I continue to serve patients at the bedside, despite not being in hospitals all the time.

My Path to McKinsey

I am a physician and public-health specialist by training, and I joined McKinsey’s Healthcare Systems & Services Practice roughly two years ago, after working in hospitals for years.

I reached a turning point in my medical career when I helped coordinate and contain an infection breakout. I realized that I wanted to reach more than one patient at a time—I wanted to try to help more people in one go. McKinsey was a place where I could do that.

I reached a turning point in my medical career when I helped coordinate and contain an infection breakout. I realized that I wanted to reach more than one patient at a time. I wanted to try to help more people in one go. McKinsey seemed like a place where I could do that.

Work Environment

I expected that working at McKinsey would be like any other job I have had, but McKinsey is more of a culture than a job. It has its own language and customs. There is a real sense of ownership and camaraderie when you are part of a practice.

Rewarding and Meaningful Experiences

I really missed working in a hospital, but then I began a hospital-transformation study that changed the way I felt. We interviewed staff across several departments, one of which was a pediatric intensive care unit. The nurses in the unit introduced us to a seven-year-old boy who had spent his entire life in the ICU. My interactions with that boy helped me realize that I continue to serve patients at the bedside, despite not being in hospitals all the time.

Education

King’s College London
BSc, Biochemistry
MS, Public Health

Warwick University
MD