Dr Hanya Mahmood

BDS (Birm), MFDS RCS, PGDip Con Sed, PGCert Med Ed, FHEA, MClinRes, MOralSurg, PhD

School of Clinical Dentistry

Senior Clinical Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Oral Surgeon

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+44 114 215 9370
19 Claremont Crescent

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Dr Hanya Mahmood
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
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Dr Mahmood graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2012. Following this, she completed Dental Foundation Training (2012-2013) and multiple Dental Core Training posts in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Radiology (2012-2018). During this time, she gained MFDS at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (2017), Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2017) and Diploma in Conscious Sedation (Merit, 2018).  She was subsequently appointed as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Oral Surgery during which she completed higher surgical training with award of MOralSurg (2021).

She has an outstanding track record in research, having completed a Masters in Clinical Research with Distinction (2021) and a prestigious NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2021–2024), which supported her PhD on the application of Artificial Intelligence for early oral cancer detection. Her work has been recognised nationally and internationally, earning several notable awards, including the BSODR Presidents Prize (2025) for significant contributions to translational clinical research and the BSODR Senior Colgate Award (2023), the UK’s most prestigious PhD-level prize in Oral & Dental Research. Additional accolades include the IADR Oral Medicine & Pathology Research Prize (2022), ABAOMS Research Prize (2023), and BSOMP Potts Research Prize (2022). In recognition of her academic and clinical achievements, she was promoted to Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Oral Surgeon at the School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, in 2024.

Research interests

Dr Mahmood’s main research focus is the study of oral precancer progression to malignancy. She is a key member of the research group leading innovation in oral, head and neck cancer research. Her NIHR funded PhD (worth £353K) developed novel digital, computational and quantitative models for oral cancer risk prediction (supervisors Professors Syed Ali Khurram,  Daniel Lambert and ) and received various national and international research prizes. 

She is involved in a number of national and international collaborative projects exploring novel digital and spatial biomarkers in oral cancers and pre-cancers using state-of-the art approaches, including AI, Deep Learning, single-cell analysis and multiplex imaging. 

Publications

Journal articles

  • Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Araújo ALD, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Vargas PA, McCombe KD, Craig SG, James J , Brooks J et al (2025) . Communications Medicine, 5(1).
  • Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2025) . British Journal of Cancer, 132(2), 168-179.
  • Shephard AJ, Bashir RMS, Mahmood H, Jahanifar M, Minhas F, Raza SEA, McCombe KD, Craig SG, James J, Brooks J , Nankivell P et al (2024) . npj Precision Oncology, 8(1).
  • Hankinson P, Mahmood H, Walsh H, Speight PM & Khurram SA (2024) . Pathology, 56(1), 11-23.
  • Sathyamoorthy H, Mahmood H, Zubir AZA, Hankinson P & Khurram SA (2024) . Virchows Archiv, 484, 47-59.
  • Mahmood H, Shephard A, Hankinson P, Bradburn M, Araujo ALD, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Vargas PA, McCombe KD, Craig SG , James J et al (2023) . British Journal of Cancer, 129(10), 1599-1607.
  • Bashir RMS, Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Azarmehr N, Raza SEA, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2023) . Journal of Pathology, 260(4), 431-442.
  • Mahmood H, Hankinson P, Andrew D, Nusrath M & Khurram SA (2022) . Oral Surgery.
  • Mahmood H, Hoare J & Atkins S (2022) . Oral Surgery, 15(4), 663-668.
  • Mahmood H, Bradburn M, Rajpoot N, Islam NM, Kujan O & Khurram SA (2022) . Modern Pathology, 35, 1151-1159.
  • Wilson C & Mahmood H (2021) . Faculty Dental Journal, 12(3), 111-112.
  • Wilson CL, Mahmood H, Varley I, Khurram AS, El-Awa A & Steel C (2021) . Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 132(1), e52-e53.
  • Mahmood H, Shaban M, Rajpoot N & Khurram SA (2021) . British Journal of Cancer, 124(12), 1934-1940.
  • Anabtawi M, Tweedale H & Mahmood H (2021) . International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 50(4), 501-510.
  • Camalan S, Mahmood H, Binol H, Araújo ALD, Santos-Silva AR, Vargas PA, Lopes MA, Khurram SA & Gurcan MN (2021) . Cancers, 13(6).
  • Mahmood H, Shaban M, Indave BI, Santos-Silva AR, Rajpoot N & Khurram SA (2020) . Oral Oncology, 110.
  • Wilson CL, Mahmood H & Loescher A (2020) . British Dental Journal.
  • Anabtawi M, Wege J, Mahmood H, Dareen Amro BA & Patterson A (2020) . Cureus, 12(8).
  • Mahmood H, Siddique I & McKechnie A (2020) . Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 102(1), 9-13.
  • Mahmood H, Stern M & Atkins S (2019) . Journal of Orthodontics, 46(4), 374-377.
  • Mahmood H, Murphy C & Oktseloglou V (2018) . British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 56(6), 540-542.
  • Mahmood H, Flora H, Murphy C & Sutton D (2018) . British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 56(3), 227-229.
  • Mahmood H & Chengot P (2017) . Oral Surgery, 10(4), e88-e91.
  • Mahmood H, Siddique I & Mohammed-Ali R (2015) . British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 53(10), e79-e80.
  • Siddique I, Mahmood H & Mohammed-Ali R (2015) . British Dental Journal, 219(6), E6-E6.
  • Mahmood H, White L, Li T & Mohammed-Ali R (2014) . British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 52(8), e101-e101.

Book chapters

  • Azarmehr N, Shephard A, Mahmood H, Rajpoot N & Khurram SA (2022) , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 357-370). Springer International Publishing

Conference proceedings

  • Shephard A, Mahmood H, Raza S, Khurram A & Rajpoot N (2024) ODYN: an artificial intelligence-based pipeline for the prediction of malignant transformation in oral epithelial dysplasia. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 485 (pp S46-S47)
  • Shephard A, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Khurram A & Rajpoot N (2024) A novel artificial intelligence-based score for assessing the prognostic value of intra-epithelial lymphocytes in oral epithelial dysplasia. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 485 (pp S120-S120)
  • Shephard AJ, Graham S, Saad Bashir RM, Jahanifar M, Mahmood H, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2021) . 2021 IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (ICCVW) (pp 552-561), 11 October 2021 - 17 October 2021.
  • Saad Bashir RM, Mahmood H, Shaban M, Ahmed Raza SE, Fraz MM, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2020) . Medical Imaging 2020: Digital Pathology(11320). Houston, Tx, United States, 15 February 2020 - 15 February 2020.
  • Mahmood H, Smith A & Khurram SA (2020) Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus - an extremely rare diagnosis of the oral cavity. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 477 (pp S318-S319)
  • Mahmood H, Shaban M, Indave I, Santos-Silva A, Rajpoot N & Khurram SA (2020) Artificial intelligence to aid the diagnosis of head and neck precancerous and cancerous lesions: a systematic review. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 477 (pp S37-S37)
  • Mahmood H, Andrew D & Khurram SA (2020) Radiation-induced osteosarcoma involving the mandible - report of a rare diagnosis. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 477 (pp S319-S319)
  • Mahmood H & Khurram SA (2020) Prognostic significance of oral dysplasia features - analysis of a preliminary cohort. VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, Vol. 477 (pp S21-S22)

Preprints

  • Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Damaceno Araujo AL, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Vargas PA, McCombe KD, Craig SG, James J , Brooks J et al (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Raza SEA, Araujo ALD, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Vargas PA, McCombe K, Craig S, James J , Brooks J et al (2023) , arXiv.
  • Rajpoot N, Shephard A, Bashir R, Mahmood H, Jahanifar M, Minhas F, Raza SEA, McCombe K, Craig S, James J , Brooks J et al (2023) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Shephard AJ, Bashir RMS, Mahmood H, Jahanifar M, Minhas F, Raza SEA, McCombe KD, Craig SG, James J, Brooks J , Nankivell P et al (2023) , arXiv.
  • Bashir RMS, Shephard AJ, Mahmood H, Azarmehr N, Raza SEA, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Shephard AJ, Graham S, Bashir RMS, Jahanifar M, Mahmood H, Khurram SA & Rajpoot NM (2021) , arXiv.
Research group

As part of the NEOPATH Research Group, she works closely with Prof Ali Khurram to supervise and mentor clinical academic trainees, postgraduate and post-doctoral research students to drive forwards translational projects in oral, head and neck cancer research.

PhD students

  • Harriet Owen (EPSRC Landscape Award, University of Sheffield)
  • Agata Janina Wronecka (external, Aarhus University)

Clinical academic trainees

  • Chris Platais (ACF in Oral Medicine, Sheffield)
  • Mollie Clark (ACF in Oral Pathology, Sheffield)
  • Sophina Mahmood (ACF in Oral Surgery, Sheffield)*

Masters students

  • Hrishikesh Sathyamoorthy
  • Najla Nadiah 

(*primary supervisor)

Teaching interests

Dr Mahmood has completed a PGCert in Medical Education and obtained Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2017). 

She provides regular hands-on practical teaching in Oral Surgery to undergraduates, postgraduates and clinical trainees. She provides formal teaching to BDS students as part of the Integrated Clinical Practice, Oral Diseases and Integrated Human Diseases courses. 

She is a personal tutor to BDS students, a registered Clinical Supervisor for speciality trainees in Oral Surgery, and a trained peer mentor for postgraduates in the Yorkshire & Humber Deanery. 

She teaches on the Sheffield Implant Foundation Course and has previously led the RCS MFDS exam webinars for Oral Surgery broadcast to students in the UK, Burma and Kuala Lumpur (2017-2019).

Professional activities and memberships

Current roles

  • Scientific Advisor, British Dental Association Health & Science Committee (since 2022)
  • Member, Research Working Group, Salivary Gland Cancers UK (since 2024)
  • Member, INTERCEPTOR Research Working Group (since 2024)
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Board for Fanconi Hope (since 2024)
  • Member, Sheffield University Research Integrity Steering Group (since 2024)
  • Chair, ABAOMS Education Committee (since 2023)
  • Sheffield Representative, Dental Sedation Teachers Group (since 2023)
  • Lead, Sedation Journal Club, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (since 2020)
  • Member of learned societies: BAOS, ABAOMS, BDA, BSOMP, IADR, BSODR, DSTG
  • Reviewer for Oral Surgery Journal, British Dental Journal & British Journal of Cancer

Previous roles

  • Academic Trainee Representative & Webmaster, ABAOMS (2018 – 2024)
  • Trainee Representative, Sheffield Hospitals Junior Doctor Forum (2018-2023) & Oral & Dental Research Directorate (Charles Clifford Hospital, 2021-2023)
  • Member, Athena Swan Assessment Team (School of Clinical Dentistry, 2023-2024)
  • BAOS Yorkshire Regional Representative (2018-2019)
Clinical treatments

Dr Mahmood provides a range of oral surgical treatment under local anaesthetic, conscious sedation and general anaesthetic. Her main clinical interests include the management of medically compromised patients and treatment of oral soft/hard tissue disease and pathology.