About and CV

A doctor in Oxford

I look after surgical patients, teach Oxford medical students, sit on company boards, and work in health communication and public health.

Clinical

2023 to nowChief Resident, Surgical Emergency Unit, OxfordAudit and quality improvement lead. Front-door-to-decision time under an hour, more than two fewer bed-days per admission, and 20% fewer adverse events.
EarlierPerioperative medicine and Same Day Emergency Care, OxfordTwo years in perioperative medicine and two in Same Day Emergency Care.
2015Qualified as a doctorAnd have worked in Oxford for nearly all of my career since.

2019 to nowSenior Medical Tutor, Keble College, University of OxfordBedside teaching for the college’s medical students.
Five yearsMedical school interview panelsAnd author of a free guide to the medical school interview. For students

2025ASGBI International Surgical CongressAudit and quality improvement results from the Surgical Emergency Unit, Oxford.
2024Emergency Medicine JournalCo-author, multi-centre evaluation of AI-assisted chest X-ray interpretation for pneumothorax. Read the paper

2023 to nowFounding member, TikTok’s first Clinical Creator CouncilGuiding TikTok’s policies on misinformation and medical content in the UK, working with the Department of Health and Social Care.
2024TikTok UK Clinician Creator Network
National HIV Testing Week10 Downing Street, with the Terrence Higgins TrustDiscussion with Keir Starmer, the day he became the first UK Prime Minister to take an HIV test in public.
2020 to 2021Team HaloThe UN-backed initiative against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

NowNon-executive director, Certus Biomedical
NowNon-executive director, GAS Inc
2026WardRunMedical education apps for students and junior doctors, on the App Store. More on WardRun
2023 to nowDirector, Med ServicesThe company behind my apps, partnership, media and advisory work.

Online250,000+ followers, 20 million+ views@drnathanspence on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
PartnersFIGS, The King’s Trust, Elastoplast, VaselineBrand partnerships
MediaThe BBC, The Wall Street Journal and othersMedia and speaking