Dr. Fuad Hasan Turfah, MD

Expert Publications

• Multiple small bowel metastasis after laparoscopically assisted abdominoperineal resection.
• Pancreatic pseudocyst: a consequence of tandem laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic sphincterotomy.

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Get to know Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Fuad Hasan Turfah, who serves patients throughout the State of Michigan.

Having been in practice for more than three decades, Dr. Turfah is a prominent colorectal surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Treating adults and geriatrics, he currently serves as an attending physician at Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn; Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak; and Beaumont Hospital, Taylor.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1987. He then went on to pursue an internship in general surgery at the American University of Beirut in 1990.

Furthering his training in the United States, he performed a residency in general surgery at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in 1991, an additional residency in general surgery at North Oakland Medical Center in 1996, and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in 1997.

That same year, Dr. Turfah attained board certification in surgery through the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. 

Changing patients’ lives for the better, he is also board-certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties that issues certificates for practitioners of colorectal surgery.

Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but this term is now used infrequently within medicine and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular. A colorectal surgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of anorectal and colorectal conditions (conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus).

On a more personal note, Dr. Turfah speaks both English and Arabic.

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