Faculty

Omar M. Ghanem, M.D.

Location

Rochester, Minnesota

Contact

Ghanem.Omar@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

The research lab of Omar M. Ghanem, M.D., focuses on reporting the short-, medium- and long-term clinical outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery in patients with obesity. His current projects tailor the bariatric procedures to patients' medical conditions and desired postsurgical outcomes.

Focus areas

  • Dr. Ghanem leads several studies aimed at personalizing care in obesity and metabolic surgery. His lab is developing scores and calculators that assess patients' conditions and help with procedure choices based on long-term desired outcomes.
  • Dr. Ghanem and his colleagues are developing new devices that help address obesity with surgery while preserving anatomy.

Significance to patient care

Reporting on long-term outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery and linking outcomes to procedure choices and patient status will lead to a personalized approach. This approach is specific to each patient and tailored toward each patient's goals and desires.

Professional highlights

  • Chair, Division of Metabolic and Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 2023-present.
  • Associate program director, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, 2020-present.

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Division of Metabolic and Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery

Administrative Appointment

  1. Chair, Division of Metabolic and Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery

Academic Rank

  1. Associate Professor of Surgery

EDUCATION

  1. Fellow RST Minimally Invasive Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. Residency - General Surgery Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
  3. Internship University of Balamand
  4. Doctorate of Medicine University of Balamand
  5. Bachelor American University of Beirut

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