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Editorial Board
1.Prof .Dr .Attilia Csendes,MD,PhD
University hospital , Santiago,Chile
2.Pankaj Chandack,FRCS,FRCS(Transplant surgery)
Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas Hospitals, London,UK
Mr. Pankaj Chandak is a consultant transplant surgeon who made innovations in the use of 3D printing in pediatric kidney transplant surgery. He has also undertaken work in education, public engagement, presenting demonstrations, and acting in The Crown television series. He graduated from Guy's and St Thomas' University of London medical school and was an anatomy demonstrator under Professor Harold Ellis CBE.
He holds an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS) and has won a number of scientific and surgical awards, including the Royal College of Surgeons of England Lister Essay Prize and Medal, The Royal College of Surgeons and Worshipful Company of Cutlers Medal, and The Royal Society of Medicine's Norman Tanner Medal.
He published many papers in prestigious and high-impact journals.
3. Prof.Radwan Kassir
Professor Radwan KASSIR is a Bariatric and GI surgeon in the
Department of General and Bariatric surgery at the university hospital centre of
ST denis (la Réunion-France). He obtained a master's degree of Research
in 2011. His fields of interest are digestive and bariatric surgery and surgical
oncology. His research focuses on the effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on
Weight Loss and Associated Disorders. He is the creator of the application ” Scan
Abdo” for iPhone and Android. Professor Radwan Kassir is the director of
the collection: QROC en Poche (28 medical books, publisher: vernazobres-
grego). He is the author of 8 books of medicine published in Europe. He is
the author/co-author of more than 180 articles. He has served as a reviewer of over
20 international journals. He has organized several congresses (Workshop
international de chirurgie de lobésité en France WICO)
4. Hatem Al-Saadi MD, FRCS (General), F.E.B.S, FFSTEd
Consultant UGI surgeon, Sohar, Oman Sultanate
Dr Hatem Al-Saadi MD, FRCS (General), F.E.B.S, FFSTEd
(Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman)
Dr Al-Saadi is a Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon and Head of the General Surgery Department at Sohar Hospital in Oman. After completing his General Surgery training in Ireland, he did 2-year Fellowship in Oesophagogastric Surgery and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy in Glasgow. This was followed by a 1-year fellowship in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), England.
Along with his clinical commitments, he has a great interest in teaching, Surgical training, and research. He is the Chairperson of the Research and Innovation Development Committee of the North Al Batinah Governorate in Oman and contributed to several national and international presentations and publications. He is actively involved in the medical education and training of residents. He is affiliated as a Clinical lecturer and Surgical Coordinator with the National University of Science and Technology in Sohar, Oman. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FFSTEd) with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and Clinical Educator with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
4. Srinivasan Balchandra ,MBBS(GS)MD(MCR),FRCSI,FRCS(GS).Consultant UGI&Bariatric and Clinical Director, Surgical services, Clinical Lead for Bariatric Surgery.Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. UK
Mr Balchandra obtained his Master’s degree in General Surgery from Mumbai in India. He obtained an MD from the University of Manchester. He then went on to complete his speciality training in Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery. Mr Balchandra has held training roles across the globe including at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications.
He is the course director for the Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia workshop and the Advanced Laparoscopic Skills workshop. He has several academic awards and distinctions including the Ethicon Prize for Best Research Presentation, and Best Resident in Trauma Surgery and he has been nominated for the Pfizer Best Thesis Prize.
6.Prof.Safauldeen S Nima
Prof. of Surgery.Kufa University .Najaf.Iraq
Prof.Safauldeen S Nima is a consultant surgeon and pioneer of bariatric surgery in Najaf city.He is graduated in 1989 with MBCHB in medicine and surgery, completed his higher surgical training program in 1997, and granted a FICMS degree. He was appointed as a member of the academic staff at Kufa University and an honorary consultant surgeon at Njaf Teaching Hospital. Professor Nima developed minimal access surgery at his department and built a very strong infrastructure both for performing laparoscopic surgery and also for training and education. He had supervised many MSc,Dipl degrees in surgery and published and authored many studies in peer-reviewed journals.
7.Niraj Khetan FRCS,FRCS(General surgery)
Consultant LGI surgeon, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, Doncaster .UK
Mr Khetan’s journey started at Delhi University in 1983 and he then continued to achieve higher specialized training in Delhi, Mumbai, and The United Kingdom. He was appointed a consultant surgeon in 2006 at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and he is now the senior Gastro Surgeon within the trust as well as Deputy Director of Education. He is also an accredited Endoscopist for Bowel Cancer screening (BOSS program). Mr Khetan has held several senior management roles within the trust including Governance /Audit Lead and Clinical lead of the Gastrointestinal Surgery department. He achieved an M.B.B.S. (Delhi University)Master of Surgery (Delhi University)FRCS (Edinburgh) Diploma in Post Graduate Education (Sheffield University).
8.Corinne Owers ,Msc ,PhD ,FRCS,FRCS(General surgery)
Consultant UGI , Blackpool Teaching Hospitals,UK
Miss Owers is a consultant UGI surgeon, at Blackpool teaching hospitals, and had extensive training to be an obesity Surgeon. She qualified from Sheffield University in 2006 and gained a PhD in bariatric surgery in 2017. For this, she studied how patients cope with the lifestyle changes needed after weight loss surgery and designed an educational course for patients to go on before surgery. She also holds a Master's degree in Medical Education.
Corinne completed her higher surgical training program, was awarded CCST, then completed a one-year UGI/Bariatric fellowship in Australia.
She has a large interest in weight loss surgery research with several peer-reviewed publications and therefore will serve as an excellent editorial board member for UGI and bariatric studies assessment.
9. Nehemiah SamuelMBBS FRCS, MD, PGC MedEd, PGC MedUS, PGC RT,FRCS(General surgery)
Mr N Samuel is an UGI consultant surgeon, Doncaster, and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital. UK.
He finished his higher surgical training program and was awarded CCST. Then completed a one-year fellowship in the UGI/Bariatric unit in Sunderland. UK. Mr. Samuel has published many studies and is involved in training, and teaching programs across Yorkshire. He is an honorary lecturer at Sheffield University.
10. Prof.Dr .Basim Alkhfaji FRCS
Dr. Basim Alkhafaji, Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons - Ireland and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He got his training in many European hospitals (UK Germany, Spain, and France). He developed a strong infrastructure for minimal access surgery including UGI surgery and bariatrics. Consultant surgeon, Canadian Specialist Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
11. Khalid Hamdan
FRCS, consultant surgeon.Healthpoint hopsital.Dubai.UAE
Dr. Hamdan has extensive experience in minimally invasive surgery and has so far performed a wide range of advanced laparoscopic procedures. For 8 years, Dr. Hamdan worked in large teaching hospitals in the UK where he held several positions as a consultant general, oesophagogastric, and bariatric surgeon.
Dr. Hamdan has a strong academic and scientific background with a doctorate thesis on the early detection of cancer, several research projects, and publications, and numerous lectures at national and international conferences in Britain. He has a special interest in how to avoid and treat complications after weight loss surgery and he recently co-authored a book titled "Bariatric Surgery: From indications to postoperative care".
Dr. Hamdan is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, has extensive experience in benign and cancer surgery. His minimal access skills and experience is outstanding.
He has an extensive academic profile with training, education, publication in peer review journals, and invited speaker on prestigious platforms.
12.Peter Vasas MD,PhD,MRCS
Consultant UGI surgeon, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, UK:
Mr Vasas graduated from Debrecen University, Hungary in 1999. He pursued his Basic Surgical Training in Budapest and in London. He completed a Master of Science degree in cancer surgery at the University College London. He began his career in Bariatric Surgery in 2011 when he was trained in Belgium by Dr Bruno Dillemans, who is one of the world’s leading Bariatric Surgeons. After this, Mr Vasas undertook the prestigious Ethicon-sponsored Bariatric Fellowship at the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital in 2012-2013.
Mr Vasas practiced as a locum Consultant Bariatric Surgeon in the East Midlands area since 2013 and then joined to the Doncaster Royal Infirmary’s Bariatric Team as a Bariatric Surgeon in 2015.
He’s published articles on a wide range of subjects in General and Bariatric Surgery and presented at national and international meetings. He provides the full range of general surgery, involving the surgery of groin (hernia), gallbladder and anti-reflux procedures via key-hole.
13.Dr Haider Hussain MRCPI O&G, Licentiate of Medical Council of Canada
Arab Board in Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Jordanian Board in Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Hussain graduated from Al Mustansyria university college of Medicine in 1990 and was awarded MBChB with first-class honors.
He was appointed as a member of the academic staff at Al-Mustansyria University College of medicine, in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department. He completed his higher surgical training program in 1999 and was appointed as a Consultant Obstetrician and gynaecologist surgeon.
Dr. Hussain worked in Yemen as a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at Hadhramaut University Hospital and as an assistant professor and head of departments at the obstetrics and gynaecology department in the medical college for 14 years.
Currently, he is working as an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Letterkenny Hospital, Republic of Ireland.
Dr. Hussain is passionate about his training and education and had supervised higher surgical trainees, taken part in setting examination models, and extensively contributed to the academic curriculums
14.Robert Podlasek MD, PhD
Consultant surgeon, District Hospital Strzyżów, Poland
15.Dr Salman Al-Sabah MD MBA FRCSC FACS
Ass. Prof of Surgery.Assistant Vice President for Research, External Collaboration & Consultation, Kuwait University.Chairman of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait.President of the Kuwait Association of Surgeons.President of the Gulf Obesity Surgery Society.American College of Surgeons, Governor, KuwaitDr. Salman Al-Sabah graduated from Kuwait Medical School. He completed his residency in General Surgery and Master of Management and Health Leadership and Fellowship in Minimal Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at McGill University, Canada. He has contributed to several international presentations as a speaker, moderator and publications in the field of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery. He is currently the Director of Surgical Research and a Consultant Surgeon at Al-Amiri Hospital, and Royale Hayat Hospital Kuwait as well as an assistant professor at Kuwait University. His principle clinical foci are Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Advanced Endoscopy and research. Additionally, Dr. Al-Sabah is on the editorial board and reviewer of international peer review journals. He is a board member and founder of the Gulf Obesity Surgery Society, founder and president of the Kuwait Association of Surgeons and the Governor at the American College of Surgeons.
16.Sashi Yeluri,FRCS,FRCS(General surgery)
Consultant UGI surgeon,Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, Doncaster .UK
Mr Yeluri completed his postgraduate training in the UK and was accredited as a UGI and bariatric consultant surgeon. He is a member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society[BOMSS], he has published in peer-reviewed journals and is actively involved in teaching and training.
17. Osama Naji, MRCOG,MD
Consultant Gynaecology and Obstetric , GUY’S ST THOMAS, London, UK
Dr Osama Naji is a consultant gynaecologist at Guy's and St Thomas' and a researcher at Imperial College London, his clinical interests include reproductive medicine, office gynaecology and cancer diagnostics. He cares passionately about evidence-based medicine, and health economics and is an advocate for a better understanding of the challenges facing international health systems. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Baghdad University, Iraq, and in the UK he worked in various specialities across the country. During his postgraduate training, he obtained his membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He also holds a Diploma in Family Planning. Previously, he was also a Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London, where he conducted postgraduate clinical research in early pregnancy and reproductive medicine and obtained his postgraduate Doctorate of Medicine (MD) under the supervision of Professor Tom Bourne. Working within teams of researchers based all over the world he has published over 33 research papers and presented at many national and international conferences, and won awards for teaching, and research.
18. Alaa Al-Wadees,FRCS
Consultant surgeon, Jabir Bin Hyan University,Iraq
Graduated from Baghdad University in 1989 with an MBCHB, and he did a diploma in general surgery, MRCS and FRCS [England], he is an academic staff of Jabir bin Hyan University and an honorary consultant surgeon at Najaf Teaching Hospital.
19.Rithin Punjala,MBBS, MRCS (England), MS (Gen Surgery)
Dr Rithin Punjala is a multi-organ transplant and general surgeon. He completed his MBBS and post-graduation in MS General Surgery in India. Following this, he gained experience in surgical oncology for a year, before leaving for the U.K. to pursue kidney and pancreas transplantation at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. He also pursued liver transplantation and HPB surgery at Apollo Hospital, India. His interests involve liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation. He will be certified by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) in abdominal transplant surgery from the Ohio State University, U.S.A.
20.Theevashini Krishnasamy MRCS (Ed),MS(General Surgery)
Consultant General, Transplant & Vascular Access Surgeon
Royal London Hospital, London
Bart’s Health NHS Trust
Experience & Skills
Understanding of study design, questionnaire, methodology, statistical planning and data
collection
Use of ex vivo perfusion machine for experimental work, histopathological specimen preparation
and analysis, ELISA and various assays for laboratory analyses
Use of laboratory experimental animal models
Involvement in clinical trials, patient interaction and appreciation of regulatory standards
Collaborative work with trainees at the national level
Use of GraphPad Prism for statistical analyses, RefWorks, Excel database for data collection and
management, Cochrane/PubMed for literature searches and PRISMA
Supervision and assisted medical students in research leading to presentations in learned
Mr Mohamed is an outstanding young surgeon with outstanding clinical and academic skills.He published more than 30 papers, contributed to many meetings with abstracts and posters and won a number of awards.
Editor In Chief
A HUSSAIN, MBCHB,FICMS(General Surgery),Dipl(GS) ,FRCSI,FRCSEng,FRCS(General Surgery) , FEBS(General Surgery).
UGI & Bariatric Consultant Surgeon
Homerton University Hospital
London. UK
Mr. Hussain graduated in 1989 and completed higher surgical training in 1997. Trained in Iraq, Germany, Austria, UK.
Is the sole author of Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes Book.Published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to additional two books , ran higher surgical training courses, and he was invited speaker and moderator in international surgical conferences. Led successful collaborative projects in the UK.
Mr Hussain is a reviewer of more than 30 journals, an editorial board member of several journals, a deputy editor of the Surgical Procedures journal and an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Surgery
Member of BOMSS, IFSO, EAES.
He served UK National Research Ethics Committee/London for 11 years.