{"id":1238,"date":"2026-06-29T18:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/?post_type=doctor&#038;p=1238"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:40:58","slug":"dr-julien-sami-atef-el-sayegh","status":"publish","type":"doctor","link":"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/?doctor=dr-julien-sami-atef-el-sayegh","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Julien Sami Atef El Sayegh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group doctor-single-header is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"vertical-text has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:20px\">Doctors &#8211; Providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading main-text small-weight has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#848382;font-size:80px\">Colorectal Surgeons<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading large-weight has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:35px\"><strong>Colorectal surgeons specialize in the surgical treatment of disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. They are involved in the management of complex pelvic\u00a0floor disorders such as fecal incontinence, rectal prolapse, and pelvic floor dysfunction related to colorectal conditions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"medium-weight has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:22px\">Dr. El Sayegh\u00a0is a General Surgeon\u00a0who is subspecialized\u00a0in Colorectal and Robotic\u00a0surgery. He obtained his MD degree from the Lebanese American University in 2014. Afterwards, he completed his General Surgery residency by the year 2020 where he trained\u00a0mainly at\u00a0the Lebanese American University Medical Center- Rizk hospital and affiliated hospitals among which are \u201cClemenceau Medical Center\u201d, \u201cMount Lebanon Hospital\u201d and \u201cRafic\u00a0Harriri\u00a0University Hospital\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:22px\">After graduation he practiced General\u00a0surgery\u00a0as an attending physician in the \u201cLibano-francais\u00a0hospital\u201d and \u201cBekaa\u00a0hospital\u201d in the Zahle region. He then travelled to Canada and pursued a Fellowship in Colorectal and Robotic Surgery at the \u201cCentre\u00a0Hospitalier\u00a0Universitaire\u00a0de\u00a0l\u2019Universit\u00e9\u00a0de Montreal\u201d (CHUM) one of the Canada\u2019s biggest tertiary centers for colorectal pathologies. Upon completion of the fellowship in summer 2022 he returned to Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:22px\">Dr. El Sayegh is trained to perform minimally invasive abdominal and digestive surgeries, hernia repair surgeries (open and laparoscopic), thyroid and endocrine surgeries, obesity and bariatric surgeries, minimally invasive colorectal surgeries, and trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for benign and\u00a0early stage\u00a0rectal tumors, proctology and laser treatments of anorectal pathologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a6a6a6;font-size:22px\">Dr. El Sayegh is recruited by the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie\u00a0Chaghoury\u00a0School\u00a0Of\u00a0Medicine as a part-time faculty member of the Department of Surgery and Clinical instructor in the Division of General Surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:170px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n  <div id=\"booking-section\" class=\"section\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <div id=\"booking-section-wrapper\">\n        <div>\n          <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\">Book a consultation<\/h2>\n          <h3 id=\"readiness-question\">Ready to embark on your journey to restoring your health?<\/h3>\n          <p>Contact us today to book a personalized consultation with one of our experienced caregivers.<\/p>\n          <a   href=\"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/?page_id=106\" id=\"booking-button\">Contact us<\/a>\n          <div id=\"social-media-bar\">\n            <div>\n              <span>PRIV HEALTH, Ave Charles Malek, Lebanon<\/span>  <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RSABEWXYj78eKem36\" target=\"_blank\">Location<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"booking-section-icons\">\n              <div class=\"insta\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/wp-content\/themes\/priv-health\/assets\/social-media-icons\/insta-dark.svg\" \/> \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/priv_health?igsh=ZXFpdnFrcWx3aDA5\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"email\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/wp-content\/themes\/priv-health\/assets\/social-media-icons\/email-dark.svg\" \/> \n                <a href=\"mailto:contact@priv-health.com\">Book appointment<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"booking-section-img\" src=\"https:\/\/priv-health.com\/wp-content\/themes\/priv-health\/assets\/images\/booking-section-image.png\" alt=\"booking-image\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorectal Surgeons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1239,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1238","doctor","type-doctor","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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