Khan, Shaheen - consultant in palliative medicine

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Area of expertise: palliative medicine

• Biography

  Dr Shaheen Khan is a consultant in palliative care.

  His current roles include:

  • consultant working across the palliative care team (inpatient services, community team, and outpatient clinic)
  • joint lead for the King's Health Partners' Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group
  • joint clinical director for Integrated Local Services.

• Education and training

  Shaheen graduated from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical School, having also been awarded a first class honours degree in BSc neuroscience.

  He completed the MSc in palliative care from Kings’ College London in 2010, and in 2011 he was awarded a postgraduate certificate in clinical leadership.

• Specialist interests

  • Community palliative care
  • Complex symptom control
  • Advance care planning
  • Postgraduate education
  • Clinical leadership

• Research interests 

  • Community palliative care

• Publications

  Khan, S., Gomes, B. and Higginson, I.J. 'End-of-life care — what do cancer patients want?'. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 11, 100-10 (2014).