Jim Khan is a specialist colorectal & minimal access surgeon, currently appointed as a consultant surgeon and clinical director at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. He trained at Basingstoke with Prof Heald, the National Laparoscopic Fellowship at Colchester with Prof Motson and a travelling clinical fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester (US). He also travelled to Korea for training in Robotic colorectal surgery with Prof Kim. At Portsmouth Jim is actively involved in medical education and clinical training on a variety of basic and advanced laparoscopic/ robotic skills courses.  Jim has been a national trainer in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and European proctor and trainer in robotic colorectal surgery. His research interests include Clinical research in robotic colorectal cancer surgery, Quality of life and functional outcomes after low anterior resection, training in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer. He has published and presented widely at national and international meetings. He is the council member of ALSGBI, fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons and examiner for MRCS and FRCS.