Professor Tahir Khan

Professor Tahir Khan is a distinguished consultant orthopaedic surgeon currently based in the Young Adult Hip Unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He holds a specialist interest in paediatric orthopaedics and routinely carries out hip and knee procedures, including arthroscopy and realignment osteotomies.

His clinical work primarily focuses on treating children, adolescents, and young adults, with particular expertise in hip preservation surgery.

Appointed as a consultant in 2002 at Central Manchester University Hospitals, Professor Khan brings over two decades of experience to his role. While at Manchester, he established clinics dedicated to lower limb and paediatric orthopaedics before transitioning to his current position.

His medical training took place across leading institutions in Sheffield, Birmingham, and Manchester, and he further enhanced his expertise through prestigious international fellowships in the USA, Toronto (Canada), and Mainz (Germany). Notably, he was awarded the highly regarded American-British-Canadian (ABC) fellowship by the British Orthopaedic Association during his time in Canada.

In addition to his clinical work, Professor Khan is actively involved in research, focusing on arthroscopic hip surgery in both paediatric and adult populations, joint replacement in younger adults, and gait analysis for children with cerebral palsy. He frequently shares his research at international conferences and contributes to professional education by teaching on various specialist courses.