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Chief of Division: Ziad El-Rassi

The general surgery division is one of the oldest and most active surgical divisions at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center. It provides almost all general surgical procedures as well as state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical interventions:

- Reconstructive Breast Cancer Surgery through oncoplastic techniques

- Advanced laparoscopic visceral surgical procedures

- All bariatric surgical procedures and techniques for obesity problems.

- A wide range of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary surgeries. The division is nationally known for such types of surgeries and is considered a referral center in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary surgeries

The division has five full-time internationally trained and highly qualified physicians, each with a special interest in the different fields of surgery. The division encourages teamwork approach in delivering the best surgical care to its patients according to the latest evidence-based norms and criterion. The division is supported by the latest technological advances,  be it diagnostic or therapeutic, in order to deliver an exceptional, scientific and humane care to all of our patients.


In addition to that, the division provides medical students and residents with a wide range of laparoscopic and open surgery training through its residency and internship programs as well as its continuous research activities.