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Dr Shahid Mehmood

Consultant Neurologist MBBS, MRCP, CCT
Claimants and DefendantsCriminal CasesHome AppointmentsRemote AppointmentsFace to Face AppointmentsPrison Visit AppointmentsDesktop Reports16+ Patients

Medico-Legal Experience

Dr Mehmood is a Consultant Neurologist and Expert Witness with clinical experience in head injuries, post-concussion syndrome, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and functional neurological disorder. He will consider instruction by both Claimants and Defendants on clinical negligence and personal injury cases.

He delivers expert neurological assessments and medico-legal reports that are consistently aligned with CPR Part 35 compliance standards.

Dr Mehmood specialises in cases involving individuals with complex neurological histories including sports-related injuries and chronic neurocognitive impairments.

His reports are recognised for their meticulous attention to detail, structured diagnostic reasoning and clinical clarity.

Dr Mehmood has extensive experience in cases associated with:

  • General neurology
  • Cluster headaches/migraines
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
    – Mild
    – Subtle
    – Severe
  • Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Hypoxic brain injury
  • Functional neurological disorder (FND)
  • Dementia
  • Vascular dementia
  • Head injury
  • Seizures
  • Peripheral nerve injury (selective cases)
  • Epilepsy
  • Whiplash
  • Spasticity
  • Hereditary spastic paraplegia
  • Visual snow syndrome (VSS)
  • Subdural haematoma
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes
  • Neuralgia and Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Neuro-otology
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Narcolespsy
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy (CIPD)
  • Inflammatory radiculpathy
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Tremor
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Quadriplegia (Tetraplegia)
  • Myelitis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
  • Memory disorder
  • Instability falls
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Gait abnormality
  • Alzhemier’s disease
  • Amnesia
  • Ataxia
  • Brain metastasis
  • Cerebrovascular disease (CBVD)
  • Degenerative nerve disease
  • Diabetic neuropathy (diabetes pain)
  • Facial pain
  • Huntington’s disease

Dr Mehmood’s availability is 1 – 2 weeks and has a report turnaround time of 8 -10 weeks.

Clinical Experience

Dr Mehmood is a distinguished Consultant Neurologist with over 20 years of clinical experience and has a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Neurology awarded in January 2020. He is renowned for his comprehensive expertise, compassionate care and significant contributions to both clinical neurology and medico-legal practice.

Dr Mehmood trained in Neurology at Sheffield and has held substantive NHS consultant posts, most notably at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, where he developed a reputation for excellence in complex neurological case management. Currently he provides expert neurological care across West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester through his private practice by providing services to NHS for outsourced neurological care and service.

Beyond his clinical and medico-legal practice, Dr Mehmood has a growing interest in the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. He holds formal certification from Harvard Medical School in AI in Healthcare: From Strategy to Implementation and is dedicated to applying AI-driven methodologies to medical research, particularly in neurodegeneration and digital phenotyping.

Publications

  • Gordon Holmes syndrome: finally genotype meets phenotype: Shahid Mehmood, Nigel Hoggard, Marios Hadjivassiliou; BMJ Journals; Practical Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2017-001674
  • AI in Healthcare: Alarming? S.Mehmood
  • The 5 Biggest Barriers to AI in Healthcare: What’s stopping AI from saving lives? S. Mehmood
  • Can AI Have An IQ? S. Mehmood
  • Does AI Hallucinate Like The Human Brain? S.Mehmood

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Venues

Consulting Rooms

Birmingham, B15 3HE

DRG Health Clinic

Doncaster, DN1 1BL

Insight Therapy Centre

Leeds, LS8 4HA

The Tower Clinic

Leeds, LS16 7AP

88 Rodney Street

Liverpool, L1 9AR

Keats House Consulting Rooms

London, SE1 9RS

The Whitefield & Radcliffe Holistic Centre

Manchester, M26 1JU

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