Dr Ben Bravery: The Patient Doctor

Season 2 is here and we are setting off with a bang with the formidable Dr Ben Bravery.

At the age of 28, Ben woke from a colonoscopy to be told he had stage 3 colorectal cancer.  At that time Ben was living and working as a zoologist in China having met his now wife only 5 months prior. 

Ben's experience as a Cancer patient was confronting and he bravely shared with us some extremely vulnerable moments during his eighteen months of treatment, including aggressive chemotherapy. Importantly, this experience became the driver for Ben to study Medicine and become a Doctor.

Ben shared his unique experience on both sides of the healthcare system and his thoughts on what doctors, patients and their families need to do to ensure that the medical system puts the patient at the

very heart of healthcare every day. We loved hearing about Ben's love story: where his partner was thrust after 5 short months of dating into being ben's carer, financial support and counsellor. Now, Ben and Sana have started a family and a share unparalleled  perspective on life but also, our conversation was perfectly timed with the release of Ben’s memoir, The Patient Doctor.

This conversation is full of honesty, vulnerability, gratitude and fitting for his surname, BRAVERY. 

https://www.benbravery.com/