Dr. Hussam Altrabulsi

MD, MRCS (Member of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh)

FEBS (Fellow of the European Board of Surgery)
Specialist General Surgeon - Advanced Laparoscopy and Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery

Work Experience

  • Dr. Hussam Altrabulsi graduated from the prestigious medical school of Damascus University, in 1992, and finished his training as general surgeon in 1997. He then chose to persue a career as a laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon, he achieved this under the supervision of some of the best international surgeons: Prof. Vincent Frering (France), Prof. Karl Miller (Austria) Prof. A. Ahmad (UK) Prof. B. Safadi (Lebanon).
  • Dr. Hussam was one of first few surgeons to introduce Bariatric surgery to Syria in 2002. By 2005 Dr. Hussam was Bariatric surgery program director at the Diaa Surgical Hospital and in 2007 Dr. Hussam was appointed as Assistant professor of Surgery at Al Khlammon University.
  • Dr. Hussam worked to train local surgeons in Syria for surgeons in bariatric surgery. Over the years he has conducted workshops in cities all around Syria.
  • During his career he has completed more than 500 hundred successful different bariatric surgeries.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Arabic

Special Interests

  • Revisions Bariatric surgery of previous failed Obesity surgery

Research / Publications

  • Basic skills in Laparoscopic surgery , BOOK published in 2004
  • Gastric banding fix it or not, presentation at Syrian annual congress of surgery 2005.
  • Reducing complication in Bariatric surgery, presentation at Syrian annual congress of surgery 2007.