Ghassan CHAKHTOURA

Faculté de médecine – Maître de conférences

+961 (1) 421 000 ghassan.chakhtoura@usj.edu.lb

After earning his General Surgery degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ) in 2002, he spent seven years at the European Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, specializing in colorectal and bariatric surgery. He returned from France in 2009 and worked in several peripheral hospitals before joining the Digestive and Endocrine Surgery team at Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF) in 2011, where he continues to practice full-time.

Education

Diplôme	Université	Pays	Année
Sciences de la vie et de la santé	Université René Descartes(Paris V)	France	2008
Cancérologie Digestive	Université René Descartes(Paris V)	France	2005
Chirurgie Laparoscopique Avancée			2003
Diplôme de spécialisation en Chirurgie Générale	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	2002
Diplôme de docteur en médecine	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	1997

Teaching at USJ

University teaching outside USJ

Professional experience outside USJ

Areas of expertise

Medecine and Health

Research themes

- Chirurgie colo-rectale- Chirurgie bariatrique- Chirurgie générale

Publications and communications

- Primary results of laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass in a French obesity-surgery specialized university hospitalG.Chakhtoura et al. Obes Surg. 2008 Sep.- Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypassJ-M.Chevallier et al. J Chir (Paris). 2009 Feb.- Xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochromes p450 in human white adipose tissue: expression inductionS.Ellero et al. Drug Metab Dispos. 2010 Apr.- Isolated endosalpingiosis of the appendix in an adolescent girlG Chakhtoura et al. Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2016 Nov.- Quality of Life before and after Sleeve Gastrectomy in Lebanese PopulationM.Alkassis et al. J Obes. 2019.- Splenic Abscess after Sleeve GastrectomyR.Aoun et al. Case Rep Med. 2020.- A 58-Year-Old Woman with Acute Gastric Perforation Due to Metastatic Ductal Carcinoma 18 Years Following Bilateral Mastectomy for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the BreastW.A.Nehmeh et al. Am J Case Rep. 2021.- Peri-appendicular Abscess in a Spigelian HerniaR.Aoun et al. Surg J (N Y). 2022.- Quality of life after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Pre-operative, 1-year and 5-year resultsC.Mouawad et al. J Minim Access Surg. 2023 Oct-Dec.- Combined laparoscopic pouch and loop resizing as a revisional procedure for weight regain after primary laparoscopic one-anastomosis gastric bypassC.Mouawad et al. J Minim Access Surg. 2023 Jul-Sep.- Laparoscopic repair of acquired rectourethral fistula by vesical peritoneal flapC.Mouawad et al. Asian J Endosc Surg. 2023 Oct.- Adenocarcinoma of the Gastro-jejunal Anastomosis After One Anastomosis Gastric BypassC.Mouawad et al. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2024 Mar.- One anastomosis gastric bypass vs sleeve gastrectomy as a revisional bariatric surgery for weight loss failure after primary restrictive procedureC.Mouawad et al. Asian J Endosc Surg. 2024 Jan.- Surgical management of gallstone ileus after one anastomosis gastric bypass: A case reportEl.El Feghali et al. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2023.- The Role of Obesity in the Poor Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection: A Review of 192 PatientsZ.Feghaly et al. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2024.