Mr Akhtar is a Consultant in Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Cosmetic Treatments.  He has a special interest in Oro-facial Oncology, head and neck reconstruction procedures. He has been employed as an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon / Head and Neck Surgeon at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals since 1999, where he is the Clinical Director for Head and Neck Surgery and Lead clinician for Head and Neck Oncology.

He is registered with the General Medical Council and General Dental Council and on the Specialist list for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and of the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons.  He has completed a long training in the UK comprising degrees in both Dentistry and Medicine. He has also completed overseas specialised fellowships in Amsterdam, Holland (Orthognathic Surgery) and Utah, USA (Facial Plastic Surgery).