Choosing a surgeon is the most important decision of your weight loss journey. Here are the board certifications, international fellowships, memberships and training behind every operation Dr. Mohammad Al-Zaitawi performs, each one backed by an official certificate you can view below.
Bariatric surgery changes your life. That is why it should be performed by a surgeon whose training has been examined, certified and recognized nationally and internationally.
Jordanian Board in General Surgery and an official subspecialty in Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery, both from the Jordan Medical Council.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and member of IFSO, the global federation for obesity and metabolic surgery.
Advanced training and congresses in the USA, France and Europe, including IRCAD Strasbourg and ObesityWeek in the Washington, DC area.
Dr. Mohammad Al-Zaitawi is a Consultant Bariatric, Laparoscopic, Advanced Robotic, Gastrointestinal and Oncology Surgeon in Amman, Jordan, with more than 15 years of experience and more than 15,000 successful procedures.
His path combines the Jordanian Board in General Surgery, an official subspecialty in Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery from the Jordan Medical Council, Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, and continuous training at leading international centers and congresses.
For you as a patient, this means one thing: your operation is planned and performed by a surgeon whose qualifications have been examined and recognized by national and international medical bodies, and who keeps his skills up to date with the latest evidence in obesity and metabolic surgery.
Awarded by the Jordan Medical Council in March 2011 after passing the national board examination, followed by a specialist license to practice General Surgery.
Admitted to Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in Chicago, Illinois, in September 2012.
Laparoscopic surgery training seminar at IRCAD – European Institute of TeleSurgery, organized with the French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD).
Robotic surgery experience on the da Vinci Surgical System in Washington, USA, and attendance at ObesityWeek 2017, the leading international obesity and bariatric surgery meeting.
Official member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
Official subspecialty recognition in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery from the Jordan Medical Council, August 2023, plus a Liposuction & Body Contouring diploma course (AACME).
Each certification below is listed with the issuing body, the place and the year. Where an official certificate is available, you can open it in full.
American College of Surgeons · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Admitted to Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons on 30 September 2012. The FACS designation is granted to surgeons whose education, training, professional qualifications and ethical conduct have been reviewed and meet the College's standards.
Jordan Medical Council · Amman, Jordan
Awarded by the Jordan Medical Council on 8 March 2011 after passing the national board examination in General Surgery, the foundation of specialist surgical practice in Jordan.
Jordan Medical Council · Amman, Jordan
Official recognition by the Jordan Medical Council of subspecialty in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, issued in Amman on 15 August 2023.
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
Official regular member in good standing of IFSO, the global federation that brings together the national societies of obesity and metabolic surgery.
French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD) & IRCAD – European Institute of TeleSurgery · Strasbourg, France
Laparoscopic surgery training seminar held 1–5 July 2013 at IRCAD Strasbourg, one of the world's best-known centers for minimally invasive surgical training.
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) & The Obesity Society · National Harbor, Maryland (Washington, DC area), USA
Attendance at ObesityWeek 2017 (29 October – 2 November 2017), the leading international meeting on obesity treatment and metabolic and bariatric surgery.
American Association of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) · Cairo, Egypt
31.5 hours of Category I continuing medical education (26–29 August 2023), relevant to body contouring after major weight loss.
International College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons, a worldwide organization of surgeons and surgical specialists.
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery · USA
Fellowship of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the largest specialty society for bariatric surgeons.
Strasbourg, France
Higher diploma training in bariatric and laparoscopic surgery in Strasbourg, France.
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Helped establish the Jordan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.
One of the founding members of the national society for obesity surgery in Jordan.
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
Membership in international and American breast surgery societies.
Membership in the international society for surgical oncology and GI surgery.
Credentials are not decoration on a wall. They reflect years of supervised training, examinations and continuous education, and they shape how your surgery is planned, performed and followed up.
Yes. He holds the Jordanian Board in General Surgery (Jordan Medical Council, 2011) and an official subspecialty in Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery from the Jordan Medical Council (2023).
FACS stands for Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Al-Zaitawi was admitted to Fellowship in Chicago in 2012. The designation is granted after a review of a surgeon's education, training, professional qualifications and ethical conduct.
Yes. He is a member of IFSO, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS).
His international training includes IRCAD / EITS in Strasbourg, France (2013), robotic surgery experience on the da Vinci system in Washington, USA (since 2017), ObesityWeek 2017 in the Washington, DC area, and scientific meetings in the UK, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Yes. The certificate gallery on this page shows the original documents. Tap any certificate to view it in full size.
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