Dr. Jawad was born in Jaffa in 1945. He attended medical school in Cairo, Egypt and graduated with Honors in 1969. He completed his surgical training in Chicago, Illinois at Cook County Hospital from 1972-1979, then he practiced in Jackson, Alabama at Jackson Hospital from 1979-1981.

Performing General and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Jawad has been practicing in Ocala since 1981. Board certified through the American Board of Surgery and a member in good standing with many organizations including; Fellow of American College of Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons.

An expert in the laparoscopic field, Dr. Jawad has performed thousands of cases since this technique has been offered. He specializes in the laparoscopic gastric bypass and more recently, the adjustable Lap-Band procedure. He has presented both nationally and internationally over 40 papers on laparoscopic surgery.

Surgical Qualifications:

• Surgery after Residency since 1979
• Performing Laparoscopic Surgery since 1989
• Bariatric Surgery experience since 1984
• Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery experience since 1999

Surgical Experience in Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Jawad has been performing Bariatric Surgery in Central Florida since 1984, and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery since 1999, having completed over 2000 Bariatric Surgical Cases safely, and with great success. Dr. Jawad has performed Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass on patients with BMI ranges 35-94, with the Heaviest patient done Laparoscopicly being 706 pounds.

* Updated Last on 8/1/08