Professor Khurshid Akhtar

I am a Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon with a

special interest in Oesophagus and Stomach cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux

Disease, Hiatus Hernia, Bariatric surgery, Gall Stones and keyhole Hernia

Surgery. 

I have been a consultant surgeon for over 20 years,

initially at the Pennine Trust and since 2010 at the Salford Royal Foundation

Trust. At the Salford Royal Hospital, I work in the Department of Upper GI Surgery

which is one of the largest Upper GI Surgical Unit in the country. 

I belief in lifelong learning and over the years I have

acquired extensive expertise and experience in my field of interest. I use all

my knowledge and skill to provide a best possible care to my patients. 

Every patient is an individual with personal needs and requirements.

When I am recommending a treatment to my patient, I always make sure that I

have given a careful consideration to everything which may be important. I am

very pleased that I have thousands of happy patients who I have had the privilege

to treat over the years. 

I have a research interest in oesophagogastric cancer, Barrett’s

oesophagus and bariatric surgery. 

I am a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

and also member of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britten and Ireland

(AUGIS), Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britten (ALGGBI) and

Ireland, British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)and Manchester

Regional Association of Surgeons (MRAS) 

I am an expert in 

Gall stones and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 

Inguinal and Umbilical hernia 

Keyhole hernia surgery 

Gastroscopy 

Gastroesophageal Reflux disease and Hiatus hernia surgery 

Barrett’s Oesophagus 

Achalasia 

Oesophagus and Stomach Cancer 

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Anti-Reflux Surgery
• Cholecystectomy
• Gastoscopy
• Keyhole (Laproscopic) Hernia Repair
• Oesophagus Cancer Surgery
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Hiatus hernia repair
• Minimally Invassive Oesophagectomy
• Barrett's Oesophagus
• Sportsman Groin pain and inguinal hernia
• Gallstones
• Hernia
• Oesophageal Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Barrett Oesophagus
• Gastrooesophageal Reflux