About DR SAYAD

About

Dr. Paul Sayad is certified (2000) and re-certified (2010 and 2022) by the American Board of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Sayad received his medical degrees from St. Joseph University, Beirut (1994). He completed his General Surgery residency training at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, USA. (1994-1999). Subsequently, he completed a subspecialty fellowship training in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at the same institution under the tutelage of Dr. George Ferzli, a pioneers in this field. Dr Sayad authored multiple medical publications in peer reviewed journals and he was a speaker in many international surgical meetings and faculty on multiple surgical workshops and courses. Dr. Sayad has been practicing in Dubai since 2006.

Dr Sayad has a special training in advanced laparoscopic surgery including operations for:

• Inguinal and ventral hernias

• Gallbladder and biliary surgery

• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia

• Morbid obesity (gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy)

• Malignant and benign disease of the colon,

• Adrenal disease

• Hematologic disease requiring splenectomy.

Dr. Sayad is also specialized in all aspect of general surgery including:

• Breast disorders, breast lumps, breast cancer treatment including sentinel lymph node biopsy

• Bariatric surgery

• Diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus (colorectal cancer, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistula)

• Malignant melanoma treatment including sentinel lymph node biopsy

• Endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery)

Oral presentations:

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Oral presentations:

1) Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration. P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. Second Annual Long Island Jewish Medical Center Symposium on Laparoscopic Surgery, Long Island, May 1,1998.
2) Diagnosis and management of common bile duct stones. P. Sayad. 7th Annual Symposium. Critical Issues in Surgery. Minimally Invasive Surgery. St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, December 1999
3) Our early experience with laparoscopic autopsies. R. Cacchione, P. Sayad, G. Ferzli, A. Pecoraro. New York Surgical Society, Scientific Meeting, February 9, 2000
4) Laparoscopic Autopsy. R. Cacchione, P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. SAGES, Atlanta, March 2000
5) Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: Anesthetic choices. 8th world congress of endoscopic surgery, Laparoscopic inguinal and ventral hernia repair. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, March 2002
6) Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery. 2nd Mediterranean and middle Eastern Endoscopic Surgery Congress, Athens, Greece, October 31-November 3, 2002
7) Laparoscopic vs open herniorrhaphy. 2nd Mediterranean and middle Eastern Endoscopic Surgery Congress, Athens, Greece, October 31-November 3, 2002
8) Laparoscopic Nephro-ureterectomy, Video presentation. 8th Lebanese Spring Surgical Congress of the Lebanese Society for General Surgery. Lebanon. June 2004
9) Laparoscopic Splenectomy: New technique. Video presentation. 2nd Surgical Congress of the Francophony . Beirut, Lebanon. June 2005
10) Laparoscopic preperitoneal hernia repair. Hernia Surgery Symposium. Umm Al Quwain Medical District. Umm Al Quwain, UAE, 27th October 2007
11) Laparoscopic giant paraesophageal hernia repair. Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE, 28-31January, 2008
12) laparoscopic preperitoneal hernia repair. Tips and Trics. 2nd International Conference of the Emirate Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons. Dubai, UAE. 10-12th April 2008
13) Laparoscopic Revisional Fundoplication With Hiatal Mesh Prosthesis After Double Failure of Open Antireflux Surgery. Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. January 2009
14) Acquired Protein C Deficiency in a Child with AML, Splenic, Renal, and Intestinal Infarction. R. Farah, K. Jalkh, H. Farhat, P. Sayad. COMO. Lebanon. November 2009
15) Gastric Perforation as a Complication of a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. January 2010
16) The infected Abdomen. Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. January 2012
17) Chronic pain after hernia repair. Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. January 2013
18) Laparoscopic repair of a recurrent hiatal hernia. 1st International congress of the American College of Surgeons. UAE chapter. 12-13th September 2019
19) Laparoscopic resection of an abdominal wall desmoid tumor. 1st International congress of the American College of Surgeons. UAE chapter. 12-13th September 2019
20) Laparoscopic retroperitoneal epidermoid cyst resection Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. January 2020
21) Advances in wire-free breast cancer localization techniques: a multidisciplinary experience. Greek Society of Breast Surgeons. Internet based event (Webinar). 21st November 2020
22) Non palpable breast tumors wireless localization technique. Breast Cancer update 2022, , Journees Francophones d'imagerie Medicale, Dubai March 2022

Publications

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Oral presentations:

1) Pneumothorax as a Complication of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia repair. G. Ferzli, T. Kiel, J. Hurwitz, P. Davidson, B. Piperno, M. Fiorillo, L.Riina, N.Hayek, P. Sayad. Surgical Endoscopy;11 (2): 152-153, 1997
2) Laparoscopic staging of Hodgkin disease. G. Ferzli, M. Fiorillo, R. Solis, P. Sayad, L. Riina, A. Hallak, F. Huie. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Advanced Technology; 7 (6): 353-355, 1997
3) Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy: A Review of Complications and Recurrences. P. Sayad, A. Hallak, H., G. Ferzli. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Advanced Surgical Techniques; 8 (1): 3-1, 1998
4) Gastroesophageal Reflux and Laparoscopic Fundoplication. P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. Hospital Physician, General Surgery Board Review Manual, Volume 3, Part 3. February 1998.
5 ) Advances in Endoscopic Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair. P. Sayad, H.Usal, F. Huie, G. Ferzli. Proceedings of the Joint Euroasian Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey: 379-383, 1997. Editor: Mundozzi Editori Bologna, Italy
6) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Major Vascular Injuries. H. Usal, F. Huie, P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. Proceedings of the Joint Euroasian Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey: 379-383, 1997. Editor: Mundozzi Editori Bologna, Italy.
7) Major Vascular Injuries During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Institutional Review of Experience With 2589 Procedures and Literature Review. H. Usal, P. Sayad, A. Hallak, F. Huie, N. Hayek, G. Ferzli. Surgical Endoscopy. 12: 960-962, 1998
8) Endoscopic Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair. Five Years Experience.G. Ferzli, P. Sayad, A. Hallak, F. Huie, H.Usal. Surgical Endoscopy. 12: 1311-1313, 1998
9) Laparoscopic Transabdominal Lumboperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report. F. Huie, P.Sayad, H. Usal , N. Hayek, E. Arbit, G Ferzli. Surgical Endoscopy. 13: 161-163, 1999
10) Cost Effectiveness of Routine Type and Screen Testing before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. H. Usal, J. Nabagiez, P. Sayad , G. Ferzli.. Surgical Endoscopy. 13: 146-147, 1999
11) Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernias. P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Techniques. 9: 127-130, 1999
12) Feasibility of Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair Under Local Anesthesia. G. Ferzli, P. Sayad, B. Vasisht. Surgical Endoscopy. 13:588-590, 1999
13) Needlescopic Extraperitoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernias. G. Ferzli, P. Sayad, J. Nabagiez. Surgical Endoscopy. 13:822-823, 1999
14) Extraperitoneal Approach and its Utility. P. Sayad, G. Ferzli. Surgical Endoscopy. 13:1168-1169, 1999
15) Incidence of incipient contralateral hernia during laparoscopic hernia repair. P. Sayad, Z. Abdo, R. Cacchione, G. Ferzli. Surgical Endoscopy 4(6):543-5, 2001.
16) Laparoscopic autopsy. R. Cacchione, P. Sayad, A. Pecoraro, G. Ferzli. Surgical Endoscopy. 15: 619-622, 2001
17) Minimally invasive, nonendoscopic thyroid surgery. G. Ferzli , P Sayad , Z. Abdo, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 192: 665-8, 2001
18) The lateral approach to laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection. G. Ferzli , P. Sayad , R. Cacchione . J Am Coll Surg. 193:105-8, 2001
19) Laparoscopic distal Pancreatectomy for blunt injury to the pancreas. P. Sayad, R. Cacchione, G. Ferzli. Surg. Endosc.15(7):759, 2001.
20) The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit. A. Pecoraro, R. Cacchione, P. Sayad, M. Williams,G. Ferzli. Surg. Endosc. 15(6):619-22, 2001.
21) Laparoscopic upper pole partial nephrectomy in infants and children. M Horowitz, S.Shah, G. Ferzli, P. Sayad, K. I. Glassberg. BJU 87; 564-566, 2001
22) Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair after an original TEP. Is it safe, and is it even possible? G. Ferzli, K Shapiro, S DeTurris, P. Sayad, S. Patel, A. Graham, G Chaudry. Surg. Endosc. Feb 2004
23) Thoracoscopic management of a pericardial migration of a breast biopsy localization wire. F. Azoury, P. Sayad, A. Rizk. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 June 87(6):1937-9.
24) Thoracosopic management of spontaneous pneumothorax from an azygos lobe bullae. F. Azoury F, P. Sayad. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 18, 2010
25) Acquired protein C deficiency in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia, splenic, renal, and intestinal infarction. R. Farah, K. Jalkh, H. Farhat, P. Sayad, A. Kadri. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 22(2):140–143, 2011
26) A case report of a gastric perforation in a giant inguinoscrotal hernia: A two-step approach. P. Sayad, A.Z. Tan. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, Volume 55, 2019, Pages 174-178

Workshop and Course Faculty:

1) 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Workshop. SUNY Down State Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. U.S.A., March 2002
2) Abdominal Wall Master Class. Medtronic Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey, January 2016
3) Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Workshop BARD - University of Sharjah Clinical & Surgical Training Centre, April 2018
4) Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Workshop BARD - University of Sharjah Clinical & Surgical Training Centre, February 2019
5) Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Workshop BARD - University of Sharjah Clinical & Surgical Training Centre, March 2019

About DR SAYAD

About

Dr Sayad has a special training in advanced laparoscopic surgery including operations for:

Dr. Sayad is also specialized in all aspect of general surgery including:

Oral presentations:

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Oral presentations:

Publications

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Oral presentations:

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Workshop and Course Faculty:

Workshop and Course Faculty:

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