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Dr Mohammad Mahmud

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GMC/GDC number:

7177263

Specialisms:

Dizziness

Double vision

Headaches

Imbalance

Vestibular problems

Vertigo

Professional background

Dr Mohammad Mahmud is a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London. He holds a specialist interest in vestibular disorders, dizziness, vertigo, balance medicine, and eye movements and is one of the leading vestibular neurologists in the UK.

Dr Mahmud completed his medical degree and bachelor of sciences at Imperial College London in 2011, receiving degree award distinctions. He subsequently completed a PhD in vestibular neuroscience at Imperial College London, alongside a postgraduate diploma in learning and teaching. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Member of the Royal College of Physicians, and a Member of the Association of British Neurologists (ABN).

At the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dr Mahmud runs general neurology, neuro-otology, and TIA clinics and sees patients with acute neurology presentations. His clinical practice covers the full range of vestibular and balance disorders, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Ménière's disease, vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, vestibular migraine, persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD), bilateral vestibulopathy, superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD), perilymph fistula, and mal de débarquement syndrome. He also has extensive experience in dizziness, imbalance, falls, collapses, light-headedness, and pre-syncope.

Dr Mahmud recognises that vestibular and balance disturbance frequently occurs in the context of neurological conditions, and he has particular expertise in managing these symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinsonian disorders, and stroke, where symptom control and neurorehabilitation are central to care.

Dr Mahmud is a programme director for Clinical Neurology & Brain Sciences iBSc and course director of the Clinical Neurology Masters at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, where he leads curriculum development and medical education. His research spans vestibular neuroscience, neuroimaging, postural balance, traumatic brain injury, and brain fog, with publications in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurology, Brain Connectivity, and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

 

Research interests

Dr Mahmud has a specialist interest in the neurology of eye movements and sees patients experiencing oscillopsia, double vision, diplopia, and nystagmus, including where these arise as part of an underlying neurological or vestibular condition.

Languages spoken

Arabic

Publications

For a full list of publications, visit here. 

  • Mahmud, M. and Kaski, D., 2024. Vestibular neurology for the generalist. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 95(12), pp.1196-1206. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2024-333580  
  • Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., Calzolari, E., Chepisheva, M., Zimmerman, K.A., Tahtis, V., Smith, R.M., Rust, H.M., Sharp, D.J. & Seemungal, B.M., (2025). Balance recovery and its link to vestibular agnosia in traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal behavioural and neuro-imaging study. Journal of Neurology 272 (2), 132. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.12.24302715  
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Ciocca, M., Kuleindiren, N., Lin, A., Selim, H. & Mahmud, M. (2024) Subjective brain fog: a four-dimensional characterization in 25,796 participants. Front. Hum. Neurosci. (18) https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1409250  
  • Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., & Seemungal, B. M. (2024). Brain Mechanisms Explaining Postural Imbalance in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Brain connectivity, 14(3), 144–177. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2023.0064   
  • Ciocca, M., Hosli, S., Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., Tai, Y. & Seemungal, B. M., (2024). Vestibular prepulse inhibition of the human blink reflex. Clinical Neurophysiology 167, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.09.574842  
  • Mahmud M, Wade C, Jawad S, Hadi Z, Otoul C, Kaminski R, Muglia P, Kadiu I, Rabiner E, Maguire RP, Owen DR, Johnson MR. Translocator Protein PET Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Reliable Test-Retest Study Using Laterality Index. Frontiers in Neuroimaging. Volume 2 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnimg.2023.1142463  
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Kuleindiren, N., Tiersen, F., Johal, M., Lin, A., Selim, H., Rifkin-Zybutz, R., & Mahmud, M. (2023). Hierarchical clustering of prolonged post-concussive symptoms after 12 months: symptom-centric analysis and association with functional impairments. Brain injury, 37(4), 317–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2158229   
  • Hadi Z, Mahmud M, Pondeca Y, Calzolari E, Chepisheva M, Smith RM, Rust HM, Sharp DJ, Seemungal BM. The human brain networks mediating the vestibular sensation of self-motion. Journal of the neurological sciences, 443, 120458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120458   
  • Mahmud, M., Saad, A. R., Hadi, Z., Elliot, J., Prendergast, M., Kwan, J., & Seemungal, B. (2022). Prevalence of stroke in acute vertigo presentations: A UK tertiary stroke centre perspective. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 442, 120416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120416  
  • Mahmud, M., Hadi, Z., Prendergast, M., Ciocca, M., Saad, A. R., Pondeca, Y., Tai, Y., Scott, G., & Seemungal, B. M. (2022). The effect of galvanic vestibular stimulation on postural balance in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the neurological sciences, 442, 120414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120414   
  • Rust, H. M., Smith, R. M., Mahmud, M., Golding, J. F., & Seemungal, B. M. (2022). Force dependency of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in acute traumatic brain injury: a prospective study. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, jnnp-2022-328997. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-328997   
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Kuleindiren, N., Harvey, K., Ciocca, M., Lin, A., Selim, H., & Mahmud, M. (2022). Validation of a rapid remote digital test for impaired cognition using clinical dementia rating and mini-mental state examination: An observational research study. Frontiers in digital health, 4, 1029810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1029810   
  • Kuleindiren, N., Rifkin-Zybutz, R. P., Johal, M., Selim, H., Palmon, I., Lin, A., Yu, Y., Alim-Marvasti, A., & Mahmud, M. (2022). Optimizing Existing Mental Health Screening Methods in a Dementia Screening and Risk Factor App: Observational Machine Learning Study. JMIR formative research, 6(3), e31209. https://doi.org/10.2196/31209  
  • Cauldwell, M., Bredaki, E., Dassan, P., Dhanjal, M. K., Kaler, M., Madipola, N., Mahmud, M., Paviour, D., Senvar, N., de Silva, R., Watt-Coote, I., Williams, D., Yulia, A., & Steer, P. J. (2022). Maternal and fetal outcomes in women with cerebrovascular malformations in pregnancy: A multicentre retrospective cohort study. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 129(7), 1151–1157. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17046  
  • Calzolari, E., Chepisheva, M., Smith, R. M., Mahmud, M., Hellyer, P. J., Tahtis, V., Arshad, Q., Jolly, A., Wilson, M., Rust, H., Sharp, D. J., & Seemungal, B. M. (2021). Vestibular agnosia in traumatic brain injury and its link to imbalance. Brain : a journal of neurology, 144(1), 128–143. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa386   
  • Vardanyan, R., Hagana, A., Iqbal, H., Arjomandi Rad, A., Mahmud, M., Ruparell, K., Rabee, N., Khan, J., Poole, W., & Shakir, R. A. (2021). A Cost Utility Analysis of Minimally Invasive Surgery with Thrombolysis Compared to Standard Medical Treatment in Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhagic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 30(10), 105934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105934  
  • Scott, G., Mahmud, M., Owen, D. R., & Johnson, M. R. (2017). Microglial positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in epilepsy: Applications, opportunities and pitfalls. Seizure, 44, 42–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2016.10.023  
  • Paudyal, P., Llewellyn, C., Lau, J., Mahmud, M., & Smith, H. (2015). Obtaining self-samples to diagnose curable sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review of patients' experiences. PloS one, 10(4), e0124310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124310  
  • Kadwani H, & Mahmud M. Seronegative arthritis. InnovAiT. 2014;7(12):730-737. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738014556005 
  • Mabvuure, N. T., Rodrigues, J., Cumberworth, A., & Mahmud, M. (2013). Twelve tips for running successful junior doctor-led teaching programmes for medical students. Medical teacher, 35(8), 628–632. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2013.778394   
  • Jayasena, C. N., Mahmud, M., Palazzo, F., Donaldson, M., Meeran, K., & Dhillo, W. S. (2011). Utility of the urine calcium-to-creatinine ratio to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism in asymptomatic hypercalcaemic patients with vitamin D deficiency. Annals of clinical biochemistry, 48(Pt 2), 126–129. https://doi.org/10.1258/acb.2010.010202  
  • Mahmud, M., & Stebbing, J. (2010). Epigenetic modifications in AML and MDS. Leukemia research, 34(2), 139–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2009.07.019