Dr. Adam Sayedi, MD

About

Dr. Adam Sayedi is a licensed physician and medical reviewer with frontline experience in emergency and acute medicine. He currently works as a Clinical Fellow with the Gibraltar Health Authority, providing urgent care and acute medical services at St Bernard’s Hospital in Gibraltar — a district general hospital with a full emergency department.

In his role as a medical reviewer for NurseOnShift, Dr. Sayedi applies real-world clinical knowledge to assess and validate health content, ensuring information is medically accurate, evidence-based, and aligned with current clinical practice and guidelines.

Professional Profiles & Verification

• LinkedIn — Dr. Adam Sayedi, MD
• Gibraltar Medical Registration Board — registration record (ID: 11105)

Clinical Experience

Licensure & Certifications

• Gibraltar Medical Registration Board (GMRB) — Fully Registered Medical Practitioner (ID: 11105) with an active license to practice
• General Medical Council (GMC, UK) — Licensed medical practitioner (GMC ID: 7639913) with international clinical eligibility
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) — Certified, including acute trauma care

Education & Medical Training

Doctor of Medicine (MBBS)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom · 2014–2019

Dr. Sayedi completed his primary medical degree at Newcastle University, a leading UK medical school known for its strong emphasis on clinical excellence, evidence-based practice, and early patient exposure. His undergraduate training included extensive clinical placements and student-selected components, with particular exposure to acute care, women’s health, diagnostics, and audit-driven quality improvement.

Selected Clinical & Academic Experience

• Gynaecological Oncology (QE Gateshead) — Shadowed and assisted in open and laparoscopic gynaecological procedures
• RVI Assessment Suite — Developed clinical examination skills and completed a clinical audit on medicines reconciliation
• Elective — Histopathology Laboratory, Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) — Audit on cold ischaemic times in breast resection specimens
• Elective — Community Twin Town Clinic, San Ignacio, Belize — Exposure to community-based and resource-limited healthcare delivery

Academic & Professional Development

• Mentored prospective medical and dental students through the Medicine and Dentistry (MaD) Society
• Provided UKCAT tutoring to aspiring medical students, supporting widening access to medical education

Postgraduate Clinical Training

Following qualification, Dr. Sayedi pursued postgraduate clinical training with a focus on emergency and acute medicine, developing expertise in rapid assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and evidence-based management of high-acuity presentations. This training underpins both his frontline clinical practice and his work as a medical reviewer.

Areas of Medical Expertise

• Emergency medicine
• Urgent care
• Acute medicine
• Clinical decision-making
• Patient safety
• Clinical governance
• Health literacy
• Medical review

Medical Review Philosophy

Accurate medical information is essential for informed health decisions. As a practicing clinician and reviewer, my goal is to ensure that all health content we publish is grounded in current clinical evidence, clearly communicated, and relevant to real-world care. This helps protect our readers and empowers them to make confident, well-informed choices about their health.