Interview: A Surgeon’s Simple Approach to Complex Surgery

Meet Dr Ali Reza Eghtedari, medical director and consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at Kings College Hospital London, Dubai Hills.  He has received a 'Excellent (5.0)' rating from 24 patients in Dubai.

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Dr. Ali Reza Eghtedari

Medical Director - Consultant General Surgery
Al Zahra Hospital, Al Barsha

Complex surgery is complex only to the patient

Says Dr Ali Reza Eghtedari, who has operated on individual patients suffering from multiple diseases and which he categorizes as a complex case. He asserts that with: teamwork, experience and time, such cases can be properly addressed and resolved.  He also goes on to say that recurrent and re-operations are often refered to him as they are considered complex.

Taking care of a patient is not only performing a successful operation

When talking about what makes a doctor a “good” doctor, Dr Ali emphasized that performing a good surgery is merely one part of being a good doctor. Prior to and after an operation, if there are any  complications that appear, a patient needs to be reassured that their doctor is capable of addressing and resolving said complications with confidence.   

We don’t guess, we go for the proof!

According to Dr Ali, when it comes to diagnosing and treating patients, there is no room for guesswork or assumptions. Diagnostic imaging and evidence-based data is essential to quantify the needed medical treatments and to correctly resolve medical cases.