About the event
We are thrilled to announce the next event in our Alumni Masterclass series where our guest and Imperial alumnus, Dr Karan Rajan (Medicine 2014), will focus on topics discussed in his upcoming book: This book may save your life’, which is scheduled to be published in December 2023. Karan, a General Surgeon and lecturer at Sunderland University, uses his spare time to educate and enthral his 8 million+ followers on social media, by providing survival guide tips, dispelling myths and explaining phenomena circulating on the internet about the human body. You can catch him discussing most subjects, including whether probiotics are a scam, or spilling secrets on how to boost your immunity. This event will give all alumni and students, (medics or not), the opportunity to ask their questions, and gain a few medical myth-busting tips on how to improve your health and transform your lifestyle.
Interested in pursuing a career in surgery? Read more about Karan and our other fantastic medical alumni on our Alumni Stories section of our website.
More about Dr Karan Rajan
Dr Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and one of the biggest health & science creators on social media. Since 2020 he has amassed over 7 million followers across Tiktok, YouTube, Instagram & Facebook with his refreshingly frank medical myth-busting and health advice videos which combine education, entertainment and generous servings of dark humour. Dr Rajan has been featured on BBC Morning Live, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, Sky News and national radio, with coverage in the Guardian, Independent, Washington Post, New York Post, Metro, Sun, LADBible and the Daily Mail as well as several other international online news outlets . A former weekly health columnist for Mail+, Dr Rajan was also a co-presenter on BBC Two’s six-part series Your Body Uncovered. Over the past few years as well as being a regular advocate of health promotion on behalf of the NHS & the U.K. government he has also worked closely with the UN, the WHO & the British Red Cross in an ambassadorial capacity.
In addition to his roles on social media he is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sunderland Medical School and formerly at Imperial College London. He brings his passion for education, health & science to life in speaking engagements and has delivered key note speeches and talks at Oxford University, Imperial College London, Birmingham University, Uber, Peloton, Tiktok and General Electric.