Meet Our Experts
Dr. Girish Juneja
LAP/Bariatric Surgeon
General/ laparoscopic surgeon has a special interest in weight loss metabolic surgery
Dr. Girish Juneja is a highly experienced general/ laparoscopic surgeon and has a special interest in weight loss metabolic surgery. He had his basic laparoscopic training from Ninewells Medical College, Dundee, Scotland & UK, followed by a Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery from Strasbourg, France . Dr. Girish is a Fellow of ACE Bariatric Surgical Center, Emmen, Netherlands. He is one of the few experts in the field of Bariatric Surgery in Dubai ( Weight loss surgery ), regularly performing procedures like sleeve gastrectomy, lapband, gastric bypass & gastric balloon, besides other laparoscopic and general surgeries, which includes surgery for hernia, gallstone disease, varicocele, thyroid, reflux disease, etc. He has served as Head of Surgery/ bariatric surgery in various reputed hospitals in UAE since 1990 and has been pro-active on academic aspects of surgery as well by conducting and chairing lectures in many national and international conferences, all over the world.
EXPERIENCE
Director, Bariatric Centre, Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, UAE (2015 onwards)
Consultant General Surgeon, Harley Street Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2013 onwards)
Director, Bariatric Centre & Head of Surgery, International Modern Hospital, Dubai, UAE (2012 – 2015)
Head of Surgery, Al Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2009 – 2012)
Chief of Surgery, Jebel Ali Hospital, Dubai, UAE (2006 – 2008)
Chief of Surgery, Dept. of General & Laparoscopic Surgery, Al Reef International Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2005-2006)
Head of Surgery, Al Ahlia Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE ( 1997 – 2005)
Specialist Surgeon, Ministry of Abu Dhabi (1994 – 1996)
MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical Society of Vienna, Austria (life member) since Oct, 1991.
IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons
ELSA (Endoscopic & Laparoscopy Surgeons of Asia)
MIRA, (Robotic Surgery Association) U.S.A.
European Association of Transluminal Surgery (EATS)
American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
