Education and Training
- Bachelor’s degree of Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia- Italy 1997.
- Specialisation in General Surgery: University of Verona- Italy.
- Approval of European High Surgical Training by (JCHST), SAC and GMC- UK.
- High Surgical Training appointment- Wessex Deanery – UK 2002-2005.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England (FRCS).
- PhD in Liver and Pancreatic Diseases.
- Post Doc (Doctorus Europeus) in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
- Palestinian Board of General Surgery.
- European Board in HPB surgery EBSQ (HPB).
- Jordanian Board of General Surgery.
- Diploma in Civil Medical Law - Cardiff University Law School.
- Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Professional Experience
- 2005-2006 Fellow in HPB and transplant surgery, St James Hospital, Leeds-Uk.
- From 2006- 2019: Consultant General and Hepatobilairy- Pancreatic Surgeon at Southampton University Hospital Uk
- From 2013 to 2019: head of the Hepatobliary Pancreatic Unit at Southampton University Hospital Uk
- From 2019 to 2024 : Head of the Surgical departments at the Poliambulanza hospital in Brescia - Italy
Accademic Appointments
- In 2009, Assistant Professor in Surgery- University of Southampton
- In 2015, Associate Professor in Surgery- University of Southampton
- In 2017, Full Professor in Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and MinimalIy Invasive Surgery - University of Southampton.
- Honorary professor in Surgery at the University of Amsterdam
- Honorary professor in Surgery at the University of Verona
- Honorary Professor of the Moscow Clinical Scientific Center
Local and International Leadership Positions
- President of the International Laparoscopic Liver Society (ILLS), September 2023 – Present.
- Chairman of the program committee, European African Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (E-AHPBA), June 2023 – Present.
- Chairman of the Internationally Validated European Guidelines meeting on Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IEGUMILS May 2024)- Brescia.
- Chairman of the International Guidelines in the management of periampullary cancer (PERIPAN March 2023)- Brescia
- Chairman of the Internationally Validated European Guidelines in Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (EGUMIPS September 2022)- Brescia.
- Founder and chair of the International Group study ampulla (ISGAGA) 2019- to date.
- Founder and Coordinator of the International Consortium for MI Pancreatic Surgery (IMIPS) 2019 to date.
- Co-chairman of the first consensus guideline meeting on minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, Miami – USA - March 2019.
- Chairman of the UK Minimally invasive liver and pancreatic group 2012-2019.
- Chairman of the first EMEA Symposium on laparoscopic liver Surgery – Hamburg 2020.
- Coordinator of the European Consortium for MI Pancreatic Surgery (EMIPS) From 2017 to date.
- Coordinator of the European Consortium for MI Liver Surgery (I-MILS) 2015- to date
- Chairman of the European Registry of MI Liver Surgery (EMILS) 2017 to date
- Elected Chairman of the membership committee- ILLS 2017
- Elected member of the Executive Council - ILLS 2017
- Elected member of the Education committee- EAES June 2017-06-14
- Elected Chairman of the Innovation and Development committee EAHPBA May 2017
- Chairman of the first guideline meeting on laparoscopic liver surgery 2017
- EHPBA Council member 2014 to date.
- EHPBA education committee member 2014
- ILLS member of council at large 2016
- Expert panel member of the International Group of Study Pancreas
- Expert panel member of the international consensus group for laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
- Expert panel member of the Asian pacific consensus group for laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
- Expert panel member of the European consensus group for laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
Speacialities
- General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery
- Liver Surgery
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Gallbladder and Bile duct Surgery
- Hernia Surgery
- Adrenal gland and Splenic Surgery
- Gastro intestinal Surgery
Working Hours
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