Curriculum vitae
MBBS · BA (Hons) · DipHE
Medical doctor & health technology consultant · Germany
Registered with the UK General Medical Council.
January 2023–present
Self-employed
Independent consulting across medical education, clinical content and health technology product development. New engagements are considered individually for compatibility with existing professional commitments.
June 2025–present
micro1
Provide clinical evaluation of AI responses to healthcare questions as a Physician Advisor and independent contractor through micro1, focusing on accuracy, clarity, context and usefulness.
Acknowledged as a physician collaborator on HealthBench and HealthBench Professional, benchmarks for health conversations and practical clinical work.
October 2023–June 2025
GreenLight
Evaluated AI responses to healthcare questions as an independent contractor through GreenLight, applying clinical judgement to accuracy, clarity, context and usefulness.
July 2023–June 2024
Geeky Medics
Provided freelance product leadership for Geeky Medics, leading an internationally distributed team of freelance doctors and medical students producing clinical education content. Worked directly with the CEO and engineering team on the development and improvement of products including AI-powered Virtual Patients.
January 2023–May 2023
AMBOSS
Led an independent UK-market consultancy project within AMBOSS’s international marketing team: identifying stakeholders, arranging engagement with medical-school faculty and assessing compliance requirements for expansion. The company’s medical education and clinical reference platform now has a reported two million registered users in over 170 countries.
December 2021–June 2023
Candena GmbH
Recruited by a former McKinsey & Company director to explore remote and blended medical education, including learning models for rural environments. I helped to coordinate international clinical and engineering teams and designed curricula for collaborative, problem-based learning under the supervision of Maastricht University.
August 2021–November 2021
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assessed and managed adult patients in a major trauma and emergency centre, working within a multidisciplinary team during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 2021–August 2021
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assessed and managed adult patients in a care-of-the-elderly department, gaining experience of frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
December 2020–April 2021
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assessed and managed paediatric and adult surgical patients in a major trauma centre, with experience of osteoporosis and spinal cord injuries.
August 2020–December 2020
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assessed and managed adult medical patients on a busy assessment unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Completed core procedural competencies and training in ultrasound-guided cannulation.
July 2016–August 2016
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Attended operating sessions and clinics at Freeman Hospital’s Children’s Heart Unit, including exposure to valve repair and replacement.
June 2016–July 2016
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
Assessed patients in a busy eye clinic under consultant supervision and observed ophthalmic surgery.
June 2013–July 2015
MyTutorWeb
Provided online one-to-one tuition for GCSE and A level students, including biology, and supported medical-school preparation through personal statements and UCAT tuition.
June 2017–June 2020
Becoming a Doctor
Made occasional, unpaid contributions to Becoming a Doctor, a UK initiative supporting access to medical education. Produced online materials on UCAT preparation and revision for medical students.
January 2016–June 2016
St John Ambulance
Joined St John Ambulance as a volunteer in October 2015, completing Community First Aid training that month and the Advanced First Aid qualification in January 2016.
2012–2017
Newcastle University, UK
Research, audit and teaching, including a service evaluation of rectal cancer management and research into creative writing as an anatomy teaching supplement.
2011–2014
Durham University, UK
Developed an undergraduate medical course with Memrise, reaching around 20,000 learners, and served as a student representative on the Staff–Student Consultative Committee.
2008–2011
De Montfort University, UK
Specialised in medical linguistics; dissertation exploring the etymology of medical terminology.
Physician collaborator on OpenAI’s HealthBench: an open benchmark testing AI responses across 5,000 realistic health conversations, using physician-written criteria for capabilities including accuracy and communication.
Physician collaborator on OpenAI’s HealthBench Professional: an open benchmark testing AI on care consults, writing and documentation, and medical research.
Contributed as one of the independent physicians working on OpenAI’s study with Penda Health, evaluating a clinical AI copilot across almost 40,000 patient visits in Nairobi, Kenya.
Collaborative author, EQUIP Collaborative. International Journal of Surgery, volume 55, supplement 1, page S108, 2018.
Co-authored conference abstract published in the Journal of Anatomy, 2017.
Oral presentation, annual TASME medical education spring conference, 24 April 2016.
Poster presentation, annual meeting of the North of England Surgical Society, 7 April 2016.
Poster presentation, annual meeting of the North of England Surgical Society, 7 April 2016.
Poem published by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, 2010.
October 2024–present
OpenAI Forum
Member of OpenAI’s global expert community, which brings together people across disciplines to discuss AI’s applications and wider implications.