Bariatric Medicine

Dr. Turki Al-Ahbabi

Consultant, Bariatric Medicine
Languages
EN, AR
Nationality
🇶🇦 Qatari
April 2025
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Pioneering A Whole New Kind of Spine Surgery

Minimally Invasive.
Maximally Effective.

Today’s spine surgery uses small incisions, ensures faster recovery, and delivers consistent results—reflecting our commitment to restoring your quality of life with simplicity and precision.
Neck Procedures
The cervical spine enables head movement and carries nerves that control arm and leg function. Common issues include herniated discs, degeneration, and stenosis, causing pain, stiffness, numbness, or weakness. Most cases are treated without surgery, but when needed, advanced methods like artificial disc replacement and microsurgery are used.
Middle Back Procedures
This part of the spine supports torso movement and contains nerves affecting balance and leg function. Common problems include degeneration, stenosis, and tumors, leading to back pain, balance issues, or bladder/bowel problems. Minimally invasive techniques can often resolve these conditions.
Lower Back Procedures
The lumbar spine carries body weight, enables movement, and houses nerves for leg and bladder function. Conditions like herniation, degeneration, stenosis, tumors, or fractures may cause pain, stiffness, or mobility issues. Today, most are treated successfully—often without hospitalization—using advanced techniques like artificial disc replacement and microdecompression.
Global Alignment
The spine functions best when its regions—cervical, thoracic, and lumbar—are in proper alignment. Structural issues in the bones or discs can lead to deformities like scoliosis (curved spine) or kyphosis (hunchback). Modern techniques such as minimally invasive correction, computer-assisted, and image-guided surgery have greatly improved treatment success.
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
Cervical Microdecompression
Lumbar Microdecompression
Thoracic Microdecompression
Cervical Microdiscectomy
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science, Medicine and Surgery – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
  • Arab Board Certified in Internal Medicine
  • Bariatric Medicine Fellowship in Qatar
  • Bariatric Medicine Fellowship in Canada
Bariatric Medicine
Areas of Expertise
  • Medical Weight management of Adults
  • Follow up post bariatric surgery
  • Management of bariatric surgery complications (Medical, Nutritional, Surgical)
  • Pre-Operative Optimization before bariatric surgery
  • Weight Regain post bariatric surgery
  • Management of Medical Complications post bariatric surgery such as Dumping syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathy, Pancreatic Insufficiency and others
  • Adolescent and Paediatric Weight Management for patients older than age 12 yrs
Brief Profile

Dr. Turki Al-Ahbabi is currently serving as a Bariatric Medicine Consultant at The View Hospital. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), where he earned his medical degree. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and is Arab Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Turki completed fellowships in Bariatric Medicine at both HMC and the University of Ottawa, Canada. He also practices as a Bariatric Medicine Consultant at the National Bariatric Center in HMC.

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