Mr Zaher Toumi

Practising at

Spire Washington Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Zaher Toumi at Spire include:

General surgery

• Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
• Hernia surgery

Bariatrics

• Gastric bypass surgery
• Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy)
• Gastroscopy

Other treatments

Professional profile

I am a consultant bariatric and upper gastrointestinal surgeon. I have a passion for the treatment of obesity and type 2 Diabetes. I have experience in the whole range of effective Bariatric and metabolic procedures (gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch) in addition to revisional surgery. I also have a specific interest in the surgical treatment of reflux diseases (GORD) in addition to treatment of hernia and gallbladder issues.

I undertook my training in general and upper gastrointestinal surgery in Sheffield, Manchester and Preston. After completing my training, I was appointed to the prestigious Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at McGill University in Montreal, Canada (one of the first and pioneering Bariatric programmes in North America, which began bariatric surgery in 1962).

To date, I have performed more than 300 bariatric operations in Canada and in the UK, in addition to more than 500 gall bladder operations.

I have a special interest in medical education and is involved in teaching and training medical students and junior doctors.

I speak Arabic fluently and I welcome Arabic speaking patients.

Qualification and professional memberships

MD / University of Damascus / 2002
Doctor in Medicine

Professional memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)
Member of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons in Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS)
Member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
Member of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS)

Current NHS posts

Consultant General Surgeon, University Hospital of North Durham

Personal Profile

I enjoy theatre, visiting art galleries and watching football. I spend most of my spare time with my family, having fun with my kids, reading and travelling.

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