Fahid Rasul

Mr Fahid Rasul is an award-winning surgeon. In 2020, he was among only two neurosurgeons in the U.K. to be awarded the BASS travelling fellowship. He also won an AO Spine fellowship to travel abroad to develop his spinal surgery skills further.

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	Medbelle position	Consultant Spine Surgeon
	Titles	MBBS (London) FRCS (Neuro.Surg) BSc (Hons) MPhil (Cambridge)
	Specialisation	Spine
	Experience	15 years
	Specialisation	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

Summary

Fahid Rasul is a highly experienced surgeon specialising in spine and neurosurgery. He has presented his research at national and international conferences, winning multiple prizes for his work. In addition, he has a keen interest in the education and training of medical students and neurosurgical/spinal trainees. He has held the position of education lead during his tenure on the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) trainee committee. Patients describe him as warm, hard-working and having a great bedside manner.

Positions

Consultant Neurosurgeon (Complex Spine) April 2021 - present University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW)
Consultant spine surgeon The London Clinic

Education

CCST Neurosurgery 2020
FRCS (Neuro.Surg) 2019
MPhil Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge 2016
MSc: Clinical Neuroscience, UCL 2012
MRCS: Royal College of Surgeons of England 2011
MB BS: Royal Free and University College Medical School 2008
Intercalated BSc (Hons): Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) 2005
BASS/BSS Presidents Travelling Fellowship, UK March 2020

Awards and achievements

Best paper in 2019: Vascular Section. Acta Neurochirurgica 2020
Subarachnoid haemorrhage with negative initial neurovascular imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Best Poster prize – UK Brain Injury Symposium 2019
Excellent Teaching Award – University of Cambridge Clinical School 2019
Ranked 1st for MRC-funded MPhil studentship, University of Cambridge 2015
MSc Clinical Neuroscience: Pass with Merit 2012

Professional memberships

Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
EuroSpine
AO Spine
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)
General Medical Council (GMC) 7021335

Fahid Rasul Reviews

Jacqui from London

Surgical Operation

My husband and I are very pleased and grateful for their support and assistance during my pre- and post-op period.

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Jacqui's Surgical Operation

Three shires hospital were very friendly and professional in their service. My operation was explained In full by Mr Rasul, what I should expect. The aftercare was very tailored made to my needs as was the physio sessions. I and my husband are very pleased and grateful for their support and assistance during my time pre/post operation.

Locations

The London Clinic

20 Devonshire Pl

London

W1G 6BW

Circle Three Shires Hospital

The Avenue

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5DR

Publications

Sewell MD. Rasul F. Sedra F. et al. Does COVID-19 affect perioperative morbidity and mortality for patients requiring emergency instrumented spinal surgery? A single-centre cohort study. World Neurosurgery. 2021. [IN PRINT]

Kapoor S. Gadiya AD. Rasul FT. Bell D. Procalcitonin – A vital tool to differentiate septic progression of spondylodiscitis from drug hypersensitivity. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2020. March-April 10(2).

Marcus HJ. Rasul FT. et al. Craniopharyngioma in children: trends from a third consecutive single-centre cohort study. JNS Pediatrics. 2019. Dec 20:1-9.

Mohan M. Islim AI. Rasul FT. et al. Subarachnoid haemorrhage with negative initial neurovascular imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 Oct;161(10):2013-2026

Evaluation of nationwide referral pathways, investigation and treatment of suspected caudaequina syndrome in the United Kingdom. Br. J Neurosurgery 2019; British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative; Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group. Br J Neurosurg. 2019;0(0):1-11. COLLABORATOR

Rasul FT. Matloob SA. Jankovic. Boyd S. Thompson DNP. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in paediatric Chiari surgery – help or hindrance? Childs Nervous System. 2019. Oct;35(10):1769-1776.

Residual enhancing disease after surgery for glioblastoma: evaluation of practice in the United Kingdom. British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative. Neurooncology Practice. 2018 May;5(2):74-81. COLLABORATOR

Rasul FT. Tusnea D. David KM. BioGlue ® induced granuloma causing symptomatic spinal cord compression: A late complication. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Jan;160(1):195-198.

Rasul FT. Bal J. Pereira EA. Tisdall MM. Themistocleus M. Haliasos N. Current surgical options for patients with epilepsy. Curr Pharm Des. 2017;23(42):6508-6523.

Nepogodiev G. Agha R. Chari A. Kolias AG. Rasul F. et al. National Surgical Research

Collaborative. UK surgical trainees will continue to support European research collaboration. Lancet. 2016 Jul 30;388(10043):459-60

Rasul FT. Watts C. Novel surgical approaches in high-grade gliomas. Current Treatment Options Neurology. 2015; 17(9):369

Laban JT. Rasul FT. Brecker SJD. Marsh H. Martin A. Patent foramen ovale closure prior to surgery in the sitting position. Br. J Neurosurg 2014; 28(3): 421-2.

Rasul FT. Jaunmuktane Z. Khan AA. Phadke R. Powell M. Plurihormonal pituitary adenoma with concomitant adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and growth hormone (GH) secretion: A report of two cases and review of the literature. Acta Neurochirurgica 2014; 156(1): 141-6.

Rasul FT. Pereira EA. Neurointensivists can insert intracranial pressure monitors, but neurosurgeons must be involved. Brain Injury 2013; 27(10): 1212-1214.

Rasul FT. Marcus HJ. Toma AK. Thorne L. Watkins LD. Is endoscopic third ventriculostomy superior to shunts in non-communicating hydrocephalus? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence. Acta Neurochirurgica 2013; 155(5): 883-889.

Rasul FT. Toma AK. Khan AA. Plant G. Watkins LD. Pseudotumor cerebri presenting with visual failure in promyelocytic leukaemia: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2012; Nov 29; 6(1): 408

Rasul FT. Pereira EA. Waldmann C. Bojanic S. Effective management of severe traumatic brain injury in a district hospital. Br. J Neurosurg 2012; 26(5): 736-742.

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