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Dr. Waqaar Shah
Dr Waqaar Shah is a London-based GP and national clinical leader shaping the future of digitally enabled healthcare. He drives improvements in quality, outcomes, and patient pathways by blending frontline clinical expertise with innovation insights drawn from sectors such as Formula 1, banking, and advertising.
He serves as Chair of the NICE Type 2 Diabetes Guideline Committee and has previously led multiple high impact national guideline committees, including Long COVID and Macular Degeneration.
As an NHS Clinical Director, Dr Shah leads programmes on elective recovery, outpatient transformation, digital adoption, and the redesign of primary / secondary care interfaces, championing scalable solutions that improve efficiency and patient experience.
His work centres on safely and responsibly translating cutting edge technology into real-world health impact, in ways that deliver meaningful benefits for patients and clinicians, making him a key voice in the UK’s digital health transformation.