Dr Sajjad Ali

Qualifications

MB.BS, FCPS, CCT, FRCP

GMC number: 6119705

Practising since: 1996

Specialties

Clinical Neurophysiology

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About

Dr Sajjad Ali is a Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology with over 17 years of international experience across the NHS and private healthcare sector. He brings extensive clinical, academic, and operational expertise to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred neurophysiology services.

He has partnered with several leading NHS Trusts, delivering Consultant-led services that support timely diagnosis, effective treatment pathways, and achievement of NHS performance targets. His practice is underpinned by robust clinical governance, adherence to national standards, and a strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Dr Ali has a specialist interest in peripheral nerve and neuromuscular disorders, with advanced expertise in nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and single-fibre EMG. He is recognised for his diagnostic precision and commitment to evidence-based care.

Teaching

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Ali is actively involved in education and training. He has developed and delivered neurophysiology training programmes and workshops both within the UK and internationally, including in the UAE, Morocco, and Pakistan.

Languages spoken

English, Urdu, Hindi

Treatments and tests offered by Dr Sajjad Ali at Nuffield Health

  • Nerve conduction study

Locations Dr Sajjad Ali works with

Related experience

Research

Ongoing research

  • EEG background changes in hospital staff after post-call/shift stress (submitted for publication)
  • Clinical, electro-diagnostic and prognostic factors in CTS in an Arab cohort
  • Electro-diagnostic prognostication in critical illness neuropathy in a Saudi Arabian tertiary centre 
  • Clinical and electrodiagnostic features of Inflammatory Neuropathies in Arab Cohort. 

Previous highlights 

  • Multi-centre study: Reference values for jitter recorded by concentric needle electrodes in healthy controls; developed reference jitter values via concentric needle electrode recordings from signals of defined quality while mitigating abnormal values. 
  • Research project: Small fibre-function in sub-clinical peripheral neuropathy in patients with untreated hypertension; organised project, secured National Research Ethics Service approval and grant of ~£50K. Identified that sensory-perceptual deficits in hypertension may be mediated by changes in peripheral nerve function and more specifically, axonal degeneration. 
  • Clinical trial: Contributed to electro-diagnostic evaluation of patients in a randomised control trial: “assessment of the effectiveness of taurine on pain scores and neurophysiological findings in patients with diabetic small fibre neuropathy.” 
  •  Dissertation: Completed retrospective review of post stroke-seizure case series. 

International professional development 

  • 4th Saudi International Paediatric Neurology Conference and Workshop (2019)
  • NCS/EMG Workshop at Saudi Arabia Neuromuscular and Electro Diagnostic Meeting (SANEM), Jeddah (2019)
  • Advance EMG Workshop at Pakistan Society for Neurology (PSN) Annual Conference, Karachi  (2019)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Review Course and Workshop, NARF Conference, Karachi (2018) 
  • EEG Technology (Epilepsy and EEG Review) King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh (2018) 
  • EEG in Pre-Epilepsy Surgical Evaluation, 12th Congress on Neurology and Therapeutics, London, UK (2018) 
  • Abnormal EEG, Saudi Epilepsy Society Meeting, Riyadh, KSA (2018)  
  • Electro-Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuron, 11th World Congress on Neurology and Therapeutics, Spain (2017) 

  • Electro-Diagnosis of Nerve Injury, Mohammad bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE (2017) 
  • Electro-Diagnosis of CTS, Mohammad bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE (2017) 

Publications 

Stålberg E, Sanders DB, Ali S, Cooray G, Leonardis L, Löseth S, Machado F, Maldonado A, Martinez-Aparicio C, Sandberg A, Smith B, Widenfalk J, Aris Kouyoumdjian J. “Reference values for jitter recorded by concentric needle electrodes in healthy controls: A multicenter study”. Muscle Nerve. 2016 Mar;53(3):351–62 

Khealani BA, Ali S, Baig SM. “Post stroke seizures: descriptive study from a tertiary care centre in Pakistan.” J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Jul;58(7):365–8. 

Ali S, Adil S, Khurshid M, Shafqat S. Cryptogenic middle cerebral artery infarction in pure red cell aplasia. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003 Nov-Dec;12 (6):285–7. 

Sheerani M, Ali S, Khealani B, Hassan A, Punjwani H. “Dipole in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.” J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2005 Dec;15(12):828–9. 

Ali S, Usman U, Wasay M. “Rapidly developing optic neuritis secondary to ethambutol: possible mechanism of injury.” J Pak Med Assoc. 2005 Jul;55(7):300–2.  

Mapari UU, Khealani BA, Ali S, Syed NA. “Kleine-Levin syndrome.” J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2005 Jan;15(1):46–7. 

Khealani BA, Syed NA, Maken S, Mapari UU, Hameed B, Ali S, Qureshi R, Akhter N, Hassan A, Sonawalla AB, Baig SM, Wasay M. “Predictors of ischaemic versus haemorrhagic strokes in hypertensive patients.” J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2005 Jan;15(1):22–5. 

MW Ali S Chronic infections and risk of Stroke: Possible explanation for cryptogenic Stroke. Infect Dis J 13 (2), 41–6 

Memberships

  • General Medical Council
  • BSCN
  • ANS

Insurers Dr Sajjad Ali works with

Dr Sajjad Ali works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Cigna
  • Bupa

Declaration

Dr Sajjad Ali does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Dr Sajjad Ali does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Dr Sajjad Ali does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.