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Shafik Sidani, MD

Staff Physician, Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute

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Dr. Shafik Sidani can help you with...

Colorectal CancerCrohn’s DiseaseUlcerative ColitisDiverticulitisHemorrhoidsFissureFistula and Fecal IncontinenceRectal ProlapseRobotic and Laparoscopic SurgeryGastrointestinal OncologyInflammatory Bowel DiseaseProctologyColorectal Cancer Screening
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Achievements & Career Highlights

Achievements

  • ​Member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
  • Member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • Received the Ohse Research Grant Award for two consecutive years
  • Recipient of the Brown-Cox Research Grant Award
  • Authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed publications
  • Established the colorectal surgery Enhanced Recover After Surgery (ERAS) program at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA, US
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS)
  • Certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS)
  • Certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Holds Virginia, US, medical license and Health Authority-Abu Dhabi license

Biography

Biography

Shafik Sidani, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Sidani completed a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in Gastrointestinal Physiology at Yale University in the US. He completed his training in General Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, US.

Subsequently, he completed a Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. He served as Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA, US, prior to moving with his wife and three children to Abu Dhabi to join Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. 

Dr. Sidani specializes in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of colorectal cancer using laparoscopic and robotic techniques. He established the colorectal surgery Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program at Virginia Hospital Center. He is an active member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and has authored numerous publications and book chapters.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and staying active by playing soccer and tennis.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Medical School
  • 2001
    2001 - 2005
    American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
    Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Residency
  • 2008
    2008 - 2012
    Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, US
    Residency, General Surgery
  • 2007
    2007 - 2008
    Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, US
    Internship, General Surgery
  • 2005
    2005 - 2007
    Yale New Haven Hospital, Connecticut, US
    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Gastrointestinal Physiology
Fellowship
  • 2012
    2012 - 2013
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, US
    Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Work Experience
  • 2015
    2015 - 2016
    Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia, US
    Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • 2013
    2013 - 2015
    Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia, US
    Staff Surgeon
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