RaghidBitarMD

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Assistant Professor Department of Surgery University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Chief of Staff Chatham Hospital UNC Healthcare

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Dr. Raghid Bitar is a general surgeon located in Chapel Hill, NC, specializing in surgical endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. He completed his medical education at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, followed by a residency and fellowship in general and GI surgery at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Dr. Bitar serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and as Chief of Staff at Chatham Hospital UNC Health Care. His areas of expertise include endobariatrics, surgical endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Bitar has contributed to the surgical literature with publications, including a piece cited 34 times. His national acknowledgments include serving as Governor for the NC chapter of the American College of Surgeons and serving on the flexible endoscopy and FES committees of SAGES.

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2008 - 2010
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2008
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002

Outstanding Medical Student teaching Award UNC, SOM Department of Surgery, 2020, 2022, 2024
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012
Fellow American College of Surgeons
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PubMed

34 citations
Treatment Options and Outcomes for Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
Geoffrey P. Kohn, Raghid S. Bitar, Mark A. Farber, William A. Marston, D. Wayne Overby
Surgical Innovation. 2011-02-16