Dr Oscar Duke

Dr Oscar Duke is a doctor, broadcaster, author and speaker who uses both professional expertise and lived experience to challenge perceptions around disability and representation. Currently, Dr Oscar hosts the ‘Bedside Manners’ podcast and writes a weekly health column for The Telegraph, where he makes complex medical topics understandable and relevant for a wide audience. Alongside his media work, he is widely booked as a diversity and inclusion speaker, sharing insights drawn from his career in medicine and his experience of living with albinism, a genetic condition that affects pigmentation and vision. Growing up and working in environments where difference can attract assumptions or barriers has given Dr Oscar a powerful perspective on visibility, bias and opportunity. At events, he speaks honestly about navigating professional spaces with a visible condition, encouraging organisations to rethink how they approach accessibility, representation and inclusive leadership.

Dr Oscar studied medicine at King’s College London, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. He later completed a master’s degree in Internal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 2012. After qualifying as a doctor in the NHS, he developed his clinical expertise before becoming a Teaching Fellow in Heart and Lung Transplantation at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in 2013. Around the same time, he began appearing on television as a junior doctor on Channel 4’s ’24 Hours in A&E’, which introduced him to wider audiences and highlighted his natural ability to communicate medical issues clearly. His presenting career expanded further when he presented the BBC Two documentary ‘Born Too White’, exploring albinism and identity, and later presented ‘How the NHS Changed Our World’ on BBC One as well as an episode for ITV’s ‘Tonight’ programme.

Beyond broadcasting, Dr Oscar has established himself as a confident live host and engaging speaker. He has appeared at major festivals including WOMAD and Camp Bestival, bringing thoughtful conversations about health and society to diverse audiences. His hosting experience includes the QiC Diabetes Awards, the International Clinical Researcher of the Year Awards and the PharmaTimes Marketing and Communication Awards. In 2019 he also published the book ‘How To Be A Dad: The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Dirty Nappies’, offering practical guidance for new parents through a mix of medical knowledge and personal insight.

Dr Oscar’s career across medicine, media and public speaking gives him a distinctive and credible voice in conversations about diversity and inclusion. Drawing on his experiences as a doctor as well as someone living with albinism, he offers audiences an honest and thoughtful perspective on what it means to navigate professional environments with a visible difference. His journey highlights both the challenges and opportunities that come with greater visibility, and he speaks openly about the importance of recognising unconscious bias, improving accessibility and ensuring that workplaces truly value difference.