Award-winning doctor returns to Newcastle with bundle of passion

"I think the most important thing for people, particularly women, in any career is that you find mentors who are honest, who understand what's important to you, and who don't judge you for that," Dr Farrah Othman says. Picture by Simone De Peak

Farrah Othman's career is not her top priority. You wouldn't guess it, considering the 32-year-old award-winning cardiologist has done over 1200 interventions - 10 times what someone her age might've done - in a specialist field where just 5 per cent of doctors are women.

But the big-hearted heart doctor says she was raised to believe that family, relationships, friendships, and the hobbies that make her forget work, albeit fleetingly, are what makes her life truly successful.