Dr. Shafik Sidani

Dr. 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, US. He completed his training in General Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, US.

Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. He also served as Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA, US.

He specializes in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of colorectal cancer using laparoscopic and robotic techniques. Dr. Sidani 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.

Dr. Sidani lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and staying active by playing soccer and tennis.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 2001 - 2005: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BEIRUT, LEBANON. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 2008 - 2012: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON DC, US. Residency, General Surgery
• 2007 - 2008: YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, US. Internship, General Surgery
• 2005 - 2007: YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL, CONNECTICUT, US. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Gastrointestinal Physiology
• 2012 - 2013: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, US. Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2015 - 2016: VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US. Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• 2013 - 2015: VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US. Staff Surgeon

Achievements & Career Highlights

• ​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