About Dr Mahmoud Wagih

I’m a consultant anaesthetist and intensivist practising in London’s independent hospitals. I trained at Ain Shams University in Cairo, where I also taught as an Associate Lecturer, before moving to the UK in 2004. I became a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in 2010.

I worked as a consultant at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in North Wales and then at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. There, I was Clinical Director of the Department of Anaesthesia from 2016 to 2021, leading a department of 54 doctors through the COVID-19 pandemic while caring for critically ill patients in intensive care.

Today, my practice focuses on anaesthesia for spinal and orthopaedic surgery, alongside a wide range of other procedures. Arabic is my first language, and many of my patients come from the Middle East.

Qualifications and registration

MBChB (Honours), Ain Shams University, Cairo
MSc Anaesthesia, Ain Shams University (2000), with honours
MD, Ain Shams University (2010)
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA), 2006
Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM), 2011
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education for Anaesthetists, University of Dundee (2019)

GMC number 6095650; GMC Specialist Register: Anaesthetics (since 2010).

Check my registration on the GMC register (external website)

Memberships: Royal College of Anaesthetists; Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine; British Medical Association; European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Medical indemnity: Medical Protection Society

Critical care background

I have provided consultant intensive care cover since 2010, including mechanical ventilation, organ support, tracheostomy and bedside ultrasound. This experience helps me plan for, recognise and manage complications during and after major surgery, particularly for patients with significant medical conditions.

Teaching and publications

Lead author, Intensive Care Medicine MCQ textbook, Cambridge University Press (2025), including a chapter on intensive care medicine in neurological disorders
Contributor, three chapters, Complications in Anesthesia, 3rd edition (Fleisher & Rosenbaum, eds.)
Contributor, two chapters, Intensive Care Medicine – The Essential Guide, Cambridge University Press
“Central Venous Pressure”, Care of the Critically Ill (2008)
“Obstetric Regional Anaesthesia”, Ain Shams Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2006)
Royal College of Anaesthetists representative, NAP7 (perioperative cardiac arrest)
Educational and Clinical Supervisor; Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Tutor; FRCA teaching; ARCP panels; simulation teaching

Charity work

Dr Mahmoud Wagih with trekking poles on a high-altitude scree slope

Cairo, April 2025I set up and taught a one-week fibreoptic intubation and difficult-airway training programme for junior anaesthetists at a teaching hospital in Cairo, working as volunteer faculty.
Kilimanjaro, August 2025I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for a paediatric cardiac surgery charity.

Beyond the theatre

Dr Mahmoud Wagih sitting on a rocky ledge above a mountain valley while trekking

Outside medicine, I’m a PADI-qualified diver and underwater photographer and a keen trekker; Kilimanjaro was a highlight. I also hold a Certificate in Egyptology from the University of Manchester, an interest that keeps me connected to my Cairo roots.