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Maan  Sarsam

Maan Sarsam

Weston-super-mare,UK

Summary

Arab Board Certified general and Laparoscopic surgeon with a Membership of Royal college of Surgeons of England, membership number 9308096.

Fully registered with the GMC with license to practice (GMC reference Number 7969139).

Specialist registration with Iraqi medical association reference number 36455.

Having two Published articles in the field of general surgery.

Areas of interest include emergency surgery, bariatric surgery, and colorectal surgery.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work history

Registrar, general surgery

Weston General Hospital
WSM, UK
12.2022 - Current

• Managed acute surgical admissions, including trauma cases, elective procedures, and emergency surgeries.

• Conducted thorough patient assessments, developed treatment plans, and ensured effective pre- and post-operative care.

• Performed a range of surgical procedures under consultant supervision.

• Supervised and mentored junior doctors, ensuring safe clinical practice and fostering professional development.

• Managed on-call duties, responding to surgical emergencies and stabilizing critically ill patients.

• Ensured accurate documentation, including surgical notes, discharge summaries, and treatment plans.

• Delivered teaching sessions for medical students and junior doctors, enhancing their understanding of surgical techniques and procedures.

• Contributed to clinical audits and quality improvement projects, enhancing patient care pathways.

• Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues

• Leadership in a multidisciplinary healthcare setting.

Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Imam Ali General Hospital
Baghdad, Iraq
04.2018 - 12.2022
  • Consistently improving patient quality of life through surgical procedures, treatments and professional medical counseling.
  • Dealing with many surgical complications ranging from simple to complex cases.
  • Effectively leading teams of surgical trainees, junior house officers, nurses and medical students in caring for inpatient, outpatient, and surgical patients to ensure quality core.
  • Admitting and operating acute surgical patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on­call services.
  • Frequently conducting research to develop and test surgical techniques that would improve operating procedures and outcome.
  • Managing, directing and coordinating activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents and other medical staff.
  • Operating wide variety of surgical cases in both elective and emergency situations including rare surgical cases.
  • Participating in daily morning surgical, journal club, multi-disciplinary team meetings to improve surgical knowledge and for advanced patient care.
  • Participating in teaching program in hospital by teaching medical student history taking and examination in weekly bases, also organizing many OSCEs for surgical trainees.
  • Taking active part of early detection clinic for both breast and colorectal cancer.

Registrar then Specialist in General and Lap Surg

Saint Raphael Private Hosp/ Al Hayat Private Hosp
Baghdad, Iraq
11.2013 - Current
  • I am a member of advanced Laparoscopic surgical team first as a registrar till 3/2018 then as a specialist in general and laparoscopic surgery till now. Our main responsibilities are diagnosing treating and operating surgical patient in elective and emergency setting.
  • I am working in these hospitals a part time work 30hours per week Thursday from 4 pm till 8pm Friday and Saturday from 8am-8pm.
  • I am responsible for preoperative patient assessment and operating independently also assisting my senior colleague in many advanced Laparoscopic surgeries, also I was responsible for post operative patient care and changing the line of their treatment as needed and making decision for discharging them.
  • I deal with many surgical complications such as post sleeve gastrectomy leak and post Roux en Y gastric bypass intestinal obstruction post laparoscopic cholecystectomy bile leak.
  • I'm taking an active participation in the research program in these hospitals.

Surgical Training Program-Fellowship of Arab Board

Baghdad Teaching Hospital
Baghdad, Iraq
10.2012 - 03.2018
  • Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of surgical cases and injuries in elective and emergency setting.
  • Operated most surgical cases, war casualties, mass injuries under direct supervision.
  • Dealt with many surgical complications from simple wound infection to necrotizing soft tissue infections, high output intestinal fistula, post operative bleeding, post operative bleeding, post operative intestinal obstruction, burst abdomen, post cholecystectomy bile leak and jaundice and many other surgical complications.
  • Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patients’ condition.
  • Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
  • Prescribed preoperative and post operative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets and antibiotics.
  • Inspected medical instruments, equipment and operating rooms to maintain proper hygiene and sterility.
  • Monitored patients' condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.

Registrar in General and Laparoscopic Surgery

Imam Ali General Hospital
Baghdad, Iraq
10.2011 - 09.2012
  • Working closely with consultants and senior house officers, doing colorectal and general surgery clinics.
  • Taking active role in theatre doing general surgical and laparoscopic surgeries.
  • Taking active role in MDTs.

Senior House Officer/ General Surgery

Imam Ali General Hospital
Baghdad , Iraq
10.2010 - 09.2011


  • Preoperative and post operative patient care.
  • Learning basic surgical skills.
  • Performed common surgical procedures under supervision.

General Practitioner

Primary Health Care Centre in Al-Husseiniya
Baghdad , Iraq
07.2009 - 09.2010
  • Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a general practice setting.
  • Treated paediatric patients with minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems and growth and development concerns.
  • Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention methods.
  • Involved in control of infectious diseases and vaccination programmes

Internship

Medical City Teaching Complex
Baghdad, Iraq
03.2007 - 06.2009
  • Four months in paediatrics.
  • Four months in internal medicine.
  • Four months in general surgery.
  • Four months in obstetrics and gynaecology.
  • Fifteen months in internal medicine and surgical subspecialities including (CCU, RCU, nephrology and dialysis unit, neurology, psychiatry, haematology, gastroenterology, urology, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, ENT, plastic and burn unit and renal transplantation unit).

Education

Course - Royal College of Surgeons of Englad

Training The Trainer:Developing Educators Skills
Cheltenham
09.2024

Surgical Course - General Surgery

Minimal Invasive Acute Care Surgery Course
Belfast
05.2024

Surgical Course - Colorectal Surgery

Advanced Coloproctology Course
Online
03.2024

Surgical Course -

Intermediate Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery
London
02.2024

The NHS & UK Medical Regulation Online Course

Oxford Medical
UK
08.2022

Medical Leadership and Management Online Course

Oxford Medical
London, UK
06.2022

Teach the Teacher Online Course

Oxford medical
London, UK
06.2022

Core Skills in Minimal Invasive Surgery

Sharjah Surgical Institute
Sharjah
02.2022

CCrISP- Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient

Sharjah Surgical Institute
Sharjah/ UAE
01.2022

ATLS- Advanced Trauma Life Support

American College of Surgeon/ Alnahrain Col. of Med
Baghdad/ Iraq
12.2021

MRCS - General Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons of England
Sheffield
05.2021

CABS - Speciality in General and Laparoscopic Surgery

Arab Board of Health Specializations
Baghdad/ Iraq
02.2018

MBChB - Medicine

Baghdad College of Medicine
Baghdad/ Iraq
07.2006

Skills

  • Calm under pressure
  • Dedicated to excellence
  • Good clinical judgment
  • Quick learner
  • Observant
  • Good experience in bariatric, upper GI and hepatobiliary surgery field
  • Good experience in colorectal surgery field
  • Good experience in laparoscopic surgery
  • Good experience to work in hostile environment involving mass causalities

Timeline

Registrar, general surgery

Weston General Hospital
12.2022 - Current

Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Imam Ali General Hospital
04.2018 - 12.2022

Registrar then Specialist in General and Lap Surg

Saint Raphael Private Hosp/ Al Hayat Private Hosp
11.2013 - Current

Surgical Training Program-Fellowship of Arab Board

Baghdad Teaching Hospital
10.2012 - 03.2018

Registrar in General and Laparoscopic Surgery

Imam Ali General Hospital
10.2011 - 09.2012

Senior House Officer/ General Surgery

Imam Ali General Hospital
10.2010 - 09.2011

General Practitioner

Primary Health Care Centre in Al-Husseiniya
07.2009 - 09.2010

Internship

Medical City Teaching Complex
03.2007 - 06.2009

Course - Royal College of Surgeons of Englad

Training The Trainer:Developing Educators Skills

Surgical Course - General Surgery

Minimal Invasive Acute Care Surgery Course

Surgical Course - Colorectal Surgery

Advanced Coloproctology Course

Surgical Course -

Intermediate Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery

The NHS & UK Medical Regulation Online Course

Oxford Medical

Medical Leadership and Management Online Course

Oxford Medical

Teach the Teacher Online Course

Oxford medical

Core Skills in Minimal Invasive Surgery

Sharjah Surgical Institute

CCrISP- Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient

Sharjah Surgical Institute

ATLS- Advanced Trauma Life Support

American College of Surgeon/ Alnahrain Col. of Med

MRCS - General Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons of England

CABS - Speciality in General and Laparoscopic Surgery

Arab Board of Health Specializations

MBChB - Medicine

Baghdad College of Medicine
Maan Sarsam