Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
Mr Khalid Khan is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with a private practice based at Spire Elland Hospital and Spire Dewsbury Clinic in West Yorkshire. He specialises in the diagnosis and management of bowel and anal conditions, providing expert care for patients experiencing rectal bleeding, anal pain, skin tags, haemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula, rectal prolapse, pilonidal disease, changes in bowel habit and abdominal discomfort.
He also offers assessment and surgical treatment of inguinal, umbilical, epigastric, incisional and other abdominal wall hernias.
As a JAG-accredited endoscopist, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Mr Khalid Khan has extensive experience and has performed hundreds of endoscopic procedures. He provides colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and gastroscopy to investigate bowel symptoms, detect polyps and diagnose gastrointestinal disease.
In his NHS consultant role at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, he manages both routine and complex colorectal conditions, including bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) and diverticular disease. He regularly performs major bowel resections using minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. His practice also includes treatments such as rubber band ligation for haemorrhoids, THD procedures, haemorrhoidectomy, fistula surgery and modern pilonidal sinus procedures such as minimally invasive EPSiT.
He routinely performs open hernia repairs for groin, umbilical, incisional and other abdominal wall hernias.
As an established colorectal surgeon, he adopts a calm, clear and patient-focused approach. His priority is to ensure patients understand their symptoms, feel reassured and receive the most appropriate and effective treatment for their condition.
Professional Memberships
Mr Khalid Khan is fully registered with the General Medical Council and is listed on the Specialist Register for General Surgery (GMC number: 6069939). He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) and a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (FCPS).
He is an active member of the Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and maintains professional memberships with:
The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
The British Hernia Society (BHS)
The British Medical Association (BMA)
Publications
Mr Khan has contributed extensively to clinical research, with publications in peer-reviewed journals, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical studies and presentations at national and international conferences. A selection of his published work includes:
Peer review publications
Endovascular Rectal Artery Embolisation (RAE) for Symptomatic Haemorrhoids
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024
Johan Forceps as a Knot Pusher for Extracorporeal Roeder Knot in Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2022
Google Trends Analysis of Bowel Cancer Public Interest
J Clinical Research and Reports, 2023
Is Diversion-Free Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis a Safe Procedure? A Meta-Analysis of 4973 Cases
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2021
Should the Rectal Defect Be Sutured Following TEMS/TAMIS for Neoplastic Rectal Lesions? A Meta-Analysis
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2020
Validation of a Cost-Effective Appendicectomy Model for Surgical Training
Scottish Medical Journal, 2020
Appendicular Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Associated with Acute Appendicitis
Chirurgia, 2019
Spectacles in the Stomach: Successful Endoscopic Removal – Case Report
Nepal Health Research Council Journal, 2015
Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acutely Inflamed Gallbladder – Review of 116 Cases
Isra Medical Journal, 2015
Flexible Cystoscope: A Useful Aid to Difficult Male Catheterisation
Journal of Surgery Pakistan, 2007
Ruptured Splenic Artery Aneurysm
Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute
Year: 2006
Conference Publications (PMID-Indexed Abstracts)
Audit of Treatment of Chronic Pilonidal Disease
Published abstract, PMID: 26067206
Primary Extranodal Mural Small Bowel Lymphoma Causing Acute Obstruction
Published abstract, PMID: 27216411
Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving Surgery for Post-Traumatic Splenic Cysts – Feasibility Study
Published abstract, PMID: 27216411
Safety of Johan Forceps as a Knot Pusher for Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Published abstract, PMID: 27216411
Management of Long and Sharp Ingested Foreign Bodies
Published abstract, PMID: 26067206
Feasibility of Using Johan Forceps as Endoloop Pushers in Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Published abstract, PMID: 26067206
Pudendal Nerve Block Analgesia for Early Discharge After Ano-Rectal Procedures
Published abstract, PMID: 26067206
Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Conditions – Experience from a New Colorectal Unit
European Surgical Research, 2019 (Conference Supplement)