Consultant Transplant Surgeon - Liver Transplant
Posted date [2026-09-28]
(ID: 52698)
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Allocation Assist Middle East was founded by Emilie Davies in 2015, after she recognised a gap in the market for assisting highly skilled Western-trained doctors to find rewarding and fulfilling opportunities in top-tier hospitals in the UAE and other Gulf countries. We are now the fastest growing medical consulting company in the Middle East, having helped hundreds of senior consultant doctors from various specialties and backgrounds advance their careers and lifestyle while contributing to the dynamic and growing healthcare sector in this progressive and dynamic region of the world.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Consultant Transplant Surgeon - Liver TransplantJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 5-10 years post-fellowship consultant-level experience
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking an experienced Consultant Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon with a focus on Liver Transplantation for a full-time, on-site healthcare opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The consultant will provide advanced surgical care for liver transplant patients, including living and deceased donor transplantation, complex hepatobiliary surgery, and comprehensive perioperative management.
The position requires substantial expertise in liver transplantation together with experience in abdominal organ transplant surgery. The consultant will work within a multidisciplinary transplant program and contribute to clinical quality, organ procurement, teaching, research, and service development.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender:
No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Transplant Surgery Responsibilities
- Perform living donor liver transplant surgery.
- Perform deceased donor liver transplant surgery.
- Participate in kidney, pancreas, and other abdominal organ transplant procedures as required.
- Manage complex hepatobiliary surgical cases.
- Participate in organ procurement activities.
- Provide appropriate pre-operative assessment and surgical planning.
- Manage perioperative and postoperative transplant surgical care.
- Participate in transplant on-call services.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary transplant teams throughout the patient care pathway.
- Contribute to quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives.
Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation
The consultant will provide advanced surgical expertise across liver transplantation and related abdominal organ transplant services. Clinical responsibilities will include:
- Living donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Abdominal organ transplantation
- Kidney transplantation where required
- Pancreas transplantation where required
- Multi-organ transplant procedures where appropriate
- Organ procurement
- Complex hepatobiliary surgery
- Pre-transplant surgical assessment
- Post-transplant surgical management
Complex Hepatobiliary Surgery
In addition to transplant surgery, the consultant will manage complex hepatobiliary cases within professional expertise and clinical privileges. Strong operative judgment, vascular anastomosis capabilities, and advanced surgical skills are required for complex transplant and HPB procedures.
Qualifications
- MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical degree.
- Completion of an accredited General Surgery Residency.
- Fellowship training in Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery and-or Hepatobiliary Surgery.
- Board Certification in General Surgery.
- Fellowship or Board Certification in Transplant Surgery is highly desirable.
- Minimum 5-10 years of post-fellowship consultant-level experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in liver transplantation.
- Experience performing living donor and deceased donor liver transplants.
- Experience in kidney, pancreas, or multi-organ transplantation is preferred.
- Proven experience in complex hepatobiliary surgery.
- Eligibility for appropriate Consultant-level medical licensing in Dubai.
Core Surgical Expertise
- Liver transplant surgery
- Living donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Abdominal organ transplantation
- Multi-organ transplantation
- Organ procurement
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Complex transplant procedures
- Vascular anastomosis
- Microsurgical techniques
- Perioperative transplant care
- Post-transplant surgical management
Clinical Leadership and Collaboration
The Consultant Transplant Surgeon will work closely with multidisciplinary transplant professionals throughout patient assessment, transplantation, postoperative management, and long-term care.
The role requires strong clinical judgment, surgical decision-making, leadership, communication, and the ability to manage complex cases within a coordinated transplant environment.
Teaching, Research and Program Development
The consultant will contribute to teaching, clinical research, quality improvement, and transplant program development. Experience in research and medical education is considered advantageous.
The position requires an ongoing commitment to evidence-based surgical practice, clinical innovation, patient safety, and continuous improvement in transplant outcomes.
Benefits
- Competitive tax-free salary
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Annual flight ticket
- Generous annual leave and public holidays
- End-of-service benefits in accordance with applicable UAE Labour Law
- Continuing Medical Education support
- Professional licensing and malpractice insurance
- Relocation assistance where applicable
- Opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary transplant program
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East provides personalized consulting services for accomplished doctors seeking healthcare opportunities in Dubai, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The company connects medical professionals with hospitals through its established healthcare network in the region.
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Transplant Surgery Responsibilities
- Perform living donor liver transplant surgery.
- Perform deceased donor liver transplant surgery.
- Participate in kidney, pancreas, and other abdominal organ transplant procedures as required.
- Manage complex hepatobiliary surgical cases.
- Participate in organ procurement activities.
- Provide appropriate pre-operative assessment and surgical planning.
- Manage perioperative and postoperative transplant surgical care.
- Participate in transplant on-call services.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary transplant teams throughout the patient care pathway.
- Contribute to quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives.
Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation
The consultant will provide advanced surgical expertise across liver transplantation and related abdominal organ transplant services. Clinical responsibilities will include:
- Living donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Abdominal organ transplantation
- Kidney transplantation where required
- Pancreas transplantation where required
- Multi-organ transplant procedures where appropriate
- Organ procurement
- Complex hepatobiliary surgery
- Pre-transplant surgical assessment
- Post-transplant surgical management
Complex Hepatobiliary Surgery
In addition to transplant surgery, the consultant will manage complex hepatobiliary cases within professional expertise and clinical privileges. Strong operative judgment, vascular anastomosis capabilities, and advanced surgical skills are required for complex transplant and HPB procedures.
Qualifications
- MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical degree.
- Completion of an accredited General Surgery Residency.
- Fellowship training in Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery and-or Hepatobiliary Surgery.
- Board Certification in General Surgery.
- Fellowship or Board Certification in Transplant Surgery is highly desirable.
- Minimum 5-10 years of post-fellowship consultant-level experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in liver transplantation.
- Experience performing living donor and deceased donor liver transplants.
- Experience in kidney, pancreas, or multi-organ transplantation is preferred.
- Proven experience in complex hepatobiliary surgery.
- Eligibility for appropriate Consultant-level medical licensing in Dubai.
Core Surgical Expertise
- Liver transplant surgery
- Living donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Abdominal organ transplantation
- Multi-organ transplantation
- Organ procurement
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Complex transplant procedures
- Vascular anastomosis
- Microsurgical techniques
- Perioperative transplant care
- Post-transplant surgical management
Clinical Leadership and Collaboration
The Consultant Transplant Surgeon will work closely with multidisciplinary transplant professionals throughout patient assessment, transplantation, postoperative management, and long-term care.
The role requires strong clinical judgment, surgical decision-making, leadership, communication, and the ability to manage complex cases within a coordinated transplant environment.
Teaching, Research and Program Development
The consultant will contribute to teaching, clinical research, quality improvement, and transplant program development. Experience in research and medical education is considered advantageous.
The position requires an ongoing commitment to evidence-based surgical practice, clinical innovation, patient safety, and continuous improvement in transplant outcomes.
Benefits
- Competitive tax-free salary
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Annual flight ticket
- Generous annual leave and public holidays
- End-of-service benefits in accordance with applicable UAE Labour Law
- Continuing Medical Education support
- Professional licensing and malpractice insurance
- Relocation assistance where applicable
- Opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary transplant program
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East provides personalized consulting services for accomplished doctors seeking healthcare opportunities in Dubai, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The company connects medical professionals with hospitals through its established healthcare network in the region.
