{"id":1527,"date":"2023-02-07T10:47:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/surgical-trials-collaborative-manchester\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T12:31:19","slug":"surgeon-profile-bilal-alkhaffaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/north-west-surgical-trials-centre\/2023\/02\/07\/surgeon-profile-bilal-alkhaffaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon profile: Bilal Alkhaffaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; date_format=&#8221;j M Y&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Contact details<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> <span class=\"EOP SCXW78623021 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233550904 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233550904 BCX0\">Bilal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233550904 BCX0\">Alkhaffaf<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233550904 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job title:<\/strong>\u00a0Upper Gastrointestinal and General surgeon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105625699 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105625699 BCX0\">Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW38265883 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38265883 BCX0\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW261906184 BCX0\" href=\"mailto:bilal.alkhaffaf@nca.nhs.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW261906184 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261906184 BCX0\">bilal.alkhaffaf@nca.nhs.uk<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261906184 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261906184 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Specialities and research<\/h2>\n<h3>Speciality<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142904047 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142904047 BCX0\">General <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142904047 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142904047 BCX0\">urgery<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142904047 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sub-speciality<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW212921820 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW245037327 BCX0\">Oesophago<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">g<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">astric and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">ariatric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245037327 BCX0\">urgery\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW245037327 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research interests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">Oesophageal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">g<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">astric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17600696 BCX0\">ancer\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW17600696 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\">Obesity <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\">m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\">etabolic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\"> surgery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248529356 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW248529356 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\">Anti-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\">r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\">eflux <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256750302 BCX0\">urgery\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW256750302 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">Hiatus <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">ara-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233942251 BCX0\">esophageal<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">h<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233942251 BCX0\">ernia\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233942251 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231209497 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231209497 BCX0\">Achalasia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW231209497 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Type of research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Audit\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trials\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Clinical trial experience<\/h2>\n<h3>Chief investigator\u00a0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW135285553 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/gastrosstudy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW135285553 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">The GASTROS Study<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">n international collaboration to standardise the reporting of critically <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">important<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\"> outcomes in surgical trials for gastric cancer. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">L<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135285553 BCX0\">eading a network of international patient groups and professional bodies across 6 continents in 55 countries. The second of 3 stages has now been completed with 7 publications.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW135285553 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Principal investigator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234817607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234817607 BCX0\">LASORS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234817607 BCX0\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234817607 BCX0\">LAsting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234817607 BCX0\"> Symptoms after Oesophageal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234817607 BCX0\">Resectional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234817607 BCX0\"> Surgery. Validation of a quality-of-life tool for oesophageal cancer surgery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW234817607 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162606024 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162606024 BCX0\">Oesophageal Anastomosis Study<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162606024 BCX0\">: International prospective study examining the incidence of anastomotic leak following <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW162606024 BCX0\">oesophagectomy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162606024 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW162606024 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\">KEYNOTE-585:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\"> RCT <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\">tudy of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\">Pembrolizumab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\"> (MK-3475) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\">plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy in participants with gastric or gastroesophageal junction<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125678670 BCX0\"> (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-585\/KEYNOTE-585).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW125678670 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW67678563 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67678563 BCX0\">TENTACLE: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67678563 BCX0\">Prospective cohort study examining factors related to anastomotic leak following <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW67678563 BCX0\">oesophago<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67678563 BCX0\">-gastric cancer surgery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW67678563 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\">PHARP-2:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\"> Prevention <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\">of post-operative complications by u<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\">sing HMG-CoA <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\">reductase inhibitor in patients undergoing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121606257 BCX0\">oesophagectom<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121606257 BCX0\">y<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\"> \u2013 A multicentre, randomised, double blind, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\">placebo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121606257 BCX0\"> controlled trial.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW121606257 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180091943 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180091943 BCX0\">OCCAMS:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180091943 BCX0\"> Oesophageal cancer clinical and molecular stratification.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180091943 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139408243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139408243 BCX0\">ADD-ASPIRIN:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139408243 BCX0\"> RCT<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139408243 BCX0\"> e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139408243 BCX0\">xamining whether regular aspirin use after treatment for an early-stage cancer can prevent the cancer from coming back and preventing deaths.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW139408243 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142776868 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142776868 BCX0\">ROMIO: M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142776868 BCX0\">ulti-centre RCT &#8211; minimally invasive versus open <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW142776868 BCX0\">oesophagectomy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142776868 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142776868 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW13496817 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13496817 BCX0\">Global outcomes of bariatric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13496817 BCX0\">surgEry<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13496817 BCX0\">iN<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13496817 BCX0\">thE<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13496817 BCX0\"> coVid-19 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13496817 BCX0\">erA<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13496817 BCX0\"> (GENEVA)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13496817 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW13496817 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56248232 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56248232 BCX0\">Outcomes of bariatric surgery <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW56248232 BCX0\">iN<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56248232 BCX0\"> patients With Advanced <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW56248232 BCX0\">oRgan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56248232 BCX0\"> Disease (ONWARD)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56248232 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW56248232 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW153746623 BCX0\">StEP<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\">-COMPAC:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\"> Collaborator with the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW153746623 BCX0\">StEP<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\">-COMPAC (Standardized Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine) group. Reviews and consensus processes to standardise the clinical reporting of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\">peri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153746623 BCX0\">-operative outcomes across a number of clinical specialties.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW153746623 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Postgraduate supervision<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206653011 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206653011 BCX0\">Bilal currently supervises PhD\/MD students.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206653011 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW232245774 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/mri\/consultants\/mr-bilal-alkhaffaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW232245774 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232245774 BCX0\">Consultant profile<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW232245774 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW158581162 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Bilal-Alkhaffaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW158581162 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW158581162 BCX0\">Research profile<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW158581162 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; 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