Professor Khurshid Akhtar

MBBS FRCS FRCS (Gen) MD

General Surgery

29 years of experience

20 years as a specialist

Subspecialties

Laparoscopic (key-hole) Surgery
Upper GI (Gastrointestinal) Surgery
Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery

Languages spoken

English

Registered with

General Medical Council: 3534649

Consultation fees

New appointment: £200

Follow-up appointment: £125

Practices worked at

HCA UK at The Wilmslow Hospital

52 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, United Kingdom, SK9 1NY

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About

Professor Khurshid Akhtar is a Consultant General & Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon who leads one of the largest Upper GI Cancer and Benign Disease Centre and the Salford Royal NHS Hospital Tust. He specialises in using advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery to treat obesity, this includes Oesophagius and stomach cancer surgery, Hiatus hernia operation, keyhole inguinal hernia operation and keyhole gall stone surgery

Mr Akhtar completed most of his postgraduate surgical training in the North West of England and undertook further specialist training in Japan and the US. Following this, he completed his post graduate research at the Manchester University and was awarded degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2000.

Since 2000 he has be working as consultant surgeon in the Pennine NHS Trust. He also has clinics at the Rochdale Infirmary and North Manchester General Hospital. As well as stomach and oesophageal cancer surgery Mr Akhtar routinely performs laparoscopic operations including laparoscopic hernia surgery, cholecystectomy, anti-reflux surgery and splenectomy.

He is a member of AUGIS, BOMSS and The Royal College of Surgeons of England.