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Dr. Mohammad Ahmad Aljarallah

Obesity and Oncology Consultant, also known as the former Minister of Health Dr. Al Jarallah.
Years of Experience: 40+ Years

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Education

  • Dr. Mohammad Ahmad Aliarallah received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Cairo University in 1978.
  • He received the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons – Glasgow in 1986.
  • Then he became a member of the American College of Surgeons in 1999.
  • He was awarded the honorary membership of the Royal Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2001.

Work Experience

  • Dr. Mohammad Al-Jarallah began his professional life by working as a doctor in the Department of Surgery at Al-Sabah Hospital from (1979-1983).
  • After that, he specialized in surgery and became a specialist in surgery – Al-Sabah Hospital (1987-1988).
  • Then Head of the Emergency and Surgery Unit – Armed Forces Hospital (1989 – 1990)
  • At the Makki Gomaa Center, he became the head of the Department of Surgery and Oncology in the period (1991-1995).
  • Then Head of the Medical Services Authority at the Ministry of Defense and Head of the Surgery Department (1996-1999)
  • He held the position of Minister of Health in the State of Kuwait from 1999-2005.
  • After that, he became a surgical consultant in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defense (2005 – 2012).
  • Then a member of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (2013-2017).

Associations of medical professions founded by Dr. Mohammad Al-Jarallah

  • Formerly the Kuwaiti Cancer Society.
  • Formerly the Gulf Cancer Society.
  • Founder and Vice President of the Arab Council for Cancer Control – Cairo.
  • Founding member of the Mediterranean and Middle East Society for Laparoscopic Surgery.
  • Ex-President of the Arab Federation of Cancer Records.
  • Founder of the International Federation for Obesity Surgery – Kuwait branch.
  • Gulf Society for Bariatric Surgery – Dubai.
  • Kuwait Association for Bariatric Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopy.
  • Mediterranean and Middle East Society of Laparoscopic Surgery.

Honorary and Distinguished Memberships

  • Honorary President of the Arab Laparoscopic Surgery Society 2001.
  • Vice-President of the World Health Organization General Assembly – Geneva 2001.
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Health of the Non-Aligned Countries – Johannesburg 2001.
  • Laureate of the World Award and Outstanding Designer for Modern Creativity in September 2011.
  • The International Golden Millennium Award granted by the International Council for Research Development (UK) based on the recommendation of the World Scientists Forum.

Academic degrees, memberships and professional fellowships

  • Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons of Chicago.
  • International Society of Surgeons of Switzerland.
  • Member of the International Federation of Obesity Surgery.
  • European Society of Surgical Oncology.
  • Member of the International Commission for Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder.
  • Fellow of the European Society of Breast Diseases.
  • Fellow of the American Society of Laparoscopic Surgery.
  • Member of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Mohammad Ahmad Aljarallah Medical Experience

Modern sleeve gastrectomy and bariatric surgery:

  • US-certified expert and trainer for modern bariatric surgery in the Gulf and the Middle East.
  • Establishing and chairing the Bariatric Surgeons Associations in the Gulf and the Middle East.
  • Introduction of modern bariatric surgery in Kuwait (1995-1999).
  • Organizing the first bariatric surgery workshop in the State of Kuwait, February 1999.
  • The first gastric bypass workshop in Kuwait 2003.
  • Performing the first gastric bypass operation in Iran, Bahrain and Kuwait.
  • Performing several bariatric surgeries in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
  • Introducing the special technique in an innovative way to perform the gastric ring operation.
  • The first certified trainer from America in Kuwait since 2000 (obesity endoscopy).
  • All Single Hole Valves (Sils, Econ& Gel Point) have been practicing since 2009.
  • Create the largest bariatric surgery site in Arabic.
  • Performing more than 1800 puncture reduction operations for obesity operations in addition to thousands of other operations.
  • The development of tamkeem in Kuwait

Medical experiences in oncology operations for Dr. Muhammad Al-Jarallah

  • He published more than twenty papers during the period (1991-1995) on cancer surgery.
  • Establishing an early detection program for cancer in Kuwait
  • Establishment of the Arab Council for Cancer, regional and Kuwaiti.
  • Founding and editor-in-chief of the Asian and Australian Journal of Cancer Sciences “internationally refereed journal”.

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