Dr. Bashir Sankari

Dr. Bashir Sankari

, MD

Institute Chair, Urology, Surgical Subspecialties Institute

Languages
  • English
  • Arabic

Surgeon

Years of Experience

43
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Biography

Dr. Bashir Sankari, MD, is the Institute Chair of the Surgical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he oversees multiple surgical specialties including Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat - ENT), Plastic Surgery, Dentistry and Urology.

A veteran of Cleveland Clinic for more than thirty years, Dr. Sankari most recently served as Chief of Urology and Director of Renal Transplant at the Charleston Area Medical Center, US, an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic. He has extensive experience in Urology and kidney transplant, with more than 1,000 kidney transplants performed.

He graduated from the American University of Beirut and completed his residency in Urology at St. Louis University, US. He also completed another residency in Renal Transplantation and Renal Vascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

Dr. Sankari resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and four children.

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Treatments & Services

  • Men’s Health
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant
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Education

  • 1989 Fellowship
    1989 - 1991

    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, US (Fellow, Renal Transplantation and Renal Vascular Surgery)

  • 1981 Residency
    1981 - 1986

    St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, US (Resident, Urology)

  • 1976 Medical School
    1976 - 1981

    American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (Doctor of Medicine (MD))

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Career Experience

  • 2011
    2011 - 2012

    Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, US (Chief, Urology)

  • 2008
    2008 - 2010

    St Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, US (Director, Renal Transplant)

  • 1991
    1991 - 2012

    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, US (Staff, Glickman Urology and Kidney Institute)

  • 1991
    1991 - 1991

    St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, US (Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery)

  • 1991
    1991 - 2008

    Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, US (Director, Renal Transplant)

  • 1987
    1987 - 1989

    St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, US (Instructor, Department of Surgery)

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