Professor Javed Sultan

Professor Javed Sultan is a Consultant Maxillofacial and Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgeon at Pall Mall Cosmetics. He is a distinguished Consultant Oesophago-Gastric and Laparoscopic Surgeon with a wealth of experience in oesophago-gastric cancer and weight loss surgery. He is currently the Greater Manchester Clinical Lead for oesophago-gastric cancer at Salford Royal Hospital and holds the position of Honorary Clinical Professor at Manchester University.

Academic background

Professor Javed Sultan trained in Newcastle upon Tyne and graduated from medical school in 2001 (MBBS). He undertook two years of research in oesophageal and stomach cancer. In 2011, Professor Sultan was awarded the Association of Surgeon's gold medal and prize as the top candidate out of 130 in the UK at the Intercollegiate examination in surgery (FRCS).

He spent 27 months as the senior trainee at the Northern Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Unit in Newcastle upon Tyne. Professor Javed Sultan worked at the Royal Surrey County Hospital for 5 years, as a Consultant Oesophago-Gastric and Laparoscopic Surgeon, which offered a specialist oesophago-gastric cancer service and received complex tertiary referrals from other hospitals around the UK.

Professor Sultan also performed weight loss surgery at St George's Hospital. An excellent career opportunity arose due to the recent merging of services in Manchester, making Salford the largest oesophago-gastric centre in the UK, serving a population of 3.2 million. Professor Sultan wishes to develop enhanced recovery, rehabilitation and weight loss surgery further. In September 2019, he was appointed as Greater Manchester clinical lead for oesophago-gastric cancer.

In August 2024, Professor Sultan was appointed to Honorary Clinical Professor with Manchester University.