Dr. Rashid qualified from Cambridge University, before completing his Basic Surgical Training at the prestigious Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London on the Hammersmith Hospitals Basic Surgical Rotation. He then gained his PhD from University College London (UCL), before returning to his native Yorkshire to complete his Higher Surgical Training. While there, he became the first National Institute of Health Research Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery. To complete his training, he spent a year as a Fellow in Adelaide, Australia. Here he gained expertise in advanced endovascular and vascular techniques that would become invaluable in his practice, particularly with regards to diabetic foot disease and limb salvage.

Dr. Rashid has an interest in all aspects of vascular surgery particularly minimally invasive techniques like percutaneous EVAR, endoscopic vein harvest, and tumescence-free endovenous ablation. He has a particular focus on preventing limb amputation including complex, ultradistal re-vascularisation using both open surgical and endovascular techniques.

Dr. Rashid is also currently an honorary Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, where he continues his research into improving the healing of diabetic foot disease and the role of stem cells. He has published and presented research on a variety of subjects, including varicose vein treatment and aortic aneurysmal disease and has been invited to speak at a number of conferences both nationally and internationally.

His basic science research is in regenerative medicine having completed a PhD in Tissue Engineering, a post-doctoral lectureship in endothelial progenitor stem cells and currently works on the role of progenitor stem cells in diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. His current focus is on trials to improve wound healing in diabetic foot disease