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)!