Mr Arshad Siddiqui

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial/ Head & Neck Surgeon

Mr Arshad Siddiqui

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial/ Head & Neck Surgeon

  • Anatomy
  • Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences
  • University of Edinburgh

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Dr. Siddiqui graduated in dentistry (BDS) in 2001. He did his masters in Oral Surgery from Glasgow (MMedSci) and completed the membership exam of Royal college of surgeons, dental faculty (MFDS) in 2004. He then obtained medical qualification (MBChB) from Aberdeen and completed foundation medical training and core surgical training. He further obtained master’s in surgical sciences (MSc – Surgery) from Edinburgh in 2014. This was followed by surgical membership exam (MRCS) and progression to higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS).

He obtained FRCS (OMFS) in 2018 and was appointed as Consultant OMFS / Head and Neck surgeon in Nottingham, UK.  Dr. Siddiqui is now a Consultant Surgeon in Edinburgh (NHS Lothian). His training roles include being educational supervisor of post graduate dental trainees and clinical trainer of post graduate medical trainees and higher surgical trainees (speciality registrars) in his department. Arshad is also Clinical Senior Lecturer in Edinburgh medical school. Head and neck oncology surgery and reconstruction remain his prime interest and teaching/learning anatomy, a longstanding passion.

Qualifications

Dentistry

  1. B.D.S. - King George’s Medical University, India (2001)
  2. MFDS-RCPS Glasgow (2004)
  3. Masters in Medical Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- University of Glasgow.  (2004)

Medicine

  1. MBChB – University of Aberdeen (2011)
  2. MRCS – RCPS Glasgow (2013)
  3. MSc in Surgical Sciences: Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification (ESSQ) – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh / University of Edinburgh. (2014)
  4. FRCS (OMFS) – RCPS Glasgow (2018)

Professional Memberships

  1. British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS).
  2. British Medical Association (BMA).

Research & Publications

MSc Thesis

  1. Preoperative enumeration of postoperative morbidity and mortality in head and neck cancer patients – thesis for ESSQ (MSc - Surgical sciences qualification) Edinburgh University 2014.
  2. Double blind, multicentric, randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of one miniplate versus two in the management of mandibular angle fractures - thesis for MMedSci (OMFS) Glasgow University 2004.

Publications

  1. ‘A Prospective Randomised controlled trial: Comparing one with a two miniplate technique in the treatment of mandibular angle fractures.’ -British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - April 2007
  2. The use of intraoral local anaesthetic to aid reduction of acute TMJ dislocation. Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery - July 2018
  3. Management of condylar fractures – are we compliant with SORG standards as a nation? International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 48, Supplement 1, 2019, Page 27, ISSN 0901-5027.
  4. The burden of Non-Cleft Velopharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) in cleft service: a Scottish perspective, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 56, Issue 10, 2018, Pages e85-e86, ISSN 0266-4356.

  5. Computed tomography (CT) scan for single suture craniosynostosis - Is it an essential investigation? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 56, Issue 10, 2018, Page e87, ISSN 0266-4356.

  6. Use of Autologous Bone Dust and Fibrin Glue in the Restoration of Small Bone Defects and Recontouring Aesthetic Defects in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 56, Issue 10, 2018, Page e86, ISSN 0266-4356

  7. Neonatal Mandibular distraction in Pierre Robin Sequence cases avoids tracheostomy, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 56, Issue 10, 2018, Page e87, ISSN 0266-4356.
  8. Transcranial resection of nasal dermoids- Our experience from Glasgow Craniofacial Unit, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 55, Issue 10, 2017, Page e109, ISSN 0266-4356.
  9. Compliance of CT chest surveillance following oral cancer treatment: An audit of Edinburgh OMFS practice, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 55, Issue 10, 2017, Pages e98-e99, ISSN 0266-4356.
  10. The Difficult Arch, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 55, Issue 10, 2017, Pages e130-e131, ISSN 0266-4356.
  11. Surgical management of condylar fracture: A trainee friendly approach, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 55, Issue 10, 2017, Page e132, ISSN 0266-4356.
  12. One in a million – langerhans cell histocytosis in an adult male. International journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (IJOMS) vol 44, supplement 1, page e72 (2015)
  13. Schwannomas: cases of unusual neck mass. International journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (IJOMS) vol 44, supplement 1, page e217 (2015)
  14. Mandibular peripheral ameloblastoma – a rare clinical entity. International journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (IJOMS) vol 44, supplement 1, page e217 (2015)
  15. Adult exceptional aesthetic referral protocol and its implications on the consent for Orthognathic surgery. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 53, Issue 10,2015, Page e93, ISSN 0266-4356.
  16. An audit of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in orthognathic surgery. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 53, Issue 10, 2015, Pages e40-e41. ISSN 0266-4356.
  17. Does elective pre-operative PEG placement improve management outcome in oro-pharyngeal cancers. A 7-year audit of changing clinical practice. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (BJOMS) (2014)
  18. The accuracy of surface (/topical) anatomic landmarks in predicting the location of the great auricular nerve; a prospective study. International journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (IJOMS) vol 42, issue 10, page 1298 (2013)
  19. Discrepancy between clinical and pathological staging of head and neck cancer – the ‘stage migration’. International journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (IJOMS) vol 42, issue 10, page 1282 (2013)
  20. Nutritional assessment of head and neck cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment; a retrospective study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (BJOMS) (2012)
  21. Hepatitis C: are oral and maxillofacial surgeons in United Kingdom at a higher risk? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (BJOMS) (2011)
  22. The role of positron emission tomography in management of head & neck cancer: the Aberdeen experience. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (BJOMS) (2008)

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