Experience: 30 Years of Experience

Language English, Arabic, French

Dr. Sadir Alrawi worked in the leading hospital environments of international reputation in the Western world.  Dr. Alrawi has tertiary referral cancer centers in UAE, with all supporting subspecialties including Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, and radiation, in addition to palliative care and research. He has a major interest in Gastrointestinal Oncology, including Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreas, Liver, and colonic Surgery with a special interest in Endocrine Surgery including thyroid, parathyroid & adrenal.

In his 30-year experience in Surgical Oncology, he was able to publish more than 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals & more than 150 presentations in local, national, and international meetings both in clinical and basic sciences & published 10 book chapters.

Positions & Qualification:

• Chief executive officer of Burjeel Medical City and director of the Oncology Services at the VPS system from 2020- 2023
• Director of all Surgical Oncology Services at Al Zahra Cancer Center 2015 -2020
• Chief of Surgical Oncology Division at Tawam Hospital 2013-2015
• Chief of the Surgical Oncology Program at Comprehensive Cancer Center of 21st Century Oncology in Jacksonville, Florida from 2008-2013.
• Assistant professor in the Department of Surgery/Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Florida, Jacksonville.

• Head & Neck fellowship and Surgical Oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (NCI) designated in 2000-2006.
• American Board of Surgery 2002
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England FRCSEng 1994
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCSEd 1992
• Arab Board of Surgery 1992
• Diploma General Surgery, Iraq 1991

Area of Expertise

Endocrine surgery including thyroid parathyroid and pancreatic surgery with a minimally invasive and laparoscopic evaluation for pancreatic tumor

Forgot gastric and esophageal surgery for laparoscopic reflux disease and malignancy of the stomach on the esophageal cancer

Pancreatic and liver benign and malignant conditions including chronic pancreatitis and tumors of the liver and the pancreas including both laparoscopic and open approach

Major head and neck oncology cases including carcinoma of the tongue pharynx larynx pyriform area and the neck dissections with the complex microvascular reconstruction and local flap reconstruction

Colorectal surgery including laparoscopic and open for benign and malignant conditions for ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease and malignancy

Heated intraperitoneal chemo perfusion for peritoneal carcinomatosis and diffuse cancer of the peritoneal cavity for both ovarian and GI origin

Breast has been in medical condition with oncoplastic reconstruction and sentinel and axillary lymph node dissection with the reconstruction of the breast

Sarcoma and melanoma with a complex discussion and MDT with a neoadjuvant treatment and resection with the groin dissection and axillary dissection with a compartment resection of all sarcomas

Assist in the GYN and neuro-oncology cases for complex cases in the presence of the gynecological and urological team in addition to assisting with the plastic surgeon for the complex microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck cancer cases

Administrative and collegial building of multispeciality Cancer Institute and the MDT for discussion for complex cancer cases in different parts of the ward including America in Florida to one hospital at the Alzahra and the Burjeel system