Dr. Syed studied medicine at King Edward Medical College in Pakistan. He then went on to specialise in Orthopaedics and achieved a fellowship with the Royal Colleges of Surgeons for Trauma and Orthopaedics. Also becoming a Senior Fellow in Sports Surgery and Foot and Ankle Surgery, as well as, receiving a Hip and Knee arthroplasty and revision fellowship from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.He has also completed a travelling Surgical fellowship in Arthoplasty Surgery at Hoechst Clinic in Frankfurt where he scrubbed up for surgeries. Dr. Syed furthermore, achieved a Masters in Sports Medicine after attaining a Diploma of Sports and Exercise Medicine from University of Bath and Membership in Sports & Exercise Medicine from Faculty in Sports & Exercise Medicine.