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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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ACS Fellow Since 2021

Shadi Al-Bahri, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Am Soc for Metabolic & Bariatric Surg
  • Soc of Am Gast End Surgs
  • Am Medical Association

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Hospital Based

General Surgery

Contact Information

Biography

Dr. Shadi Al-Bahri received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto and his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine. He then completed a six-year general surgery residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. During his training, he was very active in both his clinical and academic pursuits, with over 20 posters, podium presentations and publications in multiple surgical conventions. He completed a one-year fellowship at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL focusing on Bariatric, Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery. He received board certification from the American Board of Surgery. He received numerous awards for his research and academic achievements over the years, with prior involvement with in surgical societies as a committee member in Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopic surgery for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and is the Young Physician representative of the International College of Surgeons to the American Medical Association. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons where he continues to be active and has presents his research annually. He currently serves as the Associate Program Director of the General Surgery residency program at Tawam Hospital - Johns Hopkins International in the United Arab Emirates, where he also lectures as adjunct faculty with the UAE University College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor. His surgical focus is on Laparoscopic intestinal surgery, with particular interest in Bariatric surgery and Hernia surgery. He also performs laparoscopic and open intestinal, gallbladder and colon surgery as well as foregut surgery for reflux disease.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

  • gastroplasty
  • laparoscopic gastric banding
  • laparoscopic gastric bypass
  • roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Breast Disease/Cancer

  • axillary dissection
  • benign breast disease
  • breast biopsy
  • breast cancer
  • core needle biopsy
  • lumpectomy
  • lymph node biopsy
  • mastectomy
  • radical mastectomy
  • sentinel node

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • abdominal pain
  • adhesion removal
  • anti-reflux procedures
  • appendectomy
  • feeding tubes
  • fundoplication
  • fundoplication - laparoscopic
  • gastric cancer
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • peptic ulcer disease
  • peritonitis
  • splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

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

Hernia Procedures

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

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

  • cellulitis
  • decubitus ulcer
  • skin and soft tissue infections
  • skin biopsy
  • skin grafting
  • wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal fissure

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • biopsy of tumors
  • colectomy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • Crohn's disease
  • diverticular disease
  • esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • gastrointestinal bleeding
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • ileostomy
  • intussusception
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • laparoscopic surgery
  • robotic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • breast cancer
  • breast masses
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon cancer/polyps
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • skin cancer
  • stomach cancer/tumors

Pain

  • Management of Acute Pain

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • abdominal injuries
  • amputation
  • blunt trauma
  • cricothyroidotomy
  • intestine injuries
  • skin grafting
  • stomach injuries
  • thyroidectomy
  • tracheotomy
  • wound debridement

Hospital Appointments

Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins International

Al-Ain,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

06/2017—Present

Academic Appointments

United Arab Emirates University College of Medicine and Health Science

Al Ain,

Assistant Professor

10/2018—Present