Dr. Ali Khalil Fardoun, MD, FACS, SAGES, EAES

Specialities
Bariatric Surgery
Languages
English, Arabic, French, Spanish

Core competencies

  • Intra-gastric balloon
  • Laparoscopic gastric banding
  • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
  • One anastomosis gastric bypass (mini gastric bypass)
  • Laparoscopic gastric bypass
  • Revisional obesity surgery (correction of failed obesity surgeries)
  • Management of complications of obesity surgery
  • Management of medical comorbidities of obesity
  • Counselling before and after obesity surgery
  • Multidisciplinary management by experienced consultants and specialists

Profile

Nationality
Lebanese
Summary
Dr. Fardoun is an experienced consultant bariatric surgeon, head of Bariatric unit at Mediclinic Al Jowhara Hospital. He has worked in a variety of hospital settings in both General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for more than 25 years. He provides a comprehensive programme that deals with all aspects of obesity. Dr Ali performs surgeries such as gastric banding , gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and other simple and advanced laparoscopic procedures.
Experience
February 2000 – May 2000: General Surgeon Consultant & Chief Medical Officer in Hotat Bani Tamim KSA
June 1, 2000 – August26, 2000: General Surgeon Consultant at king Abdullah Hospital, Bisha K.S.A.
September 1, 2000 – July 2002: General Surgeon Consultant at Assir Central Hospital, K.S.A. (650 bed Capacity,
July 2002 – May 2004:General Surgeon Consultant at Prince Salman Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
January2005 – June 2005: Head Department of TYRE Gov. Hosp. Lap. Center (Lebanon).
June 2005 –September 2005 :Assistant Consultant of General Surgery, King Fahad Medical City
.4th Dec.2005 - 31st Dec.2010: Specialist general surgeon, Tawam hospital .Working mainly in the division of Obesity Surgery performing as surgeon or as assistant gastric banding , gastric bypass , gastric sleeve and other laparoscopic procedures simple and advanced .
16th January 2011 till 2017 Consultant General laparoscopic and Obesity Surgeon at Emirates International Hospital, Al-Ain , UAE.

Qualification

MD, FACS, SAGES, EAES
IFSO, MMESA, IRCAD

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