Mr Zak Rahman: Consultant General Surgeon, London and Hertfordshire

Mr Zak Rahman: Consultant General Surgeon in London and Hertfordshire offering a wide range of laparoscopic general surgery procedures including surgery for achalasia (Hellers myotomy), appendicectomy, splenectomy,

hiatal hernia repair, laparoscopic inguinal and incisional hernia repair, surgery for pancreatic and gastric cancer and cholecystectomy.

Mr Rahman MD FRCS studied at the Leeds University School of Medicine and qualified in 1996, following which he completed house officer training at the Leeds General Infirmary and went on to a full surgical training programme. After gaining his Membership to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1999, he undertook a two year period of research and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine with commendation. 

He undertook his Specialist Higher Surgical Training in major oncological centres in Yorkshire, principally as a Clinical Lecturer in the Professorial Unit at the Leeds General Infirmary and St. James’s University Hospitals. In addition to his clinical work, Mr Rahman supervised extensive research projects and published in highly respected medical journals. He was awarded the coveted Lord Smith medal by the Pancreatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland in 2004 for his research into pancreatic disease. 

As a mark of his contribution to surgical research, he became a Hunterian Professor of Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2007. During his time at Leeds he was a faculty member of the Leeds Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, and achieved specialist status in major cancer surgery for the liver, pancreas, oesophagus and stomach. He was trained as an advanced specialist practitioner of laparoscopic surgery for obesity, hernias, and many other benign conditions. 

Mr Rahman was appointed to a substantive Consultant post as a Pancreaticobiliary, Obesity & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon at the prestigious Royal Free Hospital in London in 2008. He also works as part of the North London Obesity Surgery Service.

Professional qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery M.B.Ch.B. 1996 
  
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England M.R.C.S  1999 
  
• Doctorate in Medicine (MD) Commendation 2004 
  
• Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons (General Surgery) F.R.C.S 2006 
  

Professional memberships

• Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
  
• Association of Upper GI Surgeons
  
• British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society 
  
• International Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (IHPBA) 
  
• Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (PSGBI) 
  

Professional publications

• Bonney GK, Rahman SH, Gomez D, Verbeke CS, McMahon MJ, Toogood GJ, Lodge JP, Menon KV. Results following surgical resection for malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. A single institutional experience. JOP. 2008 Jan 8;9(1):19-25.
• Gomez D, Rahman SH, Woong LF, Verbeke CS, Menon KV. Predictors of malignant potential of cystic lesions of the pancreas. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2008 Aug;34(8):876-82
• D.A. O'Reilly, H. Witt, S.H. Rahman, H.-U. Schulz, K. Sargen, A. Kage, M.T. Cartmell, O. Landt, M. Larvin, A.G. Demaine, M.J. McMahon, M. Becker, A.N. Kingsnorth. GENETIC VARIATIONS OF SPINK1 ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Aug;20(8):726-31 
• Rahman SH, Srinivasan AR, Nicolaou A. Transsulfuration Pathway Defects and Increased Glutathione Degradation in Severe Acute Pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2009:Mar;54(3):675-82.
• Pine J, Fusai G, Young R, Sharma D, Davidson BR, Menon KV, Rahman SH. Serum C-Reactive Protein Concentration and the Prognosis of Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Head of Pancreas. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2009 Jun;35(6):605-10.
  
• Rahman SH, John JB.  Single-Incision Laparoscopic Trans-abdominal Pre-peritoneal Mesh Hernia Repair – A feasible approach. Hernia 2009

Treatments offered by Mr Rahman in London and Hertfordshire

• Laparoscopic Hellers myotomy  (surgery for achalasia)
  
• Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration 
  
• Laparoscopic appendicectomy 
  
• Laparoscopic splenectomy 
  
• Laparoscopic adhesiolysis 
  
• Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias
  
• Laparoscopic hernia repair 
• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy 
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  
• Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery - partial/full wrap 
• Hiatal hernia repair
  

• Open and laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic cancer

• Open and laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer

• Surgery for acute and chronic pancreatitis

Where can I get private treatment with Mr Rahman?

Private

NHS

The Centre for HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation 
University Department of Surgery 
Royal Free Hospital 
Pond Street 
London 
NW3 2QG 

Contact details

Mr Zak Rahman

Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG

Stephanie (secretary): 02089010321  

Personal assistant: 07779003662

Email: zak@surgeon2u.com

Website: www.surgeon2u.com

GMC registration:     4319803                      Check this doctor's GMC registration

Date of registration: 06 Aug 1997

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