Sadir Alrawi

Dr. Alrawi is currently the Director of Oncology Services at VPS Hospital system in UAE & MENA having tertiary referral cancer centers for all UAE, with all supporting subspecialties including Surgical Oncology, Medical oncology and Radiation, in addition to palliative care and research. The system is an art of high qualified personals with western qualifications establishing the nucleus of quaternary referral center from MENA at Burjeel Medical City.

Dr. Alrawi was the Director of Oncology Services (Surgery & Oncology) at Alzahra Hospital in the Heart of Dubai and its tertiary referral cancer center for all UAE, hosting highly specialized Surgical Oncology subspecialties, including Colorectal, Breast oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, Urology, Gynecological Oncology, Sarcoma/ Melanoma and Peritoneal surface malignancy, in addition to Pancreatic and Hepatic surgery.

In his previous post, Dr. Alrawi was the Chief of Surgical Oncology Division at Tawam Hospital and the interim chair of department of surgery from October 2013-September 2015. Tawam Hospital is affiliated with JOHN HOPKINS Medical System.

Dr. Alrawi has major interest is Gastrointestinal Oncology, including Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreas, Liver and Colonic Surgery with special interest in Endocrine Surgery including thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal.

 Dr. Alrawi was trained in various Academic institutes in Surgical Oncology all over including Roswell Park, Cancer Institute, Buffalo, Royal Free Hospital, UC of London and Ninewells Hospital, U of Dundee. Dr. Alrawi, who is an American board certified, completed his Head & Neck fellowship and Surgical Oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer institute (NCI) designated in 2006.

Dr. Alrawi did advanced Laparoscopic oncology training with Professor Alfred Cuschieri in Dundee 1992-1993, advanced colorectal oncology training with E Lloyd Davis in Cornwall, England 1993-1995 and advanced surgical oncology with Professor Marc Winslett, London 1995-1996. He has received many academic and a scholarly honors while in training and during his clinical practice years, and is an often invited speaker at both public and professional meetings dedicate to helping education with cancer management. 

Qualification

• MD FRCSEd FRCSEng CABS DGS
• American & British Boarded in Surgery & Surgical Oncology
• Fellowship Surgical Oncology
• Fellowship Head & Neck Surgery
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
• Director of Surgical Oncology Services at Al Zahra Hospital 2015
• Chief of Surgical Oncology Division at Tawam Hospital 2013-2015.
• Chief of the Surgical Oncology Program at Comprehensive Cancer Center of 21st Century Oncology in Jacksonville, Florida from 2008- 2013.
• Head & Neck fellowship and Surgical Oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer institute (NCI) designated in 2000-2006.
• Assistant professor in the Department of Surgery/Division of Surgical Oncology at University of Florida, Jacksonville.
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England FRCSEng 1994
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCSEd 1992
• Arab Board of Surgery 1992
• Diploma General Surgery, Baghdad University 1991

Clinical Expertise & Services

• Surgical Oncology
• Upper GI Task Force Surgeon
• Head and Neck Oncology
• Minimal Invasive Oncology
• Breast Oncology
• Colorectal Oncology
• Heated Chemoperfusion
• Oncology research