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Dr Hussein Faour, FACS Consultant General, Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon Royale Hayat Hospital in Hawally ,
Kuwait. Dr Faour attended medical school at the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon. He also pursued his residency in general surgery in Lebanon and the University Louis Pasteur, in Strasbourg France. He then completed a fellowship in laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, and the European Institute of Tele Surgery (EITS) and the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) with many advanced courses in laparoscopic Surgery. With his extensive education Dr Faour is considered one of the best in his field.
Dr Faour is a member of many international surgical organizations dedicated to continuing education in the medical field and providing excellent surgical advancements to benefit his patients.
Dr. Faour's clinical interests include surgery for severe obesity, minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic) and gastrointestinal surgery. He has performed more than 600 operations for morbid obesity and advanced laparoscopic surgery. His research interests include the physiologic effects of laparoscopic surgery on postoperative injury and recovery, and outcomes of laparoscopic management of obesity, gastrointestinal diseases and hernias. |
He has been an invited speaker for many regional, national and international lectures on the subject of obesity surgery and laparoscopic surgery. He is Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). He is also a member of International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO); He has been participant of more than 50 courses, workshops and meeting on advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Those seeking the service of such a well qualified Surgeon for bariatric surgery will be well pleased with the results. Dr Faour provides a questionnaire to his patients who are considering bariatric surgery. The questionnaire is designed to provide Dr Faour with a comprehensive history of the patient so that he can determine whether the patient is truly a candidate for this type of procedure.
Dr Faour also prepares his patients for this type of surgery by educating them on the procedure. This includes providing them with written information on their responsibilities and informing them of the types of lifestyle changes that must be made in order for the procedure to be considered a success. Patients are given a diet to follow after the surgery to ensure that patients do not consume foods that the body cannot tolerate after such a procedure. |
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Dr. Faour not only specializes in weight loss surgeries, but also a plethora of other procedures done laparoscopically. Procedures such as an appendectomy can be done with small incisions to insert the laparoscope versus the traditional method of an incision in the abdominal wall. This type of surgery provides the patient with less pain after the operation, less time spent in the hospital and allows the patient a full recovery in much less time.
Dr Faour also provides surgical services for hernias, thyroid problems, gallbladder disease, ulcers, mastectomy, lumpectomy, fistula repair, tumor removal from the intestines and many more procedures of the like. Dr Faour is dedicated to excellence in healing and has the education and experience to be considered one of the best in his field.
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Professional Highlights
Chief, General Surgery Department at Al Kindi Specialised Hospital.
Specialty Interests
Bariatric & weight loss surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic surgery. |
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- International Federation of Surgical Obesity (IFSO)
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES)
- European Association of Transluminal Surgery (EATS)
- Mediterranean and Middle eastern Endoscopic Surgery Association (MMEESA)
- Obesity Club Eastern Province in KSA (OCEP)
- Lebanese Society of General Surgery (LSGS)
- Lebanese Association of Endoscopic Surgery (LAES)
- Lebanese Society of Prevention of Breast Cancer.
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Consulting
Dr. Faour is known as consultant and speaker for many medical companies in the field of Advanced laparoscopic and weight loss surgery.
With Dr Faour’s excellent education, his dedication to his patients, and his many years of experience, patients can feel confident of his abilities and rest assured that they are in the best of hands when undergoing surgery.
Those wishing to contact Dr Faour for a consultation regarding specific surgical needs can contact him at Royale Hayat Hospital in Hawally ,
Kuwait +965-25360499 or +965-25360599
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