BASO~ACS Hon. Meeting Secretary
Specialty Interest: Colorectal and Robotics
Professor of Sugery
Consultant Colorectal & Robotic Surgeon
University of Portsmouth
Professor Jim Khan, President-Elect ACPGBI, is a specialist
colorectal and minimal access surgeon, currently appointed as a
Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Director at Portsmouth Hospitals
NHS Trust. He trained at Basingstoke with Prof Heald, the National
Laparoscopic Fellowship at Colchester with Prof Motson and a
travelling clinical fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester (US). He
also travelled to Korea for training in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
with Prof Kim. At Portsmouth, Jim is actively involved in medical
education and clinical training on a variety of basic and advanced
laparoscopic/ robotic skills courses.
Jim has been a National Trainer in laparoscopic colorectal
surgery and European Proctor and Trainer in robotic colorectal
surgery. His research interests include Clinical research in
robotic colorectal cancer surgery, Quality of life and functional
outcomes after low anterior resection, training in laparoscopic
colorectal surgery and complete mesocolic excision for colon
cancer. He has published and presented widely at national and
international meetings. He is the council member of ALSGBI, a
fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons and
examiner for MRCS and FRCS.