Dr. Essa M. Aleassa

Dr. Essa M. Aleassa

, MD

Staff Physician, General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute

Languages
  • English
  • Arabic

Surgeon

Years of Experience

13
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Biography

Dr. Essa M. Aleassa is a Staff Physician within the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.  

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Aleassa was Assistant Professor within the Department of Surgery at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.   

Dr. Aleassa is an Emirati Consultant Surgeon with advanced training in minimally access Hepatopancreatobiliary (liver, pancreas, and biliary ducts), and abdominal transplant surgery. He completed his medical degree at the United Arab Emirates University followed by his General Surgery Training at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. He then completed his fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, US, under the supervision of pioneer-surgeons in their respective fields. 

Dr. Aleassa has received numerous international awards from prestigious societies and has been recognized with the John Halverson Young Investigator Award for 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee, US. He has published numerous publications in major surgical journals in addition to co-editing a textbook titled Video Atlas of Intraoperative Applications of Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging. 

When not at work, he spends time socializing with his family and friends. Dr. Aleassa enjoys spending time outdoors whether it is underwater scuba diving and speargun-fishing or inland camping and hiking.

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Treatments & Services

  • Pancreatitis
  • Adrenal Disease
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Pancreatic Biliary Cancer
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Liver Transplant
  • Pulmonary Imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • Liver Disease
  • Liver Disease Program
  • General Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancers
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Education

  • 2020 Fellowship
    2020 - 2021

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH (Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute)

  • 2019 Fellowship
    2019 - 2020

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH (Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery Fellowship, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute)

  • 2012 Residency
    2012 - 2017

    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (General Surgery Residency Program)

  • 2010 Internship
    2010 - 2011

    Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE (Internship)

  • 2010 Medical School
    2010 - 2012

    Masters in Healthcare Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Masters Degree)

  • 2003 Medical School
    2003 - 2010

    United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (MD)

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Career Experience

  • 2017
    2017 - 2021

    United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery)

  • 2012
    2012 - 2017

    United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (Teaching Assistant, Department of Surgery)

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