Establish the first breast unit in Kuwait at Jaber AlAhmed AlSabah Hospital
Organize the first MDT in managing complex breast diseases in Kuwait
Attending clinics, responsible for OT and covering oncalls
Teaching Kuwait medical students and residents of the Kuwait Board in General Surgery
Education
Fellowship - Oncoplastic breast surgery
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
London
11/2022 - 11/2024
Fellowship - Breast Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
11/2022 - 11/2024
Board - General Surgery
Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialisation
Kuwait
10/2008 - 09/2013
BmBCh - Medicine and Surgery
Kuwait University
Kuwait
09/2000 - 06/2007
Skills
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Level 1 and Level 2 oncoplastic procedures, mammoplasties and symmetrising surgery, skin and nipple sparing mastectomies, chest wall perforator flaps, implant reconstruction De-escalation of axillary surgery with targeted dissection
General, laparascopic and bariatric surgeries
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
French
Elementary
A2
Japanese
Beginner (A1)
Workshops
MBN Milan Congress - 2023, Milan Italy
Advanced IBBR course - 2023, Uk
Medico-Legal Symposium - 2023, UK
Specialty skills in Breast Surgery Level 2 - 2023, UK
Campus Breast Meeting #USForSurgeons - 2023, Rome Italy
Worcester Breast Ultrasound Workshop - 2023, UK
OOPS: Principles in therapeutic mammoplasty and chest wall perforator flaps - 2023, UK
Milan Breast Cancer conference hands on workshop- 2014, Milan Italy
Specialty skills in breast reconstruction surgery- 2014, UK
Instructor:
Stop the bleed- Kuwait
Research
Author: Use of Magseed and radioisotope single tracer versus standard dual tracer for targeted axillary dissection in women with clinically node positive converting to node negative breast cancer post neoadjuvant systemic therapy- AsBrs E-Poster Las Vegas 2025
Co-Author: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and targeted axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer and high lymph node burden at diagnosis- ESSO 2024 abstract
Co-Author: Lymphoedema rates following targeted axillary dissection in breast cancer patients- ESSO 2024 abstract
Co-Author: Experience of targeted axillary surgery with Magseed localisation after neoadjuvant systemic anti-cancer therapy- ESSO 2024 poster in spotlight (oral) and bronze prize
Co-Author: Tailoring the nipple areolar complex pedicle for individualised care during reduction mammoplasty for cancer- Pending
Co-Author: Safety and feasibility of learning septum-based perforator flaps during mammoplasty- Pending
Extra-Curricular Activities
Producer and presenter of medical TV show on Kuwait National Television (English Channel): Healthy Life show, 2014-2015
Social activitist October Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns- Kuwait
Flautist: Grade 5
Organizations
Association of Breast Surgeons UK (2023-Present)- Member
Women Surgeons in Kuwait (2018-Present)- Board member
Kuwait Association of Surgeons (2017-Present)- Member
American College of Surgeons & Kuwait Chapter (2017- Present)- Associate, FACS
Academic Activities
Lecturer- Breast diseases curriculum (2020-present)- General practitioner training program- Kuwait
Coordinator, 5th & 7th year medical students (2016-2018)- Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine
Problem-Based learning (PBL) instructor (2015-2018)- Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine
Basic Surgical Skills Instructor (2015-2022)- Kuwait board of surgery residents, KIMS
Principles of Surgery (POS) Exam committee and tutor (2017-2022)- Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization
National Medical Rescue Teams Basic and Advanced Training Preparation Commission Member at Ministry of HealthNational Medical Rescue Teams Basic and Advanced Training Preparation Commission Member at Ministry of Health