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About Mr Shahnawaz Khan
Personal Profile
Mr Shahnawaz Khan is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in treating conditions of the hip and knee. He is the Lead Surgeon for Hip and Knee Revision Surgery at North Middlesex Hospital part of the Royal Free Hospitals group, where he also treats a wide range of hip and knee disorders, including soft tissue injuries, knee realignment procedures and periprosthetic joint infection.
He graduated as a doctor from Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Medical School in London, where he also earned an honours degree in Human Physiology. He trained as a junior doctor in some of the UK’s top hospitals across London and the South-East, gaining experience in cancer, plastic, and orthopaedic surgery. In 2012, he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Mr Khan worked as a research fellow at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, one of the UK’s leading orthopaedic centres, under Prof Tim Briggs. He completed his specialist orthopaedic training on the prestigious Stanmore programme, where he focused on joint reconstruction, spending over a year at the RNOH Joint Reconstruction Unit.
He undertook advanced fellowships at two world-leading hospitals – Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He trained with top surgeons in complex hip and knee replacement surgery. He also developed expertise in managing sports-related knee injuries and soft tissue problems under the guidance of one of London’s leading sports Knee specialists.
Mr Khan is committed to continuous learning and patient care. He holds a MSc degree in Musculoskeletal Sciences from the University of Oxford, for which he was awarded a distinction. He has presented his work at more than 30 national and international conferences and published several research articles on improving surgical techniques for hip and knee conditions.
In addition to his clinical work, Mr Khan is passionate about teaching the next generation of doctors. He plays an active role in training junior doctors and is one of the orthopaedic education leads at North Middlesex Hospital.
Patients appreciate Mr Khan’s clear communication, thoughtful approach, and dedication to achieving the best outcomes in both routine and complex hip and knee conditions.
Clinical Interests
- Primary Hip & Knee Replacement surger
- Partial Knee replacement Surgery
- Sports injuries of the lower limb
- Knee arthroscopy
- Meniscal repair and ligament reconstruction around the knee including ACL surgery.
- Hip and Knee trauma
- Knee preservation surgery including patella-femoral disorders and Osteotomy.
- Revision Hip and Knee arthroplasty.
Useful Links
https://sportsortho.co.uk/specialists/mr-shah-khan/
Professional Memberships
- 2008 MBBS University Of London, Guys, King’s & St Thomas’
- 2007 BSc Human Physiology Upper Second Class Honours Degree
- 2007 Physiology Research Award
- 2010 South Thames’ Junior Doctor Foundation School
- 2012 Member of Royal College Of Surgeons
- 2013-2015 Research Fellow in Bone Tumours & Joint Reconstruction
- 2015-2021 Specialist Registrar Trauma & Orthopaedics RNOH Stanmore Rotation
- 2020 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 2020 Masters University of Oxford in Musculoskeletal Sciences – Distinction
- 2021 Yale School of Medicine Management Programme
Specialist Fellowships
- 2021- 2022 Sunnybrook Healthsciences, University of Toronto, Canada working with Dr Sebastian Tomescu, Dr Daniel Pincus and Dr John Murnaghan University of Toronto Lower Limb Reconstruction
- 2022-2023 – Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford Fellowship in Hip and Knee Revision surgery working with Prof Sion Glyn-Jones, Mr Antony Palmer, Mr Ben Kendrick and Mr Adrian Taylor.
