About

Mr Arif U Khan MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS(Gen) Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon

Head of ERAS: Enhance Recovery Programme in Surgery

National Trainer:  Minimally invasive haemorrhoid surgery

National Trainer: LAPCO (National Training Programme for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery)

Specialty:

Primary specialty:

General surgery

Secondary specialty:

Colorectal surgery (www.cheshirehaemorrhoidcentre.co.uk)

Laparoscopic surgery (Keyhole surgery)

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Member of Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
  • Member of Colorectal Cancer Network North West
  • Member of British Medical Association
  • Member of LAPCO: National Training Programme in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
  • Member of MDU: Medical Defense Union

Clinical interests

  • Enhance Recovery Programme in Surgery (ERAS)
  • Screening, diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer
  • Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
  • Diagnosis and management of Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • General Surgery – Open and Laparoscopic hernia repair, surgery for gall stones
  • Expert in minimal invasive surgery for haemorrhoids (HALO procedure and THD procedure, PPH
  • Incontinence problems, rectal prolapse surgery
  • Educational supervisor for surgical trainees
  • Anal fissure and fistula surgery

Professional Profile

I was trained in London Deanery and I am a Consultant General Surgeon, and Colorectal Lead at The Mid Cheshire Foundation Hospital Trust. I am Head of Enhance Recovery Programme in Surgery (ERAS). I am also the Chairperson of the Multidisciplinary colorectal team. I am a part of a very busy NHS clinical practice for both elective and emergency surgery in Cheshire and have a special interest in key-hole surgery for benign and malignant colorectal disease. I also specialise in laparoscopic hernia repair surgery and surgery for gall bladder disease.

I am an expert in minimal invasive surgery for haemorrhoids (HALO procedure and THD procedure, PPH. I am a National Trainer for THD procedure in the United Kingdom. I am also a National Trainer for LAPCO (National Training Programme for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery). I play an active part in teaching and training of surgical trainees and am Educational Supervisor in surgery at Leighton hospital in Cheshire. I have also published various clinical publications in scientific journals.

I enjoy practicing privileges at BMI South Cheshire Private Hospital, BMI Alexandra Hospital Manchester and Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield.

Colorectal Cancer Surgery