Aaron Brown was the first person with Cystic Fibrosis to qualify and join the Royal College of Surgeons just two years after medical school, a self described perfectionist was never one to let a disability stop him on excelling in life. That was until 2018 when he was confronted with saying goodbye to his children as his condition led him to become gravely ill in intensive care. Faced with this new perspective Aaron shares a deeply personal reflection on being a good doctor but bad patient and how we must consider our own health to also help our patients.
Good Doctor, Bad Patient
Aaron Brown was the first person with Cystic Fibrosis to qualify and join the Royal College of Surgeons. He qualified as a surgeon in 2010, just two years after leaving medical school. He subsequently trained in General Practice and became a GP in 2014. He is now a GP Partner, elected Chair of the local LMC (GP political body), and started his own company to improve ear care in the community. Recently he won a place on the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. He is also a proud husband and father of two. @DoctorCF
