Dr. Sameeh Tarabichi 30000 joint replacement operations and 6 patents
29 April، 2024Dubai _ 29-4-2024
Dr. Sameeh Tarabichi, consultant orthopedic surgeon during 35 years, has performed more than 30,000 joint replacements and performed advanced orthopedic surgeries in the United States and the UAE, obtained six patents in total knee replacement surgery and its revision, developed a full-flexion knee implant for Arabs, published more than 20 articles in the world’s finest medical journals on joint replacements in the Middle East and developed customizable implants using printing technology. Three-dimensional.
Dr. Sameeh returned from the United States of America at the beginning of the nineties of the last century to the UAE as the best place to live, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, granted him the Emirati passport to embark on the journey of creativity and innovation.
Dr. Sameeh stressed that the UAE, thanks to the insight of its wise leadership and its capabilities, is one of the leading countries in keeping pace with modern technologies such as robotics, navigation systems and artificial intelligence, which in turn enabled doctors to choose and manufacture the appropriate sizes for each patient separately, pointing out that an artificial knee joint has been developed suitable for patients in the Gulf and the Middle East and various artificial joints for the countries of the continent of Asia, where the joints are manufactured in cooperation with a specialized American company, which reflected on patients. First, health care systems, pointing out that in the United States approximately 1.5 joint replacement operations are performed annually, and 2 million operations annually in Europe
Dr. Samih has received many international awards including Certificate of the Educational Board for Foreign Graduate Physicians in July 1982 Qualification Test Certificate September 1980 Federal Licensing Test Certificate 1979 Certificate in Orthopedic Surgery Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada – November 1988 American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons – July 1990 Renewal of Accreditation – American Board of Orthopedic Surgery – 2015
On the other hand, Dr. Jaber Al-kheyli , Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon and Vice President of the Conference, said that this year’s conference is considered one of the most successful conferences, where the latest research and papers were discussed, such as the use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies, which will enable doctors and surgeons to make the best use when performing difficult and complex surgeries accurately and efficiently, which reduces the rate of human error and raises the level of expected results.
The conferees discussed the latest shoulder prosthetic joints, traditional and surgical knee treatments, correction of knee replacement, traditional and surgical hip treatment, correction of hip replacement, ligament or tendon injuries, muscle injuries, meniscus injuries, anterior cruciate ligament correction, correction of the failure of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and minimally invasive orthopedic surgeries.