Dr. Yousef Al-Shemali

Senior Specialist, Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology

Dr. Yousef is a board-certified gastroenterologist with specialized training in bariatric endoscopy, advanced endoscopy (ERCP & EUS), and metabolic disease management. He completed fellowships at Catalunya University in Spain and the University of British Columbia, Canada.

He holds a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), and completed the Kuwait Internal Medicine Board and residency at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization.

 

Years of Experience

16

Treatments & Services

Abdonimal pain and indigestion

Irritable bowel disease (IBS)

Diseases of esophagus and reflux

H. Pylori infection

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)

Celiac disease (Gluten allergy)

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Liver diseases

Biliary and pancreatic disease

Inflammatory bowel disease

Disease and ulcerative colitis

Constipation and diarrhea

Obesity treatmensts such as pharmacological treatments, intra gastric ballon, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and POSE2

Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy 

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

Capsule endoscope

Wireless capsule PH

Education

2023 - 2024
Bariatric endoscopy and Metabolic disease fellowship at Catalunya University, Spain
2021 - Present
Advanced endoscopy (ERCP & EUS) fellowshipat university of British Columbia, Canada
2017 - 2019
Gastroenterology fellowship at University of British Columbia, Canada
2017
Kuwait Internal Medicine Board
2016
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the united Kingdom
2003 - 2009
Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Art of Obstetrics at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Work Experience

2011 - 2015
Residency at Kuwait's institute for Medical Specialization
2010 - 2011
Assistant registrar in Internal medicine at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital
2009 - 2010
Internship at Mubaral Al-Kabeer Hospital