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

BACKGROUND

Dr. Omar Baddoura

Omar Baddoura MD FACS
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Adult Reconstruction
Joint Replacement

MEDICAL EDUCATION
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
French Faculty of Medicine

MEDICAL DEGREE

French State Diploma of Doctor in Medicine
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.
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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