Dr Shabaaz Mughal

Dr Shabaaz Mughal is a Consultant Sport and Exercise Physician with over a decade of experience as the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club doctor and specialises in the treatment and management of sports injuries, rehabilitation, and football medicine. Dr Mughal is a fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and sees private patients at The Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centre, the Harley Street Specialist Hospital and BMI The Independent Hospital London.

Dr Mughal earned his primary medical qualification at Queen Mary University of London and later went on to achieve his Master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine. Dr Mughal then undertook his specialist registrar training in sports and exercise medicine at the London Deanery. During this time, he gained knowledge and expertise in Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine and Trauma & Orthopaedics, and also gained the opportunity to train at the Olympic Medical Institute based at Northwick Park Hospital. Upon completion of this training, Dr Mughal was appointed Club Doctor for Tottenham Hotspur FC and has since led medical care for all players, in addition to medical cover during games. Dr Mughal became a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine in 2011 and earned a Postgraduate qualification in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in 2016.

Dr Mughal's clinical practice surrounds caring for all sports and musculoskeletal injuries, particularly in the areas of joint and muscle pain/injuries, ligament and tendon problems, complex sports hip and groin injuries, non-operative management of knee and ankle injuries, football medicine, nutrition, lifestyle medicine and rehabilitation from both long-term musculoskeletal injuries and post viral illness. In his current positions, he offers musculoskeletal ultrasound examination during the consultation to provide an immediate diagnosis.

Dr Mughal has presented his work both nationally and internationally, including on musculoskeletal injuries and screening programmes in elite sport, sudden cardiac arrest in sport, the club doctor’s role, sportsmen’s groin and concussion.

MBBS - Queen Mary University of London, UK in 2000

MRCGP - Royal College of General Practitioners, UK in 2005

MSc in Sport & Exercise Medicine - University of London, UK in 2006

FFSEM - Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, UK in 2011

Postgraduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - University of London, UK in 2016