Waleed Bukhari obtained his MBBS from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, in 1984 before undertaking
medical specialist training at the University of Gottingen, Germany. Thereafter, he achieved his Masters in
Laparoscopic Surgery from University of Gottingen (1992) and a Diploma of Organ Transplant from
University of Pittsburgh, PA, (1994). He has been Senior Consultant Surgeon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and
currently holds the post of Senior Consultant Surgeon at the Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric
Surgeries Center in International Medical Center, Jeddah.
Dr. Bukhari is a member of numerous societies including German Surgical Society, American College of
Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and European Chapter of
Endoscopic Surgery. He is widely published in academic journals and regularly presents in the field of
minimally invasive surgery.