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Dr Walid Faraj (MBBS, FRCS, FACS)

General Surgery Consultant

UK Board Certified

Locationsموقعنا
CMC Hospital – DHCC 2
Languagesاللغات
English Arabic

Bio

السيرة

Dr Walid Faraj is UK Board Certified Award Winning General Surgeon specialised in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, liver transplant and minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. After completing his General Surgery Training at the American University of Beirut, he undertook advanced Fellowship Training in Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Kings College Hospital, London UK.

In 2009 Dr Faraj joined the Department of Surgery at the American University of Beirut and in 2017 became Head of Division of General Surgery. Dr Faraj has extensive experience in liver and pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology and general surgery. In addition to his clinical expertise, he has extensive research experience and has published over 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

In 2013 Dr Faraj was awarded the prestigious International Guest Scholar Award from the American College of Surgeons. Dr Faraj has been representing Lebanon in the Arab Board of Surgery since 2010 and has been recently elected to the International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons.

Treatments
العلاجات
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Lap Appendectomy
  • Hernia General
  • Splenectomy
  • Acid Reflux Surgery
  • Soft tissue surgery (Lipomas, cycsts, abscesses
  • Bile Duct Conditions
  • Gall Bladder Conditions
  • Liver Cancer Treatment
  • Liver Tumors (Benign)
  • Liver Cirrosis & Fatty Liver Disease
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic benign tumors
  • Pancreatic Cysts
  • Pancreatitis
Education
التعليم
  • Bachelor of science, BS Biology
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, MBBS
  • Diploma General Surgery
  • Fellowship in liver transplantation and HPB surgery
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons England
  • Certificate in Robotic Surgery
  • Instructor Advanced Trauma and Life Support

Awards

  • International Guest Scholar Award – American College of Surgeons
Publications
النشر

I have published extensively in the field of general surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, liver transplantation and surgical oncology

  1. Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase-2 as a Potential Prognostic Factor in Colorectal Cancer. Jaafar RF, Ibrahim Z, Ataya K, Hassanieh J, Ard N, Faraj W.Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jul 14;57(7):709. doi: 10.3390/medicina57070709.PMID: 34356990
  1. Robotic resection for hydatid disease of the liver. Yaghi M, Zorkot M, Kanso M, Faraj W.BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 21;14(6):e241681. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241681.PMID: 34155012
  1. Prevalence of Insomnia among Pancreatic Cancer Patients following Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Chalhoub S, Yaghi M, Ard N, Kanso M, Allam J, Khalife M, Jaafar RF, Faraj W.Sleep Disord. 2021 May 4;2021:5535220. doi: 10.1155/2021/5535220. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34055415
  1. Incidental appendiceal mass as the only manifestation of endometriosis. Yaghi M, Nassar H, Zadeh C, Faraj W.BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 22;14(2):e239090. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239090.PMID: 33619136
  1. Timing of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis impacts surgical morbidity and mortality: an NSQIP database analysis. Daniel FE, Malaeb MW, Hosni MN, Tamim HM, Mailhac AC, Khalife MJ, Faraj W, Jamali FR.Updates Surg. 2021 Feb;73(1):273-280. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00942-z. Epub 2021 Jan 21.PMID: 33475946
  2. Spectrum of liver diseases in patients referred for Fibroscan: A single center experience in the Middle East. Sawaf B, Ali AH, Jaafar RF, Kanso M, Mukherji D, Khalife MJ, Faraj W.Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Jul 25;57:166-170. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.07.040. eCollection 2020 Sep.PMID: 32774848
  3. CYR61/CCN1 expression in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective pilot study of the interaction between the tumors and their surrounding microenvironment.
  4. Abou-Kheir W, Mukherji D, Hadadeh O, Saleh E, Bahmad HF, Kanso M, Khalifeh M, Shamseddine A, Tamraz S, Jaafar R, Dagher C, Khalifeh I, Faraj W.Heliyon. 2020 May 3;6(5):e03842. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03842. eCollection 2020 May.PMID: 32395647
  5. Gender differences in liver fibrosis among patients younger than 50 years: A retrospective cohort study. Halaoui AF, Ali AH, Habib SG, Kanso M, Daniel F, Mukherji DM, Khalife MJ, Jaafar RF, Faraj W.Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct;44(5):733-738. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.01.001. Epub 2020 Mar 11.PMID: 32169461
  6. Perioperative Management of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Avoiding Admission to the Intensive Care Unit. Faraj W, Mukherji D, Zaghal AM, Nassar H, Mokadem FH, Jabbour S, Ayoub C, Rizk MS, Kanso M, Jaafar RF, Heaton N, Khalife M.Gastrointest Tumors. 2019 Oct;6(3-4):108-115. doi: 10.1159/000502887. Epub 2019 Sep 17.PMID: 31768354

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