A practising GP who builds digital health, and thinks hard about the biology underneath it.

My main role is Medical Director (International) at HeliosX, a digital health group providing GLP-1 weight management and other medical services to patients worldwide. I also work regular shifts in urgent care with the NHS in Greater Manchester, keeping clinical practice and registration active alongside my international work.

My career in digital health began in 2019. As Clinical Director at Medicspot I built and led a team of twenty clinicians. Before that I spent three years at North Manchester General Hospital, leading the development of a Same Day Care Centre that was held nationally as a model for reducing A&E pressures. I qualified from Hull York Medical School and completed GP training in Greater Manchester.

I write about the evidence base for GLP-1 medicine and the clinical management of obesity. I am currently preparing a series of analysis papers for the BMJ on the science of obesity: the case for a clinical diagnosis beyond BMI, the argument for a new category of medically modifiable risk factor, and the evidence for long-term treatment as the clinical default.

I also serve as a medical advisor to OpenAI, reviewing the safety and usability of outputs from medical algorithms. I hold a PGCCE from Newcastle University, an MRCGP, and the SCOPE certification from the World Obesity Federation. I am an NHS-qualified Clinical Safety Officer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.