Mr Khalid Akbari

Mr Khalid Akbari is a Consultant General Surgeon at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW), specialising in General and Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Surgery. His clinical expertise covers a wide range of benign UGI and general surgical conditions, with a focus on minimally invasive and robotic techniques for oesophageal and gastric cancer, as well as primary and revisional bariatric surgery. Mr Akbari completed his higher surgical training at the Oxford UGI Specialist Centre and was awarded the UK’s first Royal College of Surgeons-approved fellowship in robotic UGI surgery. He has held consultant roles at high-volume centres in Oxford and Birmingham, gaining substantial experience in complex UGI and bariatric procedures. Since joining UHCW in 2023, Mr Akbari has led the development of the hospital’s robotic UGI and bariatric surgery programmes. He has introduced advanced minimally invasive oesophagectomy and gastrectomy services, and regularly performs fully robotic bariatric operations, including cancer resections. Through his commitment to surgical innovation and excellence, Mr Akbari employs state-of-the-art techniques to improve outcomes and recovery for his patients. His work positions him at the forefront of robotic and laparoscopic UGI surgery in the region. Treatments offered Obesity Treatment (Laparoscopic and robotic surgery) • Sleeve gastrectomy • Gastric bypass • Revisional bariatric surgery – sleeve to bypass, band to bypass • Endoscopic Sleeve gastroplasty • Gastric balloon  • Pharmacological – weight loss Reflux and hiatal surgery • Antireflux surgery – Nissen/Dor/Toupet fundoplication and hiatus hernia repair –laparoscopic/robotic • Achalasia - Laparoscopic/robotic Heller’s myotomy Hernia • Laparoscopic hernia repair – inguinal, femoral, umbilical/paraumbilical, spigelian hernia • Gallbladder surgery -Laparoscopic/robotic Cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration Endoscopy • Upper GI endoscopy for diagnosis of diseases of the oesophagus and stomach • Gastric Balloon insertion and removal  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty • Dilatation of Oesophagus and stomach Cancer Surgery – minimally invasive and robotic  • Oesophagectomy • Gastrectomy (partial/subtotal/total gastrectomy) • Gastric GIST excision

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1. 2005–2011
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla (GB)

2. 2011–2015
   Residency · General Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2015–2016
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Royal Marsden London, UK

1. 2015-09–2016-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of General Surgery outcomes

   Mr Khalid Akbari, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8033/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 5

2. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Khalid Akbari, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.6872/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 191

3. European registry analysis of General Surgery outcomes

   Mr Khalid Akbari, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.3217/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 41

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