Best General Surgeons in United Arab Emirates

• Dr. Rajesh Sisodiya is a skilled General, Laparoscopic, and Bariatric Surgeon with 15+ years of experience.
• His areas of expertise and specialization are performing Scrotal surgeries, Gastrectomy, Colon Surgeries, and Minor Surgeries like plastibell circumcision, sebaceous cyst, and lipoma excision.
• He completed his MBBS, MS, and Fellowships from renowned Institutes.
• He has numerous publications in national and international journals.

• Dr. Piotr Zalewski​ is a dynamic Emergency Medicine Consultant who possesses 21+ years of medical practice.
• He holds expertise in handling critical conditions, medical conditions, etc.
• After graduating from the Medical University in Bialystok, Poland, he tried many career options including hospital environments, emergency wards, ambulance/fire stations, water rescue, etc.
• He was also a medical coordinator for the Polish State Fire Service for over 10 years while obtaining an officer degree.
• He is a respected member of the Polish Society for Emergency Medicine, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and the Polish Hyperbaric Medicine and Technology Society.
• He has been practicing in UAE since 2014.

Dr. Vanesha Varik is a highly skilled General and Laparoscopic Surgeon with over 16 years of extensive experience. During her specialisation, she was honoured with multiple gold medals and prizes, signifying exceptional performance and a validated foundation of surgical knowledge.

Why Choose Dr. Varik?

• Broad Surgical Experience: With over 16 years of managing diverse surgical cases, elective and emergency, Dr. Vanesha demonstrates exceptional clinical judgment.
• Expertise in Laparoscopic Surgery: She is highly skilled in minimally invasive techniques for hernia repair, gallbladder removal, appendectomy, and complex bowel surgeries (resection, colectomy).
• Proficiency in Surgical Emergencies: She is also experienced in managing critical conditions such as diabetic foot complications, peritonitis, bowel perforations, intestinal obstructions, necrotising fasciitis, and complex abscesses.
• Comprehensive General Surgical Skills: Dr. Vanesha is proficient in a wide range of open procedures, including thyroid and parathyroid surgery, breast surgery (benign and malignant), and advanced proctology (fistula, fissure, haemorrhoids, including stapler technique).
• Academics: She did her MBBS from Goa University, India, in 2007 and her MS from Goa Medical College, India.
• Internationally Recognised Credentials: Dr. Vanesha holds specialised fellowship training in laparoscopic surgery (FIAGES) and Membership in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (MRCPS).

• Dr. Alia Mazrouei is a General Surgeon with over 20 years of experience.
• She specializes in Visceral Obesity and Proctology Surgery.
• Dr. Alya Al Mazrouei obtained her MD from the United Arab Emirates in 1999. 
• She joined the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, for her post-graduate specialty in Visceral Surgery.
• She did a fellowship in pancreatic islets and kidney transplantation.

• Dr. Ahmad Awad Saleem Al-Hakeem is one of the best General and Laparoscopic surgeons practicing for more than 20 years. 
• He has expertise in the management; of general gastrointestinal diseases like lower and upper endoscopy, anorectal problems, Hernia repair, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and thyroid and breast surgeries.  
• He is associated with organizations like the Fellow of the royal college of Surgeons of Ireland, 1995; the European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS); and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES).
• He has various publications in national and international journals.

• Dr. Mohamed Hussein is a General Surgeon with over 15 years of experience.
• His expertise lies in abdominal trauma, laparoscopic, and bariatric surgery. 
• He holds membership in the Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery and the Alexandria Endoscopy Association. 
• He has numerous articles under his credit. 

• Dr. Murtaza Pithawala, with +20 years of experience, is a renowned General Surgeon, who also performs laparoscopic surgeries.
• After his MBBS, Dr. Pithawala did his PG from Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. He then did his DNB and FNB.
• He then worked and trained under renowned laparoscopic surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi and in surgical gastroenterology at KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Here, he acquired endoscopy, basic and advanced GI surgery expertise.
• Dr. Pithawala is a leading general surgeon with expertise to perform, advanced laparoscopic surgery including advanced bariatric surgery. Owing to his special interest in proctology, he has been offering various treatments for piles, fissures and fistula. He is also trained to perform laparoscopic hernia surgeries, abscess, ingrown toe nail, pilonidal cyst and varicose veins.
• He has few research papers to his credit. 

• Dr. Taher Helmy Aldesouky is a General Surgeon with over 30 years of experience.
• His expertise lies in the management of complex and critical surgical conditions and comorbidities, various laparoscopic and open surgical procedures, elective and emergencies, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and trauma management.
• He received his primary medical degree from Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1985, after which he pursued his passion for general surgery with training and qualifications in Ain Shams University Hospitals. 
• He initiated his specialty qualification with a Master's at Ain Shams University in 1990.
• He completed the fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons from Glasgow-UK in 1997. 
• In 2015, Dr. Taher was elected by the American College of Surgeons as an ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) instructor and trainer. 

• Dr. M. Tawfek Jabri is a General Surgeon with over 20 years of experience.
• He specializes in advanced laparoscopic and colorectal surgery.
• He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Komensky in Bratislava in 1997.
• Dr. Jabri has comprehensive advanced experience in General and Visceral Surgery, including minimally invasive surgery (Laparoscopic Surgery: Hernia Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, Liver, Colorectal, and Stomach).
• He holds membership in the German Surgeon Association (BDC) and Westfalen-Lippe Medical Board.

• Dr. Ahmed Hassn is a Laparoscopic Surgeon with over 30 years of experience.
• His expertise lies in obesity surgery, laparoscopic hernia surgery, and gall bladder surgery.
• Dr. Ahmed moved to the UK from Cairo after completing his basic surgical training in 1994, where he obtained a Master's degree in Surgery. 
• While in the UK, he did extensive specialist training in Surgery, which he completed in 2001. 
• During this period, he obtained a Doctorate in Surgery, Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, and a Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from Louis Pasteur University, France.
• In December 2004, Dr. Ahmed invented a new operation for weight loss surgery and published the longer-term results in the Obesity Surgery Journal in 2016. 
• Additionally, he is a pioneer in Laparoscopic Surgery and has received tertiary referrals for complex stomach and esophageal disease from other surgeons in the country.
• He has also published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and was invited to many international conferences to lecture on his innovative techniques.

• Dr. K. Kerim Erdem Ulucay has an experience of more than 10 years as a General Surgeon.
• His core competencies lie in Laparoscopic Surgery and Gastrointestinal Endoscopies. 
• He specializes in performing gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, rectoscopy, proctoscopy, endoscopic biopsy, endoscopy lesion marking, endoscopic balloon dilatation, etc.
• Dr. Kerim completed his MD from Dokuz Eylul University in 1992. After this, he completed a Master's in General Surgery from Haydarpasa Numune Research and Teaching Hospital Istanbul, Turkey, in 2004.
• He also did a Diploma of Laparoscopic Surgery from Strasbourg University, France, in 2005 and was Certified in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from Istanbul University Medicine Faculty, Turkey, in 2006.
• He is associated with many medical societies, including the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Laparoscopic Surgery Association.

• Dr. Anwar Kamel Bahat Mohamed Oraby possesses +20 years of experience as a General Surgeon and also as a laparoscopic surgeon.
• Dr. Oraby did his MBBCh, PG and DM from Al-Azhar University, Egypt.
• He is an Asst. Professor at Bab El Shaerya Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University. He has been a lecturer in general and oncological surgery from Al-Azhar University Hospital and Asst. lecturer too. 
• The surgical procedures in which Dr. Oraby is an expert are, liver & biliary surgery, breast surgery for benign and malignant breast diseases and early detection of cancer, endocrine surgeries, head & neck surgeries, GI surgeries for cancer and general surgical operations. As a renowned laparoscopic surgeon, he also performs, laparoscopic cholecystectomy/appendectomy, ventral hernial repair and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity. 
• Dr. Oraby has several research papers to his credit which have been published in reputed medical journals.