Profile

I am a GP with a background in academia, policy, medical leadership, public health, and education & training. I also have a strong background in community organising and advocacy.

Education

I read Medicine at Imperial College London with an intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular Sciences. Following my initial postgraduate training in the West Midlands, I completed an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Practice in Oxford, and undertook my GP training in Windsor. I was awarded a scholarship for an MSc in Evidence Based Health Care at the University of Oxford. 

Clinical Experience

I have experience of core NHS general practice, out of hours, remote telemedicine, home visiting, prison medicine, medico-legal practice, extended hours hubs, and urgent treatment centres. I have also worked in the private sector for a large provider, and have my own private practice.

I provide sessional support to a local NHS Trust as an independent Medical Examiner, as well as to HM Courts and Tribunal Service as a Medically Qualified Member.

My secondary care experience during my training has covered a variety of clinical areas, including Trauma and Orthopaedics, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Urology, Palliative Medicine, Oncology, Elderly Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Acute Medicine.

I have obtained several further postgraduate qualifications: Diploma of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (DRCOG); Diploma in Legal Medicine (DLM); Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed); Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM); and RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate (Part 1).

Leadership and Management

I have been awarded the Senior Fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (SFFMLM). I sit on the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal Committee, evaluating new drugs for inclusion on the NHS. I was previously a Clinical Lead at Thames Valley Cancer Alliance leading work on cancer inequalities. 

I have also provided clinical leadership to the Community Paediatrics service for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust on service innovation. I was also an Associate Medical Director for a large urgent care provider in East Berkshire, and a GP auditor for NHS111 during the Covid pandemic. 

I am an alumnus of the FMLM National Medical Director's Fellowship scheme, where I co-authored the new return to practice scheme for GPs. I was also a Specialist Adviser for Care Quality Commission (CQC) for their acute hospital inspections. 

I have obtained the PRINCE2 Practitioner project management certification and am a member of the British Medical Association.

Teaching and Academia

I have a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCME) from the University of Dundee and am a member of the Academy of Medical Educators (MAcadMedEd). I work for as a GP Training Programme Director where I help train the next generation of GPs. 

I currently have an honorary academic position at Imperial College London, and have published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and collaborated on nearly £1 million of research grants. My Google Scholar is available here.

I examine final year medical students for St George's University of London Medical School in addition to examining international medical graduates in the PLAB exam for the General Medical Council. I am also an undergraduate tutor at the University of Birmingham. 

I was previously an RCGP Education Lead and CPD author, having also taught pharmacists for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. 

Interests

Outside of medicine I am involved in local community organising for several years and have won several national awards. 

Alongside colleagues, I helped set up and subsequently lead the British Islamic Medical Association, the Federation of Ethnic Minority Health Organisations, and the London Muslim Health Network. Through these roles I have engaged at a high level with leaders in the NHS, local government, and public health on various matters relating to population health and workforce.

I am a Trustee of the Yusra Jinaan Foundation which was set up as a charity along with my wife in the memory of our late daughter Yusra, to bring ease to the lives of families of children with disabilities.