Dr Saira Hameed
Consultant Endocrinologist
About Saira Hameed
Specialty: Consultant Endocrinologist, with a subspecialist interest in weight management, type 2 diabetes and metabolic health
Conditions seen: type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome
Often consulted by patients with: type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, or a need for structured medical support with weight management, including medical preparation for bariatric surgery
Patient ages seen: 18+
Also: works within the Imperial Weight Centre at St Mary’s Hospital London and the Imperial Centre for Endocrinology; designed the Imperial-SatPro Programme; author of The Full Diet (2022); currently on sabbatical
Language: English
Dr Saira Hameed is a consultant endocrinologist at Welbeck’s Endocrinology centre in London, specialising in type 2 diabetes, weight management and metabolic health. She supports people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, as well as those seeking structured medical support to manage their weight and improve their wider metabolic health. Her practice also includes intensive lifestyle change coaching, medical preparation for bariatric surgery and general endocrinology.
Alongside her work at Welbeck, Dr Hameed works within the Imperial Weight Centre at St Mary’s Hospital London, a centre of excellence for weight management, and the Imperial Centre for Endocrinology, which has an international reputation for clinical and academic work in endocrinology. Her subspecialist interest in weight management developed during her time as an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Endocrinology at Imperial College London, where she designed the Imperial-SatPro Programme. Patients on this programme have achieved significant levels of weight loss alongside other health improvements, including remission of type 2 diabetes.
Dr Hameed’s work in this area is underpinned by her research into the biological mechanisms that influence appetite and body weight. In 2022, Dr Hameed published The Full Diet , a Sunday Times bestseller that sets out the science behind the Imperial-SatPro Programme and provides guidance on sustainable weight loss.
Expertise
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Weight Management
- Intensive Lifestyle Change Coaching
- Metabolic Health
- Medical Preparation for Bariatric Surgery
- General Endocrinology
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
Dr Hameed read Medicine at the University of Oxford, graduating with First Class Honours. She went on to clinical medical training at University College London, where she won multiple prizes for academic achievement and graduated with multiple distinctions. As one of the highest-ranked medical students in the University of London, she was named proxime accessit to the University of London Gold Medal. She completed her early postgraduate training in several major London teaching hospitals before undertaking a PhD at Imperial College London and was subsequently appointed to an NIHR Clinical Lectureship in Endocrinology.
Qualifications:
Medicine, University of Oxford (First Class Honours)
clinical medical training, University College London
PhD, Imperial College London
- Languages spoken
- English
- Research highlights
Dr Hameed’s research has focused on the biological mechanisms that regulate appetite, body weight and metabolic health. Her doctoral research at Imperial College London identified how one of the brain’s hormone circuits controls appetite and body weight, a scientific advance that was reported in the national media.
She went on to design the Imperial-SatPro Programme, a weight-management programme informed by this research, and set out the science and medicine behind it in The Full Diet, published in 2022.
- Professional memberships
Member of the Royal College of Physicians
Member of the Society for Endocrinology
- Certifications and Awards
Proxime Accessit to the University of London Gold Medal
Esther Francis White Memorial Prize
Natalie Bogdan Prize in Medicine
Emlyn Williams Prize in Surgery
Leica Prize in Histopathology
Royal Free-Blackwell’s Science Prize
Wilfred Francis White Prize in Neurology
Sarkany Prize in Dermatology
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Frequently asked questions
An endocrinologist is a doctor for conditions involving hormones and the way the body regulates itself. Dr Hameed specialises in type 2 diabetes, weight management and metabolic health, and her wider areas of expertise include intensive lifestyle change coaching, medical preparation for bariatric surgery and general endocrinology.
Dr Hameed is currently on sabbatical. Please contact the Welbeck team on 020 3653 2009 for help finding an alternative specialist within the Endocrinology centre.
The Imperial-SatPro Programme is a weight-management programme designed by Dr Hameed during her time as a Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London, drawing on her doctoral research into the brain’s control of appetite and body weight. Patients on the programme have achieved significant weight loss alongside other health improvements, including remission of type 2 diabetes. Dr Hameed sets out the science behind the programme in her 2022 book, The Full Diet.
In some cases, type 2 diabetes can go into remission following significant lifestyle changes, including weight loss, and remission has been seen in patients following the Imperial-SatPro Programme. Whether remission is a realistic goal for you would be discussed at your consultation.
Medical preparation for bariatric (weight loss) surgery helps patients improve their health and prepare for the procedure. This may involve reviewing existing health conditions, assessing factors that could affect surgery and supporting changes to diet, physical activity and other lifestyle habits. The approach is tailored to your individual health needs and treatment goals, helping you prepare for both surgery and longer-term weight management.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of related conditions that occur together, including raised blood sugar, high blood pressure, excess abdominal fat and abnormal cholesterol levels. These can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr Hameed has specialist expertise in managing metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, and can help you understand your individual risk factors and develop a personalised treatment plan. This may include medical management, weight management and lifestyle changes to improve your long-term health.