Mr Benjamin Knight

Mr. Knight was appointed as a consultant surgeon in March 2014 having completed higher surgical training in the northwest of England and a fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia. He is a specialist in all aspects of minimally invasive cancer surgery, robotic surgery, bariatric surgery, benign oesophago-gastric surgery, complex biliary surgery, adrenal surgery, all hernia surgery as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Mr Knight performs approximately 700 major operations a year. He is the 90th centile for weight loss procedures performed and is one of the highest volume anti-reflux surgeons in the UK (LINX and fundoplication – circa 60 cases per year)

His outcome data is submitted to the National Oesophago-gastric Cancer  Audit, National Bariatric Surgical Registry, National Hiatal Surgical Registry and the Emergency Laparotomy Audit. 

Mr Knight is a specialist in minimally invasive surgery with over 99% of his surgeries performed keyhole. The majority of cases performed are day cases or a one-night stay in hospital. He is trained in the DaVinci X and Xi systems and has been using the platform for over 5 years

He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, the British Obesity Society and the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons.

He has had several clinical roles in the NHS including Royal College surgical tutor, lead for Oesophago-gastric cancer, local discharge lead and is the lead for emergency surgery/same-day emergency care (SDEC) at PUHT. He is implemented new NHS services including bariatric tendering contracts and implemented new and unique clinical services (including LINX).