About

• Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine.
• Consultant in Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
• Consultant in Advanced Laparoscopic, Bariatric, and General Surgery with over 18 years of experience.
• Holds a Canadian Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.
• Holds a Canadian Fellowship in Trauma and Critical Care Surgery from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
• Holds a European Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from Salzburg.
• Holds a German Diploma in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery from Hamburg.
• Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
• Member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
• Member of the Saudi Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
• Certified as a Surgeon of Excellence in Complex Laparoscopic and Robotic Bariatric Surgeries by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).

Furthermore, Dr. Aref Al-Ruwaili has participated in numerous international conferences and scientific symposiums as a speaker and medical research contributor, having performed over 20,000 successful surgeries in bariatric and general fields.