Hassan Baghazal

Hassan Baghazal
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Attending Physician - General / Thoracic Surgery Years Of Experience: 17
  • About the Physician

    Dr. Hassan Baghazal is currently serving as a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, where he has been practicing since 2018.

    Dr. Baghazal's surgical journey has been marked by continuous learning and international experience. Following his medical training and residency in the UK and Qatar, he further developed and refined his skills at Olga Hospital, Klinikum Stuttgart in Germany, where he was based for 7 years. There, he completed a residency in Pediatric Surgery, followed by a Fellowship in General and Colorectal Surgery, and served as Acting Consultant Pediatric Surgery.

    Since returning to Qatar, Dr. Baghazal has dedicated himself to providing comprehensive pediatric surgical care. This includes on-call duties, outpatient clinic management, and performing a wide range of procedures to address neonatal congenital anomalies, general and thoracic pediatric surgery cases, trauma, and interventions using minimally invasive techniques.

    Dr. Baghazal's is the lead in Colorectal and MDT Colorectal-Bowel Management programs, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Additionally, he serves as the Clinical Lead for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) at Sidra Medicine’s Department of Surgery, actively working to enhance surgical outcomes. He also participates in quality team management within the General Pediatric Surgery department.

    Research and education are fundamental to Dr. Baghazal's practice. He has contributed to research projects and publications on topics such as parenteral nutrition management in neonates with short bowel syndrome and endovascular treatment of traumatic thoracic pseudo-aneurysms. He also dedicates time to teaching, serving as an instructor in IPEG Hands-on Laparoscopic and Robotic workshops, sharing his knowledge and skills with the next generation of surgeons.

     

    Years Of Experience
    17
    Education
    • Pre-Med, University of Manchester (1997)
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester (1998-2004)
    Affiliations
    • Consultant Pediatric Surgery at Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation.
    Areas of Interest
    • Providing comprehensive pediatric surgical care including neonatal congenital anomalies, general and thoracic pediatric surgery cases, trauma, and interventions using minimally invasive techniques.
    Educational Interests
    • Dr. Baghazal has served as an instructor in the IPEG (International Pediatric Endosurgery Group) Hands-on Laparoscopic and Robotic workshops.
    Medical Publications
    1. Mammoo S.1, Barr S.2, Cahill K.3, Moffat J. 3, BadhawiI.4, Abdorahman Z.4, Gupta S. 2, Shahwani N.1, Ali MA.1, Baghazal H.1, Brisseau GF.1
    2. Division of Pediatric General Surgery1, Division of Neonatology2, Neonatal Dietician3, Neonatal Pharmacist 4. Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar (MAPENA 2023)
    3. Endovascular treatment of a traumatic thoracic pseudo-aneurysm in a pediatric patient: a case report with review of literature
    4. Muniba Afzal, Safaa Abdulreda Najar, Hassan Baghazal & Noora Alshahwani , Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery volume 18, Article number: 183 (2023)
    5. Samer A. Hasana, Noora Alshahwanib, *, Hassan Baghazalb, Guy Brisseaub a General Surgery Resident, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, b General Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery Consultant, Sidra Medicine, Qatar. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Volume 86, 2022, 102453.