Dr. Azam Yusuf

Specialty: General Surgery

Designation: Consultant – General Surgery

Qualifications: MBBS, MCPS, FCPS, FRCS (UK)

Languages Spoken: English, Urdu & Punjabi

Surgical Experience: Over 34 years

Prof. Azam Yusuf was Consultant & HOD General Surgery at Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain-UAE for 8 years 2013-2021. At the same time for 6 years, he was Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery & Examiner of Final MBBS University Exam at Sharjah University College of Medicine, Sharjah-UAE. Before joining SKGH, he was Consultant General Surgeon at Saudi German Hospital, Dubai-UAE in 2012. Now he has joined RAK Hospital in Feb. 2023.

Before coming to UAE, Dr. Azam Yusuf was Professor of Surgery at Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi-Pakistan & Consultant & HOD Surgery Department in the Allied hospitals for over a decade. He was Teacher of Medical Students, Supervisor of Postgraduate Surgical Trainees, Examiner of undergraduate & postgraduate surgical exams, Author of 25 publications, Assessor of Thesis & Peer reviewed Articles for publications for more than two decades in Pakistan.

Dr. Azam Yusuf graduated from King Edward Medical College, Punjab University, Lahore-Pakistan in 1978. His postgraduate surgical training was in Mayo Hospital, Lahore 1981-1988. He achieved his first Fellowship in Surgery from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan in 1985. In 1988 he proceeded to UK for higher training, where he completed his Certified Surgical Training by the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1988-1990 in Sunderland-UK and achieved the second Fellowship in Surgery (FRCSEd) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1989.

Dr. Azam Yusuf’s specialization includes:

• Thyroid Surgery-Thyroidectomies for Goiters
• Breast Surgery-Excision of lumps, Mastectomies, Reduction of male breast enlargement
• Laparoscopic Surgery (Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Diagnostic)
• Abdominal Surgery -Elective & Emergencies
• Selective-Hepatobiliary, pancreatic, splenic & colorectal surgery
• Anorectal Surgery- Hemorrhoids, Anal Fistula & Fissures
• Ventral Hernia & Abdominoplasties
• Hernia Surgery, Hydrocoele, Varicocoele in adults & children
• Pilonidal Sinus Surgery, Rhomboid Flap
• Varicose vein surgery-Ligations & stripping
• Skin & Soft tissues surgery, Lumps, Cysts, Abscesses
• In growing toe nails, Acute Paronychia
• Minor Surgical Procedures under Local Anesthesia