Professor Jim Khan
MBBS, MSc, PhD, FCPS (Surg), FRCS (Glasg), FRCS (Gen Burg), FASCRSGeneral Surgery
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About
Professor Jim Khan is a specialist colorectal cancer surgeon with training in general and emergency surgery. He has over 25 years of experience and treats a wide range of disorders affecting the small intestine, colon, and rectum. His particular expertise is in treating bowel cancer and performing robotic and laparoscopic surgery. He practises at PGH, QAH Portsmouth, and Spire Portsmouth Hospitals.
Prof. Khan graduated in 1996 before specialising in general surgery. He undertook basic surgical training in Scotland and gained a master's degree from Cardiff University. Following this, he joined the Wessex surgical rotation for specialist registrar training in colorectal surgery. He gained experience in complex pelvic and rectal cancer surgery while working with Professor Heald at Basingstoke. He was awarded a UK National Laparoscopic Fellowship at Colchester in 2007, during which he trained in advanced laparoscopic pelvic surgery. He then obtained a second travelling clinical fellowship, which enabled him to train at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (US). He later travelled to Korea to train in advanced robotic surgery.
Prof. Khan is an international key opinion leader in robotics and colorectal surgery. He is actively involved in medical education and teaches on a variety of courses. Additionally, he is co-director of VIMARS (Victory Institute of Minimal Access Robotic Surgery). He is a national and European trainer in robotic and laparoscopic surgery.
He is also active in research and holds an honorary chair in surgery at the University of Portsmouth. He has published more than 120 papers on various aspects of colorectal surgery. He is also the principal investigator of various national and international trials and is the director of a number of courses and the TME fellowship programme.
Prof. Khan is married to a gynaecologist and has two daughters who are studying to become an aeronautical engineer and a doctor. He is also a keen cricketer and plays regularly for a local club in Romsey. He also enjoys playing badminton, golf, and running.
Procedures
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Bowel Diversion Surgery
- Removal of Rectum and Colon (Proctocolectomy)
- Surgical Oncology
- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)
- robotic surgery
- Bowel Surgery (Colectomy)
- Laparoscopy
- Gallstone Surgery
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy)
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Rectal Biopsy
- Splenectomy
- Appendicectomy
- Skin Lesion Removal (Warts, Moles and Skin Tags)
- Excision of Lymph Nodes
- Hernia Repair (Keyhole)
- Lipoma Removal
- Open Hernia Repair
- Peritoneal Surgery
Special interests
- Haemorrhoids
- Bowel Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Hernia
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- Appendicitis
- Bowel Obstruction
- Diverticulitis
- Faecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipoma
- Pilonidal Sinus Disorders
- Rectal Cancer
Education
MBBS, MSc, PhD, FCPS (Surg), FRCS (Glasg), FRCS (Gen Surg, FASCRS
Prof Khan is member of
- Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI) – member & Wessex chapter representative and chair of the robotic surgery committee
- Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (ALSGBI) – robotic steering group member and national council member & director of research
- American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) – fellow and member of education committee
- European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) – fellow and member of the core working group on training in robotic surgery
- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)- member and the UK representative on the education committee
- Examiner for FRCS and Regional advisor South, The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow (RCPSG)
- Regional representative for The British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) and national council member& conference secretary
- Core member Robotic Research Committee, The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- Medical Defence Union (MDU)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Professor Khan has the largest experince in the UK in robotic surgery for colorectal and gernal surgical disorders. He has trinaed more than 50 surgeons in advanced laaproscopic and robotic surgery
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