The Division of General Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), in partnership with Mayo Clinic, is proud to offer patients the highest level of care for all general
surgical conditions. Our surgeons provide traditional open surgical approaches, as well as the latest minimally invasive and robotic technologies whenever possible to improve
patient outcomes and maximize the patient experience. Our British and American board-certified experts are leaders in their fields and have expertise in endoscopy, upper
endoscopy and colonoscopy.
Why Choose SSMC
Utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to personalized care, our surgeons work closely with experts from other specialties to diagnose, treat and provide the
most effective surgical interventions for common, complex, benign and malignant conditions, including:
- Comprehensive obesity treatment programs
- Comprehensive hepatobiliary (having to do with the liver, bile ducts, and/or gallbladder) surgery service
- Comprehensive upper gastrointestinal surgery service, including surgery for benign conditions
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Comprehensive colorectal surgery service including but not limited to comprehensive proctology (the branch of medicine concerned with the anus and rectum), advanced
minimally invasive and robotic surgery
- Comprehensive pediatric surgery service
- Surgical treatment of splenic disorders
- Surgical critical care
- Surgery for disorders of the small intestine
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Surgical management of retroperitoneal sarcomas and all soft tissue sarcomas (sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that develops from the body's connective tissues, such as
fat, muscle, blood vessels and fibrous tissue)
- Comprehensive surgical treatment for the multidisciplinary management of benign and malignant breast conditions
- Comprehensive surgical program for the treatment of acute care emergencies
- Surgical treatment of endocrine disorders
- Surgical oncology
- Transplantation (to be provided in the near future)
- Vascular surgery
- Surgical management of peritoneal surface malignancies
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Surgery
HIPEC is a unique surgery used to treat cancers in the abdominal cavity. It is a highly beneficial surgery as it has fewer side effects than regular chemotherapy and destroys cancer cells that can't be reached surgically by directly applying heated chemotherapy in the abdomen.
Conducted by our multidisciplinary team of physicians, the first step is to surgically remove all the visible cancerous tumors and the second is killing the residual cancerous cells by administering high doses of heated chemotherapy inside the abdomen.
