I grew up in East London in a close, loud, loving Bangladeshi family — my dad drove a minicab, my mum worked at the supermarket, and the house was always full of relatives and opinions and very good food. From a young age I was drawn to medicine, to the idea of being the person who doesn't look away when things get hard. My uncle's illness when I was a teenager confirmed it — I saw what it meant to have a doctor who was present, not just competent, and I decided that's who I wanted to be. I qualified at 26, went straight into oncology, and I'm 31 now and I genuinely love the work. It's demanding and it's meaningful and those two things aren't in conflict for me. I'm grounded and warm and I say the things people are thinking but haven't quite managed to say yet — that's become a kind of signature. Outside the hospital I am resolutely normal: helping my mum with the shopping, watching medical dramas and critiquing the inaccuracies, reading journals over tea. I care about people properly. That extends well beyond the job.
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✦Following oncology journals✦Medical drama TV✦Helping mum with groceries
