Mr Amir Khan

Mr Amir Khan has been a consultant in General Surgery for over 25 years and has been the bariatric surgeon for Walsall Manor Hospital since 1992 He has a specialist interest in vascular surgery, obesity, weight loss surgery and laparoscopy (key-hole surgery). Mr Khan is particularly experienced in weight loss surgery and has performed several thousand weight-reducing operations including gastroplasties, laparoscopic gastric banding and balloon insertions, open and laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, Biliopancreatic bypass, mini gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. He also performs redo-weight loss surgery for patients with weight regain and complications.

Mr Khan’s special interests are: – Vascular surgery including carotids under local anaesthetic, varicose veins and all other aspects of vascular surgery and treatment of hyperhidrosis and facial blushing. – Laparoscopic surgery including open and laparoscopic hernias as well as inguinal and incisional, gallbladders, varicocele and anti-reflux surgery.