels Aspiring Medics Should Check Out". The Medic Portal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ "COVID-19 and the NHS with Rohin Francis - Pager". Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ Ellis, Philip (14 March 2020). "A Doctor Gives 6 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Beating Coronavirus". Men's Health. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ Stokel-Walker, Chris (30 March 2020). "YouTube's Independent Creators Are Mad That They Can't Say 'Coronavirus'". Medium. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b Francis, Rohin (22 October 2020). "The Biggest Scandal in Science". Medpage Today. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ^ Should Knowledge Be Free?. Medlife Crisis. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  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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