sub-specialities
- Neurorehabilitation
- Brain trauma rehabilitation
- Rehabilitative medicine
- Neurological conditions
- Recovery from stroke
- Muscle contraction & tightness
Training & Background
| Qualifications: | BSc(Hons), MBBCh, MRCS, MRCGP, MRCP, FRSPH, DipMSKMed, DFSEM(UK) |
| Year first qualified: | 2014 |
| Clinic times: | By appointment/Evenings available |
Dr Saif qualified in medicine from Cardiff University in 2014. He trained and qualified as a general practitioner, before focusing on rehabilitative treatment.
His strong interest in neurological and major trauma recovery saw Dr Saif complete rehabilitation medicine training in Oxford, in 2023. He was added to the GMC’s Specialist Register in Rehabilitation Medicine in the same year.
His role as a consultant in rehabilitative medicine and as Thames Valley Trauma Network rehabilitation lead reflect his skills and knowledge.
They bring a level of support which serves our rehabilitaton centre patients well and sees them treated as individuals, however complex their needs.
Dr Saif believes in an holistic, meaningful, goal based approach to rehabilitation. Ensuring that best evidence is put into practice, whether following a stroke, brain injury, or neurological disease.
Research & Teaching
During his training, Dr Saif was awarded the prestigious European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (EBPRM) Gold Award, which led to carrying out a highly competitive national fellowship in population health.
He has researched and published papers on several topics in rehabilitation medicine, including recovery from amputation and spinal cord injury.
His interest in training the next generation of clinicians led Dr Saif to develop the first national rehabilitation medicine teaching programme. An asset to his field, for which he serves as training programme director.
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Physicians (London)
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health
- British and International Societies for Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine