Omar Melhem Ghanem MD
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division Chair, Metabolic & Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery
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200 1st Street SWRochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2683
Fax+1 507-284-5196
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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 Georgetown University (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
- Rediscovering Sweetness: The Evolution and Impact of Non-Nutritive and Natural Sweeteners.Yash Patel, Osman Mohamed Elfadil, Suhena Patel, Omar M Ghanem, Ryan T Hurt
Current Nutrition Reports. 2025-04-02 - Assessment of predictors of acute kidney injury and progression to chronic kidney disease following bariatric surgery.Kamal Abi Mosleh, Lauren Lu, Marita Salame, Noura Jawhar, Juraj Sprung
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025-04-01 - Impact of immunosuppression medication management on short-term complications following sleeve gastrectomy.Kamal Abi Mosleh, Sara Bocchinfuso, Katarzyna Bartosiak, Richard S Betancourt, Simon Laplante
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-04-01
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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Other Languages
- Arabic
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