GBMCGastrointestinal, Bariatric & Metabolic Centre

Dr. Ahmad Bashir comes from a family with a strong heritage for Medicine. His Father, Dr. Abdalla Y Bashir, is one of the fathers of general surgery in Amman, Jordan. Dr. Ahmad Bashir finished his medical school at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). He later followed in father’s footsteps and sought general surgery residency in the United States. He completed his residency in surgery at St Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, the second oldest surgical residency in the country. During his residency, he found his passion for Minimally Invasive & Bariatric surgery, while doing clinical research, which he presented in many conferences around the globe.

Dr. Abdalla Bashir needs no introduction. He is one of the fathers of general surgery in Amman, Jordan. He is well known in many surgical communities: National, Arab and International. Dr. Abdalla Bashir finished medical school from Cairo University (1963-1969) being first on the honor’s list. He also did his surgical residency at Cairo University (Kasr Alaini hospitals) after that. He joined the university teaching staff till 1983, when he resigned as an associate professor of surgery. While in Cairo University, he obtained the FRCS degree from Edinburgh (FRCSEd) in 1976

Dr. Ashraf Haddad received his medical degree from the Jordan University of Science and technology. He then moved to the United Kingdom where he finished two years of basic surgical training.

Then, in his pursuit for excellence, Dr. Haddad moved to the United States to complete his general surgery training at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. During his residency he was recognized as an outstanding surgeon by his mentors and colleagues earning multiple awards for his academic achievements and research work.

During his training Dr. Haddads interest in the field of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric surgery grew. He presented his research work in numerous national and international meetings. Furthermore, Dr. Haddad had numerous publications in prestigious journals in the fields of Bariatric, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery.

After completing his general surgery training, Dr. Haddad moved to California to complete his Minimally Invasive, Advanced GI, and Bariatric surgery fellowship at UCSF - Fresno under the tutelage of Dr. Kelvin Higa and Dr. Keith Boone. During the time he spent working with his mentor (Dr. Higa - one of the giants of Bariatric surgery) Dr. Haddad developed his passion and attained his skills for complex and revisional bariatric and gastrointestinal cases.

Dr. Haddad moved back to Amman to join his Colleagues at GBMC. Dr. Haddad wants to deliver the highest standard of care to his patients in a state of the art center. He believes that by joining GBMC they will deliver a comprehensive and complete care with excellent results.

Societies and Memberships:

·American Board of Surgery

·American college of surgeons (ACS)

·Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

·American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS)