• Dr. Issam Hreirati has amassed 30 years of medical experience in renowned hospitals spanning from Syria to the UAE, with Western training.
• He held various significant positions at the Ministry of Health in Syria and currently serves as the General Director of Damascus Hospital.
• Dr. Hreirati has played a crucial role in enhancing hospital accreditation, quality, and performance improvement.
• His clinical expertise goes beyond general surgery, encompassing complex laparoscopic procedures like Fundoplication (for GERD treatment), bariatric surgery, Heller myotomy (for Achalasia treatment), laparoscopic gastrectomy (both subtotal and total), laparoscopic bowel resection, and laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
• He has actively participated in and presented at conferences and workshops worldwide.
• Dr. Hreirati has been affiliated with several professional associations, including the Syrian Association of General Surgeons, Syrian Association of Gastroenterology, and Syrian Association of Pediatrics Surgeons.
• His core competencies include bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric banding), laparoscopic treatment of G.E.R.D (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease), laparoscopic hernia repair (Inguinal and ventral hernias), basic laparoscopic procedures (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, etc.), adhesiolysis, open surgeries (breast, thyroid, etc.), and GI open surgeries (including surgical management of GI cancers).
• Dr. Hreirati earned his MD from Aleppo University in Syria in 1984.
• He completed his General Surgery Registry at Syria's Damascus Ministry of Health in 1988.
• In 1993, he obtained a University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from Lille, France.
• He achieved equivalence in the Ministry of Health in 2012, equivalent to 1988, for the Certificate of Specialization in General Surgery (Honor degree).

Core Competencies:

• Bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric banding)
• Laparoscopic treatment of G.E.R.D (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease)
• Laparoscopic hernia repair / Inguinal and ventral hernias
• Basic laparoscopic procedures (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, etc.)
• Adhesiolysis
• Open surgeries (breast, thyroid, etc.)
• GI open surgeries (including surgical management of GI cancers)

• Aleppo University in Syria, where he received his MD in 1984
• Syria's Damascus Ministry of Health's General Surgery Registry, 1988
• 1993, Lille, France, University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery
• Equivalence of the previous register in the Ministry of Health, 2012 equivalent to 1988, for the Certificate of Specialization in General Surgery (Honor degree)