OmarMelhemGhanemMD
General Surgery • Rochester, MNBariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division Chair, Metabolic & Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery
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Office
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2683Fax+1 507-284-5196
Summary
- Dr. Omar Ghanem is a Bariatric Surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He received his medical degree from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in bariatric surgery, revisional bariatric surgery and minimally invasive median arcuate ligament release (MALS)
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2016 - 2017
MedStar Health (Baltimore)Residency, Surgery, 2010 - 2016
University of Balamand Faculty of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2017 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Iron deficiency anemia after one anastomosis gastric bypass: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Mohammad Kermansaravi, Masoumeh Shahsavan, Karl Hage, Halit Eren Taskin, Shahab ShahabiShahmiri
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-02-10 - Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Claire Wunker, Sunjay Kumar, Peter Hallowell, Amelia Collings, Lindsey Loss
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-02-07 - Correction: SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery.Sunjay S Kumar, Claire Wunker, Amelia Collings, Varun Bansal, Theofano Zoumpou
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-02-01
Press Mentions
Body Fat and the Health RisksApril 20th, 2023- Mayo Clinic Q and a: What Is Bariatric Surgery?March 8th, 2023
- Bariatric Surgery May Reduce the Risk of Some Common CancersDecember 2nd, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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Other Languages
- Arabic
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