Dr Omar Al-Khayatt
Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology
MBBS, iBSc, MSc (Dist), MRCP (UK)
Languages spoken
Arabic, English
I am a Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology. My NHS practice is at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital where I've held a substantive post since 2020, offering a full neuromuscular service with the use of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG) in the diagnosis of nerve and neuromuscular disorders (eg carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, nerve root entrapment, peripheral nerve injuries, myopathies, myasthenia gravis and motor neurone disease).
As a Neurophysiology Consultant, my work is largely diagnostic and involves performing and interpreting electrophysiological tests (NCS and EMG) for complaints such as numbness, tingling, sciatica, pain, weakness, muscle fatigue, muscle wasting, muscle twitching, trapped nerves and to provide a prognosis for traumatic nerve injuries.
I also specialise in other diagnostic tests of the nervous system such as Electroencephalography (EEG - both routine and more prolonged home video recording), as well as evoked potentials (EPs of the visual and sensory systems). These tests are currently only offered at my NHS base hospital.
As these diagnostic tests are unfamiliar to most patients, I am more than happy to explain what they entail and how they will help in diagnosis and treatment.
I qualified in medicine from King's College London in 2009. I subsequently undertook neurology training at St George's Hospital (Tooting), King's College Hospital and performed research at Queens Square Hospital. I then completed specialist training in Clinical Neurophysiology at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, as well as Great Ormond Street Hospital.
In 2020, I was appointed as a Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, where I hold a significant role, both performing my own clinical work as well as supervising technical staff and the education and training of junior doctors. I also have a lecturing role at the University of East Anglia (UEA) medical school.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Omar Al-Khayatt at Spire include:
Other treatments
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Diagnosis of nerve and neuromuscular disorders
- Myopathies
- Myasthenia gravis
- Motor neurone disease
- Nerve root entrapment
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- Ulnar neuropathy
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc / King's College London / 2006
Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience)
MBBS / King's College London / 2009
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MSc / University College London (UCL / 2012
Clinical Neurology (Distinction)
MRCP (UK) / Royal College of Physicians UK / 2013
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK
Professional memberships
British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (BSCN)
British Peripheral Nerve Society (BPNS)
Current NHS posts
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Personal profile
I enjoy spending time with my wife and two cats. I love creative writing, literary fiction and film, and occasionally dabble in art.
Contact information
| Telephone | 01603 244 614 |