Dr. Ahmed Khalfan Al Ghaithi

Dr. Ahmed is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in hand surgery and microsurgery, with more than 14 years of clinical experience in the Sultanate of Oman and the United States. He treats the full range of hand, wrist, and upper limb conditions from carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve compression to complex fractures and hand trauma alongside general trauma and orthopaedic care.

Dr. Ahmed earned his MD from the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, in 2011, and completed his Trauma & Orthopedic residency with the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) in 2018. He then pursued advanced fellowship training in Hand and Microsurgery at the world-renowned Christine M. Kleinert Institute (Kleinert-Kutz Hand Care Center), University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA one of the birthplaces of modern hand surgery.

He has served as an Orthopaedic Specialist at Suhar Hospital and Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), where he currently practices as a Hand Orthopaedic and Microsurgeon, and provides hand and orthopaedic surgery services at Muscat Private Hospital. Alongside his clinical work, he is an accomplished academic: he teaches medical and engineering students at Sultan Qaboos University, supervises OMSB orthopedic trainees, has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, and has secured multiple research grants including a major innovation grant from the Research Council of Oman for pioneering work using Raman spectroscopy to diagnose bone disease.

Dr. Ahmed combines fellowship-level surgical precision with a research-driven, evidence-based approach restoring hand function and getting patients back to the work, sport, and daily life that matter to them.