Mohamed Z. Elkilani MBChB, MD
Consultant, General Surgery
Surgery Department
Years of Experience: 29
Education
Medical School
1985 - 1991
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Medical School
1995
Master’s Degree in General Surgery
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Medical School
2000
MD of General Surgery
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Medical School
2001 - 2002
Diploma of Laparoscopic Surgery
European Institute of Tele-surgery, Strasbourg University, France
Fellowships
Fellowship
1997 - 1999
La Cavale Blanche University Hospital, West Britain University, France
Fellowship of General and Visceral Surgery (upper GIT)
Fellowship
2000 - 2002
Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
Fellowship of Center of Digestive Surgery & Liver Transplantation
License
- Saudi Commission for Health specialties
Work Experience
2021 – Present
Consultant, General Surgery
International Medical Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1997 – 1999
French Board of Visceral Surgery
2000 – 2002
French Board of Digestive Surgery
2016 – 2021
Chairperson of Surgery Department
Doctor Bakhsh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2008 – 2015
Chairperson of Surgery Department
Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2004 – 2008
Consultant, General Surgery
Ain Shams University, Egypt
2003 – 2004
Senior registrar, General Surgery
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Publications
- El-Kelani MZ. Anal sphincter reconstruction "anal neo-sphincter" in adult and pediatric age group. Master (Msc) thesis presented to the faculty of medicine. Ain Shams University, 1994.
- El-Kelani MZ. Functional outcomes after trans-thoracic esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for cancer patients. Doctorate (M.D.) thesis presented to the faculty of medicine. Ain Shams University, 1998.
- El-Kelani MZ, Mourra N, Abdel Wahab M.Sentinel lymph node concept in colorectal cancers: early experience. Presented in the 4th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons (Group of colon & rectal surgeons), Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2002. Awarded the certificate of the best research work.
- Abou-Zeid AA, Iskandar IS, Elkelani MZ, Alromaisy A, Abdalla E, Marzouk DM. The characteristics of large bowel cancer in young Egyptian patients do not differ significantly from those in older patients. Presented in the 4th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons (Group of colon & rectal surgeons). Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2002.
- El-Kelani MZ, Ezz SR, Hamoda MH, Abou-Zeid AA. Redo surgery for anastomotic colorectal strictures: parks’ operation. Presented in 5th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons (Group of colon & rectal surgeons), Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2003. Awarded the certificate of the best research.
- El-Kelani MZ. Outcome of preperitoneal tension- free groin hernia repair. Sc. J. Az. Med. Fac. Vol. 25, No.2, May, 2004:563-576.
- Hamodah MH, El-Kelani MZ, Fathy M, Alaadin HA, Reda Ayman. Total thyroidectomy for management of benign thyroid diseases. Sc. J. Az. Med. Fac. Vol. 25, No.2, May, 2004:1249-1256. El-Kelani MZ, Hamodah MH, Fahmy MAB, Reda A. Complete abdominal wound dehiscence: evaluation of the non-operative management. Sc. J. Az. Med. Fac. Vol. 26, No.1, Jan, 2005:135-148.
- El-Kelani MZ, Alaa Aldeen A, Abotaleb M, Abdelwahab M, Ghandour A, Nasr I. The first postoperative year results of transthoracic Ivor-lewis esophagectomy with stapled intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis for treatment of lower esophageal cancer. Sc. J. Az. Med. Fac. Vol. 26, No.1, Jan, 2005:457-470.
- Reda Saad, Abde aziz AE, Wahdan W, El-Kelani MZ, et al. Surgical management of post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- duodenal perforation. Sc. J. Az. Med. Fac. Vol. 25, No.3, Sep, 2004:991-1002.
- MZ ElKelani, A. Reda, M. Hamodah. Outcome of management of burst abdomen: a retrospective study of 36 cases. Journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty, September, 2008.
- MZ ElKelani, A.Aleryan, M. Hamodah. Acute acalculus cholecystitis: a challenging management for a changing disease behavior. This paper was presented in the 17th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, 17-20 June 2009, Praque, Czech Republic.
- MZ ElKelani. Laparoscopic trans-abdominal inguinal hernioplasty: results of a retrospective study. Kasr El Aini Journal of Surgery, VOL., 10, NO 3 September, 2009
- A. Abdullah, M.Z ElKelani et al. Carotid triangle approach to control superior thyro-vascular pedicle: a novel technique to avoid strap muscles cutting during thyroidectomy, The new Egyptian journal of medicine December 2009"
- M.Z ElKelani. Outcome of the house anal flap for post hemorrhoidectomy anal stricture. Kasr El Aini Journal of Surgery, VOL., 11, NO 1, January, 2010"
- M.Z. Elkelani, A. Abdulla, A. Reda et al. Outcome of devascularization and esophageal transection in egyptian patients with esophageal varices: a retrospective study. This paper was presented in the 18th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, 16-19 June 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
- M.Z. Elkelani, A. Reda, M. Hamdy et al. Is the open retro-muscular incisional hernioplasty superior to laparoscopic repair? This paper was presented in the 18th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, 16-19 June 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
- Y.Yamada, K. Tanaka, MZ. ElKelani et al. Broncho-biliary fistula in living liver donors: rare but possible complication after right lobe graft. Case reports and literature review. This paper was presented in the 16th Annual Congress of the (ILTS) International Liver Transplantation Society, June 16-19, 2010, Hong Kong, China.
- MZ. ElKelani, C. Uemoto, et al. Can we minimize the postoperative biliary complications in Right lobe graft Recipients? 4th annual meeting of the Egyptian group of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery "EGHPBS", 29th June-1st July, 2011, Port Said, Egypt.
- M ElKelani, K. Tanaka et al. Can we optimize hepatic venous anastomotic outcome after RLG-LDLT? 4th annual meeting of the Egyptian group of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery "EGHPBS", 29th June-1st July, 2011, Port Said, Egypt.
- M. Khalaf, M.Z. ElKelani et al. Is harmonic scalpel during laparoscopic cholecystectomy superior than clips and cautery technique?
- Ain Shams Journal of Surgery, August 2011.
- M.Z. Elkelani. Arterial complication of the living donor liver graft: Review of literature. DSFH 3rd international annual conference, Jeddah, September 2012.
- M.Z. ElKelani.1- Organ transplantation view in Jeddah and western area: Implementation of Japanese Model in liver transplant Saudi Center Of liver Transplantation Seminar “Deceased organ donation and transplantation” June, 2012 S. Radwan, H. Kassem, MZ. ElKelani, et al. Carcinoid tumor of the small bowel: A comprehensive review. RSNA, November 2012, Chicago, US.
- M Elkelani, M.Ismaeel, B.badee, et al. Patched umbilical vein graft: Novel technique for reconstructing anterior sector venous tributaries of right lobe living donor graft. Liver Transplantation 19, 2013. Paper presented at 19th Congress of International Liver Transplantation Society, 16-19 June, 2013 Sydney, Australia. Our paper has been selected among Top 10% of the presented research.
- M Elkelani, F Enani, B Badee et.al. Broncho-biliary Fistula after Living Right Lobe Liver Donation: Case Report and Literature Review: Liver Transplantation 20, 2014.

