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Dr. Ali Khalil Fardoun

Dr. Ali Khalil Fardoun

Senior Consultant — General, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery

  • MD
  • Bariatric and metabolic surgery
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery
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Experience
30+ years
Highest qualification
MD
Languages
English, Arabic
Nationality
Lebanon
Profile

About Dr. Ali

Dr. Ali is a Senior Consultant General and Minimally Invasive Surgeon, with a practice centred on bariatric and metabolic surgery and advanced laparoscopic techniques.

He completed a BSc in Biochemistry at the American University of Beirut before studying medicine at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, qualifying in 1989. He then undertook a five-year general surgery residency at the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid, and was awarded the Spanish specialist title in General and Digestive Surgery by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in 1995. In 2004 he completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery at the San Agostino Hospital in Modena, Italy.

His career has spanned Spain, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He has held consultant posts at Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, at Asir Central and Prince Salman hospitals in Saudi Arabia, at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, and at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain. He headed the laparoscopic centre at Tyre Government Hospital in Lebanon, and has practised as a consultant general, laparoscopic and obesity surgeon in Al Ain since 2011.

His surgical work covers the range of weight-loss operations, including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, alongside advanced laparoscopic general surgery.

Dr. Ali takes the view that weight-loss surgery is one component of a longer programme rather than a single event: assessment beforehand, the right choice of operation for the individual, and sustained follow-up afterwards all matter as much as the procedure itself.

What we treat

Conditions Treated

  • Obesity and Metabolic Conditions

  • Obesity and weight-gain disorders

  • Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic conditions associated with obesity

  • Weight regain or complications following previous weight-loss surgery

  • General Surgical Conditions

  • Gallstones and gall bladder disease

  • Hernias, including inguinal and abdominal wall hernias

  • Appendicitis

  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia

  • Other general surgical conditions suitable for laparoscopic treatment

Care offered

Procedures & Services

  • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

  • Assessment and work-up for weight-loss surgery

  • Sleeve gastrectomy

  • Gastric bypass

  • Gastric banding

  • Revisional surgery following previous weight-loss operations

  • Long-term post-operative follow-up

  • Advanced Laparoscopic and General Surgery

  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)

  • Laparoscopic and open hernia repair

  • Laparoscopic appendicectomy

  • Laparoscopic anti-reflux and hiatus hernia surgery

  • Diagnostic laparoscopy

  • Other advanced laparoscopic procedures

Career record

Professional Experience

  • 2017–present

    Consultant Obesity (Bariatric) Surgeon Current

    Aljowhara, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

  • 2011–2017

    Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Obesity Surgeon

    Emirates International Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

  • 2005–2010

    Specialist General Surgeon

    Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

  • 2005

    Assistant Consultant, General Surgery

    King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • 2005

    Head of Department, Laparoscopic Centre

    Tyre Government Hospital, Lebanon

  • 2002–2004

    Consultant General Surgeon

    Prince Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • 2000–2002

    Consultant General Surgeon

    Asir Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia

  • 2000

    Locum Consultant General Surgeon

    King Abdullah Hospital, Bisha, Saudi Arabia

  • 2000

    Consultant General Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer

    Hotat Bani Tamim Hospital, Saudi Arabia

  • 1999–2000

    Consultant General Surgeon

    Ministry of Health Hospital, Tyre, Lebanon

  • 1997–1999

    Consultant General Surgeon

    Hiram Hospital, Tyre, Lebanon

  • 1995–2000

    Consultant General Surgeon

    Jabal Amel Hospital, Tyre, Lebanon

Qualifications

Education & Training

  • Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

    San Agostino Hospital, Modena, Italy

    2004

  • Specialist title in General and Digestive Surgery

    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

    1995

  • Residency in General Surgery

    Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain

    1990–1995

  • MD (Doctor of Medicine)

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    1989

  • BSc in Biochemistry

    American University of Beirut, Lebanon

    1981
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Ali is a Senior Consultant General and Minimally Invasive Surgeon specialising in bariatric (weight-loss) and metabolic surgery, alongside advanced laparoscopic general surgery for conditions such as gallstones, hernias and reflux.
Bariatric surgery treats obesity by altering the stomach, and in some operations the route food takes through the intestine. It reduces how much can be eaten comfortably and changes the hormonal signals controlling appetite and blood sugar — which is why conditions such as type 2 diabetes often improve as well.
That depends on your weight, your medical conditions, whether you have reflux, previous abdominal surgery, and what you want from treatment. Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass work differently and suit different people. The options and the trade-offs of each are discussed in full before any decision, and for some patients the honest answer is that surgery is not the right step.
Results vary considerably between individuals, and no specific figure can be promised. Weight loss depends on the operation, on your starting weight, and substantially on the dietary and activity changes you make afterwards. Some weight regain over the years is common, and follow-up is designed partly to address that.
Follow-up continues for years, not weeks. It includes dietary review, blood tests to check for nutritional deficiencies, vitamin and mineral supplements which are lifelong after some procedures, and monitoring of any obesity-related conditions. Long-term results depend heavily on staying engaged with this.
Please bring a list of your current medications, recent blood test results, details of obesity-related conditions such as diabetes or sleep apnoea, a record of previous weight-loss attempts, and — if you have had previous bariatric or abdominal surgery — the operation notes and discharge summaries.
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