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Karl Atkin

Karl Atkin is Deputy Head of the Department of Health Sciences (Research).

“I am a medical sociologist with a background in doing qualitative research in multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse settings. My work has a particular focus on understanding the social consequences of various long standing, chronic conditions, including sickle cell and thalassemia disorders. I am interested in how the understanding of disease has changed throughout time and how ideas that may have seemed ridiculous at one point have actually significantly improved our knowledge of it.

“John Snow is a great example in modern medicine as he was able to establish the link between water supply and cholera, despite the conflicting opinions at the time. He did all of this while showing genuine concern to improve lives and while running his own medical practice. So join my tour to find out more about this fascinating part of York’s history!”