Dr Shabaaz Mughal

About Dr Shabaaz Mughal

Having achieved his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB.BS) degree in 2000 followed by his Master of Science (MSc) in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2006, both from Queen Mary University of London, Dr Mughal gained his Postgraduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in 2016 from the University of East London. While working as a GP in north-east London, he took on several sports-related medical roles, including part-time voluntary roles, before moving to work in Sport and Exercise Medicine full-time. Voluntary roles included acting as Chief Medical Officer for the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, England Athletics medical officer, medical support roles at both the London Marathon and Triathlon, and at Lord’s Cricket Ground. His part-time positions included working as team physician for the England women’s Under-23 and Under-15 teams and club doctor at Leyton Orient Football Club.

He took up the full-time position of Specialist Registrar in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The London Deanery in 2007, completing his specialist training in Sport and Exercise Medicine by 2010. His rotation included working at the renowned DMRC Headley Court in Disability & Rehabilitation Medicine and in the Sport and Exercise Medicine and Trauma and Orthopaedics departments at the Olympic Medical Institute based at Northwick Park Hospital. He then became club doctor at Tottenham Hotspur FC and went on to lead the medical and sport science department. Here he provided complete medical care for all playing staff, match day medical cover at all games and was in charge of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, physiotherapists, sport scientists and nutritionists. He also held the post of Honorary Consultant Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician at Homerton University Hospital and Consultant Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician at Whipps Cross Hospital, running bi-monthly SEM and MSK medicine clinics in both roles.

His impressive list of professional memberships includes the posts of President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Sport and Exercise Medicine section (2014-206), Chair of the Premier League Doctors’ Group (2017) and his work on the Premier League Medical Working Group and Steering Group on Head Injuries and Concussion (2014-15) has made a significant impact on medical care in the Premier League.

He has frequently presented on his experiences as a club doctor and on other medical issues in sport such as concussion and sudden cardiac arrest, most recently speaking at the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines Congress 2021 on ‘Guidelines on the Sidelines – Reflections on the Fabrice Muamba Incident’ and has also organised numerous conferences through the Royal Society of Medicine. He has contributed to a number of prestigious publications including the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Taking a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, Dr Mughal strives to ensure the same superb standard of care to every patient whether they enjoy sport as a largely weekend leisure activity or as an elite athlete. He aims to return every single patient to full function so that they can reach or exceed the level at which they previously participated.

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Dr Mughal can see patients at the following locations:

• Harley Street Specialist Hospital, London
• BMI The London Independent Hospital, London