Dr. El Salhat is a Hungarian trained subspecialised surgeon and is currently a consultant surgeon and head of surgical departments at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital. Dr. El Salhat has almost 20 years of experience in surgery including laparoscopic surgery, with the major part of it in Surgical Oncology. He diagnoses, stages and treats oncology of the GI tract, pancreas and the breast and has special expertise in treating rare diseases like neuroendocrine malignancies and GISTS, as well as dealing with complex malignancies requiring complex multidisciplinary team work, with a special interest in soft tissue sarcoma.

He is committed especially to the early detection and successful treatment of breast cancer.

Dr. El Salhat is a fellow of the royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow), the American College of Surgeons, the American College of the Colorectal Surgeons, the American Society of Surgical Oncology and the European Society of Surgical Oncology.

Dr Basim Alkhafaji is a distinguished Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon at Canadian Specialist Hospital Dubai, bringing a wealth of experience and academic excellence to his practice. His expertise spans a wide range of minimally invasive surgical procedures, making him a leading figure in the field of laparoscopic surgery.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Alkhafaji specializes in advanced laparoscopic techniques for various surgical procedures, including:

• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
• Bariatric Surgery (Obesity Surgery)
• Gallbladder and Gastrointestinal Surgeries
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeries
• Breast Surgeries
• Endoscopic Procedures (Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy)
• Oncology Surgery

Dr. Amal Suhool, MD, MBBCh, DES, DESC, MSc is a Consultant in Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Endocrine Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

A graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland . Double board certified in General Surgery & Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Sorbonne, Paris. Subsequently trained in Endocrine and Hepatobiliary Surgery in France and Advanced Minimally Invasive Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery in the UK. Currently serving as a Consultant in Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Endocrine Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) , Mayo Clinic in Abu Dhabi and the head of the Hepatopancreaticobiliary unit. Dr Suhool is focusing on minimally invasive hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery in the United Arab Emirates. In addition to that she has multiple academic roles where she serves as an adjunct faculty in Khalifa University Medical school and as the Surgical co-ordinator of internship in her institute.

Dr Suhool is a published author and in addition to that she is member of multiple scientific societies including the International Laparoscopic Liver Society (ILLS), E-AHPBA and the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) and the Association de Chirurgie Hépato-Bilio-Pancréatique et Transplantation Hépatique (ACHBT).

Head of Surgery and Consultant General Surgeon

Mediclinic City Hospital

MD ,CABS, FACS ,FRCS

Consultant Surgeon

Head of Surgery Department

Vice President ACS/UAE Chapter

Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital Abu Dhabi

Consultant Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon.

Head of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Centre, Healthpoint Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

Consultant Surgical Oncologist

Ass. Director of General Surgery Residency Program | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Rafal Badri Iskanderian, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Iskanderian was a Specialist General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist at King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and The European Society of Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Iskanderian received his medical degree from University of Baghdad, Iraq. He completed his residency at Jordan University Hospital and earned the Arab and Jordanian Boards in General Surgery. He then completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship from King Hussein Cancer Center in, Amman, Jordan. He also earned the European Board in Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Iskanderian resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and daughter. He enjoys sports, traveling and reading