MaherA.AbbasMDFACS, FASCRS, FPSCRS (Honorary)

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Cleveland, OH

Al - Zahra Hospital Dubai and Kings College Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-2200

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic (Florida)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1995 - 1999
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix)Internship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1998 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2021
FL State Medical License 2002 - 2006
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection or Open Resection in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Predictors of one-year outcomes following the abdominoperineal resection.
Ahmet Rencuzogullari, Maher A. Abbas, Scott R. Steele, Luca Stocchi, Tracy L. Hull
American Journal of Surgery. 2019-07-01
215 citations
Disease-free Survival and Local Recurrence for Laparoscopic Resection Compared With Open Resection of Stage II to III Rectal Cancer: Follow-up Results of the ACOSOG Z6...
James W. Fleshman, Megan E. Branda, Daniel J. Sargent, Anne Marie Boller, Virgilio George
Annals of Surgery. 2019-04-01
20 citations
Expectant management surveillance for patients at risk for invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: a large US healthcare system experience.
Marco J. Tomassi, Maher A. Abbas, Daniel D. Klaristenfeld
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2019-01-01

Press Mentions

Patient Care Across Borders: Cleveland Clinic Abu DhabiFebruary 29th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

External Links

Dr. Abbashttps://drmaherabbas.com