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Mr Khurshid Akhtar
Consultant: Consultant General and Gastrointestinal surgeon
Qualifications: MBBS MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Gen)
Area(s) of speciality:
• Gastric bypass surgery
Clinical interests
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Upper gastrointestinal surgery
• Bariatric and obesity surgery
• Gall stones
Profile
Mr Akhtar qualified in medicine in 1983. Most of his postgraduate training has been in the North West Region of England.
To further his training he has done fellowships in Japan and USA. He has been working in the Pennine Trust as specialist Laparoscopic and Upper Gastrointestinal surgeon since 2000.
Mr Akhtar has developed wide experience in all aspects of general and gastrointestinal surgery. He has got a large NHS cancer and laparoscopic surgical practice.
He is the lead Oesophagogastric Surgeon for the Pennine Trust. Mr Akhtar specialises in keyhole hernia surgery and has undertaken more than 500 procedures with excellent results.
For further information click to: www.keyholesurgery.co.uk
Major Clinical interest and subspecialties:
• General and laparoscopic surgery
• Keyhole hernia and gallbladder surgery
• Cancer of stomach and oesophagus
• Reflux disease and anti-reflux surgery
• Laparoscopic gastric Band and Bypass surgery
• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
Specific Bariatric surgery training
Mr Akhtar is a Consultant Surgeon with special interest in Advanced Laparoscopic and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. He performs large numbers of complex stomach and oesophageal surgery in his NHS and Private Practice at The Alexandra Hospital.
Mr Akhtar has interest in Obesity Surgery and has had training for it both in England and abroad and specialises in advanced laparoscopic surgery and performs Gastric Band and Bypass operation through keyhole technique.
Professional Membership:
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Registered on the specialist Register
• Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons
• Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
• Laparoscopic gastric Band and Bypass surgery
• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
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