Staff Physician, General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute
Surgeon
Years of Experience
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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.
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH (Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute)
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH (Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery Fellowship, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (General Surgery Residency Program)
Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE (Internship)
Masters in Healthcare Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Masters Degree)
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (MD)
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery)
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE (Teaching Assistant, Department of Surgery)
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