Mr Umar D Khan
I have been working exclusively in the private sector for twelve years and have performed more than 7000 aesthetic surgical procedures to date. I have built an enviable reputation with both my clients and peers within the field of aesthetic and plastic surgery. I have pioneered the new muscle splitting breast augmentation technique, new ways of doing Abdominoplasty with pioneering findings to make it a simple and easy day case procedure. I have also published pioneering work on Breast Reduction, Breast Uplift that includes its technique as well as markings to reduce postoperative touch up procedures. I have pioneered and published many technique to correct different types of complications arising following breast cosmetic surgery. Most of my work has been published has now been adopted world-wide by cosmetic and aesthetic surgeons in this field. A video explaining the different techniques can be seen on YouTube. I am also a reviewer of many Plastic Surgery Journals in England, United States and other countries around the world.
- Member British Association of Cosmetic Surgeons
- Member IPRAS, International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Member Pakistan Association of Plastic Surgeons
- Reviewer of many Peer Reviewed Journals including Aesthetic
- Plastic Surgery (USA), Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (UK) etc.
- Faculty member, IMCAS (International Master Course on Ageing Skin)
- Visiting Faculty Member Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan
Professional Associations:
Publications
Video Presentations
Presentations at Conferences
- Muscle Splitting Biplane in Primary and Revision Surgery | Khan UD | Hong Kong |IMCAS Asia | July 10-12, 2010 | Link
- Periareolar Mastopexy and Augmentation in Muscle Splitting Biplane - Accepted for Oral Presentation of an Original Technique | Khan UD | 1st Symposium of Kosovo Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery with International Participation, November 9-11 2007 | Link
Qualifications and Registrations
Professional Affiliations
Professional Associations
Clinical Audit
Clinical Experience
As an Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon working in the private sector, my work load includes aesthetic procedures such as face Lift, rhinoplasties, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast uplift, blepheroplasties, browlift, abdominoplasties, liposuction etc. To date I have performed over 4,000 aesthetic surgical procedures.
This locum appointment was designed for waiting initiative list, general Plastic Surgical workload including emergency trauma and burns in one of the largest dedicated burns unit of the country. I actively took part in teaching and administrative responsibilities of this university hospital. My primary task was to carry out independent aesthetic procedures. These included breast reduction, breast augmentation, and correction of breast asymmetries, rhinoplasties and dedicated hand trauma sessions.
Working in this large unit under six consultants, I completed five years of RITA certified training as a Specialist Registrar. I gained extensive experience in aesthetic, burns, and reconstructive procedures. I also obtained experience in free tissue transfer for reconstructive breast surgery, compound fractures of limbs and oro-facial malignancies. My special area of interest was perforator based local flaps for soft tissue cover of compound limb fractures. I carried out highly scientific research and study of related vascular anatomy and presented my work at national and international levels. This unit has active ITU facilities for burns and skin lab equipped with dedicated staff and facilities for skin culture. As a trainee I was actively involved in research and teaching.
Guy’s Hospital has an active paediatric plastic unit with cleft lip, cleft palate repair and pharyngoplasty forming the main workload. The combined clinics’ sessions were held in collaboration with other related specialties. St Thomas’ Hospital has a variety of emergency and elective general and aesthetic plastic surgical work load. I also participated in the regular journal club meetings. I also collected and set up a data base of the outcome of Pharyngoplasties for velopharyngeal incompetence. The work was accepted for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s meeting in Penang, Malaysia.
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children at Crumlin is the largest paediatric hospital in Ireland with an active plastic and reconstructive unit. This is a tertiary referral centre catering for the entire country. As a registrar at Crumlin Hospital I had considerable experience in acute paediatric burn management along with paediatric limb and digital replantation and cleft surgery. In addition I was on call for St James’ Hospital in Dublin, which is a tertiary referral centre for acute limb, facial and burn trauma with dedicated elective aesthetic workload.
Working at this hospital, I had ample opportunities to assist and perform routine general surgical procedures.
Cork has an active burn unit, which is a tertiary referral centre. I gained experience in active burn resuscitation, early excision and grafting and with management and rehabilitation of burn, hand and faciomaxillary trauma. I also had an opportunity to actively assist in replantation and free flap procedures. I was also involved in general plastic elective procedures as appropriate. I was an active participant and routine in Journal club meetings, case conferences and other academic activities.
Cork has an active burn unit, which is a tertiary referral centre. I gained experience in active burn resuscitation, early excision and grafting and with management and rehabilitation of burn, hand and faciomaxillary trauma. I also had an opportunity to actively assist in replantation and free flap procedures. I was also involved in general plastic elective procedures as appropriate. I was an active participant and routine in Journal club meetings, case conferences and other academic activities.
The surgical unit of the Mercy Hospital treats surgical and urological emergencies as well as acute trauma. In this position I have been responsible for the preoperative and postoperative management of both elective and emergency surgical patients, including ICU management. I have assisted a broad spectrum of surgical and urological operations,including laparoscopic procedures, endoscopies, colonoscopies, cystoscopies, exploratory and therapeutic laparotomies, vascular procedures, etc.
This job involved working at the major trauma centre of the south of Ireland, dealing with all categories of emergency situations, including traffic accidents, burns, facial trauma, head injuries, hand trauma and has one of the highest number of A and E attendance in Ireland.
Working as a Registrar in plastic surgery unit at this hospital I had the opportunity of dealing with acute burns injuries. I also got involved with hand and facial congenital deformities, head, neck and oral malignancies.
