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New Families & Family Health Te Modern Family Award-winning haematologist


Dr Salim Shafeek is a respected haematologist in the West Midlands


He’s the former clinical director of the Worcestershire Oncology Cen- tre and manages the haematolo- gy, oncology and palliative care departments. Dr Shafeek is also the former lead for the stem cell transplant share care programme with Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham, a member of the thrombosis committee for the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust and a senior lecturer for clinical haematology, part of the University of Birmingham’s cancer services. Currently, he serves as the director of laboratories in haematology and research lead for haematology, and is involved in teaching at Universi- ty of Birmingham and University of Worcester (Tree Counties Med- ical School). Dr Shafeek is an experienced hae-


matologist who’s worked in private hospitals in West Midlands for over 15 years, treating all haematological conditions, including thrombosis and haemostasis. He’s a winner of many patient choice awards in his NHS practice and the trust’s chairman’s special award in 2023 for patient care and charity work, and attended the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in May 2025. Dr Shafeek has also earned the highest clinical excellence awards at trust level since 2015. Being a myeloma


survivor himself, he’s


involved in charity fundraising for Cure Leukaemia.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • British Society of Haematology • American Society of Haematology • International Faculty for the Indian Society for Haematology


• Royal College of Physicians • Royal College of Pathologists • UK Myeloma, CLL and Trombo- prophylaxis Forums


• PACES Examiner for MRCP (UK) • Examiner FRCPath Haematology — Royal College of Pathologists


RESEARCHED AREAS Myeloproliferative disorder, thrombo- sis haemostasis and all haematologi- cal malignancies.


HOSPITALS WITH PRACTISING PRIVILEGES • Te Harborne Hospital (HCA Health- care) QE Birmingham Campus, Min- delsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TQ


• Te Priory Hospital, Circle Group, Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birming- ham B5 7UG


• Spire South Bank, 139 Bath Road, Worcester WR5 3YB


• Droitwich Spa Hospital, Circle Group, St Andrews Road, Droitwich WR9 8DN


For further information


For appointments, visit: haematooncology.co.uk T: 01562 513087/07710 210166 E: salimshafeek@btinternet.com Visit: topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/salim-shafeek Fee assured with all private health insurers in the UK. Direct AOS admission 24/7 to Harborne Hospital through HCA Concierge service.


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