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WASHINGTON BARIATRIC SURGERY (WEIGHT LOSS)

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Giath Alshkaki, MD, FRCSI
Infinity Surgical Associates
900 23rd St NW
Washington, Washington DC 20037
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The Doctor's Credentials

Educational Background

An American Board Certified Surgeon, Dr. Alshkaki completed his residency in General Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University located in Portland, Oregon as well as yearlong fellowships in the fields of General, Bariatric and Advanced Laparoscopic surgery. And is a fellow of the Royal College of surgeons of Ireland.

Certification / Memberships

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons

Additional Affiliations

Dr Alshkaki is a member of The American College of Surgeons, SSAT and SAGES, SLS, His main interest is Advanced Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Has been practicing medicine for over fifteen years his main area of expertise includes but not limited to , Bariatrics and colorectal Surgery , Minimal invasive hernia repairs and endocrine surgery including thyroid diseases. He also has many publications in the field of General Surgery and is on peer review committees for international journals. Dr Alshkaki is the Medical Director of The Center for Colorectal Health in Virginia, DC Area and is in charge of the GI lab in Inova Alexandria Hospital.

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
  • Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of  Ireland
  • Fellow International College Of Surgeons
  • Member of SSAT
  • Member of International Health Council

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Describe the most rewarding experience that you have had working with a patient?
Had a patient walk in to my office and her first Q to me was can you help me ?

What is your charity organization of choice and why?
I believe that charity work should not be limited to one Organization .charity work is for the human race in general ,Doing Good to help people should not have a limit to one organization.

What does living in the Washington community mean to you?
Very Crowded and Expensive, but i love it because it is cosmopolitan and diverse .

What is your favorite quote or saying?
If you don't do Good don't do harm

Finish this sentence: If I weren't a doctor I would be___.
A doctor

When (your age) did you first realize you wanted to become a surgeon? And did you experience anything in particular to motivate you to achieve this prestigious goal?
I decided to go to medical school to become a surgeon when i was 16 years old

Can you tell us in your own words what you consider a perfect outcome of a surgical procedure?
A perfect out come of any surgical procedure is the one which will save the patients life or will change patients life in a way to enables them going back to almost the regular daily activities,elevate the different types of pains which they used to suffer whether it is psychological or somatic pain.

What is your favorite procedure to perform and why?
Any minimal Invasive Laparoscopic surgical procedure . I believe that The more respect we have to human tissue(by implementing minimal invasive techniques and using most recent technological aids) the better results we will get in the way of less post operative pain, better results ,less destruction of human immune defense systems and faster recovery and going back to work.

What procedure would you like to do more of and why?
Bariatric weight reduction procedures Bariatric surgery gives really amazing ,rewarding long term results if the surgeon patient partnership model succeeds .and the patients goes through the extensive preoperative evaluation and educational process and gets the right procedures according to their eating habits and life style.

In a perfect world, when would you like to retire, where would you go and what would you do?
Retire Never But after may be some years i will slow down and start teaching,preparing,supervising and passing my experience to the new generation of surgeons who will take care of me and my patients and my family members if we needed a surgeon.

Practice Information

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Arabic
  • Kurdish
  • Turkman

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