Hip replacement in Lebanon, Anterior minimally invasive total hip replacement in Lebanon, Minimally invasive hip replacement in Lebanon, Knee replacement in Lebanon, Joint replacement in Lebanon, Toe surgery in Lebanon
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BACKGROUND
Omar Baddoura MD FACS
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Adult Reconstruction
Joint Replacement
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
French Faculty of Medicine
MEDICAL DEGREE
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French State Diploma of Doctor in Medicine
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Doctor in Medicine of the Saint Joseph University of Beirut
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND TRAINING
- July 1980 - June 1981: 12 months straight surgical internship in the Department of Surgery at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
- 1981 - Joined a four year training programme in Orthopaedic Surgery at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
- July 1981 - June 1982 : First Year Resident in Surgery. American University of Beirut Medical Center
- July 1982 - June 1983 : Second Year Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery. American University of Beirut Medical Center
- July 1983 - June 1984 : Third Year Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery. American University of Beirut Medical Center
- July 1984 - June 1985 : Fourth Year Resident (Chief- resident) in Orthopaedic Surgery. American University of Beirut Medical Center
- 1985 - Joined the Orthopaedic Department in Southampton General Hospital. Southampton University. United Kingdom
- Oct 1985 - Sept 1986: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Southampton General Hospital and affiliated hospitals. United Kingdom
- Oct 1986 -Sept 1987: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Southampton General Hospital and affiliated hospitals. United Kingdom
- Oct 1987-April 1988: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Southampton General Hospital and affiliated hospitals. United Kingdom
- April 1988 –Till now: Joined the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery in the American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Apr. 1988 - Aug 1990: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Orthopaedic Division, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut - Lebanon
- Sept 1990 - June 1996 : Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Orthopaedic Division, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut , Beirut – Lebanon
- July 1996 – September 2009: Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Orthopaedic Division, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut , Beirut - Lebanon
- October 2009 – Currently : Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Orthopedic Division, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut – Lebanon
MEMBERSHIPS
- LICENCE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Full Registration as a Medical Practitioner in the General Medical Council - United Kingdom
- Member in the Order of physicians of Lebanon
- Overseas fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Lebanese Orthopaedic Association. Member and past Executive Committee Member
- Member of the AO Alumni Association. Davos, Switzerland
DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT SURGICAL PRACTICE BY SUBJECT OF EXPERTISE
- Hip and Knee reconstructive surgery
- Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Anterior Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Arthroplasty in the young adult and the Developmentaly Displaced Hip
- Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
- Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (Partial Knee Replacement)
- Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic surgery of the knee with special reference to Cruciate Ligaments Reconstruction
- Modern operative fracture care, with special interest in the AO Locking Compression Plate and Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO)
- Operative Treatment of Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Osteotomies about the Hip Joint for correction of Acetabular, Femoral or Mixed Dysplasia
- Osteotomies about the Knee Joint for correction of Developmental or Degenerative Deformities. (Realignment Procedures)
- Correction of Non-union and Mal-union Deformities of the Lower Limb
- Forefoot Reconstruction. Scarf, Weil and BRT osteotomies for acquired deformities and disorders of the forefoot
CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION
- 51st AO/ASIF Basic Course on the Operative Treatment of Fractures and Non-Unions, Theoretical Basis and Practical Principles from December 10th to 15th, 1989 in Davos, Switzerland.
- 48th Course and Workshop on the Operative Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee Joints at Maurice E. Müller Foundation, Berne, March 22, 1991.
- The Course and Workshop on the Operative Treatment of Hip and Knee Joints, Theoretical Basis and Practical Principles, held in Interlaken, Switzerland, from March 25th to March 27th, 1991.
- Cours AO Superieur de chirugie osseuse sur le traitement operatoire des fractures, du 1 au 6 Decembre 1991 a Davos, Suisse.
- The Seminar and Workshop of Orthofix Dynamic Axial Fixation in Bussolengo, Italy. 14th - 15th December 1992.
- The 8th Course and Workshop on the FREEMAN-SAMUELSON Knee System, Theoretical basis and Practical Principles, held in London, Great Britain, from May 13th to May 14th, 1993.
- The 58th AO/ASIF Advanced Course on the Operative Treatment of Fractures and Non-Unions, Theoretical basis and Practical Principles from December 5th to 10th, 1993, in Davos, Switzerland.
- The Course and Workshop on the Operative Treatment of Hip and Knee Joints, Theoretical Basis and Practical Principles, held in Interlaken, Switzerland, from April 24th to 27th, 1994.
- The AO/ASIF Spine Course on the Operative Stabilisation of the Spine from December 11th to 16th, 1994, in Davos, Switzerland.
- The AO Symposium on April 1, 1995, in Beirut - Lebanon.
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Surgery at the following Hospitals:
- Royal Free Hospital, London (1st September, 1994)
- Maidstone District Hospital, Maidstone (2nd September, 1994)
- St. Michael's Hospital, Aylsham (5th September, 1994)
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore (6th September, 1994)
- The Practical Exercices of the AO Course organised by the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO/ASIF) and the Lebanese Orthopaedic Association in Beirut- Lebanon from 10-14 April, 1996.
- The First International Congress of the Lebanese Orthopaedic Association from October 3-5, 1996, in Beirut-Lebanon.
- Symposium on the COX-Concept Re-Defining Anti-Inflammatory Therapy, held on Limasol-Cyprus on July 14, 1996.
- 5th Berne hip Symposium, June 11-13, 1997 held at the Maurice E.Müller Foundation for Continuing Education and Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, Berne
- Societe Libanaise de Rhumatologie - Speaker: Dr. Omar Baddoura
- Surgical management of avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
- American University of Beirut , Beirut-Lebanon , March 22nd, 1997.
- The Course and workshop on hip, knee and spine surgery, held in Interlaken, Switzerland, from April 19th to 22nd, 1998.
- American College of Surgeons Lebanon Chapter, Hip Session, Chairman, September 12, 1998, Beirut - Lebanon.
- Faculty of Medical Sciences Lebanese University Pelvic Fracture Session Moderator, May 28th 1999, Beirut- Lebanon.
- Pan Arab Orthopaedic Congress Hip Arthroplasty Session Moderator, September 22nd 1999, Beirut-Lebanon.
- Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association Congress, 22nd-25th September 1999, Beirut-Lebanon.
- 10th Annual Interlaken Meeting held in Interlaken, Switzerland, September 29-October 1, 1999.
- Seminar on Sports Medicine of the Lebanese Orthopaedic Association from 12th to 14th March,2000, Prague, Czech Republic.
- 7e Congres de l'AOLF - Association des orthopedistes de Langue Francaise, 9-13 May 2000, Beirut - Lebanon
- Hip Millennium Forum, 14th-15th July 2000, Lisbon-Portugal.
- 1st World Tribology Forum in Montreux, Switzerland, October 5-7,2000.
- 1st Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Endoscopic Surger Congress, 16-19 October,2000 - Kaslik - Lebanon.
- 5th Congress of the European federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, June 3-7,2001, Effort, Rhodes - Greece.
- Ankle & Foot Symposium - July 13-14, 2001, Rizk Hospital, Beirut - Lebanon.
- 2eme Journées de Medecine et de Chirugie du Sport by the Orthopaedic Lebanese Society, July 20-21,2001 at Rotana Hotel, Beirut - Lebanon (Moderator)
- Experts meet experts organized by the AO group - December 9-14, 2001 Davos, Switzerland .
- Reconstructive knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery on cadavers organized by ARTHREX. Ecole de chirugie, Rue de fera moulin, Paris - France January 21-24, 2002
- 8eme Congres de l’AOLF (Bucarest, Roumanie), 12 – 16 Mai 2002.
- AO Masters Course, December 7 to 12, 2003 in Davos, Switzerland.
- 1st Annual Congress of the Lebanese Chapter of the AO Alumni Association (AOAA) October 2, 2004 in Metropolitan Hotel – Beirut – Lebanon.
- Intelligent Surgery Primary Knee Course, 16 -18 March, 2005 Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Intelligent Hip Surgery Course, 1st & 2nd April 2005, Hamburg – Germany.
- Computer Assisted Surgery-Workflows and Instrumentation for Open, Less & Minimal Invasive Total and Unicomparmental Knee Replacement at ESI-European Surgical Institute, Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany on 18th to 20th of May 2005.
- 80eme Reunion Annuelle, Sofcot-Paris, 7-11 Novembre 2005.
- AO Masters Course, December 3 to 8, 2005 in Davos, Switzerland.
- 1eres Journees de Navigation (Hanche- Genou) Paris – Lyon, 9 – 10 Decembre 2005.
- First Lebanese Orthopedic Specialty Forum. Management of Shoulder Disorders: Conventional and Arthroscopic. 20 May 2006. Beirut, Lebanon. (7 CME)
- 1er Congres Franco-Libanais de Medecine de Catastrophe. 2 & 3 Juin 2006. Zahle, Lebanon. (12 CME)
- AO International. Davos, Switzerland. AO Regional Course. Advances in Fracture Management. 1-4 September 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Attended as Faculty member.
- AO Masters Course, December 9-14, 2007. Davos, Switzerland.
- The Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University Congress, June 11 -13, 2009. Campus of the Lebanese University, Hadath.
- Society for Progress and Innovation for the Near East, Updates and Bio-skills Workshops, July 2-4, 2009. Habtour Hotel, Beirut – Lebanon.
- As Faculty. AO Trauma Course, Advances in Operative Fracture Management. August 7-9, 2009. Beirut- Lebanon.
- AO Trauma Course. Fragility Fractures and Orthogeriatric Comanagement. 08-11 December 2009, Davos, Switzerland.
- Faculty. Annual Meeting 2010 of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Lebanese University. June 10-12, 2010. Rafic Hariri Campus, Hadath, Lebanon
- Faculty. Synthes Regional Tomofix Knee Osteotomy Course. 24 June 2010. Dubai, UAE.
- Sickle Cell Disease Seminar. 16-17 March 2011. Dubai, UAE
- Faculty. AO Trauma Course. Advances in Operative Fracture Management. July 29-31, 2011. Beirut, Lebanon.
- AO Trauma Masters Course. Complications and Complex Fractures. Dec 11-16, 2011. Davos, Switzerland.
- Faculty, AO Trauma Principles Course, Operative Fracture Management. April 20-21-22, 2012, Beit-Mery, Lebanon
- 13th EFORT Congress- European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 23 – 25 May 2012, Berlin, Germany.
- Faculty, The Lebanese Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, September 28-29, 2012, Movenpick Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon.
- Moderator, The Bellevue Medical Center “Musculoskeletal Diseases & Fragility Fractures”, November 24-25, 2012, BUMC, Lebanon.
- AOTrauma Masters Course – Lower Extremity, 08-13 December 2013, Davos, Switzerland.
- Faculty, AOTrauma Course - Advanced Principles of Fracture Management. April 25-27, 2014, Al-Bustan, Beit Mery, Lebanon.
- Zimmer Institute. Masterclass Hip. "The Challenge of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty". Istanbul, Turkey. May 6-7, 2014.
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