As a Senior Lecturer in Leadership for Health and Social Care, I'm committed to supporting others to explore the value of effective leadership in our ever-changing health and social care systems and to recognise our collective potential as leaders and agents of change. Having worked as a medical doctor for over a decade, I have lived experience of leading in teams, within organisations and across health systems. I pride myself on extending this practical experience with academic knowledge, including my own research in this field. As an Associate Editor for BMJ Leader, I'm keen to support clinicians, students, researchers and leaders to publish on topics that matter to us all.

Empowering and developing others as leaders is most definitely my 'why'. I believe in leading with and for humanity and in cultivating leaders that do the same.

As an NHS doctor, my leadership experience has been across multiple different health organisations. My background in biomedical and healthcare ethics offers a unique perspective merging ethics and leadership.

I have worked closely with the NHS Leadership Academy, the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and the organisation formally known as Health Education England, supporting the development of clinical fellowships in leadership and exploring effective strategies to engage a wider audience in the value of leadership in health and social care. I am interested in finding creative ways to explore leadership and making it a topic that is exciting and accessible for all.

My main scholarly interests explore the leadership requirements and responsibilities of health leaders and health institutions in navigating the planetary crisis. As a passionate public speaker, I have been invited to speak at regional, national and international conferences, specifically on collective, compassionate, inclusive and planetary health leadership.

My publications, spanning the BMJ, BMJ Leader and Journal of Medical Ethics, amongst others, explore the role of health professionals and health institutions in responding to the planetary crisis, and the important role of ethical leadership in this arena.

I am deeply passionate about enhancing education on planetary health and the increasing importance of sustainable healthcare to colleagues from all professional backgrounds.

Lastly, I am deeply proud of my Iranian heritage and have also published pieces to raise awareness of the human rights abuses committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and how health leaders can respond to these abuses. Azadi Iran.