Professor Fahed Youssef

Professor Fahed Youssef qualified in 1990 from the University of Damascus and advanced his surgical training at the Royal Free Hospital in London, where he focused on General and Hepato-biliary surgery. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 2000 and pursued further research, earning an MD in Surgery from the University of London. In 2003, Professor Youssef began a higher surgical training rotation in General Surgery within the South West Deanery, achieving his FRCS (Gen Surgery) in 2008 and securing a place on the GMC specialist register after obtaining his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in general surgery.

In 2010, he undertook a fellowship at Birmingham Heartland Hospital. Since 2009, Professor Youssef has been working as a consultant surgeon in the UK and moved to Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals in January 2012. His special interests include laparoscopic abdominal and abdominal wall surgery, and he currently serves as the clinical lead for emergency surgery.

At Nuffield Health, Professor Fahed Youssef offers a range of treatments and tests, including laparoscopic groin hernia repair, laparoscopic incisional hernia repair, bilateral (inguinal) hernia repair, general hernia repair, and excision of skin lesions. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and continues to contribute to the field with his expertise in advanced surgical techniques.