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Burkan Nasr MD, Assistant Professor, FACS
Surgery • Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
General and Laparoscopic Surgery
University of Aden · Aden , YEM
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Dr. Burkan Nasr Rashed Shaif, MD, FEBS, FRCS, FACS Senior Consultant Surgeon | Academic Surgeon | Advanced Laparoscopic, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Metabolic Surgery, GI and HPB Surgical Oncology Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Aden Aden, Yemen PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior consultant surgeon with 12 years of experience. Large practice in abdominal surgery, Minimal Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery and Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Metabolic Surgery. - Excellent experience in trauma and acute care surgery, Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery as well as Endocrine Surgery as thyroid and Breast surgery. - Excellent bedside manner and patient communication skills developed through more than a decade of bedside clinical teaching experience. - Finished my training in general surgery in 2010, Got the Jordanian Board In general surgery in 2011, Arab board of surgery 2012, European board for General and Laparoscopic Surgery 2014, MRCS 2016, FRCS exit exam 2019 and FACS 2021. - MD. Asst. Professor of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Aden. - Senior Consultant of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Al Gamhouria Modern Teaching Hospital Aden, Consultant of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital (ATMGH), The central hospital in Sana'a capital city of Yemen. Also working at Saudi Hospital at Hajjah. From 2011 until 2024 I have Log book more than 9000 operation in general surgery and its subspecialty. I take care for my patients and strive to give them the best. RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL • Assistant professor of General surgery in Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Aden since 2023 • Asst. Professor of General surgery in faculty of medicine Thamar university since 2013. Membership • Membership Arab and Yemeni board of general surgery since 2012. • Membership Yemen society of surgeons 2020. • Membership of The Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) 2015. • Membership International Society of Surgery (ISS) (CIC) 2020. • Membership Global Laparoscopic and Robotic surgery 2021 (GLRS). • Membership the Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (TUGS) 2021. • Membership International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) 2021. • Membership International Bariatric Club 2021. • Membership Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA) 2021. • Membership The Society for Surgery of The Alimentary Tract (SSAT) 2021. • Membership Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) 2021. • Membership European society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) 2021 • Membership European surgical society since 2015 Fellowship • Fellowship European Board of surgery (FEBS) 2014. • Fellowship of The Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) 2019. • Fellowship American Collage of Surgery (FACS) 2021. • Fellowship American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2021. • Fellowship MIS, Bariatric and Metabolic surgery 2022-2023 • Fellowship High Technology Surgery Association (HTC) 2021 Peer review (66 reviews for 18 publications/grants) Review activity for Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. (5) Review activity for Asian journal of medicine and health. (1) Review activity for Cancer investigation. (2) Review activity for Clinical epidemiology (1) Review activity for Curēus. (11) Review activity for Digestive surgery. (1) Review activity for International journal of general medicine (8) Review activity for International journal of hyperthermia. (1) Review activity for International journal of surgery. (13) Review activity for International journal of women's health (1) Review activity for International medical case reports journal. (1) Review activity for Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. (1) Review activity for Journal of clinical case studies. (13) Review activity for Journal of inflammation research (2) Review activity for OncoTargets and therapy (2) Review activity for Open access surgery (1) Review activity for Psychology research and behavior management (1) Review activity for Therapeutics and clinical risk management (1) PUBLISHERS AND RESEARCHERS Small Bowel Perforation Resulting From a Lightning Strike Injury: A Case Report Open Access Surgery 2025-03 | Journal article DOI: 10.2147/OAS.S488262 Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: Short-Term Results From Yemen in a Resource-Limited Setting Cureus 2025 | Journal article DOI: 10.7759/CUREUS.78010 Primary Omentum Malignant Hemangiopericytoma Present with Acute Abdomen International Medical Case Reports Journal 2024-07 | Journal article DOI: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S469084 Feasibility of using Transperineal ultrasound as a diagnostic test in perianal abscesses and fistulas under resource-limited setting: A retrospective study Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care 2023 | Journal article DOI: 10.5339/jemtac.2023.24 EID: 2-s2.0-85172026852 Part of ISSN: 19997086 Microsurgical reconstruction of the enormous traumatic oromandibular defect by osteocutaneous fibula-free flap in a 9-year-old child: a case report Pan African Medical Journal 2022 | Journal article DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.13.36738 Part of ISSN: 1937-8688 Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Thyroid DOI: 10.26502/jcsct.5079142 https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/primary-squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-thyroid.html The Risk of Thyroid Carcinoma in Multinodular Goiter Compared to Solitary Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Analysis of 207 Patients. Journal of Surgical Endocrinology. 2021-05-23 | Journal article. DOI: 10.36959/608/453 Solitary Thyroid Nodule: Clinical, Sonography and Pathological Evaluation Risk of Malignancy. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 2021 | Journal article. DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2021.105041. GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION POST ACID INGESTION IN PEDIATRICS. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studie. 2021-09-28 | Journal article. DOI: 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i9.2161 Esophageal Perforation Surgical Management. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR). 2021-11-23 | Journal article. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.40.006405 Cystic Hygroma of the Neck in Adult Patient. Journal of Surgery and Research. 2021-12-17 | Journal article. DOI: 10.26502/jsr.10020190 Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Solitary Thyroid Nodule. Endocrinology and Metabolism: Open Access. 2021-08-31 | Journal article. Solitary Thyroid Nodule High Incidence of Thyroid Cancer. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-591820/v1 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-591820/v1 The Role of Microsurgical Free Flap Reconstruction in Management Complex Wound: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2022.43.211.36595 https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/43/211/full Lung Hydatid Cysts in Children, Evaluation and Surgical Management DOI: 10.26502/jcsct.5079189 https://www.fortunejournals.com/abstract/lung-hydatid-cysts-in-children-evaluation-and-surgical-management-3875.html

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