Waheed Arian was born on 1983 and is a British doctor and radiologist, born in Afghanistan, who founded a telemedicine charity called Arian Teleheal.
27 Facts About Waheed Arian
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Waheed Arian's schooling was significantly disrupted as schools were often closed.
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Waheed Arian's family made a hazardous seven-day mountain crossing, travelling at night to try to avoid Soviet military aircraft.
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Waheed Arian contracted tuberculosis and malaria, and suffered from malnutrition.
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Waheed Arian was treated by a volunteer doctor at the camp, who was pivotal in inspiring him to study medicine.
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Waheed Arian's family returned to Kabul following the Soviet withdrawal in 1989.
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Waheed Arian arrived in the UK with US$100 in his pocket, staying with family friends in London initially.
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Waheed Arian worked in shops to support himself and send money back to his family.
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Waheed Arian began studying at three separate colleges in the evening.
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Waheed Arian's main friend was a kitchen porter at the college, with whom he felt he had more in common.
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Waheed Arian subsequently received more support from university and formed links through setting up Afghan and martial arts societies.
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Waheed Arian graduated from Cambridge in 2006 with a science degree, and went on to finish his clinical studies at Imperial College London, then winning a scholarship to take an elective in surgery at Harvard Medical School in the US in 2008.
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Waheed Arian has subsequently supported work by Cambridge University to encourage greater diversity in student applications.
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Waheed Arian made frequent humanitarian visits to Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2010.
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In 2014, Waheed Arian focused on trying to create safe centres for volunteer medics to stay at in Afghanistan.
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The number of volunteer doctors with Waheed Arian Teleheal grew to 100, and the trust was registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2018.
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Waheed Arian Teleheal began consultancy support for organisations including the United Nations, the World Health Organization, NHS England and Health Education England, supporting work with South Sudanese refugees in Uganda as well as supporting work in South Africa and Yemen.
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Waheed Arian has won a number of awards for his innovation and humanitarian work, including:.
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Waheed Arian was appointed as a NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur in 2017 and subsequently given the mentor and lecturer role on the National Programme in 2018.
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Waheed Arian was among staff chosen to attend the Prime Minister's reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS in 2018.
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Waheed Arian has become a regular speaker at national and international conferences and events, discussing innovation and technology through the creation and success of Waheed Arian Teleheal, as well as how he overcame the challenges which he has faced in his life.
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Waheed Arian did clinical radiology registrar training from 2014 to 2019 while working as a senior emergency medicine doctor.
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Waheed Arian continues to work as an emergency medicine doctor in the NHS.
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The documentaries covered Waheed Arian performing world's first augmented reality international telemedicine consultation using Microsoft HoloLens.
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Waheed Arian has been interviewed by BBC Breakfast, ITN and Channel 5 news, and is a regular interviewee on BBC World and BBC Pashtu, Dari and Persian.
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Specialist coverage of Waheed Arian's achievements includes the British Medical Journal and the Royal College of Radiologists Newsletter.
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In October 2022, Waheed Arian appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.