Dr. Ali Al-Hamdani - Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy doctor in Qatar

Doctor Profile

Dr. Ali Al-Hamdani

Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy

Brief Introduction

Dr. Ali Al-Hamdani is a Consultant Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon and the founder of one of the United Kingdom’s highest-rated multidisciplinary teams (MDT) for the medical and surgical treatment of obesity. Based at 9 & 25 Harley Street, London, for more than two decades, he now brings this integrated model to AlMahmoud Premium One Medical Center in Qatar, with a leading reputation in gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery.

About this Doctor in Qatar

Over more than two decades in the United Kingdom, Dr. Ali built a highly experienced medical and surgical multidisciplinary team with more than 200 patient reviews, developing an outstanding safety record through careful patient selection, multidisciplinary assessment, experienced surgical care and long-term follow-up. Beyond his surgical practice, his wider MDT integrates cardiometabolic health, hormonal and gut health, functional, preventive and longevity medicine. His care follows the principles of P4 Medicine — predictive, preventive, personalised and participatory — selecting the right investigation for the right patient at the right time and using the results to guide a clinically meaningful plan. This is the integrated model he now brings from the United Kingdom to the Al Mahmoud Longevity Premier Clinic (LPC) in Qatar: one patient, one expert multidisciplinary team working together under one roof.

Experience: 30+ years

  • • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of the United Kingdom (FRCS), 2010
  • • Consultant Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
  • • Consultant in Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery in London since 2010
  • • Founder of the highest-rated medical & surgical multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the UK
  • • Head of an International Bariatric Multidisciplinary Team
  • • One of only nine surgeons worldwide offering an international bariatric fellowship in academic affiliation with the University of Oxford
  • • Performed more than 5,000 procedures with zero mortality
  • • Author of the UK book "Weight Loss Surgery," now in its third edition (approximately 3,000 copies sold)
  • • More than 300 scientific papers, publications and presentations in respected journals and at national and international conferences
  • • Founder of a dedicated bariatric surgery practice at 9 & 25 Harley Street, London
  • • Clinical affiliations: BUPA Cromwell Hospital, Spire Bushey Hospital, and The Whittington Hospital (linked to University College London Hospitals)

Areas of Expertise

  • • Gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy) surgery
  • • Gastric bypass and mini gastric bypass
  • • Gastric band surgery
  • • Revisional bariatric surgery
  • • Gallstone and gallbladder surgery
  • • Upper gastrointestinal conditions, including peptic ulcer disease
  • • Advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery
  • • Medical weight management and GLP-1 therapies
  • • Multidisciplinary care for obesity, cardiometabolic and longevity medicine