Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood

Qualifications

MBBS, FRCSEd, MS (London), FRCS (General Surgery), PG Cert Med Edu

GMC number: 6027541

Practising since: 1992

Specialties

General Surgery

Consultation times

  • Weekly Friday PM
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About

Mr Mehmood is a Laparoscopic Colorectal and General Surgical Consultant at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital and Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is the Clinical Lead for General and Urological services. Mr Mehmood was awarded FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2000.

He had successfully completed a Master of Surgery thesis in investigating the independent predictive marker for platinum-based chemotherapy in Oesophageal Cancers from the University of London in 2007. He passed his intercollegiate FRCS (General Surgery) at the end of his training in 2012 from Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

He completed his basic surgical training and specialist registrar training in UK and gathered more than 15 years of experience in general surgery. Mr Mehmood is a trained laparoscopic general surgeon and has more than 10 years’ experience in laparoscopic surgery. Mr Mehmood has also received specialist training in laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery.

Mr Mehmood's higher laparoscopic surgery training was completed mainly in UK and he had completed training courses in advance laparoscopic and colorectal surgery from different Institutes in Germany, Switzerland and UK. He actively teaches laparoscopic surgery to junior surgeons regularly at Barnsley hospital and on laparoscopic courses.

Mr Mehmood specialise in the following treatments, test and scans at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital

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Special interests

  • Colorectal disease (rectal bleeding)
  • Haemorrhoids/piles, anal fissures
  • Cancer of the colon and rectum
  • Inflammatory bowel disease-ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
  • Diverticular disease
  • Rectal prolapse 
  • Pilonidal disease
  • General surgical conditions such as groin/abdominal wall hernias 

Personal interests

Laparoscopic surgery, medical education, & leadership and management.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood at Nuffield Health

  • Polypectomy
  • Pelvic floor repair
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Hernia repair
  • Rectopexy
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)

Locations Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood works with

Related experience

Research

ERCC1/XPA may act an independent predictive marker for platinum-based chemotherapy & In vitro Assessment of Cisplatin and Oxaliplatin in Oesophageal Cancers:  A clinical & biological Lab based Research

Memberships

  • British Medical Association

Other posts held

  • Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust. Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgical Consultant

Insurers Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood works with

Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Bupa
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)

Declaration

Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Rao Khalid Mehmood does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.