Mr Benjamin Knight

Ben Knight was appointed as an NHS consultant surgeon at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth in 2014. Mr Knight specialises in laparoscopic and robotic Oesophago-gastric and Bariatric surgery. Having graduated from Manchester medical school in 2002, he completed his surgical training in the north west of England and then completed almost 2 more years as the post graduate surgical fellow in Adelaide, Australia. His surgical interests include gastric and oesophageal cancer surgery, laparoscopic anti-obesity surgery (Bariatrics) and performs gastric band, gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery. All of his outcomes are published on both the national oesophago-gastric cancer database and national bariatric surgical database. He has a specialist interest in laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (hiatus hernia) including novel techniques such as LINX and RefluxSTOP, groin and abdominal wall hernia surgery, biliary (gallstone) surgery as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He is validated with the General Medical Council and is a member of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons and Royal College of Surgeons, England. He has an academic interest in Barrett’s Oesophagus and Oesophago-gastric cancer, has acted as surgical tutor and is currently the lead of emergency surgery at Queen Alexandra Hospital. His private practice is at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, Guildford Nuffield and the Clementine Churchill Harrow. He operates on behalf of Streamline-Surgical and RefluxUK.

Weight loss Surgery Reflux disease Gastric and Oesophageal Cancer Complex biliary disease including bile duct exploration Robotic Surgery