Dr. Mahmoud Omar

Dr. Mahmoud Omar, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Omar was a Consultant and Lecturer of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Menoufia University, National Liver Institute, Egypt, which is a large tertiary referral and liver transplant center in Egypt serving thousands of patients each year. In addition to his clinical duties at the National Liver Institute, Dr. Omar was responsible for teaching and training medical students, junior residents and fellows.

Dr. Omar received his medical degree with honors from Menoufia University, Egypt. He completed his residency at Menoufia University, National Liver Institute, Egypt in 2012. He then underwent his advanced training in hepatology, gastroenterology and endoscopy from 2012 to 2018 at Menoufia University, National Liver Institute.

Moreover, Dr. Omar holds both a master’s and a doctorate degree in Hepatology from Menoufia University, Egypt. He has also spent two years in the United States at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) with the Interventional Endoscopy Services (IES) team working on multiple research projects and clinical trials on advanced endoscopic techniques.

Dr. Omar resides in Abu Dhabi with his family. He enjoys sightseeing and photography.​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 2001 - 2008: MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY, MENOUFIA, EGYPT. Faculty of Medicine
• 2008 - 2009: MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, MENOUFIA, EGYPT. Intern
• 2009 - 2012: NATIONAL LIVER INSTITUTE, MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY, MENOUFIA, EGYPT. Resident, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department
• 2012 - 2018: NATIONAL LIVER INSTITUTE, MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY, MENOUFIA, EGYPT. Assistant Lecturer and Registrar, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018 - 2019: NATIONAL LIVER INSTITUTE, MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY, MENOUFIA, EGYPT. Lecturer and Consultant, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), 2016 till Present
• Member of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), 2019 till Present
  Awarded the Endoscopic Training Award by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), 2018
• Recognized at the Crystal Awards Ceremony in conjunction with the Digestive Disease Week (DDW), Washington DC, 2018
• Awarded the Egyptian Government Scholarship Award, 2014
• Appointed as a Visiting Graduate Researcher at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the United States, 2015 to 2017
• Multiple poster and oral presentations, as well as peer-reviewed articles in gastroenterology and hepatology​