Mr Masoom Muttalib - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr Masoom Muttalib

Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Job Title

Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon

Qualifications

MBBS, MSc, MD, FRCS(I), FRCS(Gen.Surg)

Other Roles

Mr Muttalib is a Clinical and Educational Supervisor, teaching undergraduate medical students right up to senior members of the surgical team. He is an Examiner for the European Board of Surgery and elected to the Hunterian Surgical Society Council. Mr Muttalib is a peer reviewer for the British Journal of Surgery.

Education and Training

Masoom Muttalib graduated (MBBS) from St. George’s Hospital Medical School before gaining additional surgical experience in Washington in 1998 and completing his Master’s degree at UCL. After further training, Mr Muttalib gained accreditation from the Royal College of Surgeons Intercollegiate Specialty Board in 2009 pursuant to his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), and is on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register.

Experience

Mr Muttalib joined Bedford Hospital NHS Trust in 2011 and specialises in breast clinic assessments with diagnostic biopsy (including benign conditions), guided surgery for breast screening patients, staging with sentinel lymph node biopsy as well as breast surgery utilising oncoplastic (cosmetic) techniques.

Research

He has had research work and publications presented in the UK and USA and at global scientific conferences as diverse as Bordeaux, Athens, Dubai and Hong Kong. Mr Muttalib is a peer reviewer for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA).

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.