General Surgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar Yusef Kudsi
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar Yusef Kudsi is a General Surgery specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 3+ years of experience.
He treats incisional, ventral, inguinal, and groin hernias, morbid obesity, and performs robotic and laparoscopic hernia repairs, robotic cholecystectomy, single-site robotic cholecystectomy, and bariatric surgery. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar Yusef Kudsi
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar Yusef Kudsi is a General Surgery physician with 3 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include morbid obesity, incisional hernia, ventral hernia, retromuscular mesh hernia repair, intraperitoneal onlay mesh hernia repair, robotic incisional hernia repair, robotic ventral hernia repair, and bariatric surgery.
Dr. Kudsi graduated from Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He was an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2014 and an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2020. In 2023, he was a Prof. Dr. at Rutgers Medical School in Newark, NJ, USA. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2023. He sees patients at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 9 professional bodies, among them the American Hernia Society, the Society of Robotic Surgery, and the American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2023 and 2057. Their subjects include robotic incisional hernia repair, robotic ventral hernia repair, robotic cholecystectomy, and structured resident training in robotic surgery. The profile names Dr. Kudsi as first author of publications on robotic cholecystectomy, robotic ventral hernia repair, and single-site robotic cholecystectomy.
Dr. Kudsi speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2023Rutgers Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA / Prof. Dr.
- 2020Tufts University / School of Medicine / General Surgery) / Associate Professor
- 2020Tufts University School of Medicine / Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Surgery / Associate Professor (clinician/scientist)
- 2019Good Samaritan Medical Center / Head of Surgical Clinic, (Hospital) / Chief Surgeon / President
- 2014Tufts University School of Medicine / Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor / Surgeon in Surgery
- 2014Tufts University/School of Medicine/Good Samaritan Medical Center/Surgery (Asistant Professor) / Assistant Professor
- 2012Good Samaritan Medical Center, Good Samaritan hospital affiliated with Tufts University / Lecturer / Resident in General Surgery clinic / General Surgery
- 2011–2012Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center, Harvard Med. Sch. / Minimally Invasive Surgery / Researcher
- 2011–2012Harvard University/Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery (clinical fellow and instructor of surgery) / Specialist
- 2011United States Lankenau Medical Center General Surgery
- 2010–2012Drexel University/LeBow College of Business/Master of Business) / Research Assistant
- 2010–2012Drexel University, LeBow College of Business / Business Administration (M.B.A.) / M.B.A.
- 2006–2011Thomas Jefferson University/Lankenau Medical Center/Surgery/Surgery (General Surgery Residency) / Research Assistant
- 2006–2011Thomas Jefferson University, Lankenau Med Center, Jefferson Med College / General Surgeon / Intern
- 2005–2006Harvard University/Harvard Medical School, Brigham’s Women’s Hospital/Tissue Engineering Research Program (Post Doc Research Fellowship) / Research Assistant
- 2005–2006Brigham & Womens Hospital, Harvard Med. Sch. / Tissue Engineering / Postdoctoral fellow
- 2004Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2023Acibadem Health Group
- 2023Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospitals, Boston / General Surgery Specialist / Currently
Professional Memberships
- Boston Sugical Society
- American Colage of Surgeon
- Hernia Association
- The Society for Surgery the Alimentary Tract
- Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
- American Hernia Society
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Robotic Surgery
- American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery
Selected Publications
- Clinical Outcomes and Costs of Retromuscular and Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Techniques in Robotic Incisional Hernia Repair Surg Endo in Print (2024) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Bou-Ayash N, et al.
- Laparoscopic TAPP to treat inguinal hernia. Is the robot preferable? A review and cohort-study on anatomical landmarks of robotic-assisted transabdominal preperitoneal groin hernia repair Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2023 May;101 Suppl 1:S3-S10. doi: 10.1016/j.cireng.2023.01.010. ( 2023) Andreou C, Maksimovic S, Riboni C, Eisner L, Kudsi OY, Dietz UA
- Do the outcomes of robotic cholecystectomy in elderly worsen with age? J Robot Surg. 2023 Oct;17(5):2053-2057. doi: 10.1007/s11701-023-01613-y. (2023) Kaoukabani G, Friedman A, Bahadir J, Gokcal F, Kudsi OY
- Structured Resident Training in Robotic Surgery: Recommendations of the Robotic Surgery Education Working Group . J Surg Educ. 2023 Oct 10:S1931-7204(23)00344-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.09.006. (2023) Porterfield JR Jr, Podolsky D, Ballecer C, Coker AM, Kudsi OY, Duffy AJ, Meara MP, Novitsky YW
- A multifactorial evaluation of objective performance indicators and video analysis in the context of case complexity and clinical outcomes in robotic -assisted cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2023 Nov;37(11):8540-8551. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10432-z. (2023) Kaoukabani G, Gokcal F, Fanta A, Liu X, Shields M, Stricklin C, Friedman A, Kudsi OY
- Clinical Outcomes of Robotic Cholecystectomy in Morbid Obese patient Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.03.008. (2023) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Bou-Ayash N, et al
- Learning Curve of Single-site Robotic Cholecystectomy: A Cumulative Sum Analysis Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2023 Jun 1;33(3):310-316. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001178 (2023) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Friedman A, Sekigami Y, Bou-Ayash N, Bahadir J, Crawford AS, Gokcal F
- Does smoking influence the clinical outcomes of robotic ventral hernia repair? A propensity score matching analysis study J Robot Surg. 2023 Oct;17(5):2229-2236. doi: 10.1007/s11701-023-01645-4. (2023) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Bou-Ayash N, Gokcal F
- Do Blood Thinners Have an Impact on the Clinical Outcomes of Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair Am J Surg. 2023 Aug;226(2):213-217. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.04.007. (2023) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Bou-Ayash N, et al
- Learning Curve of Multiport Robotic Cholecystectomy: A Cumulative Sum Analysis Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2023 Aug 1;33(4):332-338. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001195. (2023) Kudsi OY, Kaoukabani G, Friedman A, Bou-Ayash N, Bahadir J, Crawford AS, Gokcal F
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