What did you want to be when you were little?
"A cricketer, doctor or a maths analyst. I thought about finance or astrophysics but did medicine because I like the human contact."

What was your favourite subject at school?
"Maths as I liked numbers more than words and enjoyed solving puzzles."

What A level's did you study?
"Maths, Physics and Chemistry"

What was your ambition when you left school?
"To play cricket for England and to eat three Shredded Wheat!"

What did you do between leaving school and starting university?
"Travelled to the USA for four weeks with a friend and also played cricket in the UK."

When and where did you go to university?
"From 1990 to 1996 I studied at Oxford University for my BA (2:1) and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery."

What were your ambitions after your degree?
"To succeed at whatever I was doing. I wanted to play test cricket but at the end of the year I felt I was falling behind my peers in exams and I didn't like it. So I decided I wanted to concentrate on being a surgeon."

Have you any further degrees or qualifications?
"I am studying for a PhD at Imperial College, on the function and biomechanics of the menisco-femoral ligaments (its a bioengineering project for short)."

What jobs have you had since your degree?
"I have been a Professional Cricketer for Middlesex CCC, Gloucestershire CCC and a Doctor in Oxford, Maidstone and London."

What are your ambitions now?
"To be leader in my field and to develop the surgery and management of sports injuries. I'd like to play for Marylebone Cricket Club, the birthplace of cricket and perhaps have children who play cricket."

Content last updated: 01/08/2006