Hiba Abdel Aziz, MBBCh FACS

Dr. Hiba Abdel Aziz received her medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Abdel Aziz has a unique background, trained in Europe initially, and then in the United States. Her general surgery residency and fellowship in trauma/critical care was at the prestigious Institutes of Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Metro Health Medical Center. Since completing her training in surgery and critical care, she joined the trauma/critical care/acute care surgery staff at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospitals of Cleveland, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ohio and Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Dr. Abdel Aziz was an assistant professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). She works with and mentor many residents and medical students on clinical researches, and they are invited to national conferences to present their work and leading publications. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care. Her areas of expertise in addition to general surgery, trauma and critical care include; laparoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery and endoscopy .Her areas of interest include the application of laparoscopy in trauma, quality improvement and guidelines development. She joined Hamad General Hospital as a senior consultant in surgery, trauma surgery and critical care. Dr. Abdel Aziz is the Chair of the Trauma guidelines committee, working towards standardizing the trauma practice according to the best evidence. She was also the acting program director of the trauma critical care fellowship. Dr. Abdel Aziz is an active researcher in the field of Deep Vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and many other trauma and critical care research projects, and her research was published in peer reviewed Journals and presented in major international conferences. She was invited Key note speaker in many international conferences.

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• abdominoplasty
• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• malrotation
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• carpal tunnel release
• cellulitis
• component separation
• decubitus ulcer
• epidermal cyst
• skin biopsy
• tissue flaps
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• anal fissure
• anal fistula
• anal tears
• hemorrhoid problems
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• doppler ultrasound
• endoscopic surgery
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• robotic surgery
• video assisted thoracic surgery

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• amputee rehabilitation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• female reproductive tract injury
• finger injuries
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• reconstructive limb surgery
• reconstructive microvascular surgery
• reconstructive spine surgery
• reconstructive surgery
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• thyroidectomy
• tracheotomy
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Cleveland Clinic Foundation,

Cleveland,, OH

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

08/2010—06/2011

St Elizabeth Medical Center,

Youngstown,, OH

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

08/2011—08/2014

Hamad General Hospital

Doha, Qatar,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

12/2014—Present

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Rootstown, OH

Assistant Professor

06/2011—02/2015