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Dr Ahmed Krichen
Bariatric surgery and body contouring
Med Assistance supports patients suffering from severe or morbid obesity who wish to achieve lasting, stable weight loss through bariatric surgery. For this demanding specialty, we place our trust in Doctor Ahmed Krichen, a Tunisian surgeon registered with the Tunisian Medical Council. With more than twenty years of experience, Doctor Krichen operates at the Farabi clinic, a modern facility compliant with European standards. After a complete assessment (pre-operative tests and examinations), he offers each patient the procedure best suited to their profile : sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric band or gastric balloon, with thorough follow-up before and after surgery to ensure an optimal result. Today, Doctor Ahmed Krichen is recognised as one of the leading specialists in obesity surgery in Tunisia.
Beyond bariatric surgery, Doctor Krichen has recognised expertise in digestive surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery and proctological surgery, the result of a long hospital and academic career and numerous international training programmes.
Below is an overview of his training, experience and commitment :
Training:
Medical studies :
- 1991-1996 : Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Tunisia.
- Human anatomy instructor, 1996-1997.
- State Doctorate in Medicine — Faculty of Medicine of Sfax (research topic : ileo-anal anastomoses, polyposes, IBD).
- Residency : July 1998.
- Specialty in general and digestive surgery : September 2002.
- Qualification in laparoscopic surgery.
- Qualification in proctological surgery.
- Training in procto-laser.
Experience:
- Assistantship : October 2001, surgery department A, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis.
- Senior surgeon at the Gabès Military Hospital (military service).
- Senior surgeon, surgery department A, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis : 2002-2009.
- Microsurgery fellowship : Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy — December 2004.
- European School of Laparoscopic Surgery : May 2006.
- Fellowship at the European Federation of Organ Transplantation, Lyon, France : November 2006.
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery : 2006-2007, Lyon, France.
- Introduction to robotic surgery : 2008, Édouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France.
- Former intern of the Paris hospitals : 2009-2013.
- Private practice since April 2009 : Ariana Supérieure, group practice for digestive and vascular surgery.
- International workshop on obesity surgery, Obesity Centre of Casablanca : June 2015.
- Organisation of an obesity surgery workshop at the Espoir clinic : November 2015.
- Regular practice of obesity surgery since 2009, within a multidisciplinary team.
Humanitarian commitment and medical missions:
Doctor Krichen is also involved in social and humanitarian work. In particular, he has taken part in medical missions to Burkina Faso (May 2016) and Niger (June 2016), placing his surgical expertise at the service of populations with limited access to healthcare.
