striving towards excellence in clinical care
Saboor Khan undertakes operations related to gallbladder, all types of hernias, pancreatic and liver procedures and general surgery.
Youtube channel @thesurgicalscholar
Saboor is a highly experienced Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and General Surgeon. Saboor has trained at some of the best institutions in the UK and USA (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, rated number 1 hospital in the USA). His practice is in all aspects of complex liver, pancreatic and bile duct surgery.
Saboor is routinely referred patients with complex conditions and at times seeking a second opinion. These includes complications from gallstones, gallbladder surgery, patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and liver and pancreatic conditions both benign and malignant.
Saboor has a special interest in treating hernias and gallstones: laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lap chole), keyhole gallbladder surgery, laparoscopic groin hernia repair, keyhole groin hernia repair, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, ventral hernia, umbilical hernia and femoral hernia.
USEFUL INFORMATION (YOUTUBE CHANNEL @thesurgicalscholar)
Conditions Treated
Operations
Before Your Operation
In the NHS Mr Saboor Khan is a senior member of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic multi-disciplinary team at a major teaching hospital (level III trauma unit).
Mr Saboor Khan graduated from King Edward Medical University graduating in top 5% of the year (prize in Clinical Medicine). Mr Khan trained in Leeds, London and Kent.
FACS Fellow American College of Surgeons 2010
FRCS Intercollegiate Speciality Board UK 2004
FRCS Fellow Royal College of Surgeons England 1996
PhD University of Liverpool, UK 2002
MD Medical Licensure Exams, U.S.A 1993
MBBS King Edward Medical University, PAKISTAN 1990
Honours and Awards
Clinical Excellence Awards (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) – Highest local award holder
Prize in Clinical Medicine
Top 5% graduating class – Medical School
Top 10%, MB examinations
Prize – skills in practical surgery
National Talent Scholarship A-Levels
Positions held
Lead for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Deputy Lead for Neuroendocrine Tumours (European Centre of Excellence)
Associate Professor of Surgery – Warwick Medical School
Tutor in Surgery – Edinburgh University
Tutor in Surgery – Liverpool University
Treasurer West Midlands Surgical Society
Editor of Cochrane Hepatobiliary Group
Editorial Board – World Journal of Surgery
Member HPB National Service Guidelines Committee
Lead for Peer Review visits undertaken under NPRP – UK
Doctoral Research (Liverpool University – PhD)
Mr Khan completed doctoral degree at the University of Liverpool. His research interest included investigating the markers of prognosis in chronic liver disease. He was able to attract a major grant to study the effects of various drugs on blood flow in the gut and in the liver. He also studied and published research on various surgical and non-surgical treatments for complications of liver disease. His research had basic science and clinical components.
Mr Khan takes a very active role in research. He leads the team in the research activity and has published widely on all aspects of his sphere. Mr Khan has undertaken national collaborative trials (e.g., PET PANC study).
Editorial Positions
Mr Khan has been involved in various research organisations and journals. He provides editorial and reviewer oversight to various prominent journals.
He has had a long association with Cochrane Collaboration. This is a highly-respected organisation and is acclaimed for unbiased content. The organisation focuses on conducting systematic reviews and utilising bespoke methodology.
Editor – Cochrane Hepatobiliary Group
Editorial Board – World Journal of Surgery
Reviewer – Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, British Journal of Surgery
Research Supervision
Associate Professor of Surgery – Warwick University
Tutor in Surgery – Edinburgh University
Tutor in Surgery – Liverpool University
Theses supervised:
Doctoral (PhD) – University of Warwick
Masters (MPhil) – University of Edinburgh
Supervises students from Warwick Medical School in research component of their education.
Has supervised post-graduate students in doctor (PhD) thesis.
Received personal commendation for hard work and excellence from post-graduate students.
Mr Khan has published widely and in all aspects of surgery and his specialty. Importantly, Mr Khan has invited publications in leading reference books and journals in Surgery.
Book Chapters
Khan S, Nagorney DM. Bile duct cysts in adults; Surgery of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas (LH Blumgart); 5th Edition 2012
Smoot R, Khan S, Nagorney DM. Hepatic metastases from primary neuroendocrine tumors. Surgery of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas (LH Blumgart); 6th Edition 2017
Khan S, Nagorney DM. Hepatic metastases from primary neuroendocrine tumors. Surgery of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas (LH Blumgart); 5th Edition 2013
Sclabas GM, Khan S, Sarr MG. Small bowel obstruction. Maingot's abdominal operations. 12th Edition 2012
Khan S, Que F. Metastatic Neuroendocrine tumors to the liver. Hepatobiliary Cancer: Diagnosis and treatment. 2012
Review
Reid-Lombardo KM, Khan S, Sclabas G. Hepatic cysts and liver abscess. Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Aug;90(4):679-97
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid-Lombardo KM. Population-based epidemiology, risk factors and screening of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm patients. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct 27;2(10):314- 18
Klingenberg SL, Nikolova D, Alexakis N, Als-Nielsen B, Colli A, Conte D, D'Amico G, Davidson B, Fingerhut A, Keus F, Khan S, Koretz R, Gluud C. Hepato-biliary clinical trials and their inclusion in the Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group register and reviews. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Apr;26(4):649-56
Khan S, Sutton R. Portal Hypertension and Oesophagogastric Varices. Surgery 1997;15(8): 175-81
Khan S, Singhvi S, Mirza DF. Complications of liver resection. GI Surgery Annual 2005; 12:78-89
Invited Comment, Correspondence and Case Reports
Khan S, Williamson P, Sutton R. Randomised controlled trials and meta-analysis. New England Journal of Medicine 1998;338 (1): 60.
Khan S. Inguinal Hernia Repair in Patients with Cirrhosis is not Associated with Increased Risk of Complications and Recurrence. WJs 2011;35(6):1234
Khan S, Dolan K. Tender Lungs. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. August 1997, 90: 8: 471.
Dolan K, Khan S, Goldring R. Colo-colonic intussusception due to lipoma. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1998;91:94
Original Publications
Khalil K, Bansal S, Ayaani S, Hodson J, Lam FT, Khan S, Ahmad J, Isaac J, Muiesan P, Mirza D, Dasari B, Marudanayagam R, Sutcliffe RP, Marangoni G, Roberts KJ. Does blood group affect survival following pancreatoduodenectomy for periampullary malignancy? HPB (Oxford). 2018 Sep;20(9):848-853. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.03.009. Epub 2018 Apr 26
Ghaneh P, Hanson R, Titman A, Lancaster G, Plumpton C, Lloyd-Williams H, Yeo ST, Edwards RT, Johnson C, Abu Hilal M, Higginson AP, Armstrong T, Smith A, Scarsbrook A, McKay C, Carter R, Sutcliffe RP, Bramhall S, Kocher HM, Cunningham D, Pereira SP, Davidson B, Chang D, Khan S, Zealley I, Sarker D, Al Sarireh B, Charnley R, Lobo D, Nicolson M, Halloran C, Raraty M, Sutton R, Vinjamuri S, Evans J, Campbell F, Deeks J, Sanghera B, Wong WL, Neoptolemos JP. PET-PANC: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy and health economic analysis study of the impact of combined modality 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer. Health Technol Assess. 2018 Feb;22(7):1-114.
Mills L, Drymousis P, Vashist Y, Burdelski C, Prachalias A, Srinivasan P, Menon K, Cotoi C, Khan S, Cave J, Armstrong T, Weickert MO, Izbicki J, Schrader J, Frilling A, Ramage JK, Srirajaskanthan R. Tumour diameter is not reliable for management of non-secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Endocr Connect. 2017 Nov;6(8):876-885.
Kirihara Y, Takahashi N, Hashimoto Y, Sclabas GM, Khan S, Moriya T, Sakagami J, Huebner M, Sarr MG, Farnell MB. Prediction of pancreatic anastomotic failure after pancreatoduodenectomy: the use of preoperative, quantitative computed tomography to measure remnant pancreatic volume and body composition. Ann Surg. 2013 Mar;257(3):512-9.
Papis D, Khalifa E, Bhogal R, Nair A, Khan S, Hamady Z, Ahmed J, Marangoni G. Is Percutaneous Cholecystostomy a Good Alternative Treatment for Acute Cholecystitis in High-Risk Patients? Am Surg. 2017 Jun 1;83(6):623-627.
Bhogal RH, Nair A, Papis D, Hamady Z, Ahmad J, Lam FT, Khan S, Marangoni G. Postoperative day one serum alanine aminotransferase does not predict patient morbidity and mortality after elective liver resection in non-cirrhotic patients. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2016 Dec;15(6):655-659.
PubMed PMID: 27919856. Qureshi SA, Burch N, Druce M, Hattersley JG, Khan S, Gopalakrishnan K, Darby C, Wong JL, Davies L, Fletcher S, Shatwell W, Sothi S, Randeva HS, Dimitriadis GK, Weickert MO. Screening for malnutrition in patients with gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2016 May 4;6(5):e010765.
Roberts KJ, Gilmour J, Pande R, Hodson J, Lam FT, Khan S. Double-blind randomized sham controlled trial of intraperitoneal bupivacaine during emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2013 Jun;12(3):310-6. PubMed PMID: 23742777.
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid-Lombardo KM. Population-based epidemiology, risk factors and screening of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm patients. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct 27;2(10):314-8.
Khan S, Sclabas G, Lombardo KR, Sarr MG, Nagorney D, Kendrick ML, Donohue JH, Que FG, Farnell MB. Pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma in the very elderly; is it safe and justified? J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Nov;14(11):1826-31.
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid-Lombardo K, Sarr MG, Nagorney D, Kendrick ML, Que FG, Donohue JH, Huebner M, Lohse C, Farnell MB. Does body mass index/morbid obesity influence outcome in patients who undergo pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma? J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Nov;14(11):1820-5.
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid-Lombardo KM. Population-based epidemiology, risk factors and screening of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm patients. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct 27;2(10):314-8.
Sclabas GM, Barton JG, Smyrk TC, Barrett DA, Khan S, Kendrick ML, Reid-Lombardo KM, Donohue JH, Nagorney DM, Que FG. Frequency of Subtypes of Biliary Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm and Their MUC1, MUC2, and DPC4 Expression Patterns Differ from Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jan;214(1):27-32.
Khan S, Tudur C, Williamson P, Sutton R. Shunts versus endoscopic therapy in the prevention of variceal haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Oct 18; (4):CD000553
Khan S, Silva MA, Tan YM, John A, Buckels JAC, Mayer AD, Bramhall SR, Mirza DF. Conventional versus piggyback technique of caval implantation; without extra-corporeal veno-venous bypass. A comparative study. Transplantation International 2006:19(10); 795-801.
Khan S, Jenkins SA, Williamson P, Lancaster G, Critchley M, Grimes JS, Owen A, Roberts N, Sutton R. Prognostic factors in cirrhotic portal hypertension: a long-term prospective study. Liver International (In press)
Khan S, Tan YM, John A, Bramhall SR, Mirza DF. The value of fusion CT-PET in Colo- rectal metastastatic liver disease. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2006;32(5):564-7.
Khan S, Dodson A, Campbell F, Kawesha A, Al-Ghabra R, Grime JS, Critchley M, Sutton R. Prognostic significance of cytokine expression and hepatocyte volume in cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;20(10):1519-26.
Khan S, Jenkins SA, Dolan K, Sutton R. Prognostic value of routine measures following an index bleed in cirrhotic portal hypertension (Proceedings – IHPBA 1998: Hepato- gastroenterology).
John A R, Khan S, Mirza D F., Mayer A D, Buckel J A C, Bramhall S R. Multivariate and Univariate Analysis of Prognostic Factors Following Resection in HCC: The Birmingham Experience. Dig Surg. 2006;23(1-2):103-9.
Tudur C, Williamson PR, Khan S, Best LY. The value of the aggreagte data approach in meta-analysis with time-to-event outcomes. J Royal Stat Society SeriesA 2001;164(2):357-370.
Lewis WG, Edwards P, Barry JD, Khan S, Dhariwal D, Hodzovic I, Shute K. D2 or not D2? The gastrectomy question. Gastric Cancer 2002;5(1):29-3
Abstract Publications
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid Lombardo K, Sarr MG, Nagorney D, Kendrick M, Donohue JH, Que FH, Farnell MB. Pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma in the very elderly; Is it safe and justified? DDW 2010 (Poster)
Khan S, Sclabas G, Reid Lombardo K, Sarr MG, Nagorney D, Kendrick M, Donohue JH, Que FH, Lohse C, Huebner M, Farnell MB. Does BMI / morbid obesity influence outcoems in resected pancreatic cancer? DDW 2010 (Poster)
Sclabas G, Scow J, Khan S, Farnell M, Que FG, Reid-Lombardo KM, Huebner M, Lohse C, Donohue J, Kendrick M. Predicting survival after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Nomogram validation and evaluation of predictive factors. ASCO Annual Meeting. 2010 Jun.
Sclabas G, Scow JS, Khan S, Lohse C, Huebner M, Que FG, Farnell MB, Reid Lobardo K, Donohue JH, Kendrick ML. Predicting Disease-Specific Survival After Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. American College of Surgeons. 2011 Oct.
Kirihara Y, Takahashi N, Hashimoto Y, Sclabas G, Khan S, Sakagami J, Huebner M, Sarr MG, Farnell MB. Novel Prediction of Pancreatic Anastomotic Failure after Pancreatoduodenectomy Using Preoperative CT Imaging with the Evaluation of Remnant Pancreatic Volume and Body Composition. Digestive Disease Week. 2011 May
Roberts KJ, Gilmour G, O’Callaghan J, Pande R, DeSouza R, Premaratne S, Tan LC, Khan S Efficacy of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic techniques during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A double blind randomized controlled trial. ASGBI 2010
Sclabas G, Benzon DY, Khan S, Kendrick M, Que FG, Reid-Lombardo K, Lohse C, Farnell MB, Nagorney DM. Major Hepatic resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma - Has long-term survival changed? SSO 2010
Ramcharan KS, Ramkumar K, Matta S, Nivison A, Lam FT, Khan S. Improving selection of patients with common bile duct stones for Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography. BJS 2007; 94(S5):62 (ID 301)
Khan S, Owen A, Williamson P, Dolan K, Roberts N, Jenkins SA, Sutton R. Long-term prospective study of prognostic factors in cirrhotic portal hypertension. Gut 1999;44 (Suppl. 1):A56.
Khan S, Dodson A, Campbell F, Kawesha A, Al-Ghabra R, Grime JS, Critchley M, Sutton R. Prognostic significance of cytokine expression and hepatocyte volume in cirrhosis. Gut 1999;44(Suppl 1);A56.
Khan S, Roberts N, Robinson A, Sutton R, Baxter JN, Jenkins SA. Long-term octreotide therapy does not predispose to the development of hepatic encephalopathy. Gut 1999;44(Suppl 1):A57
Khan S, Kynaston H, Jayle P, Robinson A, Sutton R, Baxter JN, Jenkins SA. Does somatostatin adversely affect renal function in patients bleeding from oesophageal varices? Gut 1999;44(Suppl 1):A55.
Khan S, Owen A, Williamson P, Dolan K, Roberts N, Jenkins SA, Sutton R. Longterm prognostic significance of tests of encephalopathy in cirrhotic portal hypertension. British Journal of Surgery 1997;84:1584-85, Gut 1998;42(Suppl 1):A20 and DDW 1998:A-465
Khan S, Williamson P, Dolan K, Howes N, Larman A, Morris AI, Gilmore IT, Jenkins SA, Sutton R. Prognostic power of Child-Pugh grading on admission or after recovery following acute variceal haemorrhage. British Journal of Surgery 1997;84:1621 .Gut 1997;41(Suppl 3) : A 233
Khan S, Williamson P, Dolan K, Jenkins SA, Sutton R. Routine measurements to determine prognosis after an index bleed in cirrhotic portal hypertension. Gut 1997;41 (Suppl 3) : A233 and DDW 1998:A-465
Khan S, Williamson P, Jenkins SA, Grime JS, Critchley MA, Whitehouse G, Sutton R. Extent of elevation in wedged hepatic vein pressure predicts survival following variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic portal hypertension. Gut 1997; (Suppl 3): A233 and DDW 1998:A-465
Dolan K, Garde J, Swift A, Gosney J, Khan S, Walker SJ, Sutton R. Allelotype of Barret’s adenocarcinoma: A search for novel tumour suppressor genes, Brit. J Cancer 1997:75:S-17
Williamson P, Ashby D, Preston C, Khan S, Sutton R. Aggregate patient data meta-analyses with time to event endpoints, an example from Surgery. Controlled Clinical Trials 1997, Vol 18, Number 3S, 184S-185S
Lewis WG, Khan S, Edwards P, Barry J, Havard T. D2 or not D2 the gastrectomy question. UEGW, Rome 1999.
Patient Testimonials
“I sincerely thank you for prolonging my mothers life”
I write to personally thank you for your excellent care of my mother.
She holds you in the highest esteem and she is most grateful for your surgical skills which has prolonged her life. It will enable her to spend further quality time with her family, particularly her grandchildren, to whom she is totally devoted. She fully appreciates that without your intervention this joy would have been denied her.
Please pass my mothers & my own appreciation and thanks to the other members of your team.
Once again may I sincerely thank you for prolonging my mothers life.
“Words cannot describe my gratitude to you”
Words cannot describe my gratitude to you for my wonderful operations & not only for that, but also for the kindness & compassion you bestowed on me. I felt I was a person & not just a number in a bed. My sincere thanks also to your team & colleagues.
Thank you for all you did for me.
“I wish to thank you and your colleagues for all your amazing work”
I wish to thank you and your colleagues for all your amazing work for my liver resection enabling me to continue enjoying my life as before.
Thank you for all you have done for me, for fighting my case and for all the reassurance and support of your staff, both on and off the wards.
You are all a credit to the NHS.
“Such a kind man but above all such a skilful surgeon”
This is to thank you for all of your kind attention during my recent illness. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have encountered such a kind man but above all such a skilful surgeon. I am sure that it is due to these qualities that I have made such a quick recovery from surgery and am now able to continue with my chemo treatment.
“I have a huge debt to you and your team for your skill and diligence”
I am very pleased to say I am feel very well and about 95% back to normal.
Now my heart rate is steady I am not getting out of breath I can do almost anything I want.
I have a huge debt to you and your team for your skill and diligence when you operated on me last year. Thank you.
“Thank you for saving my life regarding my recent operation”
I just wanted to say thank you for saving my life regarding my recent operation to remove part of my bile duct following earlier gall bladder surgery. I am now almost fully recovered and shall be returning back to work soon.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
