Dr Muhammad Ghanem is a bariatric surgeon and endoscopist at Orlando Health, in Orlando Florida. He is the co-director of the Bariatric surgery fellowship program at the same institution. He is a Fellow member of the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). He is also a fellow of the American College of surgeons and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. He has authored a myriad of publications, the vast majority of which focused on bariatric surgery and obesity, with more than 180 citations. He has also authored 6 book chapters. His career is mainly focused on bariatric surgery, with special interest in Duodenal Switch procedures. He also has taken great interest in robotic surgery and emerging technologies in surgery.
Selected publications from PubMed
The functional lumen opening with self-forming magnetic anastomosis (FLOWS) study: results from the North American pivotal trial.
Teixeira A, Seger M, De la Cruz Munoz N Jr, Portenier D, Ma P, Ghanem M, Englehardt R, Felinski M, Higa K, Neto MG, Shah SK
Surg Endosc. 2026 Sep;40(9):8201-8209 doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-13211-8.
Five-year outcomes of two duodenal switch variants: BPD/DS vs. SADI-S.
Galvao Goncalves G, El Ghazal N, Jodicke GM, Ghanem M, Takla H, Kendrick ML, Galvao Neto M, Ghanem OM, Teixeira A
Surg Endosc. 2026 Jul;40(7):6222-6231 doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-12952-w.
Comprehensive Long-Term Outcomes and Durability of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Up to 14 Years of Follow-up.
Abedalqader T, Galvao Goncalves G, Ali A, El Ghazal N, Bellido de Luna D, Jawhar N, Takla H, Ghanem M, Shariff F, Teixeira A, Kendrick M, Ghanem O
Obes Surg. 2026 Feb;36(2):439-451 doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-08428-w.
Sleeve to gastric bypass conversion: a multiinstitutional study of 217 patients.
Kaoukabani G, Andalib A, Lind R, Safar A, Ali A, Hage K, Bartosiak K, Jawhar N, Ghanem M, Teixera AF, Ghanem OM
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Nov;21(11):1190-1196 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.013.
Impact of Prophylactic Apixaban for 14 Days After Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thromboembolic Events and Its Side Effects.
Galvao Goncalves G, Ghanem M, Takla H, Jodicke G, Galvao Neto M, Teixeira A
Obes Surg. 2025 Aug;35(8):3006-3012 doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-08036-8.
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