Team

Mr Umair Rashid
Director

FRCSEd (Gen Surg), F.E.B.S. (Coloproctology), PGDip MedEd

Consultant Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgeon, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust 

Mr Rashid is the Director of Midlands Surgical Education Ltd. He oversees the design and delivery of all courses, ensuring they meet the highest standards of clinical relevance and educational excellence. He is the lead author of the surgical books published by Midlands Surgical Education Ltd.

Mr Syed Soulat Raza
Course Director

FRCSEng (Gen Surg), PGD

Consultant HPB Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Mr Raza is a founding member and the Course Director of Midlands FRCS Course.  He oversees the programme, contents, and delivery of the course. He also participates in MRCS and ST3 interview courses as faculty. He has co-authored surgical books published by Midlands Surgical Education Ltd.

Mr Muhammad Ali Karim
Course Director

FRCSEd (Gen Surg), MSc (Res)

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric surgeon, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Mr Karim is the founder and Course Director for Midlands ST3 General Surgery Interview Preparation Course and a core faculty in the FRCS course. He has co-authored Critical Care, Emergency and Trauma Surgery book.

Mr Saad Ikram
Course Organiser and Digital Lead

MBBS, FRCSEd (Gen Surg), PGDip MedEd, BSc

Higher Speciality Trainee in General and Colorectal Surgery

Mr Ikram is the Course Organiser for Midlands MRCS and FRCS courses. He oversees digital aspects of Midlands Surgical Education Ltd. His contributions include RCS England accreditation for the courses and collaboration with ASiT for the MRCS course. He is also a co-author in Colorectal surgery book.

Mr Khurram Shahzad Khan
FRCS Course Faculty

FRCSEng (Gen Surg), FFSTED

Consultant Upper GI Surgeon, University Hospital Hairmyres

Mr Khan is a founding member of the FRCS course and leads the Upper GI section of the online UGI revision course. His contributions include CPD accreditation for FRCS face-to-face course and collaboration with AUGIS and ASGBI.  

Mr Fahad Mahmood
FRCS, MRCS, ST3 Course Faculty

FRCSEng (Gen Surg), PhD

Consultant Upper GI (OG) surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Mr Mahmood is core faculty in FRCS, MRCS, and ST3 interview preparation course. He contributes towards online UGI revision course and General Surgery revision courses.

Mr Qazi Rahim Muhammad
Course Organiser

MBBS, MRCS, PGDip MedEd 

Higher speciality trainee in General and Colorectal Surgery

Mr Muhammad is course organiser of ST3 interview preparation course and faculty in MRCS course.