Best Orthopaedic Surgeons in Kuwait Street, Next to Al Attar Shopping Centre - 68W3+47H - Kuwait St - Al Karama - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Dr Antony Louis Rex Michael is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, specialised in spinal and scoliosis surgery. He has over 27 years of medical experience and over 10 years of specialist experience as consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon. He has specialist interests in scoliosis surgery, spinal tumours, spinal fractures, neck and back pain.

Dr Michael currently practices as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Neuro Spinal Hospital, Dubai. He typically sees patients dealing with back pain, fractures, spinal deformities and degenerative disc disease. He has a wealth of experience carrying out the following procedures:

• Lumbar fusion surgery
• Scoliosis surgery
• Spinal fracture surgery
• Cervical spine surgery
• Trauma surgery
• Discectomy
• Spinal deformity correction

Dr Michael received his MBBS in 1993 from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, India. He then completed a postgraduate degree in Orthopaedics and later moved to the UK for his surgical training.

Following his surgical training, he went on to obtain a whole range of qualifications, including a Fellowship in Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and a Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons England. He then began working as a Consultant Paediatric and Adult Spinal Surgeon at Sheffield Teaching Hospital in the UK.

He enjoys teaching and training junior doctors and university students and has held the position of Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield.

He has also been awarded the prestigious William Gissane Memorial Prize.

Dr. Sameh Abolfotouh is an orthopaedic surgeon & specialist in spine surgery at the prestigious Medcare Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital, Dubai. He undertook his MB BCh from the University of Alexandria in Egypt before going on to do his MD in the USA. He is also certified from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA.

Dr. Abolfotouh’s impressive credentials include American Fellowships in spine surgery from University of Missouri & Center of Spine & Orthopedics, both in the USA. He is a Board certified orthopaedics & spine surgeon & has done orthopaedics residency from the well-known HMC/Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

Dr. Abolfotouh’s specialist interest is in spinal surgery including a wide range of minimally invasive spine surgeries, & he has successfully carried out artificial disc replacement, major deformity surgery as well as robotic spine surgery. To his credit, he has managed spine trauma, infections & degenerative conditions of spine tumours, all types of spine injections & carried out kyphoplasty, stentoplasty & vertebroplasty.

Dr. Abolfotouh speaks Arabic, English & French with ease & when he finds time in his busy schedule, he loves playing tennis.

Dr Marc Najjar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon currently based at the private hospital Medcare Hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. His areas of specialism are paediatric orthopaedics and spine surgery and his areas of interest and expertise include cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, musculoskeletal deformities, hip, knee, and ankle arthroplasty and club foot, flat foot, and hip dysplasia. His extensive training and experiences have enabled him to perform orthopaedic surgery with great accuracy.

Dr Najjar qualified in Medicine, with a Doctor of Medicine, at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 2005. He also has an MBA Healthcare Management FHSU, and the Fellowships: Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Shriners Hospital for Children and Spine Surgery Fellowship OHSU. He is also member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, the North America Spine Society and an alumnus of the American University of Beirut.

In addition, Dr Najjar is interested in watching movies, reading, and playing basketball as well as tennis and he is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Cervical (Neck) Surgery
• Lumbar Back Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Spine Fracture Surgery
• Thoracic Back Surgery
• Spine injections: nerve root, facet joint
• Large joint injection
• Arthritis (Spine)
• Back Pain
• Coccyx Fracture
• Complex Spinal Disorders
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Arthroscopy
• Sports-Related Spine Injuries
• Upper Back Pain
• Vertebral Compression Fracture
• Hip arthroscopy
• Hip injections
• Spondylolisthesis & Spondylolysis
• Tendon Repair
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Injections (Including Steroid, Hyaluronic Acid, PRP And NStride)
• Knee Replacement
• Multiligament Reconstruction
• Artificial Disk Replacement
• Cervical (Neck) Surgery
• Complex Revision Spinal Surgery
• Discectomy
• Scoliosis Surgery
• Spinal Decompresson
• Spinal Deformity Correction
• Spinal Fusion
• Spine Fracture Surgery
• Thoracic Back Surgery
• Kyphoplasty
• Laminectomy
• Lumbar Back Surgery
• Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery
• Spinal Surgery
• Fracture (Broken Bone)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Paediatric Fractures
• Back Pain
• Upper Back Pain
• Spine Tumors And Infections
• Spinal Deformity
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Femoroacetabular Impingement
• Adolescent Hip Presevation
• Children’s Joint Problems
• Clubfoot
• Limb Length Discrepancies
• Scoliosis

Dr Dhaval Harshadhbhai Sagala is a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon at Medeor 24x7 Hospital Dubai. He completed his medical degree at B. J. Medical College, India in 2002 and a Master's degree in Orthopaedic Surgery at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, India in 2007.

He completed three postdoctoral fellowships, one in Knee Arthroscopy & Adult Joint Reconstruction at Sancheti Hospital Pune, one in Shoulder & Elbow Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine at Konkuk University, South Korea and another in Shoulder & Knee Arthroscopy in Singapore.

Before beginning his current role at Medeor 24x7 Hospital Dubai, Dr Sagala held several posts as a Consultant and Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon, including specialist roles in Shoulder and Arthroscopy Surgery. He worked in several hospitals in India, including Sterling Hospital, CIMS Hospital and Chetan Orthopaedic Hospital before moving to Dubai and working at Belhoul Speciality Hospital.

Dr Sagala has expertise in all areas of general orthopaedic surgery including the following:

• Elbow, ankle and wrist sports-related injuries (e.g. meniscal and ACL tears)
• Acute and chronic lower back, neck and knee pain
• Disc diseases
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoarthritis

He also has several years of experience performing surgical procedures to treat these conditions, such as: joint reconstruction, shoulder arthroscopy and shoulder replacement. He also provides non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis-related chronic knee pain.

Dr. Murad Abdunabi is a senior British Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon with more
than 3 decades of experience in treating surgical and non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions. Dr. Abdunabi trained for Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery in Freiburg University Hospital in Germany after which he went on to gain further knowledge and expertise in orthopaedic surgery in the UK for 11 years.

Dr. Abdunabi is a UK fellowship-trained hip & knee surgeon; he is specialized in Joint replacement surgeries (Total Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement using navigated and robotic technology). He is also specialized in Sports Medicine and uses advanced and minimally invasive surgical techniques in his practice.

Dr. Abdunabi regularly performs Arthroscopic procedures of the Knee and Ankle including Cartilage restoration procedures, Ligament reconstructions and Joint
stabilization surgeries. He also uses innovations and technology in performing surgical fixation of different fractures of upper and lower limbs for adults and children.

Dr. Abdunabi hold orthopaedic qualifications from Germany, United Kingdom and
Ireland. He serves an international member of the British Orthopaedic Association, the European Foot & Ankle Society and the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society.

Mr Gavin Malcolm Spence is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon currently based at Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. His areas of specialism are congenital and acquired deformities, limb lengthening, neuromuscular conditions and paediatric trauma. His areas of expertise include Infant Hip Dysplasia/ DDH, Congenital and Acquired Limb Deformity Reconstruction/ Lengthening, Surgery for cerebral palsy and Pediatric Trauma & Fractures.

Mr Spence qualified in Medicine in London with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees. He has also completed a Master of Science in London and a Doctor of Medicine in Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Trauma & Orthopaedics).

In addition, Mr Spence is interested in Teaching and served as a Surgical Tutor to Great Ormond Street Hospital. He has also run educational courses for trainees. He is also interested in research and has published in many peer-reviewed publications and has received the award “Trainer of the Year” in 2019.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• External fixation
• Ilizarov frame
• Deformity correction
• Epiphyseodesis (8 plates)
• Clubfoot correction
• Hip Preservation Surgery
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteomyelitis (Lower Limb)
• Osteomyelitis (Upper Limb)
• Adolescent Hip Preservation
• Children’s Joint Problems
• Growth Disorders
• Paediatric Fractures

Dr Ahmed Doheim is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 15 years of experience in the management of paediatric orthopaedic conditions, including cerebral palsy, hip dislocation, tendon lengthening, paralytic conditions, and dislocated hips. Dr. Doheim specalises his practice in the treatment of neuromuscular conditions and paediatric trauma. He sees private patients at Sheikh Zayed Road Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital.

Dr. Doheim earned his medical bachelor’s degree in Egypt and went on to undertake his master’s degree in Trauma and Orthopaedics. After this, Dr. Doheim was appointed his house officer post at the Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, prior to being made the resident orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Doheim was also appointed as an Honorary Orthopaedic lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

Dr. Doheim centers his practice around professionalism, ethics, and delivering a high standard of patient care. He currently holds 70+ consultations per week and 3 surgeries per week. He is also an active member of the medical education community and has regularly tutored and taught undergraduate and postgraduate medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. He is also dedicated to improving his knowledge and practice, and regularly attends conferences to stay up to date with the latest information in the field of orthopaedic surgery.

Dr. Doheim came to Dubai to work as Orthopedics specialist in 2014 in Saudi German Hospital, Dubai and now is currently working in Medcare Orthopedics and Spine Hospital since 2019.

Dr. Salman Hameed is a Consultant /Senior Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 29 years of experience in the treatment and management of arthritis and sports injuries. His practice includes knee, hip and shoulder joint replacements and arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery of shoulder , knee and ankle.

Upon completion of his studies, Dr. Hameed was trained from prestigious Edinburgh training program  and also passed his Trauma and Orthopaedics intercollegiate fellowship exam, gaining board certification from  UK. He was appointed Consultant in London at North Middlesex Hospital where he worked for several years, before coming to Dubai. During this time, he gained a vast amount of experience in the treatment of sports injuries, hip and knee joint replacements and fracture managements using latest techniques .

Dr Hameed is a member of the ​​International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine and International congress of joint reconstruction.

Dr Hameed has served as tournament doctor in international sporting events like Dubai desert golf classic, Dubai Rugby 7's and Dubai tennis classic tournaments.

Dr Salman Hameed is available for private consultations at Zia Medical center and Medcare medical center, Marina , Dubai and operates at Medcare orthopedic and spine hospital in Dubai.

Dr Usama Hassan Saleh is a trauma and orthopaedic physician at Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital. He specialises in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, elbow, and wrist, as well as sports injuries. He has significant training and an interest in knee, shoulder, and hip joint replacement surgery.

Dr Saleh completed his medical qualifications in Egypt before completing his clinical fellowship training in upper extremity surgery at the University of Toronto in Canada. He went on to undertake a PhD in Knee surgery at Cairo University. He holds the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS UK) Diploma.

Dr Saleh has extensive expertise and advanced training in trauma surgery at the University of Toronto Hospitals. He is also a very active teacher of trauma surgery to junior orthopaedic surgeons and is an international AO trauma faculty. He also has a number of published manuscripts and has authored a book chapter in the field of knee arthroplasty.

In his spare time, Dr Saleh enjoys playing tennis and listening to music. He is sociable and enjoys making new friends and spending time with his family. He speaks both Arabic and English.

Dr Shaji Kuzhiyil is a specialist orthopaedic surgeon based at Gargash Hospital. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and is a member of the Indian Orthopaedics Association, the Karnataka Orthopaedics Association, and the Kerala Orthopaedics Association.

He has expertise in a wide range of areas, including the following:

• Robotic Knee and Hip replacement
• Arthroscopic surgeries (Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, and Hip)
• Complex computer navigated primary and revision joint replacement
• Cartilage preservation surgeries (knee and ankle)
• Minimally invasive trauma and joint reconstruction surgeries
• USG Guided intra articular injections (Knee, Ankle, Wrist, and Shoulder)
• Carpal tunnel and De-Quervains release surgeries of the hand
• Hallux Valgus deformity (Bunion) corrections
• Nail bed repairs and tendon repairs

Dr Kuzhiyil gained his medical degree from the Government Medical College, Pariyaram, Kannur, India in 2005. He went on to undertake an M.S. (Ortho) at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University in India in 2012. Additionally, he has completed two fellowships: one in hip and knee surgery and the other in foot and ankle surgery, both at the National University Hospital in Singapore.

Dr Kuzhiyil has worked as a specialist orthopaedic surgeon in a number of areas, including Dubai, Al Nahda, and Al Barsha. He has also previously been an assistant professor in the department of orthopaedics at both the Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, India, and Kasturba Medical College at Manipal University.

He speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, and Malayalam.