Bassem Safadi, MD FACS

Dr. Bassem Safadi is a specialist in bariatric surgery and has been performing operations such as laparoscopic and open gastric bypass, banding, and sleeve gastrectomy since 2001. He completed his surgical training in the United States and started his academic career at Stanford University/VAPAHCS before returning to Lebanon in 2006. Dr. Safadi is well known in the middle east region and he is frequently invited to perform surgery, teach, and mentor other surgeons. His scope of work includes open and laparoscopic surgery of the digestive system (examples: surgery for gall bladder disease, stomach cancer and ulcers, acid reflux disease and hiatal hernia, achalasia, colon cancer, colon polyps, appendicitis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids and anal fissure). He also performs abdominal wall hernia repair, abdominoplasty, and endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery)."

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

• gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric bypass
• roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure
• abdominal pain
• abdominoplasty
• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• malrotation
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• Hernia Procedures
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• diverticular disease
• gastrointestinal cancer
• intussusception
• irritable bowel syndrome
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• stomach cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors

VA Palo Alto Health Care System 1999-2005 Stanford University Hospital 2000-2005

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Beirut,

Attending

09/2005—09/2018

Lebanese American University Medical Center - Rizk Hospital

Beirut,

Chairman

10/2018—04/2021

Aman Hospital

Doha,

Chairman

05/2021—Present

Surg American Univ of Beirut 11/2005-current Assistant Prof of Surg Stanford Univ 2001-2005

Associate Professor

American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Beirut,

Clinical Professor

10/2015—09/2018

Lebanese American University Gilbert & Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Chairman

10/2018—04/2021