Dr. Sami Salem Ahmad
Consultant Surgeon in General, Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, specializing in bariatric (weight-loss) surgery. Dr. Sami Salem leads the Dr. Sami Salem Center for Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery in Amman, Jordan, and has also led a center in Stuttgart, Germany specializing in obesity surgery and anti-reflux operations.
Curriculum Vitae
- 1980-1981: Secondary School Certificate, Hamburg, Germany
- 1982-1988: Medical school, Hamburg, Germany
- 1988-1994: General surgical training, Hamburg, Germany
- 1995-2005: Surgical training in Gastrointestinal Surgery, London
- Specialist in General and Gastro-intestinal Surgery
- Registered in the Specialist Register, London
- Consultant Surgeon, Jordan Clinic for Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery, Jordan Hospital, Amman
- Since 2006: Consultant Surgeon of the Center for Morbid Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery, Gastric Center, Stuttgart, Germany
- Specialized in General, Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal and Morbid Obesity Surgery. Performed a large number of Gastric Banding, Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Fundoplication operations
- Lecturer and examiner, Imperial College, London
Memberships
- German Society for Surgery
- Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- Consultant Surgeon, registered in the Specialist Register, U.K.
- IFSO – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
- German Society for Morbid Obesity Surgery
- Jordanian Surgeons Society
- German Medical Association