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Biography

Dr. Mehdi Afrit is a Medical Oncologist who practices at Burjeel Specialty Hospital in Sharjah. He has over 11 years of experience caring for and managing cancer patients. He has extensive experience providing chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy to patients. He earned a Certificate of Medical Oncology from the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris, France, where he received training in antitumor chemotherapy and cancer medical treatment. Additionally, he holds an international certificate in breast diseases. He also has a certificate in Good Clinical Practice from Trans Celerate Biopharma Inc. and a certificate in Clinical Trial Management: Good Clinical Practice from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. He previously worked for over five years as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Tunis’s Faculty of Medicine. He later practiced as a Consultant, Medical Oncologist for six years at Arianna’s hospital in Tunisia. He later worked for two years as a Specialist Medical Oncologist at Zulekha Hospital. He was also an investigator in three international clinical trials and holds clinical trial auditing and CRO certifications and a GCP Training Certificate from 2016. He is a member in good standing of the Emirates Oncology Society (EOS), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His clinical expertise includes but is not limited to the following:

• Oncology care and treatment for chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immune therapy, and target therapy
• Breast cancer
• Solid tumor diagnosis
• Digestive cancer
• Gynecological cancer
• Lung cancer
• Genitourinary cancer
• Sarcoma

Awards & Achievements

• Award from Himaya Foundations and University of Sharjah

Research & Publications

• Clinicopathological Features of Gastric Cancer in a Cohort of Gulf Council Countries' Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 96 Cases. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(2): 1-3.
• The Burden of Gynecologic Cancers in the UAE. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The Emirates Oncology Task Force Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Adult Cancer Patients Before Anti-Cancer Therapy. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The State of Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates in 2020: Challenges and Recommendations, A report by the United Arab Emirates Oncology Task Force. Humaid Al-Shamsi, Humaa Darr, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida , Jawaher Ansari, Martine, Mehdi Afrit, Mohamad H Masri, Mohamed Abuhaleeqa. Gulf J Oncology 2020 Jan;1(32):71-87.
• Primary Bone Lymphoma: Tunisian Multicentric Retrospective Study About 32 Cases. Ben Ayed C, Laabidi S, Said N, Afrit M, Ben Ahmed S, Boussen H. Tunis Med. 2018 May;96(5):269-272.
• First Site of Recurrence After Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment in the Era of Multimodality Therapy: Which Imaging for Which Patient During Follow-up? Nesrine M, Mehdi B, Houda EB, Soumaya L, Mehdi A, Bechir Z, Hamouda B. Breast Dis. 2017 Nov 21

• Specializes in providing Psychological First Aid and mental health support.
• Utilizes evidence-based therapies for anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, and stress disorders.
• International experience includes training in the United States.
• Certified by Johns Hopkins University in Psychological First Aid.
• Completed Harvard University's 'Culture of Health' and 'Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies' programs.
• Member of the U.S. Department of State's AWE program for women entrepreneurs.
• Offers online consultations for patients requiring psychological treatments.

Estetik Cerrahi: Deneyimli cerrahlarımızla, güncel teknikleri kullanarak estetik cerrahi hizmetleri sunuyoruz. Her bireyin ihtiyacına özel çözümler üreterek, doğal ve estetik sonuçlar elde etmeyi amaçlıyoruz.

Saç, Sakal ve Kaş Ekimi: Saç dökülmesi, seyrek sakal ya da kaş problemleriyle mücadele edenlere özel çözümler sunuyoruz. Uzman ekibimiz, kişinin yüz hatlarına uygun doğal sonuçlar elde etmeyi hedefler.

Dolgu Uygulamaları: Yüz gençleştirme ve kontürleme amacıyla kullanılan dolgu uygulamalarını, uzman estetik cerrahlarımız ile güvenli bir şekilde gerçekleştiriyoruz. Doğallığı ön planda tutan yaklaşımımızla, müşterilerimize istedikleri görünüme kavuşmalarında yardımcı oluyoruz.

Professor Dr. Gökmen
General Surgeon

EDUCATION

• 1994: Bursa Uludağ University - Faculty of Medicine, MD
• 2000: Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital - General Surgery Specialization, MS

EXPERTISE

• Gastric Bypass / RNY
• Mini Gastric Bypass / MGB
• Gastric Sleeve / Fundectomy
• Gastric Banding / Bariatric Surgeries
• Gastroscopic Procedures
• Gastric Balloon Placement
• Gastric Elipse Balloon
• Gastric Botox
• Sad-S Surgery
• Distalization of RYGB
• Hernia Repair
• First and Only Operator in Turkey

TRAINING AND COURSES

• Master of Surgery:
  • Temple University School of Medicine - Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Courses
  • European Institute of Telesurgery - Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Courses (2012)
  • European Institute of Telesurgery - Advanced Colorectal Surgery Courses (2012)
  • Case Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Courses (2014)
  • Venous Diseases and Endovascular Surgery Course (2015)

MEMBERSHIPS

• UTACD: Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
• TSCRS: Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• TSA: Turkish Surgical Association

NUMBER OF CASES

• Experience of over 40,000 surgical cases in 29 years, including:
  • 20,000 Bariatric Surgeries
  • Approximately 107+ Laparoscopic Colon Resections
  • Approximately 100+ Laparoscopic Total Gastric Resections
  • Approximately 1,150+ Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies
  • Approximately 780+ Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypasses
  • Approximately 1,200+ Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypasses
  • Approximately 1,550+ Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies

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Education

N.I. Pirogov Military Medical University, General Medicine (2017)

Internship at the P. L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology (2019)

Courses

"Clinic, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of drug addiction, toxicomania, alcoholism", Kyiv (2018)

"Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy", Institute of Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology

"Sensory Stimulation and Snoezelen in Stress Management for People Working Under Stress or Extreme Situations", University of Southampton

"Psychiatry-narcology", Institute for Advanced Studies "Insight"

"Advanced training in the organization of healthcare and public health"

"COVID-19: DIAGNOSIS AND COMPLICATIONS" (2020)

Procedures performed

Consulting

Psychiatric examination

Psychodiagnostics

Establishing a diagnosis

Selection of comprehensive effective treatment

Psychotherapy

Psychological problems and illnesses that a specialist helps to cope with:

Uncontrolled aggression

Apathy and lethargy

Personality change

Panic disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Anxiety state

Sleep disturbance

Eating disorders

Memory impairment

Chronic fatigue

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Education

National University named after A.A. Bogomolets, "Medical Affairs" (2018)

National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L.Shupik, specialty "Psychiatry" (2020)

Courses

Advanced training courses for qualification at NMAPO named after Shupik, "Palliative care for adults and children" (2021)

Advanced training courses at the O. O. Bogomolets National Medical University, "Principles of Substitution Therapy" (2021)

Scientific and practical conference “Psychosmatic medicine” (2021)

School "Pharmacological treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia" (2021)

Scientific and practical symposium "Personalized approaches to neurological, psychiatric and drug addiction care" (2021)

Participation in associations

APU – Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine

Procedures performed

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mental disorders

Psychopharmacotherapy of mental disorders

Psychotherapy of mental disorders

Consultation reception

Family counseling

Treatment of diseases:

Various fears, anxiety, obsessive actions and thoughts

Behavioral Disorders

Aggression, conflict, antisocial behavior

Headaches of various origins

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Persecution mania

Mental disorders

Horror during sleep

Chronic fatigue

Uncontrolled aggression

Apathy and lethargy

Personality change

Panic disorders

Anxiety state

Sleep disturbance

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Education

Specialty: Clinical Psychology.

Courses

TU "Communication skills of a doctor"

"COVID-19: DIAGNOSIS AND COMPLICATIONS" (2020)

"Psychotherapy of psychosomatic disorders"

Modern approaches to diagnosis and treatment of ADHD (2020)

Advanced training: "Art therapy: theory and practice"

Advanced training: "Modern counseling and psychotherapeutic technologies for working with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders"

Advanced training: "Neuropsychological diagnostics and correction"

Advanced training: "Ericksonian approach to consulting"

Methodological training seminar for a practical psychologist on the topic: "Art-therapeutic work on a screen with backlighting using the basics of Jungian sand therapy"

Advanced training: "Coaching for professional growth"

Seminar-training: “Serial killer: behavioral pathology or heredity?”

Participation in associations

USP – Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists

Procedures performed

diagnostics and differential diagnostics of mental disorders;

psychotherapy of mental disorders;

advisory reception;

cognitive behavioral therapy;

provocative therapy;

rational therapy;

psychodiagnostics and neurodiagnostics;

family and individual psychotherapy;

art therapy.

Treatment of diseases

alcohol problems;

various fears, anxiety, obsessive actions and thoughts;

behavioral disorders;

aggression, conflict, antisocial behavior;

headaches of various origins;

migraine;

sleep disturbance;

chronic fatigue syndrome;

persecution mania;

mental disorders;

nightmares;

chronic fatigue;

personality and behavioral disorders;

schizoaffective disorder;

schizophrenia;

acute psychotic states;

depressive episode;

depressive disorder;

depressive reaction;

postpartum depression;'

drug addiction.