Professor Dr. Khaled Aly Gawdat is a distinguished pioneer in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery in the Middle East. He currently serves as President of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and has previously held the position of President of the IFSO Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Chapter.
He is Founder and Honorary President of the Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS), which he established in 1999, creating the first structured scientific community for bariatric surgeons in Egypt and the region. In addition, he became the First President of the Pan Arab Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (PASBMS), further solidifying his role as a leader in advancing bariatric surgery across the Arab world.
Dr. Gawdat also serves as Associate and Advisory Editor of the journal Obesity Surgery, contributing to the dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field. With over 2,500 bariatric procedures performed since 1996, his clinical expertise ranges from laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion to complex revisional surgeries, as well as pioneering minimally invasive and mini-incision techniques adapted for high-weight patients.
Through his career, Professor Gawdat has combined academic leadership, surgical innovation, and organizational development, making significant contributions to the global advancement of bariatric and metabolic surgery.
Selected publications from PubMed
International expert consensus on definitions and management of weight recurrence and suboptimal response after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a Delphi study.
Wills MV, Lee S, Mocanu V, Lee Y, Kachornvitaya P, Zhu X, Alfaris N, Andromalos L, Apovian C, Behrens E, Birk D, Busetto L, Courcoulas A, Cummings D, Faria SL, Ghanem O, Han SM, Karmali S, Kaplan L, Kow L, le Roux CW, Mahawar K, Gawdat K, Munoz R, Musella M, Nimeri A, O'Kane M, Palermo M, Ponce de Leon Ballesteros G, Salminen P, Sullivan S, Udomsawaengsup S, Tewksbury C, Vidal J, Wilding J, Dang J, Strong A, Navarrete S, Zundel N, Kermansaravi M, Butsch S, Kroh M, Corcelles R
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2026 Jul;22(7):753-761 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2026.03.006.
Dose-response analysis of tirzepatide and acute pancreatitis: An international systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis of randomised trials.
Benny O, Agarwal A, Alecock H, Subramani RG, Pawar A, Shams Z, Kermansaravi M, Pouwels S, Yang W, Obi CG, Cripps P, Tang A, Gelber E, Lala A, Nadi K, Mahmoud A, Hammoda M, Al-Sarireh H, Egan R, Hanratty D, Drummond A, Caplin S, Harris D, Barry J, Beamish A, Al-Ardah M, Al-Sarireh B, Sum Ong SC, Hajibandeh S, Honey JR, Dababneh A, Ribordy V, Hautz WE, Jakob D, Patel B, Sprackling I, Ashabi A, Kambal A, Oviedo RJ, Parmar C, Mowbray N, Al Hadad M, Gawdat K, Hoffmann R, Hakky S, Al-Sarireh A, Nowak MA, Shikora S, Ahmed AR, Ahmad SJ
Pancreatology. 2026 Jun;26(4):552-565 doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.03.021.
Correction to: Ring-augmented Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Procedures GRADE-based International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Position Statement.
van Dam KAM, De Luca M, Monami M, Boerma EG, Merola G, Vitiello A, Cohen R, Haddad A, Gawdat K, Fink J, El Fawal MH, Belluzzi A, Greve JW
Obes Surg. 2026 Apr;36(4):1657-1658 doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08573-w.
Ring-augmented Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Procedures GRADE-based International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Position Statement.
van Dam KAM, De Luca M, Monami M, Boerma EG, Merola G, Vitiello A, Cohen R, Haddad A, Gawdat K, Fink J, Fawal H, Belluzzi A, Greve JW
Obes Surg. 2026 Apr;36(4):1644-1656 doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08556-x.
One anastomosis gastric bypass in children and adolescents: An international expert survey.
Kermansaravi M, Chiappetta S, Musella M, Carbajo MA, Kassir R, Chevallier JM, Gawdat K, Kular KS, Prager G, Weiner R, Shikora SA, Parmar C, Expert Collaborative Group
Clin Obes. 2025 Oct;15(5):e70018 doi: 10.1111/cob.70018.
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