Dr Faisal Shaikh qualified in 2006 and subsequently completed Foundation Training and Core Surgical Training with an orthopaedic theme. He then qualified as a GP in 2014 through the East Midlands Training Scheme and has since worked in a variety of GP roles, including partnership, locum, salaried, Primary Care Network (PCN), and federation positions.
Following an award from Arthritis Research UK (now Versus Arthritis), he pursued a postgraduate diploma in MSK medicine and developed a specialist interest in musculoskeletal medicine. Over the years, he has held multiple roles across MSK, pain, and sports medicine, spanning community and secondary care, as well as grassroots, intermediate, and elite-level sport. He has also been involved in promoting physical activity and exercise.
Faisal is active in consulting, management, and Non-Executive Director roles across a range of MSK, sports, and other HealthTech start-ups.
Dr Shaikh is currently a Sports and Exercise Medicine Registrar in the Oxford Training Programme, a GP in a West London practice, and an out-of-hours GP in Oxford. His professional interests include clinical biomechanics, bedside ultrasound, Functional/ Whole-Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS), and medical education.
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