Hypercalcaemia and parathyroid disease
11th June 2020
Overview
The parathyroid glands are essential for life with their function of maintaining calcium homoeostasis. They were discovered in humans by a medical student in 1880.
In this talk we aim to cover the physiology, anatomy and pathology of the parathyroid glands. We will conclude with a case presentation and then give you the opportunity to ask questions that may have arisen.
Speakers
Mr Shahab Khan
Mr Shad Khan is Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon based at the Oxford University Hospitals.
He completed his surgical training in London before embarking upon a fellowship in the prestigious Oxford Endocrine Unit.
He now practices as a Consultant Surgeon in Oxford and in London specialising in endocrine (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland) and general surgery (hernia and gallbladder surgery).
He works for various charities and performs hernia surgery in Africa and South America.
Mr Shad Khan has published books in surgical training and book chapters in endocrine surgery.
He has also been published regularly in areas of endocrine surgery.
Mr Khan regularly presents and teaches at the British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS) and European Association of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) international meetings.
Mr Giles Bond-Smith
Mr Giles Bond-Smith trained in North East London in General Surgery with a specialist interest in HPB. Having moved to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Mr Bond-Smith has developed his interest in HPB and also Emergency General Surgery. Mr Bond-Smith is currently the Clinical Lead for Emergency General Surgery in Oxford and apart from transforming the Oxford Acute Surgical Emergency Unit he has been at the forefront of developing Emergency General Surgery in Oxford and the UK as one of the founders of the National Forum for Acute Surgery.
Mr Bond-Smith is an active RSA for both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
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