Dr Benjamin Alba - Expedition Medicine

Dr Benjamin Alba is an Emergency Medicine doctor with experience in Expedition Medicine, having recently worked a whole season at Mount Everest. He is now transitioning into humanitarian medicine. He graduated from Cardiff University in 2018 and has gone on to pursue a career path well beyond UK hospitals. He is the founder of ‘Ubuntu Network’ - a space for expedition medical professionals to share experiences from expeditions, collaborate with others working in the field and connect with the wider expedition community.
We discuss:
- How the field of Expedition Medicine is organised
- The highs and lows of his season on Mount Everest
- The Ubuntu Network
- Shifting to a career in Humanitarian Medicine
Links:
For More from Dr Benjamin Alba, check out the ⁠World Expedition Podcast episodes.⁠
⁠The Ubuntu Network ⁠

Book:⁠ ⁠Frances Ashcroft - Life at the Extremes ⁠