Professor Omar Khan
Professor Omar Khan is a Consultant General Surgeon at Ashtead Hospital in Surrey who specialises in Weight Loss surgery.
Based At
NHS base
St George's Hospital
GMC Number
4476317
Clinic Timetable
Tuesday evening & Thursday pm
Clinical interests
Mr Omar Khan is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in weight loss surgery, gallbladder, acid reflux and hernia surgery. He has a NHS practice at St Georges Hospital, London (where he has been the lead surgeon in Upper GI surgeon) and has performed over 1500 keyhole procedures with excellent results including: • Gastric sleeve • Gastric band • Gastric bypass • Gastric balloon • Revisional weight loss surgery • Interventions for acid reflux including STRETTA and LINX • Gallstones and gallbladder surgery • Hernia repair surgery
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons National Bariatric Registry Committee
Academic Background
He studied at the University of Cambridge, and undertook his clinical training in Nottingham and Southampton (where he completed a PhD in obesity and cardiovascular disease). Mr Khan has an interest in patient safety and is on the National Bariatric Surgery Registry Committee - the national body responsible for publishing and monitoring outcomes in weight loss surgery in the UK. He also acts as an independent medicolegal witness, giving expert medical opinions on weight-loss surgical cases. Mr Khan is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's Medical School and a senior examiner for medical undergraduates. He has published over 160 articles on all aspects of surgery and his weight loss research has been featured in the national and international press.
Based at
NHS base
St George's Hospital
GMC Number
4476317
Clinic Timetable
Tuesday evening & Thursday pm
Clinical interests
Mr Omar Khan is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in weight loss surgery, gallbladder, acid reflux and hernia surgery. He has a NHS practice at St Georges Hospital, London (where he has been the lead surgeon in Upper GI surgeon) and has performed over 1500 keyhole procedures with excellent results including: • Gastric sleeve • Gastric band • Gastric bypass • Gastric balloon • Revisional weight loss surgery • Interventions for acid reflux including STRETTA and LINX • Gallstones and gallbladder surgery • Hernia repair surgery
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons National Bariatric Registry Committee
Academic Background
He studied at the University of Cambridge, and undertook his clinical training in Nottingham and Southampton (where he completed a PhD in obesity and cardiovascular disease). Mr Khan has an interest in patient safety and is on the National Bariatric Surgery Registry Committee - the national body responsible for publishing and monitoring outcomes in weight loss surgery in the UK. He also acts as an independent medicolegal witness, giving expert medical opinions on weight-loss surgical cases. Mr Khan is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's Medical School and a senior examiner for medical undergraduates. He has published over 160 articles on all aspects of surgery and his weight loss research has been featured in the national and international press.