Tahir Shafiq
Nottingham
Summary
I am a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, a leading tertiary care and academic centre with a strong reputation in cancer research and treatment. My specialist interests are colorectal and breast cancer, and I serve as Principal Investigator for several clinical trials advancing evidence-based care and innovative therapies.
Alongside my clinical and research commitments, I am passionate about education and workforce development—mentoring and supervising junior doctors, teaching on regional MRCP PACES courses, and contributing to medical education as a member of the Nottingham Medical School Graduate Entry Medicine admissions panel.
With established leadership and management experience, I am eager to take on new challenges and work within dynamic, motivated teams—delivering high-quality patient care, driving innovation in oncology, and making a meaningful impact on healthcare.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6056
6056
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Nottingham, United Kingdom
05.2023 - 09.2025
- I am working as consultant medical oncologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
- My areas of interest includes breast and colorectal cancer. I engage in multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDT), outpatient clinics, acute oncology on calls and look after oncology inpatients who require complex oncology/medical input.
- I am principal investigator and sub investigator for several clinical trials in breast cancer and colorectal
cancer at Nottingham. - I am also actively involved in training/mentoring resident doctors fostering professional development and skills enhancement and have additional responsibilities like educational and clinical supervisor besides being member of interview panel for admission to graduate entry program at Nottingham Medical School.
Specialty Trainee Registrar (Medical Oncology)
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Nottingham, United Kingdom
08.2019 - 05.2023
I did my medical oncology training at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, a very prestigious cancer center in the United Kingdom. I had a very broad based holistic training in various tumour types including lung cancer , breast cancer, Upper
and Lower Gastrointestinal cancer, Melanoma, Urological
malignancies, Sarcoma, Germ cell cancer, Gynaecological cancer, Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancer, and cancer of the unknown primary.
I used to present cases in our weekly multi-disciplinary meetings, seeing new and follow up patients in outpatient clinic.
I also got ample opportunity to get involved in research projects leading to the presentation of a few posters in national and international conferences besides being the sub investigator of several clinical
trials.
Acute oncology on calls gave me a very diverse experience and confidence in managing acutely unwell oncology patients. During my training, I got several opportunities to gain leadership, management and teaching experience. I was the medical oncology trainee representative
Core Medical Trainee
St Helen and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
01.2018 - 08.2019
I did my Core Medical Training in St Helen and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals. I did rotations in diabetes and endocrinology, stroke medicine, respiratory medicine and
cardiology.
My work schedule included looking after inpatients, doing on calls, and outpatient clinics.
I attended specialty clinics with the registrar or consultant.
I gained experience in procedures like lumbar puncture, pleural tap, ascetic tap and drain, central venous line, and chest drain. I actively participated in audit/quality improvement projects, presentations and departmental teaching sessions
Medical Oncology Registrar
University Hospital Kerry, Ireland
Tralee, Ireland
08.2017 - 01.2018
- I was actively involved in providing services to inpatients, outpatients, and oncology day ward
- There were two full-day clinics and one Oncology MDT every week
- I also attended the International Oncology Conference in Prague, Czech Republic
- January 2018 (Foundation for Future: From bench to bedside, Bringing Cancer Immunotherapy into the Clinics.)
- I also provided services to acute medical intake working as an Internal Medicine Registrar on call and did routine procedures independently including bone marrow biopsies, central venous line placement, lumbar puncture, chest drain (surgical), and pleural drain
Medical Registrar
University Hospital Kerry
Tralee
07.2016 - 07.2017
- My duties included management of inpatients, conducting ward rounds with consultants, and doing clinics
- I actively participated in journal clubs, case presentations, MDT meetings, grand rounds, master classes, and medical student teaching
- I learned to perform procedures including bone marrow biopsies, central venous line placement, Pigtail catheter insertion, and supervised upper GI endoscopy, PEG tube insertion, and chest drain insertion
- I also participated in multidisciplinary meetings every Thursday on elderly stroke patients in our rehabilitation ward under consultant supervision
Senior House Officer
University Hospital Kerry
Tralee
07.2015 - 07.2016
- I joined University Hospital Kerry Ireland in July 2015 as Senior House Officer of Internal Medicine
- My duties included management of inpatients, conducting ward rounds with consultants, and doing clinics
- I performed duties in the ED and managed patients with various medical emergencies
- I did an audit on ICU patients with my consultant
Post-Graduate Resident Trainee
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
07.2014 - 06.2015
- Company Overview: a 1500-bed tertiary care hospital
- I started FCPS-2 postgraduate training in July 2014 in medical unit 4 Jinnah Hospital Lahore Pakistan that is a 1500-bed tertiary care hospital
- In Medical Emergency, my task was to assess, stabilize, resuscitate, and treat patients with various medical emergencies
- Indoor Department, I managed patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical illnesses, conducted ward rounds with consultants, and was actively involved in teaching undergraduate students
- In the Outpatient clinic, I managed new and follow-up cases
- A 1500-bed tertiary care hospital
Medical Officer (Evening and Night)
Bahria Town Hospital Lahore
Lahore
05.2014 - 07.2014
- I joined the Cardiology unit as a Medical Officer
- My duties were to manage CCU patients with a variety of cardiovascular diseases, observe coronary angiography and angioplasty, and echocardiography
- In the emergency department, I managed patients with acute coronary syndrome, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, cardiogenic shock, and other cardiovascular emergencies
House Surgeon
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
02.2014 - 04.2014
- I joined the plastic surgery unit as a house surgeon
- My duties included preoperative preparation of patients and postoperative care and monitoring
- In the operation theatre, I observed and assisted in different surgeries including free flap
House Officer
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
11.2013 - 01.2014
- I joined the Cardiology unit as a House Physician
- I had duties in CCU, Cath lab, Echocardiography, and Cardiac emergency
- In CCU, my role was to manage patients by taking history, doing examinations, sending labs, and interpreting ECG
- In ED, I managed patients with different cardiac emergencies under the supervision of seniors
House Surgeon
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
08.2013 - 10.2013
- I joined Surgical Unit–4 of Jinnah Hospital as a House Surgeon
- My responsibilities were to manage preoperative and postoperative patients in the ward under supervision
- I assisted in elective and emergency procedures of General Surgery with seniors
- I performed various local procedures under the supervision of seniors including wound debridement, sutures, making stump, removal of in-growing toenails, removal of cysts, etc
- I performed duties in Surgical Emergencies and learned the initial management of the life-threatening cases of general surgery
House Physician
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
05.2013 - 07.2013
- I joined Medical Unit–1 of Jinnah Hospital as a House Physician (Intern)
- I had duties in medical emergencies, the Outpatient department, and the Indoor
- I learned basic patient management skills including history taking, Clinical examination, and doing relevant investigations
- I learned to make management plans and long-term follow-ups under the supervision of my seniors and consultants
House Officer
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Lahore
04.2013 - 04.2013
- I worked in Dermatology Unit 1 of Jinnah Hospital for 1 month
- My indoor duties included to assess, manage patients with different skin diseases and conducting ward rounds with consultants for treatment plans, and further workup
- I also observed laser treatment
- Outdoor duties included evaluating new patients and doing follow-ups of old patients
Education
FRCP - Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
United KingdomCertificate Of Completion of Training(CCT) - Medical Oncology
Joint Royal College Of Physicians
United KingdomMRCP - Oncology
Royal College Of Physicians , United Kingdom
United KingdomMRCP - Medicine
Royal College Of Physicians
United KingdomBachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - Medicine
Allama Iqbal Medical College
LahoreSkills
- Strong leadership, research, and clinical skills
- Excellent communication and team collaboration abilities
- Skilled in oncology treatment protocols and clinical trials
- Principal Investigator and Sub
Investigator for numerous clinical
trials at Nottingham University
Hospital NHS Trust - Speaker at National oncology conferences/meetings
- Consultant Medical Oncologist with special interest in breast cancer and colorectal cancer
Accomplishments
1. Gold Medal for 1st position in Anatomy First Professional MBBS part-I (2008)
2. Silver Medal for 2nd position in Physiology First Professional MBBS part-II (2009)
3. Silver Medal for overall 2nd position in First Professional MBBS part-II (2009)
4. Distinction in the subject of Physiology (2009)
5. Distinction in the subject of Biochemistry (2009)
6. Distinction in the subject of Behavioural Sciences (2010)
7. Distinction in the subject of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2012)
Languages
English, Urdu, Punjabi
Fluent
Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
I am committed to supporting the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow mission to advance patient care through education, training, and examination. With a strong background in medical oncology, clinical research, and education, I will actively contribute to the College efforts to promote clinical excellence and foster continuous professional development. Through engagement with college programs and collaboration with fellow members, I aim to enhance the quality of patient care and support the College's role in shaping the future of medical practice
Development Courses
1. Doctors as leaders - The Individual as Leader Royal College of Physicians, London 2022
2. Doctors as leaders - Organisational Leadership Royal College of Physicians, London 2022
3. ACST (Advanced Communication Skills Training) NUH 2022
4. Virtual Lymphoma Management Course (2022)
5. Peer Support Network Royal College of Physicians, London 2021
6. Interventional Oncology Workshop, Association of Cancer Physicians UK 2021
7. North East Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Course ( February 2019 )
8. Mersey Interactive Acute Cardiology (ECG interpretation) Course Liverpool United Kingdom ( April 2018 )
9. Advance Life Support, Victoria Hospital Blackpool, NHS Trust ( June 2018 )
10. Blood Transfusion Workshop, COMPASS Program including an update on Sepsis & ISBAR ( 2016, University Hospital Kerry, Republic of Ireland)
Teaching Experience
1. Faculty member of regional MRCP PACES course for trainees at
Hull Royal Infirmary.
2. Educational and Clinical Supervisor for Junior doctors at
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
3. Nottingham Medical School Interviewer for graduate entry program
4. Organizer for weekly teachings for Oncology doctors.
5. Also facilitated 4th-year medical students in their special study module (SSM)
Previously, I was an active member of the Resuscitation Teaching Team at University Hospital Kerry Ireland. We held multidisciplinary teaching sessions around various aspects of acute medical management of peri-arrest and cardiac arrest situations. Our sessions included junior doctors, registered nurses, medical students, and paramedical staff.
I also participated in Teaching Undergraduate Medical Students at University Hospital Kerry for the Academic year 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. I gave tutorials on medical topics and bedside teaching of clinical skills to Third-year and Final-year Medical students for term 1 and term 2 in the above academic year.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
5. Add Aspirin Trial: A phase III, double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common non-metastatic solid tumours
Principal Investigator -
1. OPERA- 01 - (Palazestrant) OP-1250 vs. Standard of Care for the Treatment of ER+/
HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
2. LION - Phase II, open-label, multicentre trial of the addition of Celecoxib to standard of care immune-checkpoint blockade in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
3. SAFE-DE - Safe de-escalation of chemotherapy for stage 1 breast cancer (Safe-De)
4. TRACC part C - ctDNA guided adjuvant chemotherapy versus standard of care adjuvant chemotherapy after curative surgery in patients with high risk stage II or stage III colorectal cancer: a multi-centre, prospective, randomised control trial
Sub Investigator:
1.Mariposa Trial – Lung Cancer
2. STAR Trial – Renal Cancer
3. Acticca – 1 Trial – Cholangiocarcinoma
4.Napoli -3 Trial – Pancreatic Cancer
5.PRISM Trial – Renal Cancer
6. Aphinity Trial – Early Breast Cancer
7.Olympia Trial – Early Breast Cancer
8.Monarche Trial – Early Breast Cancer
9.ROSCO Trial – Early Breast Cancer
10.evERA Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
11. HeredERA Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
12.Serena -04 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
13. Serena -06 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
14.Pavement Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
15. Vikroria Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
16. INAVO -120 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
17. FAIM Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
18. Trofuse -010 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
19. Tropion -02 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
20. BNT327-02 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
21. Bylieve Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
22. Her2 –climb Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
23. Optima Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
24. M12 -914 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
25. Dynasty -02 Trial – Advance Breast Cancer
Audit/ Quality Improvement Projects
1. Real-world outcome of combination Chemotherapy+Immunotherapy (Carboplatin+Etoposide+Atezolizumab) in the first-line setting for extensive stage small cell lung cancer
2. Real-world outcome of Triple therapy (Carboplatin+Pemetrexate+Pembrolizumab) in first line metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma at Nottingham University Hospital
3. Quality Improvement Project “MRI scan in rectal Cancer” ( Blackpool Victoria Hospital )
To assess the accuracy of MRI for prediction of disease-free circumferential resection margin in the staging of rectal cancer.
To assess the completeness of MRI reporting at our institution against Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) standards for local staging of rectal cancers
4. Quality Improvement Project in Cardiology. ( Fairfield General Hospital )
Quality Improvement project in the Cardiology department: To analyze Summary-of-care discharge forms for patients who have had PCI and commenced on new DAPT regime
5. Audit of diagnostic management of patients with high risk of DVT presenting to Accidents & Emergency Department (University Hospital Kerry Ireland )
6. Re-audit of compliance with selected criteria from the National Early Warning Score (NEWS)
Clinical guidelines in (University Hospital Kerry Ireland)
Poster Presentation
1. UK Breast Cancer Group, London, 2022, _ _“Palbociclib or Ribociclib with aromatase inhibitor in post-menopausal women with ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer? Real world overall survival evidence” Hiu C Tang, Karen De Souza, Tahir Shafiq, Omar Ahmad, , Sarah Khan, Anjana Anand, Syed Karim, Sachin Trivedi, Emad A Rakha and Srinivasan Madhusudan
2. UK Breast Cancer Group, London, 2022,_ _“A UK real world evaluation of efficacy & toxicity of second line trastuzumab emtansine and third line Trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER 2 positive advanced breast cancer”,_Christina Peter, Hiu C Tang, Tahir Shafiq, Syed Karim, Sarah Khan, Sachin Trivedi, Anjana Anand, Hamid B Sheikh, Samiyah Saghir, Joshua Lui, Divya S Prabhu, Thomas Mathew, Emad Rakha and Srinivasan Madhusudan
3. Can PDL1 levels predict response to triple regimen ( Carboplatin + Pemetrexed+ Pembrolizumab) in treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer - A real-world outcome study
British Thoracic Oncology Group, April 2021.
4. A regional audit of 6-hour monitoring for administration-related reactions during the first administration of subcutaneous trastuzumab ( University College Cork, Ireland )
“Poster presented at San Antonia Breast Cancer Symposium December 2018”
5. Beer Potomania, “Severe Case of Hyponatremia” ( University Hospital Kerry Ireland )
Case poster presented at the American Endocrinology Society in Chicago 2018
PUBLICATIONS
1. Clinical Impact of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in De Novo or PR− or Very Elderly Post-Menopausal ER+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancers. Cancers 2023, 15, 5164. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15215164
Tang, H.; Yeo, D.; De Souza, K.; Ahmad, O.; Shafiq, T.; Ofor, O.; Anand, A.; Karim, S.; Khan, S.; Madhusudan, S.
2. CAR T-Cell Therapy for Cancer: Latest Updates and Challenges, with a Focus on B-Lymphoid Malignancies and Selected Solid Tumours. Cells. 2023 Jun 8;12(12):1586. doi: 10.3390/cells12121586. PMID: 37371056; PMCID: PMC10296619.
Cells | Free Full-Text | CAR T-Cell Therapy for Cancer: Latest Updates and Challenges, with a Focus on B-Lymphoid Malignancies and Selected Solid Tumours (mdpi.com)
Tang HKC, Wang B, Tan HX, Sarwar MA, Baraka B, Shafiq T, Rao AR
3. A UK Real World Evaluation of Efficacy and Trastuzumab Emtansine and third line Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-postive advanced breast cancer. Abstract. Clinical Oncology Volume 35, Issue 6, E419, June 2023.
S. Peters, H.C. Tang, T. Shafiq, S. Karim, S. Khan, S. Trivedi, A. Anand, H.B Sheikh, S. Saghir, J Lui, D.S. Prabhu, T. Mathew, E.A. Rakha, S. Mahdusudan.
4. Palbociclib or Ribociclib with aromatase inhibitor in post menopausal women with ER+/HER2- Advanced breast cancer? Real-world overall survival evidence. Abstract. Clinical Oncology Volume 35, Issue 6, E419, June 2023
H.K.C. Tang, K. DeSouza, O. Ahmad, T. Shafiq, S. Khan, S. Trivedi, A. Anand, E.A. Rakha, S. Mahdusudan.
5. An Unusual Case Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis ‘May-Thurner Syndrome'. (Joint First Author)
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine 2018 (EJCRIM)
https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/899
6. Beer Potomania, Severe Case of Hyp0natremia (Second Author)
Case poster presented at the American Endocrinology Society in Chicago 2018
http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/4482/participant/Shafiq~Tahir~~~Tralee,%20Co.%20Kerry~~Ireland
7. Epidemiological study of Superficial Skin Infections in patients attending OPD of Jinnah Hospital (as a 4th-year medical student, 2011)
Timeline
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
05.2023 - 09.2025
Specialty Trainee Registrar (Medical Oncology)
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
08.2019 - 05.2023
Core Medical Trainee
St Helen and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
01.2018 - 08.2019
Medical Oncology Registrar
University Hospital Kerry, Ireland
08.2017 - 01.2018
Medical Registrar
University Hospital Kerry
07.2016 - 07.2017
Senior House Officer
University Hospital Kerry
07.2015 - 07.2016
Post-Graduate Resident Trainee
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
07.2014 - 06.2015
Medical Officer (Evening and Night)
Bahria Town Hospital Lahore
05.2014 - 07.2014
House Surgeon
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
02.2014 - 04.2014
House Officer
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
11.2013 - 01.2014
House Surgeon
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
08.2013 - 10.2013
House Physician
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
05.2013 - 07.2013
House Officer
Jinnah Hospital Lahore
04.2013 - 04.2013
FRCP - Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
Certificate Of Completion of Training(CCT) - Medical Oncology
Joint Royal College Of Physicians
MRCP - Oncology
Royal College Of Physicians , United Kingdom
MRCP - Medicine
Royal College Of Physicians
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - Medicine
Allama Iqbal Medical College
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