Dr. Abdelrahman  Nimeri
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Dr. Abdelrahman Nimeri

Research Director
Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, UAE


Highest Degree
M.D. in Medicine from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Biography

Dr. Abdelrahman A. Nimeri is currently the Chief of Division of General, Thoracic, & Vascular Surgery, Director of Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI) Abu Dhabi, and Surgeon Champion of ACS NSQIP at SKMC. He is an adjunct staff at the Cleveland Clinic’s Endocrine and Metabolic Institute in Cleveland Ohio and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery at the UAE University. Dr Nimeri is leading Surgeon Champion for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program SEHA collaborative in the UAE. He has completed his M.D from Al-Azhar University.
Dr Nimeri is the Associate Program director of the ACGME-I accredited Surgery Residency Program in Abu Dhabi and the Fellowship program director for the MIS and Bariatric surgery fellowship program at SKMC. In addition, Dr Nimeri is the Chairman of the Communication Committee for the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic diseases (IFSO). Dr Nimeri joined SKMC as a consultant surgeon in May 2009. Prior to this he was an Assistant Clinical Professor at University of California San Francisco. He finished his general surgery residency training at Huron hospital Cleveland Clinic Health System in Cleveland Ohio in 2004. Dr Nimeri did his fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis Missouri in 2005. He has been in practice at the University of California San Francisco-Fresno starting in 2005. At UCSF Fresno he was on faculty at the general surgery residency program, and was one of three faculty of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship program at UCSF Fresno. Dr Nimeri has interests in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Education and Surgical Quality. He has published 21 research articles in journals as well as 1 book chapter. He is professional member of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endo- scopic Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery FASMBS. He also delivered number of invited presentation in scientific meeting.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Bacteriology
62%
Metabolic Surgery
90%
Minimally Invasive Surgery
75%
Surgical Quality
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
20
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Nimeri, A., M. Ibrahim, A. Maasher and M. Al Hadad, 2016. Management algorithm for leaks following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Obesity Surg., 26: 21-25.
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  2. Mahmoud, M., A. Maasher, M. Al Hadad, E. Salim and A.A. Nimeri, 2016. Laparoscopic roux en y esophago-jejunostomy for chronic leak/fistula after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Obesity Surg., 26: 679-682.
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  3. Nimeri, A.A., M.M. Gamaleldin, K.L. McKenna, N.P. Turrin and B.O. Mustafa, 2015. Reduction of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients using a mandatory risk-scoring system 5-year follow-up of an American college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program. Clin. Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 10.1177/1076029615614396.
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  4. Nimeri, A., A. Maasher, E. Salim, M. Ibrahim and M. Al Hadad, 2015. The use of intraoperative endoscopy may decrease postoperative stenosis in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Obesity Surg. 10.1007/s11695-015-1958-2.
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  5. Nimeri, A., 2015. The importance of the length of the Bilio Pancreatic Limb (BPL) in any bypass operation: Forget the name. J Adv. Obesity Weight Manage. Control, Vol. 3. 10.15406/aowmc.2015.03.00066.
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  6. Nimeri, A., 2015. Laparoscopic roux en Y gastric bypass: A good operation losing ground. J Adv. Obesity Weight Manage. Control, Vol. 2. 10.15406/aowmc.2015.01.00010.
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  7. Maasher, A., I. Al Balooshi, K. McKenna, N. Dehni and A. Nimeri, 2015. Improvement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection in surgery patients results of a quality improvement program. Am. J. Med. Quality, 30: 398-399.
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  8. Khwaja, H., A.J. Coelho, M. Mazzarella, K. Miller and A. Nimeri et al., 2015. The IFSO website (www. ifso. com): The online gateway to obesity and metabolic disorders for bariatric surgery professionals and patients. Obesity Surg., 25: 2176-2179.
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  9. John, H., A. Nimeri and S. Ellahham, 2015. Improved Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate through accurately assessed surgical wounds. BMJ Quality Improvement Rep., Vol. 4. 10.1136/bmjquality.u205509.w2980.
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  10. Al Hadad, M., N. Dehni, D. Elamin, M. Ibrahim, S. Ghabra and A. Nimeri, 2015. Intraoperative endoscopy decreases postoperative complications in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obesity Surg., 25: 1711-1715.
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  11. Bawahab, M.A., W.M.A. El Maksoud, S.A. Alsareii, F.S. Al Amri and H.F. Ali et al., 2014. Drainage vs. non-drainage after cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A retrospective study. J. Biomed. Res., 28: 240-245.
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  12. Al Hadad, M., N. Dehni, A. Alakhras, Y. Ziaei, N.P. Turrin and A. Nimeri, 2014. Screening colonoscopy in the initial workup of bariatric surgery patients: Guidelines are needed. Surg. Endoscopy, 28: 1607-1612.
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  13. Nimeri, A., A. Mohamed, E. El Hassan, K. McKenna, N.P. Turrin, M. Al Hadad and N. Dehni, 2013. Are results of bariatric surgery different in the Middle East? Early experience of an international bariatric surgery program and an ACS NSQIP outcomes comparison. J. Am. College Surgeons, 216: 1082-1088.
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  14. El Hassan, E., A. Mohamed, M. Ibrahim, M. Margarita, M. Al Hadad and A.A. Nimeri, 2013. Single-stage operative management of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leaks without endoscopic stent placement. Obesity Surg., 23: 722-726.
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  15. Pierce, R.A., J. Perrone, A. Nimeri, J. Sexton, J. Walcutt, M. Frisella and B. Matthews, 2009. 120-day comparative analysis of adhesion grade and quantity, mesh contraction and tissue response to a novel omega-3 fatty acid bioabsorbable barrier macroporous mesh after intraperitoneal placement. Surgical Innovat., 16: 46-54.
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  16. Nimeri, A., 2009. Minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery: Current status and future perspective, an evidence based review. Sudan Med. J., 45: 25-33.
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  17. Higa, K.D., K. Boone, A. Nimeri, F. Tercero, A. Jackson and A. Khan, 2007. Gastric bypass: Increased restriction for poor weight loss. Surgical Endoscopy, 21: 1922-1923.
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  18. Nimeri, A.A. and L.M. Brunt, 2006. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: 5-mm port technique and alternative mesh insertion method. J. Am. Coll. Surgeons, 202: 708-710.
  19. Nimeri, A.A., S.A. Hussein, E. Panzeter, J. McNeill and J. Gusz et al., 2005. The economic impact of incorporating flexible endoscopy into a community general surgery practice. Surgical Endoscopy Int. Techniques, 19: 702-704.
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  20. Chen, P.F., A. Nimeri, Q.H. Pham, J.N. Yuh, J.R. Gusz and R.S. Chung, 2001. The clinical diagnosis of chronic acalculous cholecystitis. Surgery, 130: 578-583.
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