Tori Kinamon

Country: United States

Tori was a collegiate gymnast who developed a life threatening infection of the left hamstring due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It was not diagnosed on time and she finally ended up having 8 surgeries in 2 weeks, and another one month in the hospital. Tori had to undergo 6 months of gruelling physical therapy, during which she learned how to regain use of her leg and walk once more. This episode strongly influenced her career decisions and she is now a medical student pursuing research in infectious diseases. She uses every opportunity available to tell her story so that there is more awareness and action on AMR among policymakers and key stakeholders. Her experiences were recently featured in the BBC Storyworks documentary on AMR.