Best Bariatric & Weight Loss Surgeons in United Arab Emirates

• Dr. Abdul Kader Weiss is a leading General Surgery specialist in Dubai, with over 16 years of experience.
• As a laparoscopic surgeon, he is highly skilled in laparoscopic and bariatric & weight loss surgeries.
• His area of expertise includes laparoscopic gastric sleeve, inguinal hernia surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic acid reflux surgery, upper GI surgery and more, making him one of the Top General Surgeons in Dubai.
• Dr. Weiss completed his MD, Medicine in 1997 from University of Aleppo, Syria and Specialist in General Surgery, MBBCh in 2003 from Ministry of Health, Damascus, Syria.
• He further completed a diploma in Laparoscopic surgery from Montpellier-1 University, France.
• He has authored several articles in renowned medical journals.

• Dr. Zoi Vlamaki is a Consultant Breast Oncoplastic and General Surgeon possessing more than 15 years of experience.
• She holds expertise in Laparoscopic Surgery, General Surgery, Breast, and Endocrine Surgery.
• She holds a special interest in diagnosing breast-related disorders and breast cancer.
• She is an American Board Certified in Well-being and Anti-Aging Medicine.
• In 2018, she was awarded the Hippocratic Oath, by the president of Medical Council Greece, Dr. G. Patoulis. 
• She has worked in various hospitals across Greece, UK, the USA, and France.

• With 10+ years of experience, Dr Shashi Tiwari is one of the notable Specialist General Surgeon in the UAE.
• She specialises in Minimally Invasive Surgery, GI and Hepatobiliary Surgery and abdominal hernia surgery.
• She has considerable experience in breast lesions and anorectal disorders in women.
• Dr Shashi has several international publications, essays, and presentations to her name including Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Drainage of Empyema Thoracic.
• She has completed her Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in General Surgery (2007) from St. Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi, India.
• Dr Shashi is well-versed in Hindi and English.

• Dr. Yarram Rajanikanth is a General Surgery Specialist in the United Arab Emirates with over 10 years of experience and is one of the most renowned and sought-after specialists .
• He is a specialist in these fields advanced general and laparoscopic surgery ,Bariatric surgery, Cholecystectomy, Acute Abdominal Surgery. 
• He has a history of doing some of the most successful surgeries.
• He has a number of articles published in international and national journals.
• He earned his MBBS, MS (General Surgery), and MRCS degrees from a very prestigious university . 

• Dr. Hassan Bsat is a Dubai-based General Surgeon with 9+ years of experience.
• His area of clinical expertise lies in minimally invasive surgery for haemorrhoids including THD, HAL-RAR, and stapled haemorrhoidopexy, laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder diseases, inguinal hernia repair, ventral hernia repair and acute appendicitis.
• Dr. Bsat has completed his graduation and post-graduation from the reputed Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
• He has worked earlier in some of the top-notch institutes such as Saad Specialist hospital, Al Khobar, KSA, NMC Royal Hospital, Dubai. Dr. Bsat is a member of medical associations, including the Lebanese Order of Physicians, the Lebanese Society of General Surgeons, and is a licensed senior specialist with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialities. 
• Moreover, he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific sessions, CDE's, Seminars, Worldwide Conferences to talk about laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder diseases.

Dr. Toufic Ata is Medical Director and Consultant Bariatric and General Surgeon at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 17 years of surgical leadership.

He specializes in minimally invasive bariatric surgery (sleeve, bypass), oncologic colorectal resections, and endocrine thyroid and parathyroid surgeries.

Board-certified by the European Board of Surgical Oncology (EBSQ), Dr. Ata combines clinical mastery with academic leadership at UAE University.

• Dr. Verushka Mukesh Mansukhani enjoys the reputation of being a multi-faceted General Surgeon with experience of +10 years in the field. Apart from being a general surgeon, she also performs laparoscopic, GI surgeries and also tumour excision procedures. 
• She is a professional member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2015.
• Dr. Mansukhani is a graduate of the M.G.M Medical College, Mumbai (2004), after which she earned a DNB qualification in 2012 from the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. In 2017, she earned a fellowship in minimal access surgery.
• She is adept at performing breast surgeries for benign and malignant diseases, GI/HPB surgeries including neuroendocrine and bile duct tumours, appendectomy, hemicolectomy, laparoscopic gall bladder removal/hernia repair and Whipple's Procedure. She also performs inguinal hernia repair.
• Her research works have been published in leading medical journals. 

• Dr. Amjad Abou Lteaf possesses +10 years of experience as a General Surgeon, including the expertise to perform laparoscopic surgeries.
• He is affiliated to the Syrian Board in General and Laparoscopic Surgery.
• Dr. Lteaf did his MBChB, MD and CSBMS in Syria.
• He is an expert general surgeon, known to conduct breast/bariatric/pancreas/hernia/GI surgeries, abdominoplasty, early detection of breast cancer, laparoscopies and soft tissue tumours procedures. As a laparoscopic surgeon, the procedures he performs are, laparoscopic cholecystectomy/appendectomy/hernia/bariatric/metabolic surgeries, endocrine and liver and biliary surgeries.    
• Dr. Lteaf has contributed a few research papers to reputed journals. 

• Dr. Imran Bari is a BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certified General Practitioner with over 14 years of rich experience in the medical field.
• He specializes in handling all medical and surgical emergencies including polytrauma cases, Resuscitation and initial management of critically ill patients, Clinical Audits, and research activities
• He has served in various hospitals in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the Republic of Maldives.
• He is associated with various organizations including AP Medical Council & Telangana State Medical Council, India.

• Dr. Ali Dameh is a leading Gastrointestinal and Thoracic Surgeon having 22 years of experience.
• He did his Bachelor of Molecular Science and MD from Otago, New Zealand.
• His expertise lies in Thoracic and Upper GI (Lung – Large Thyroid and tracheal Esophageal Surgery), Complex Cancer (Oncology) Surgery (Upper GI and hepatobiliary), Bariatric (Weight Loss Surgery), and Minimally Invasive Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery.
• He is an active member of the Royal Australasian & American College of Surgeons, the Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Surgical Oncology, The American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

• Dr. Sergio Mazzei is a skilled General Surgeon with 15+ years of experience.
• He did an MBBS from the University of Messina, “G Martino” Italy, in 2005.
• He has performed over 3000 surgical procedures for wound care.
• His areas of expertise are in treating skin lesion excision, vascular and diabetic ulcers, wound repair and minor trauma management, acute abdominal pain, inguinal and umbilical hernias, anal and perianal pathologies, gallbladder and stomach disorders, bowel pathologies, breast disorders, etc.

• Dr. Mahmoud Tabbal is a trained General Surgeon with over 20 years of experience.
• He did MBBS from the University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Amman, Jordan in 2002.
• He also earned a Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery Diploma from the University of Luis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, in 2007.
• His areas of expertise lie in Pancreas Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Oncology Surgery, Liver and Kidney transplants, etc.
• He also holds a Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Fellowship from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship from Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.