Yazan S Khaled
- Position: NIHR Clinical Lecturer in HPB Surgery
- Areas of expertise: General surgery with Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery subspecialisation; minimally invasive surgery; Gastrointestinal oncology; nanomedicine
- Email: Y.Khaled@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Level 7, Clinical Sciences Building, St James’s University Hospital
- Website: Twitter | Googlescholar
Profile
I am a NIHR Clinical Lecturer in HPB Surgery at the University of Leeds and Hon. Speciality Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. My clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic and biliary diseases. My research interests are focused on the development of nano technologies for precision surgery and to improve outcomes in pancreatic diseases.
I qualified at the University of St Andrews with BSc (Medical Sciences) in 2006 and at the University of Manchester with MBChB in 2009. Post graduate training took place in North West Deanery including a period of research for a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) thesis. Appointed as an Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) in general surgery for the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery in February 2013 and completed a MRC funded PhD programme in 2020 at the University of Leeds. I am currently an NIHR reviewer for EME programme and chair for White Rose Surgoical Collaborative Scientic Advisory Panel.
Research interests
Basic Science:
- Developing theranostic nanoparticles for cancer imaging and therapy
- Investigating the physics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
- Investigating photodynamic and photothermal therapy in PDAC
Translational research:
- Investigating new technologies (Hemopatch) to prevent postoperative pancreatic fistula
Qualitative research:
- Quality Assurance in pancreatic Randomised Clinical Trials
Qualifications
- BSc(Medical Sciences)
- MBChB
- MPhil
- MRCS(Eng)
- PhD
Professional memberships
- Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- Association of Upper Gastro Intestinal Surgery
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- NIHR Academy
- Royal College of Surgeons (Eng)
Student education
Primary Supervisor for 1 PhD & 3 Masters students, University of Leeds
Primary supervisor for 6 ESREP student-led research projects, University of Leeds
Examiner for MD & PhD theses
Examiner for undergraduate MBChB programme, University of Leeds
Research groups and institutes
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's