Dr. Ali Zamir Khan is a specialist in Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) and Robotic Thoracic Surgery (RTS). He has set up the VATS / Robotic Thoracic surgery program in Medanta Hospital, India. He is currently practicing as a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, London as well as operating in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and few other cities across Asia. He usually travels internationally to operate at various centers.
Dr. Khan received the degrees of M.B.B.S and M.S. (General Surgery) from University of Mumbai. He has conferred FRCS (General Surgery) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Fellowship of Sports Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ireland. In addition, he was awarded FRCS(Cardiothoracic Surgery) from The Intercollegiate Board in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He has further sub-specialised in Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. He is also certified and is a Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgery (FEBTS). Due to active involvement in management, he is also conferred an MBA from India.
Dr. Khan brings in a rich world-class work experience in the field of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. He completed his training in General Surgery at KEM Hospital, Mumbai and thereafter trained in cardiothoracic surgery under Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub and Prof Robert Bonser at two of the world’s most renowned centres in Harefield Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (University of Birmingham and University of Middlesex). Before joining Medanta, Dr Khan was attached to Southampton University Hospital as a Consultant Surgeon. He worked in the United Kingdom for about 20 years before deciding to return to India. He is one of the leaders in the world in applying minimally invasive surgical (VATS/RTS) techniques in Tuberculosis and other infectious and inflammatory diseases of the chest.
Having a strong interest in academics and research, he is involved in pioneering research in analysis of biological nature of lung cancer as well as looking at immunological responses to minimally invasive surgery. He is currently working on development of a porcine model for Endobronchial Lobectomy and Natural Orifice Thoracic Surgery. Overall, he has published more than 100 original research papers and chapters, and delivered more than 200 invited lectures all over the world in his field. He has invented and patented a number of surgical instruments which carry his name. International companies market his thoracoscopic set across the world. He also runs a self funded training wetlab for imparting surgical expertise.
He has received numerous awards and honours for his contribution in academic excellence. He has been awarded the Godrej Karai Oration award by the Indian Association of Cardiothoracic surgeons in 2016. He has also been awarded the M.M. Malla award by The Nepalese association of surgeons. He was awarded the President’s award for best international research paper in Thoracic Surgery at the Meeting of The International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery in San Francisco. His team repeated the performance by bagging the award for the best research paper at the winter meeting of ISMICS held in New Delhi. He has been the Course Director for VATS Wetlab, organised by the European Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons, Turkish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Tunisian Society of Respiratory Medicine and Surgery and a faculty member of the Covidien and Ethicon VATS Course and other international conferences in UK, US, and Middle East. He is also a faculty member at almost all international conferences in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Thoracic Surgery.