Dr. M. Azfar, MS, FRCSEd, FACS
Chairman of the WAMS Middle-East and North African Division
Dr. Mohammad Azfar trained in general and GI surgery. Currently practicing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Lap Hernia, Lap Appendix, Lap DU perforation closure, and similar procedures, also the treatment of anorectal disorders, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistula-in-ano, colon and rectal disorders like diverticulitis, cancers, pilonidal sinus, acute pancreatitis and its complications including pseudocyst and necrosis, hydatid cyst of liver and abscesses, peptic ulcer and its complications, inguinal, incisional, and para umbilical hernias, breast, thyroid disorder. Till very recently involved in the care of trauma, especially high-velocity Motor Vehicle Accidents and Surgical Critical Care. His practice also includes performing Upper (EGD) and Lower GI Endoscopy (Colonoscopy), PEG Placement, and Reinsertion in addition to EVL and capsule endoscopy. He was actively involved in a bariatric surgery program where he also practiced Intragastric Endoscopic Balloon Insertion and Dilatation of Strictures Post LRAYGB.
Dr. Mohammad Azfar has interests in minimally invasive surgery in anorectal disorders for instance VAAFT, EPSiT, harmonic hemorrhoidectomy, and the application of Laser in the treatment of fistula, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and pelvic floor disorders. Trauma and surgical intensive care and surgical nutrition continue to be his special interest.
Other Members
Dr. M. M. Karindas, MD
President
Dr. Ilie Vasiliev, MD
First Senior Vice President
Dr. Valeri Shevchenko, MD
Chairman of the WAMS International Board of Biotechnology/Medical Technology
Dr. George Perry, MD
WAMS Scientific Council Executive
Dr. Ettore Piero Valente, MD
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Alejandro De La Parra Solomon
Chief Coordinating Officer & Chairman of the WAMS Mobile Health Division
Susanna Uusmaa, MSBS
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Dr. Walter Bini, MD, PhD
Dean of Faculty
Dr. Raghavendra Rao Morusupalli, MD
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Dr. Joel I. Osorio, MD
Chairman of the WAMS Americas Division
Dr. Nikolaos Tzenios, Ph.D.
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Ira S. Pastor
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Dr. Michael Coroneos, FRCS, FACS
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Dr. Sergei Paylian, MD
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Dr. Anatolie Visnevschy MD, PhD
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Dr. Kuo-Hui Su, MD
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Dr. Larisa Spinei, MD, PhD
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Dr. Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez, MD, PhD
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Dr. Junaid Nazar, MBBS, MPH, FRSPH, MD, MSc
Chairman of the WAMS National Council of Pakistan
Dr. Constantin Iavorschi MD, PhD
Chairman of the WAMS International Board of Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Jawad Fares, MD, MSc
Academy Fellow
Dr. Waleed Mohammad, FRCSC, FACS
Chairman of the WAMS International Board of Surgical Oncology
Dr. Elena Tudor, MD, PhD
Chairwoman of the WAMS International Board of Tuberculosis
Dr. Hassan Y. Hotait, MD, PhD
Academy Fellow
Kaspar Noé van Dijk
Cultural Ambassador In The Netherlands
Dr. Hassan Hosseini, MD, PhD
Academy Fellow
Dr. Lilian Globa, MD
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Dr. Shaibu Bello, PhD
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Dr. Viorel Nacu, MD, PhD, MPH
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Dr. Poonam Jain, MD
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Dr. Nina Globa, MD
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Liz Thornber
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Cristina Ibarra
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Jacobo Benjamín Osorio García
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Osinakachi Akuma Kalu
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Dr. Sergiu Matcovschi, MD, PhD
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Dr. Vladimir Vartanov, MD, PhD
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Dr. Shahin Gavanji, MD
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Prof. Hiten R.H. Patel, MD
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Dr. Chandanpreet Singh Jaspal, DDS, BDS
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Dr. Tatiana Globa, MD
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Dr. Azizollah Bakhtari, MD
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Dr. Asiya Zaidi, MD
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Dr. Anuj Parajuli, MD
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Nikola Danaylov
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Dr. Victor Vovc, MD, PhD,
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Dr. Isidora Kostic, MD
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Dr. Serghei Stepa, MD
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Dr. Natalia Rotaru, MD, PhD
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Dr. Syed K. Hasan, MD
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José Luis Cordeiro, MBA, PhD, BSc, MSc
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Dr. Lars Lafferty, MD
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Dr. Paramdeep Singh, MD
Academy Fellow
Dr. Gary Lin, MD
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Dr. Hikmat Ullah Qureshi, MD
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Dr. Ram Niranjan Sahoo, MBBS, DCH, MD
Fellow of the Academy
Dr. Daniel Sumarriva, MD
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Dr. Douglas Colina, MD
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Julie A. Loewenstine, BSN, AAS
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Dr. Emad Fahim, MBBS
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Dr. Bharat Ashok Vaswani, MBBS, MD, DM
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Dr. Feng-Chi (Frank) Ho, PhD
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Dr. Ilia Catereniuc, MD, PhD
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Dr. Felicia Tshite, MD, BSc, MBChB
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Dr. Youssef Fares, MD, PhD, FACS, FICS
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Dr. Sanjay Gandhi, MBBS, MD, DNB, FRCR, FHEA
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Dr. Adel Gouri, MD
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Dr. Mohammad AssadUllah, MD
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Dr. Martin Casco Vargas, MD, PhD, ScD, DMedSc.
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Dr. Saket Kumar, MD
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Dr. Mina Rafat Hanna, MD
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Dr. Eyad Aqel, MD
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Dr. Badria Ali, MD
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Dr. Ismail Burud, MD
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Dr. Musaab Abdulateef Alayob, MD, MBChB
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Dr. Asmaa Rabit, MD
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Dr. Mohammad Ziaul Haque, MD
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Dr. M. Luisetto, MD
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Dr. Leonid Bochkarev, MD
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Dr. Ricardo Ge Martins, MD
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Dr. Alpha I. Balde, MD, MS
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Dr. Gamal Abdul Hamid, MD
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Dr. Teresa Mirta D’Ambra, MD
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Dr. Jaime Milheiro MD, ABAARM
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Alexa Chagouris
WAMS American Division Head of Aesthetics
Dr. Jorge Zafra, MD
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Dr. Naina Sachdev, MD
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Dr. Lejla Stojanovic, MD
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Dr. Evelyne Y. Bischof, MD
Honorary Academy Fellow
Olga Tolmacheva
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Dr. Somy Sabbaghan, MD
Fellow of the Academy
Eric Klien
Honorary Member of the Academy Faculty