Fuad Ahmed

Dr. Fuad Ahmed received his Medical Degree from College of Medicine, Baghdad University in Iraq and performed his residency clinical training in Medical City Teaching Centre, Iraq. To his credit, Dr. Fuad has numerous articles in top medical journals and has made presentations at national and international meetings. A leader in advanced laparoscopic techniques, he has been a supporter of transforming many highly invasive surgical procedures into minimally invasive operations. His leadership is pronounced in minimally invasive weight loss procedures: laparoscopic gastric banding, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic gastric bypass, revisions of failed weight loss surgeries, and endoscopic intragastric balloon placement. In addition to general surgery and long experience in surgery of thyroid and parathyroid glands, breasts, anal canal and rectum (fissure in anus, hemorrhoids, perianal fistula), he has special and dedicated interest in laparoscopic procedures like laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication, laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy, laparoscopic splenectomy, laparoscopic gastric surgeries, laparoscopic olorectal surgeries, laparoscopic hernia repair including incisional hernias, and single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and minilaparoscopy.