Dr. Hamid Yousuf

MBBS, MRCP-UK, CSCST Gastroenterology (Ireland), FRCP (Glasgow), FESBGH

Consultant Gastroenterology

Work Experience

• Dr. Hamid has over eight years of experience in the field of Gastroenterology. He received all his basic and advanced training in Gastroenterology from the Ireland, UK. He has completed his fellowship in advance Endoscopy form Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool UK.
• Prior to joining Zulekha Hospital Sharjah he was working as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Intervention Endoscopist in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, UK.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Urdu
• Hindi

Special Interests

• Hepatology and Pancreatobiliary Medicine
• Intervention Endoscopy (Upper and Lower GI endoscopy, diagnostic and therapeutic) including ERCP.
• Endoscopy related competencies
  • ERCP ( Cannulation, sphincterotomy, brushings, plastic and metal stenting)
  • Esophageal stenting. Esophageal Stricture dilatation, Botox injection. Variceal banding.
  • Upper GI bleed management (Injection therapy, Clipping, diathermy).
  • NJ tube and PEG insertion.
  • Colonic Polypectomy/EMR.
  • Colon stent Insertion

Research / Publications

• Role of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in SARS-CoV-2 Induced Cytokine Release Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study on COVID-19 Patients. Zubia Jamil, Azmat Ali Khan, Hamid Yousuf, Kashaf Khalid, Shahid Mumtaz Abbasi and Yasir Waheed.
• International Journal of General Medicine. 12 May 2022 Volume 2022:15 Pages 4907-4916
• Adults with Crohn's disease exhibit elevated gynoid fat and reduced android fat irrespective of disease relapse or remission. Lisa Dowling, Philip Jakeman, Catherine Norton, Maeve M. Skelly, Hamid Yousuf, MirandaG. Kiernan, MargaretToomey , Sheila Bowers5, Suzanne S. DunneJ. Calvin Cofey, Colum P. Dunne
• Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 28;11(1):19258. doi: 10.1038/541598
• Familial Clustering of Hepatitis C Virus in Pakistani population. J Med Virol. 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25926, Jamil Z, Waheed Y, Ahsan O, Najmi MH, Yousuf H.
• Elevated faecal calprotectin levels are a reliable non-invasive screening tool for small bowel Crohn's disease in patients undergoing capsule endoscopy. Digestive disease Journal 2018;36(3):202-208. H.Yousuf, U.Aleem, R.Egan, G.Mahmud, D.McNamara.
• Olmesartan associated enteropathy and colopathy.Is this is a Pan GI disorder? Open journal of clinical and medical case report Reports, Vol 5, issue 10,july 2019 Hamid Yousuf ,Padriac MacMathuna.