Surgical Oncologist ·
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
23 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English , Arabic , French , German
Dr. Iyad Hassan is a doctor with more than 15 years of experience in the field of general and endocrine surgery. In 1998, Dr. Iyad Hassan went onto complete his MBBS degree from Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. In the year 2005, he qualified for the German Board of Surgery and also for the German Board of Visceral Surgery in 2007. In 2012. He went onto become a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). The next year he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow (FRCS). For 10 years he worked at the University Hospital of Marburg as a Consultant for Endocrine and Surgical Oncology. Since 2009, he moved to Abu Dhabi to hold a governmental post as Head of General, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. Till date, he has successfully performed 1500 cancer surgeries filled with complexities. He is also a member of the Arab Medical Union in Europe, German Society of Surgery, Society of Computer and Telemetric Assisted Surgery, and many other such memberships.
Dr. Iyad Hassan deals in endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, neuroendocrine tumours), and cancer surgery (colorectal, pancreatic, liver, gastric, and all endocrine cancers).
Listed below are some of the conditions that surgical neurologist Iyad Hassan treats:
Some women require surgery to remove the entire breast through mastectomy. The surgeons remove the breast tissues including nipple and the skin and the tissues that have the chest muscles. You may opt for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.
People may experience both symptoms and signs of cancer, and this shows that something is going abnormal in the body. Also, recognizing these indicators could lead to an earlier diagnosis of the disease and possibly of better treatment. When cancer grows, the organs, nerves, and blood vessels are a little compressed, which can lead to signs and symptoms. Cancer can produce various symptoms and these can differ from person to person. Some of the signs and symptoms of different types of cancer are as follows:
You can see Dr Iyad Hassan between 11 am and 6 pm from Monday to Saturday. The doctor is not available on Sunday.
Dr Iyad Hassan performs a wide variety of procedures for cancer treatment. Some of these are
The doctor has rich experience in performing complex cases with accuracy. The surgeon has performed a large number of procedures with a high success rate and adheres to medical protocols to ensure patient safety and speedy recovery. The specialist is proficient in using the latest techniques to perform the procedures and ensures that the patient has a speedy recovery. Cancer surgery is done using two techniques - open surgery and minimally invasive surgery. Open surgery involves making an incision to remove the cancerous tissues. Some adjacent healthy tissues are also extracted in this process. There are several techniques available for minimally invasive surgery, such as cryosurgery, robotic surgery, laparoscopy, cryosurgery, and laser surgery.
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A surgical oncologist is a doctor who removes the tumor and adjacent tissues through surgery. They also perform some types of biopsies to diagnose cancer. In some cases, a surgical oncologist performs surgeries to find out parts of the body where cancer has spread. In special cases, the surgeons do preventive surgeries. Sometimes, additional treatments like chemotherapy or radiation follow surgery. In these cases, surgical oncologists play an important role in providing care to the patients post-surgery.
Surgical oncologists may suggest the below-listed tests for the diagnosis of cancer:
A biopsy is the most common procedure to diagnose most types of cancer. While other tests can only suggest if cancer is present, a biopsy can make an accurate diagnosis. During this process, the doctor removes a very small amount of tissues to observe under a microscope.
Your primary doctor will refer you to a surgical oncologist when he finds your symptoms similar to that of cancer. The surgical oncologist will tell you to get some tests done to diagnose cancer. If cancer is diagnosed, the doctor will design your treatment plan which will include some surgical procedures. In the below-listed situations, you must seek assistance from a surgical oncologist:
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Surgical procedures, radiation therapy, medications, and other treatments are used to treat cancer. Healing, reducing, or preventing the spread of cancer is the aim of cancer treatment.