Departments

Surgery Department

Specialties

Dar Al Shifa Hospital applies international practices to deliver quality healthcare services

General Surgery Department

The General Surgery Department at Dar Al Shifa Hospital is one of the best functional services in the region. The department encompasses a full spectrum of surgeries with a commitment to provide the highest quality patient-and family-centered care. Our highly skilled and reputable surgeons are recognized as leaders in their specialties, dedicated to offer comprehensive and 24 hours care to their patients from the time of diagnosis until they are at home recovering from the surgery.

The department is supported by cutting-edge Diagnostic and Imaging Center, highly-equipped Operation Theater and advanced Intensive Care Unit (ICU) all of which assist the surgeons to perform precise and safer surgeries. Laparoscopic and other minimally invasive forms of surgery are used as the preferred surgical approach whenever possible to treat various simple as well as complicated cases.

Scope of Services:

Laparoscopic Procedures: Including appendectomy, cholecystectomy and hernia repair.
Colorectal Surgeries: Including colectomy, hemicolectomy, sigmoidectomy, colostomy and ileostomy, peri-anal fistulectomy, proctocolectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, excision of thrombosed piles, and sphincterotomy.
Hernia Repair Surgeries: Including umbilical, ventral, incisional, and inguinal.
Pediatric Surgeries: Including hernia, undescended testis, hydrocele and tumour surgeries.
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues Surgeries: Including excision biopsy of lymph nodes, excision of breast lesions, lipomas, in-growing toe nail, and incision and drainage of abscess and pilonidal sinus.
Endocrine Surgeries: Including para and total thyroidectomy.
Bariatric Surgeries: Including gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, and intragastric balloon insertion.