Tomasz Pierscionek was born in Melbourne, Australia and moved to the UK aged 12. He completed secondary school in Bradford, Yorkshire before studying at Durham and Newcastle Universities, obtaining both a Masters in Medical and Molecular biosciences and a medical degree from Newcastle Medical School. After graduation, he trained as a junior doctor before spending a few months travelling. He plans to begin training as a psychiatrist next year. Tom is joint Editor in Chief of the London Progressive Journal and is on the board of Medact, a charity of health professionals that campaigns against health inequalities, both domestic and global. Tom’s interests include global health, journalism, politics, Socialist theory, history of revolutions and labour movements, ancient history, classics, marathon running, travelling, foreign languages, folk music. He is a fan of folk musicians Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs and ‘Attila the Stockbroker’.

Tom’s articles have appeared in the London Progressive Journal, the Morning Star, Socialist Appeal, BMJ blogs, Counterfire, Al-Thawra (Journal of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign), and various other smaller publications. He has also published in a range of academic journals, including the BMJ and the Student Lancet.

When not working as a doctor or socialising with friends, Tom spends time jogging or sitting in cafes consuming copious amounts of coffee and cake, reading a decent newspaper or any good book, whilst planning his next article.