About Us
Prof Tahir Khan
Young Adult Hip Surgeon Children’s Orthopaedic Surgeon
Prof. Tahir Khan is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon currently working at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore in the Young Adult Hip Unit.
Prof. Khan was appointed as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Central Manchester University Hospitals in October 2002, where he established a high quality lower limb and children?sorthopaedic surgery practice before relocating to Stanmore in May 2013. Mr. Khan trained in the north-west of England (Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester) and undertook specialist fellowship training in the USA, Toronto, Canada, and Mainz, Germany.
Prof. Khan’s experience and interests include children’s orthopaedics, hip and knee surgery (hip and knee arthroscopy, realignment osteotomies, primary total hip replacement) and in particular hip pain in children, adolescents and young adults. Mr. Khan is particularly interested in hip
preservation surgery and offers arthroscopic hip surgery and osteotomies around the hip joint.
Prof. Khan has always enjoyed the interaction with patients and takes time to discuss all treatment options, looking at alternatives and explaining things clearly.
- Musculo-oskeletal tumours
- Hip Impingement (Pain), Dysplasia (Clicky hips) in children, adolescents and adults
- Hip Replacement
- Children’s orthopaedic
- Foot and Ankle problems in Children and Adults
His Research interests include
- Arthroscopic hip surgery in children and adults
- Joint Replacement in Young adults
- Gait analysis in children
- Cerebral palsy
He is member of faculty in regional, national and international conferences /courses in areas of his interest Prof. Khan is available for consultation at Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle, as well as the Regency Hospital, Maccelsfield.
Qualifications
- MPhil Orth ( 2001 Sheffield )
- FRCS Tr & Orth ( 1998 Intercollegiate Board )
- FRCS (Glasg) (1993 Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow )
- MBBS (Pb) ( 1989 Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan )