Dr. Adala Mourad
Specialist in obesity surgery in Tunisia
Dr. Mourad Adala is a well-known expert in the field of surgical bariatrics, as well as endoscopic, minimally invasive, and laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Mourad Adala is registered with the National Order of Doctors of Tunisia under the number 7007, and a member of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
All of Dr. Mourad Adala’s patients are carefully evaluated to see if weight loss surgery is the right option for them.
Docteur Dr. Mourad Adala helps patients review their weight loss surgery options, and patients are required to complete certain pre-operative assessments.
Dr. Mourad Adala provides care for patients from all over the world, from the greater Maghreb to sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly from France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada.
Degrees
Radiation Protection Training Certificate – 1986.
Doctorate in Medicine (M.D) from the “Faculty of Medicine of Tunis” – Graduating class of 1990.
Diploma in General Surgery from the “Faculty of Medicine of Tunis”- Graduating class of 1990.
University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Strasbourg – 2014-2015.
Additional Training
2010 : Advanced course in Bariatric Surgery with an experimental module on living tissue – IRCAD – Strasbourg (France)
2013 : Advanced course in Bariatric Surgery with an experimental module on living tissue – IRCAD – Strasbourg (France)
2014 : Advanced training in Laparoscopic Surgery and Endoscopic Surgery – IRCAD- Strasbourg (France)
Work Experience
1990 – 1994 : Surgeon-Assistant University Hospital in the Emergency Department, RABTA Hospital in Tunis – December 1st, 1990 to July 31st, 1994.
1994 to date: Private practice.
Since 1996: Professional expertise in minimally invasive gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and colorectal surgery.
Since 2009: Metabolic Surgery, about 1100 cases.
Since 2004: Medical Manager of the Company E2A International and Head of the Medical Evacuation Department (Field of action: North Africa, West Africa, and Central Africa).
Scientific Career
1990: Doctoral Thesis “Cancer of the rectum in young people under 40 years old”, thesis defense: July 5th, 1990.
1990 – 1994: University Hospital Assistant, “Faculty of Medicine of Tunis” – December 1st, 1990 to July 31st, 1994.
Supervision of theses and dissertations :
- Severe Ulcerous Hemorrhages, About 38 Cases Collected in the Emergency Department of RABTA Hospital – Tunis / Proposed by Mr. Iheb Ghariani, student preparing a Medical Thesis.
- Surgical Treatment of Duodenal Hemorrhagic Ulcer, About 126 Cases Collected in the Emergency Department of RABTA Hospital – Tunis / Proposed by M. Ridha Bouhamed, a student preparing a Medical Thesis.
- Contribution to the Study of the Pelvic Colon Volvulus in the Emergency Department of the RABTA Hospital – Tunis / Proposed by M. Lassaad Belouehma , a student preparing a Medical Thesis.
- Traumatic Perforations of the SmallI, About 10 Cases in the Emergency Department of the RABTA Hospital – Tunis / Proposed by M. Taieb Ben Ameur, a student preparing a Medical Thesis.
President & Founder of the Tunisian Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Membre Founding member of the Tunisian Society of Esophageal Pathology.
Organizing and hosting scientific congresses and events: :
- The 1st edition of the Scientific Days of the Tunisian Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Tunis – December 16th and 17th, 2016.
- 1st seminar “Workshop on Obesity Surgery: Indications, Contraindications and Outcomes”, Live demonstration from the operating room of the National Hospital of Cotonou, Cotonou Benin, October 25th, 2015.
- Workshop “Medical Training and Continuous Professional Development”, with the participation of the Faculties of Medicine of Abidjan, Cotonou, and Dakar / Hammamet, Tunisia, September 24th, 2014.
- 1st Workshop “Laparoscopic Surgery of the RABTA Hospital” / Tunis, May 1991.
Member of the following learned societies:
- Tunisian Surgery Association
- Tunisia Hernia Society (THS)
- Tunisian Society of Esophageal Pathology
- Tunisian Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- French Society of Endoscopic Surgery
- American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
- The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and metabolic disorders (IFSO)
Communications
- 1985: The Mechanical occlusion of the Small Intestine in Abdominal Surgery, National Congress of Surgery, Department of General Surgery at the RABTA Hospital.
- 1986: Chest X-Ray for 100 Cases of Hodgkin’s Disease, Scientific Day/ October 25th, 1986.
- 1987: Indication and Outcome of Surgery In the Treatment of Gastric Lymphoma, Monthly Medical-Surgical Days of the RABTA Hospital/ April 1987.
- 1987: Role of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy In the Treatment of Residual Lithiasis, Monthly Medical-Surgical Days of the RABTA Hospital / January 1987.
- 1988: The Diaphyseal Pseudarthrosis of the Limbs In Adults, 4th National Congress of the S.O.T.C.O.T, Tunis Hilton / June 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 1988.
- Radiological Study of Bone Metastases of Breast Cancer in Tunisia, 4th Radiology Day in Tunisia.
- 1989: Digestive Fibro-Inflammatory Polyps According to 2 observations, 4th edition of “Medical-Surgical Meetings of Monastir / June 23rd and 24th, 1989.
- 1989: Contribution of Radiology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis, 5th International Radiology Congress, Tunis / December 14th, 1989.
- 1989: Tuberculous Mastitis; Histological and Epidemiological Aspects, 6th Scientific Day of the Tunisian Society for Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, Hammamet, Tunisia / December 16th, 1989.
- 1989: Regarding a Case of Vesicular Carcinoma Associated With Multiple Adenofibromas of the Breast: Fortuitous or Interrelational Association, 6th Scientific Day of the Tunisian Society for Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, Hammamet, Tunisia/ December 16th, 1989.
- 1989: Critical Study and Evolution of Ideas in the Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhagic Complications of Portal Hypertension, 18th Maghreb Medical Congress, RABTA Hospital / May 1989.
- 1990: Treatment of Patella Fractures; Experiences of the Orthopedic Department of Nabeul, About 50 cases, SOTCOT’s Winter Days / May 3rd and 4th, 1990.
- 1990: Stomach Strangulation in the Case of a Rolling Hiatus Hernia, 11th Tunisian Congress of Surgery, Tunisia / March 5th, 6th, and 7th, 1990.
- 1990: Long-term Results of Operated Perforated Duodenal Ulcers, 14th Maghreb Medical Congress, Algiers / May 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1990.
- 1990: Positive Diagnosis and Diagnostic Problems of Acute Lithiasic Cholangitis, Maghreb Medical Congress, Rabat / June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1990.
- 1991: Benefit of Using of Antiseptics in the Prophylaxis of Infections in Emergency Visceral Surgery, 2nd Annual Meeting, Tunis / March 8th, and 9th, 1991.
- 1991: Occlusion By Flange, About 90 Cases, 20th Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / 13th to 15th of May 1991.
- 1991: Acalculous Cholecystitis, About 6 Cases, Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / 13th to 15th of May 1991.
- 1991: Profile of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis in Tunisia, About 100 cases, 93rd French Congress of Surgery, Paris / September 30th to October 3rd, 1991.
- 1992: Diabetic Foot, About 39 Cases operated On, 2nd edition of the Medical Days of the Tunisian League against Diabetes, Tunis / April 24th and 25th, 1992.
- 1992: Neoplastic Colonic Occlusion, About 60 Cases, 3rd Scientific Meeting of the Association of Italian-Tunisian Medical Friendship, Trapani, Sicily / 27th to the 30th of April, 1992.
- 1992: Acute Corrosive Gastric Burn, About an Exceptional Case of Extensive Necrosis, 21st Maghreb Medical Congress, Casablanca / 25th to the 27th of May, 1992.
- 1992: Place of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy in the Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis in Tunisia, 3rd World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Bordeaux / 18 – 20 June 1992.
- 1992: Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic Problems Posed by Acute Cholangitis of Hydatid Origin in Tunisia, Poster Communication Presented at the 94th French Congress of Surgery, Paris / September 28th to October 1st, 1992.
- 1992: Severe Ulcerous Haemorrhages, About 200 Cases Operated On in 2 years, Francophone Session of the 94th French Congress of Surgery, Paris / September 28th to October 1st, 1992.
- 1992: Diagnostic Problems with Imaging Posed by Complex Diaphragmatic Hernias, 2nd National Congress of Medicine of the Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences, Tunis / 16th to 18th of October, 1992.
- 1992: Hernial Strangulation, About 55 cases, Algiers / 27th to 29th of October, 1992.
- 1992: Severe Liver Trauma, 3rd Pan Arab Congress of Surgery, Tripoli, Libya, November 10-13, 1992.
- 1992: Severe Liver Trauma, 3rd Pan-Arab Surgery Congress, Tripoli, Libya / November 10-13, 1992.
- 1993: The Treatment of Severe Ulcer Haemorrhage, About 38 Cases, 14th National Surgery Congress, Tunisia / 4 – 6 February 1993.
- 1993: Duodeno-pancreatic Trauma after Sports Accident, About a Case, Communication-Post Presented at the 14th National Surgery Congress, Tunisia / 4 – 6 February 1993.
- 1993: Trauma of the Abdomen – Epidemiology – Anatomical Lesions, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital / February 20th, 1993.
- 1993: Trauma of the Abdomen: Clinical Aspects, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital / February 20th, 1993.
- 1993: Trauma of the Abdomen – Therapeutic Attitude, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital / February 20th, 1993.
- 1993: Trauma of the Abdomen: Monitoring of Closed Trauma of the Abdomen and the Contribution of Interventional Radiology, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital / February 20th, 1993.
- 1993: Crohn’s Disease with Colonic Involvement: Surgical Treatment, RABTA Hospital’s Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings / March 13th, 1993.
- 1993: Clinical Particularities and Therapeutic Difficulties of Complicated Hydatid Cysts of the Liver in Tunisia, Digestive Surgery Days at the Beaujon Hospital, Paris / 1 – 3 April 1993.
- 1993: Surgical Treatment of Portal Hypertension: Approaches and Methods, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital / May 29th, 1993.
- 1993: The Contribution of Emergency Imagery to Closed Trauma of the Abdomen, 7th International Congress of Radiology, Tunis / 7-8-9 October 1993.
- 1993: Complicated Duodeno-jejunal Diverticulosis, About 4 Cases with Review of the Literature, 7th International Congress of Radiology, Tunis / 7-8-9 October 1993.
- 1993: Appendectomies with Serious Consequences, 3rd National Congress of Medicine, Tunis / October 15-16-17, 1993.
- 1993: Benign Tumors of the Complicated Small Intestine, 3rd National Congress of Medicine, Tunis / 15-16-17 October 1993.
- 1993: Acute Peritonitis Secondary at Retroperitoneal Abscess, 4th Pan-Arab Congress of Surgeons, Cairo / November 30th-December 3rd, 1993.
- 1994: Mesenteric Ischemia, 15th Congress of the Tunisian Society of Surgery, Tunis / 3 – 5 February 1994.
- 1994: Laparoscopic Approach of the Lithiasis of the Common Bile Duct, Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings of the RABTA Hospital, Radiology Lecture Hall- RABTA Hospital / February 19th, 1994.
- 1994: Post-Operative Pneumonia, 3rd Day of Hygiene of the Sahloul Hospital, Sousse / 25-26 March 1994.
- 1994: Curative and Palliative MethodS for the treatment of Cardia Cancer, RABTA Hospital’s Anatomy-Radio-Clinical Meetings, Radiology Lecture Hall, RABTA Hospital / April 23rd, 1994.
- 1994: Wounds of the Heart, About 5 Cases, 1st National Congress of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia / May 6-7, 1994.
- 1994: Traumatic Lesions of the Small Intestine, About 12 Cases, Communication-poster Presented at the 1st National Congress of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Sousse/ 6-7 May 1994.
- 1994: Acute Cholecystitis and Diabetes, About 34 Cases, 23rd Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / 9-10-11 May 1994.
- 1994: Acute Appendicitis and Pregnancy: Difficulties in Diagnosis and Maternal-Fetal Prognosis, 23rd Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / 9-10-11 May 1994.
- 1994: Colonic Lesions during Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis, Communication-poster Presented at the 23rd Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / 9-10-11 May 1994.
- 1994: Digestive Haemorrhages of Rare Causes, About 3 Cases with Review of the Literature, 4th Public Health Day, Bizerte, Tunisia / June 4th, 1994
- 2014: Current Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Obesity, The 3rd SOBUCHIR Congress, Ouagadougou / December 3-4, 2014.
- 2016: Management of Surgical Complications, the 1st Scientific Days of the Tunisian Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ATCMB), Tunis / December 16-17, 2016.
Reports & Publications
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1985: Report on Mechanical Occlusions of the Small Intestine published and presented at the National Congress of Surgery.
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1990: Ultrasound aspects of Metastatic Liver According to the Location of the Primary Cancer: About 70 Cases, “Medical Tunisia”, Volume 68, March 1990, P209-213.
Report on Perforated Duodenal Ulcers presented and published at the 19th Maghreb Medical Congress.
Total Duodenal Diversion in the Treatment of Peptic Esophagitis: About 11 cases / Article sent to the Revue “Surgical Lyon”.
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1993: Acute Peritonitis due to Necrosis of a Small Bowel Tumor, “Medical Maghreb” – N ° 273, November 1993.
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1994: Surgery of Hydatid Cysts of the Liver: Results of Surgical Treatment of Hydatid Cysts of the Single Liver with Clear, Bilious, or Purulent content, Report presented at the 15th Congress of the Tunisian Society of Surgery, Tunis / 3-4- 5 February 1994.
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1994: Acute Peritonitis of Renal Origin, About 2 Cases / 1994.
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1994: Colonic Necrosis during Acute Pancreatitis, About 2 Cases, Tunis / 1994.
Research Papers
Regarding a case of Melanoma of the Cervix: An Etiological discussion. -
1992: Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic Problems Posed by Severe Cholangitis of Hydatid Origin in Tunisia, 94th French Congress of Surgery, Paris / September 28th to October 1st, 1992.
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1993: Duodeno-pancreatic Trauma after Sports Accident, About a case, 14th Tunisian Congress of Surgery, Tunis /February 4-6, 1993.
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1994: Aneurysm of the Hepatic Artery in the Duodenum, 15th Congress of the Tunisian Society of Surgery, Tunis / 3-5 February 1994.
1994: Traumatic Lesions of the Small Intestine, About 12 cases, 1st National Congress of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia / 6-7 May 1994. -
1994: Colonic Lesions during Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis, 23rd Maghreb Medical Congress, Tunis / May 9 – 11, 1994.
Live Surgery: Films shown at the first edition of the scientific days ”Surgical Treatment of Obesity”, Tunis / 16-17 December 2016.
Gastric Sleeve for the Super Obese: Tips & Tricks.
Gastric Sleeve and Steatotic Hepatomegaly: Technical Considerations and Operative Procedure.