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Mr Azhar Khan is a distinguished and senior urology consultant with a clinical practice covering all aspects of urology. His specialist practice is primarily the comprehensive management of kidney cancer, robotic surgery, kidney stones and laser procedures for prostate. He is one of the highest volume robotic kidney cancer surgeons in the UK performing over 100 robotic cases each year. He is also highly proficient in laser prostatectomy for BPH, complex surgery for kidney stones such as rigid and flexible ureteroscopy andpercutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In addition, he has a specialist interest in laparoscopic and robotic procedures for varicocele, removal of varococele coils, prostate cancer, blood in the urine, bladder cancer, circumcision, vasectomy, hydrocele and epididymal cyst surgery.
A leading surgeon in the field, Mr Khan is a consultant urologist and robotic surgeon at King’s College Hospital and Guy’s Hospital London for over 10 years. He is currently the lead clinician at King’s College Hospital. He prides himself on improving the care of patients with stents (kidney stones) and urinary catheters (prostate) by setting up specialist clinics, which has resulted in shorter waiting times for surgery. He is also passionate about walk-in clinics for all urology cancers especially kidney cancer to reduce the time to treatment and to reduce the anxiety around the cancer diagnosis.
Mr Khan became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Urology) in 2013. He remains a prominent figure in academic research and he has authored a number of peer-reviewed publications on kidney cancer, kidney stone disease and prostate diseases. He obtained an MD from the University of Bristol, following clinical research at the renowned Bristol Urological Institute. He regularly participates in both national and international conferences and he is an active member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons, along with the European Association of Urology.
Mr Khan has a passion for teaching and training the next generation of surgeons. He trains postgraduate trainees in complex robotic surgery, kidney stones treatment and prostate surgery. He is an assigned educational supervisor both at King’s and Guy’s Hospital London.
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