In addition to his professional career as an ENT Surgeon, Hamid has a particular interest in the promotion of ENT care in the developing world and has travelled to many different countries including Ghana, Tanzania and Cambodia on research and surgical trips. 

He has served on the on the Board of Directors for “Sound Seekers”, a charity with a mission to improve the lives of the hearing impaired in developing countries. 

Hamid also provides specialist Paediatric ENT support for the Chain of Hope looking after children with complex cardiac conditions who have associated ENT problems