Sami Salem
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Sami Salem a gastrointestinal bariatric surgeon, who was the first to introduce the laparoscopic bariatric approach in Jordan
, and as well as being the head of the scientific surgical committee of Jordan, he is leading the largest obesity surgery practice in the country as well as being known as a pioneer in the laparoscopic surgical field in Jordan (Since the laparoscopic approach was until then not that much used by surgeons).
Being director of the Gastric Centre in Stuttgart
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, built up one of the largest clinical practices in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, as well as sleeve gastrectomy.
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, and as well as being the head of the scientific surgical committee of Jordan, he is leading the largest obesity surgery practice in the country as well as being known as a pioneer in the laparoscopic surgical field in Jordan (Since the laparoscopic approach was until then not that much used by surgeons).
Being director of the Gastric Centre in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, built up one of the largest clinical practices in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, as well as sleeve gastrectomy.
New approach
In Germany, Salem is leading a specialized centre for the surgical treatment of obesity, he meant to issue a dedicated centre for the treatment of obesity and its effects. He is known for using a modified surgical approach, the restricted sleeve gastrectomy procedure, where the risks of the procedure are low, and with a much lower mortality rate than RNY-Gastric Bypass, so providing an efficient procedure with low risks.Media
There was a boom in the Jordanian media about Salem's ability to work in two different countries concerning the way he contacts his patients and sees them through the network, it was said that he spends two-thirds of a month in Jordan and the other third in Germany, but any patient has the ability to visit any of his centres and contact him via the network.Memberships
- German Society for Surgery
- Royal College of Surgeons UK (FRCS)
- British specialist registration in General Surgery as a consultant
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
- German Society for Obesity Surgery
- Federation of German surgeons
External links
- Obesity surgery centre Germany
- Dr Sami Salem Center for Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery in Jordan