Al-Amin Kassam

Consultant

Exeter, Devon

Gender / Preferred pronoun

Male

Ethnicity

British Indian

Particular qualities / experiences relevant for mentorship

Experience of being an ethnic minority in Orthopaedics. Also experience of undergoing multiple fertility treatments with my wife whilst continuing training and doing FRCS exams

Grades willing to mentor

Foundation stage to early training / Registrar training to fellowship / consultant

Profile statement

I am an Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in complex primary and revision hip arthroplasty. I have been a Consultant for just over 2 years. I am continually learning and trying to be a better doctor, surgeon, patient advocate and husband.

I am happy to listen and have any conversation but especially about the pressures of training and practicing whilst the world outside of work seems like a complete mess. I have experience of feeling like you are juggling (and probably dropping!) multiple spinning plates at any one time whilst also not feeling like I could share what I was going through with the majority of my colleagues.

I would be happy to chat (offer mentorship) over the phone or over Zoom/Teams. I would be happy to meet in person for a cuppa or a beer/wine/whiskey (delete as applicable) once we are able to (geographical restrictions do apply)!