Dr Rasha Mukhtar

 Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Frimley Park Hospital (2017 - present)
• Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, James Cook University Hospital (2011 - 2017)

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 Sub-specialties

• Acromegaly
• Adrenal glands disorders
• Cushing's syndrome
• Diabetes
• Diabetes diet
• Diseases of the pituitary and hypothalamus
• Hypercalcaemia 
• Hypercholesterolemia 
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hyperprolactinaemia
• Hypertension (high blood pressure) 
• Hyperthyroidism 
• Hypopituitarism
• Hypothyroidism
• Insulin pump
• Insulin resistance
• Metabolic disorder
• Parathyroid gland
• Polycystic ovaries (PCOS)
• Pre-diabetes
• Thyroid
• Thyroid disorders
• Thyroiditis

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 Positions in public associations

• MRCP PACES National & International Examiner (2014 - present)
• GMC PLAB examiner (2019 - present)

 Teaching posts

• Clinical supervisor and Educational supervisor for CMT, Foundation doctors and Trust Grade doctors
• Programme Director for Foundation Doctors
• MRCP PACES examiner

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 Education

• MBBS, University of Khartoum (1994)
• Diploma Medical Education, Durham University (2015)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Bath (2014)

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 Publications and conferences

• Integrative genomic analysis implicates limited peripheral adipose storage capacity in the pathogenesis of human insulin resistance. Scott RA et al Nat Genet. 2016 Nov 14. doi: 10.1038/ng.3714.
• Challenges in the acute management of profound hyponatremia presenting with severe symptoms. Mamoojee Y, Mukhtar R. Hosp Pract (1995). 2016 Oct;44(4):227-231.
• CONCEPTT: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Women with Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy Trial: A multi-center, multi-national, randomized controlled trial - Study protocol. CONCEPTT Collaborative Group.. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Jul 18;16(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0961-5.
• Metabolic Syndrome, Weight and Cardiovascular Co-Morbidities:A Randomised Study Comparing the Effect of Three Dietary Approaches on Cardiovascular Risk in Subjects with the Metabolic Syndrome. R.Y.A.Mukhtar MD Thesis (Doctor of Medicine) University of Bath
• The Effect of Three Dietary Interventions on PAI-1 among Metabolic Syndrome Subjects J Reid, R Mukhtar, H Fishlock, G Taylor, J Reckless Atherosclerosis Supplements 2009, Vol. 10, Issue 2 
• Statin-induced myositis: a commonly encountered or rare side effect? RYA Mukhtar, JPD Reckless CurrOpinLipidol. 2005 Dec;16(6):640-7 
• Dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes: effects of the thiazolidenidiones pioglitazone and rosiglitazone. RYA Mukhtar, JPD Reckless Diabetic Med. 2005 Jul;22Suppl 3:6-10. Review 
• The Benefits of Glargine RY Mukhtar, AM Robinson Diabetic Medicine, 22 (Suppl. 2), 37–55
• Do patients on Glargine need a nighttime snack? RY Mukhtar, F Havard, AM Robinson Diabetic Medicine, 22 (Suppl. 2), 56–103 
• ​Drug Focus – Pitavastatin RYA Mukhtar, J Reid, JPD Reckless Int J ClinPract. 2005,Feb;59(2):239-52. Review

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 Professional membership

• Medical Protection Society 
• British Endocrine Society 
• Diabetes UK
• The Endocrine Society 
• Royal College of Physicians (London)top

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