Dr J.O. Bernard, known to friends as “Jara,” wears many hats. He is a neurosurgery resident in Nairobi currently pursuing his Masters in Neurosurgery, an accomplished visual artist with a signature love for red, and an author who recently published his second book, In the Absence of Presence, a collection of poems and letters.
What Bernard has mastered is the art of working simultaneously with his varied talents. His days are filled with a constant interplay of hands and mind, moving seamlessly between medicine, art, and literature.
