
Dr. Salah Mohammed Juma Al Jabri
Consultant — Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic & Liver Transplant, General & Laparoscopic Surgery
- MD
- MRCS
- OMSB
About Dr. Salah
Dr. Salah is a Consultant Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, and Liver Transplant Surgeon, and one of a select few surgeons in Oman with advanced fellowship training in both deceased and living donor liver transplantation.
Dr. Salah is a prominent figure in specialized hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and liver transplant surgery, combining rigorous clinical expertise with an unwavering commitment to providing comprehensive, integrated medical care to the highest world-class standards. His comprehensive clinical practice encompasses the management of complex diseases affecting the liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen. This includes primary and metastatic tumor surgery, complex gallstone and biliary disease, liver cysts and hydatid disease, as well as surgical reconstruction for bile duct injuries.
Dr. Salah holds a Diploma in Minimally Invasive Surgery and completed a prestigious Laparoscopic HPB Surgery Mentorship Program in Vancouver. He has a specialized interest in utilizing advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) approaches in hepatobiliary surgery delivering surgical precision with faster recovery times for his patients.
Dr. Salah qualified in 2005 and completed his General Surgery residency through the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), earning his Certificate of Completion of Surgical Training with Honours in 2012 alongside Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd) and specialized training at Salzburg University Hospital in Austria. Following five years of dedicated clinical service as a Senior Specialist in the Hepatobiliary and Transplant Unit at the Royal Hospital, he pursued over three years of intensive, elite fellowship training abroad. He first completed a two-year fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation at Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia in Canada, followed by a specialized fellowship in living donor liver transplantation at the Rela Institute and Medical Centre in Chennai, India recognized as one of the world’s highest-volume living donor transplant centers.
Today, Dr. Salah plays a pivotal and active role in advancing healthcare and surgical education at the national level through a dedication to elevating clinical practices and transferring advanced expertise to emerging surgical generations. He serves as the Head of the Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Unit and Head of the Liver Transplant Committee at the Royal Hospital.
Underscoring his deep commitment to surgical education and standards of excellence, he serves as an Affiliated Senior Lecturer at Sultan Qaboos University Medical School, a Senior Examiner for the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) General Surgery Program, the Governor for Oman of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA), and a member of the National Transplant Scientific Committee at the Ministry of Health.
Reflecting the highest international standards of surgical care, Dr. Salah is an active collaborator in global medical research, a published author in leading peer-reviewed journals, and a frequent speaker at major regional and international medical conferences. He combines this global clinical perspective with personalized patient care, offering seamless medical consultations in both Arabic and English.
Areas of Expertise
Living donor and deceased donor liver transplantation
Surgical management of liver and pancreatic tumors
Abdominal hernias and benign general surgery conditions.
Procedures & Services
Liver resection (hepatectomy) for benign and malignant disease.
Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) liver and hepatobiliary surgery.
Laparoscopic management of liver cysts and hydatid cysts.
Pancreatic surgery.
Bile duct surgery and reconstruction of biliary injuries.
Laparoscopic common bile duct (CBD) exploration.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal).
Laparoscopic hernia repair.
Liver transplantation
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Professional Experience
Consultant, Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplantation Unit
Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman (2021–Present).
- 2019–2021
Living Donor Liver Transplant Fellow
Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, India
- 2018–2019
Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Fellow
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- 2017–2018
Clinical fellow, Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant
Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada
- 2012–2017
Senior Specialist, Hepatobiliary & Transplant Unit
Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- 2007–2012
General Surgery Residency
Oman Medical Specialty Board
- 2006–2007
General Practitioner
Al-Amirat Health Centre, Oman
- 2005–2006
Internship rotations in Surgery, Emergency, Paediatrics and Medicine
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Education & Training
Bachelor of Basic Health Sciences
2002MD
Doctor of Medicine
2005MRCS Ed
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
2009Diploma in Minimally Invasive Surgery
2010Certificate of Completion of Surgical Training, with Honours
Oman Medical Specialty Board
2012Surgical clinical training
Salzburg University Hospital, Austria
2012Two-year Fellowship in Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
2018–2019One-year Fellowship in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, India
2019–2021Laparoscopic HPB Surgery Mentorship Program
Vancouver, Canada
Advanced Intraoperative Ultrasound course
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), Miami, USA
Organ Procurement course
Canadian Society of Transplantation, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Certificate Course in Health Professions Education.
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