Bassem Safadi, MD

Clinical Professor
Division of General Surgery

Chair, Department of Surgery

Selected Publications

Dakour Aridi H, Khazen G, Safadi BY. Comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in a Lebanese bariatric surgical practice. Obes Surg. 2018 Feb;28(2):396-404.
Dakour Aridi H, Asali M, Fouani T, Alami RS, Safadi BY. Gastroesophageal reflux disease after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with concomitant hiatal hernia repair: An unresolved question. Obes Surg. 2017 Nov;27(11):2898-2904.
Dakour-Aridi HN, El-Rayess HM, Abou-Abbass H, Abu-Gheida I, Habib RH, Safadi BY. Safety of concomitant cholecystectomy at the time of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Jun;13(6):934-941.
Dakour Aridi HN, Wehbe MR, Shamseddine G, Alami RS, Safadi BY. Long-term outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass conversion of failed laparoscopic gastric band. Obes Surg. 2017 Jun;27(6):1401-1408.
Dakour Aridi HN, Tamim H, Mailhac A, Safadi BY. Concomitant hiatal hernia repair with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe: Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Mar;13(3):379-384.
Ramly EP, Alami RS, Tamim H, Kantar R, Elias E, Safadi BY. Concomitant removal of gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy: Analysis of outcomes and complications from the ACS-NSQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Jun;12(5):984-988
Dakour Aridi H, Alami R, Tamim H, Shamseddine G, Fouani T, Safadi B. Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A Lebanese center experience. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Nov;12(9):1689-1696.
Aridi HD, Alami RS, Fouani T, Shamseddine G, Tamim H, Safadi B. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in adults presenting for bariatric surgery in Lebanon. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Feb;12(2):405-11.
Safadi BY, Shamseddine G, Elias E, Alami RS. Definitive surgical management of staple line leak after sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Sep-Oct; 11(5) : 1037-43.

View Dr. Safadi’s publications on PubMed.

Professional and Research Interests

Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Surgery of the GI tract

Education and Training

Bacc II, International College, Beirut, 1985
B.S. in Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1988
M.D. Degree, AUB School of Medicine, 1992
Internship in Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C., U.S.A., 1993
Residency in Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., 1997
Fellowship in Surgical Endoscopy, Mt Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998
Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, University of California at San Fransisco, U.S.A., 1999

Professional Memberships and Organizations

American University of Beirut Penrose Award 1992
AUB Academic Excellence Award 1992
AUB AOA Honor Medical Society
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatic Surgery (ASMBS)
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
Chair, Scientific and Research Committee IFSO-MENA Chapter
President Elect, IFSO-Lebanon Chapter

Keywords

morbid obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery, surgery of the GI tract, hiatus hernia, hiatal hernia repair, achalasia, surgery for achalasia, abdominal wall hernia, abdominal wall hernia repair, adrenalectomy, adrenal gland disorders, general surgery, hernia, intestinal blockage, bariatric surgery, gastric band, gastric bypass, weight loss surgery