medical degree from the Jordan University of Science and technology. He
then moved to the United Kingdom where he finished two years of basic surgical training.
Then, in his pursuit for excellence, Dr. Haddad moved to the United States to complete his general surgery
training at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. During his residency he was recognized as an
outstanding surgeon by his mentors and colleagues earning multiple awards for his academic
achievements and research work.
During his training Dr. Haddads interest in the field of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric surgery grew. He
presented his research work in numerous national and international meetings. Furthermore, Dr. Haddad
had numerous publications in prestigious journals in the fields of Bariatric, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic
Surgery.
After completing his general surgery training, Dr. Haddad moved to California to complete his Minimally
Invasive, Advanced GI, and Bariatric surgery fellowship at UCSF – Fresno under the tutelage of Dr. Kelvin
Higa and Dr. Keith Boone. During the time he spent working with his mentor (Dr. Higa – one of the giants
of Bariatric surgery) Dr. Haddad developed his passion and attained his skills for complex and revisional
bariatric and gastrointestinal cases.
Dr. Haddad moved back to Amman to join his Colleagues at GBMC in 2015.
Societies and Memberships:
• American Board of Surgery
• American college of surgeons (ACS)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS)