Mr Bilal Alkhaffaf
Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teach & Res)
Overview
Bilal Alkhaffaf is a Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon at Salford Royal Foundation Trust. He qualified from the University of Manchester in 2003 and completed his surgical training in the North West of England. He has a specialist interest in minimally invasive surgery and has expanded his experience in this field by visiting international centres of excellence in the United States, South Korea and The Netherlands.
His clinical expertise includes the management of malignant and benign conditions of the oesophagus and stomach and obesity and metabolic disorders. He has expertise in minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic and thoracoscopic) and has developed an international fellowship programme which primarily aims to develop surgeons wishing to develop their skills in this field.
Bilal's research focus includes the reporting of outcomes in surgery. In 2013 Mr Alkhaffaf was awarded a ‘National Institute for Health Research Doctoral Research Fellowship’, funding a 5-year international study to standardise the reporting of outcomes in future gastric cancer surgery trials.
External positions
Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
1 Sep 2018 → …Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
1 Sep 2013 → 1 Sep 2018Areas of expertise
- RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
- RD Surgery - Cancer of the oesophagus and stomach, Obesity and metabolic disorders
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Keywords
- Surgical Oncology, Oesophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Outcomes Research, Obesity and metabolic disorders
Education / academic qualifications
- 2003 - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Manchester
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review