Ali Aboalsaud, MBBS
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Qualifications General Surgeon - Residency at McGill University, Canada Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgeon - Fellowship at McGill University, Canada
Registration General Surgery Registrar (At the SCFHS) Date of Birth January 16, 1985
Citizenship Saudi Arabia
Education 2019 - 2021
Cools-Gagnon Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery
McGill University – Montreal, Canada
2018 - 2019
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
McGill University – Montreal, Canada
2013 - 2018
General Surgery Residency
McGill University – Montreal, Canada
2012 - 2013
Experimental Surgery Research under the supervision of Dr. Lorenzo Ferri
LD MacLean Surgical Research Laboratories at McGill University – Montreal, Canada
2011 - 2012
Basic Science Live Lectures and MCCEE Preparation
Kaplan Medical Institute – Toronto, Canada
2002-2010
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) King Faisal University – Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Courses and
Exams
Ethicon Bariatric Bootcamp in Cincinnati, OH, November 2018 Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course (DSTC Course), International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC), March 2017
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons, October 2013
Biosafety Principles, The Research Institute if the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, March 2012
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, The Research Institute if the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, March 2012
Hazardous Waste Disposal, The Research Institute if the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, March 2012 Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE), February 2012 Saudi License Exam by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, August 2010
Basic Life Support Provider, American Heart Association, Saudi Arabia, November 2009
Emergency Procedures Specialized Workshop, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia, April 2009
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Basic Surgical Skills Course, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia, March 2009
Publications Book Chapters
● Chest Trauma (2015), Ali Aboalsaud and Dan L. Deckelbaum, Pocket Manual of General Thoracic Surgery by Amin Madani, Andrew Seely and Lorenzo Ferri
Peer-reviewed Articles
● Aroub Alkaaki, Ali Abo Al-Saud, Élise Di Lena, Jose Luis Ramirez-GarciaLuna, Sara Najmeh, Jonathan Spicer, Lorenzo Ferri, David Mulder, Christian Sirois, Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Factors predicting recurrence in thymic epithelial neoplasms, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2022
● Di Lena É, Aboalsaud A, Sirois C, Mulder D, Spicer J, Ferri L, Cools-Lartigue J. A narrative review of current treatment strategies and emerging therapies in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Curr Chall Thorac Surg 2021;3:8.
● Cools-Lartigue J, Andalib A, Abo-Alsaud A, Gowing S, Nguyen M, Mulder D, Ferri L. Routine contrast esophagram has minimal impact on the postoperative management of patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Aug;21(8):2573-9. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3654-1. Epub 2014 Mar 28. PMID: 24682648.
● Cools-Lartigue J, Aboalsaud A, Gill H, Ferri L. Evolution of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy--a review of current techniques and their pitfalls. World J Surg. 2013
Jul;37(7):1633-46. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2025-6. PMID: 23571862.
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Presentations The Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons
(CABPS), Toronto, Canada, 2019
● Revisional Surgery Results After Sleeve Gastrectomy. A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Gastric Bypass, Re-Sleeve, 2nd Stage Duodenal Switch, and Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass
Clinical
Experience
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2018-2019
● Primary and Revisional Bariatric Procedures, Including o Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
o Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
o Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
o Laparoscopic Single Anastomosis Duodeno-ileal Bypass
(SADI-S)
o Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
General Surgery Residency, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2013-2018
● Surgical Foundation (PGY 1&2)
o Royal Victoria Hospital
General Surgery (Surgical Oncology), 4 weeks
HPB and Transplant Surgery, 8 weeks
Vascular Surgery, 8 weeks
Critical Care, 4 weeks
Surgical Endoscopy, 12 weeks
o Montreal General Hospital
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 8 weeks
Thoracic and Upper GI Surgery, 20 weeks
General Surgery, 12 weeks
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Critical Care, 8 weeks
o Jewish General Hospital
General and Colorectal Surgery, 12 weeks
o Montreal Children’s Hospital
General Surgery, 8 weeks
● Senior General Surgery rotations (PGY 3 - PGY 5) o Royal Victoria Hospital
Transplant Surgery, 8 weeks
Hepatobiliary Surgery, 8 weeks
Acute Care Surgery, 12 weeks
o Montreal General Hospital
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 12 weeks
General Surgery, 8 weeks
Thoracic and Upper GI Surgery, 8 weeks
Bariatric Surgery, 12 weeks
Ambulatory Services, 12 weeks
o Jewish General Hospital
General and Colorectal Surgery, 48 weeks
o St. Mary’s Hospital
General Surgery and Vascular Surgery, 28
weeks
Internship year, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia, 2009-2010
● General Surgery, 3 months
● Internal Medicine, 3 months
● Pediatrics, 2 months
● Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2 months
● Primary Health Care, 1 month
● Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1 month
References Available upon request
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