Dr. Maher El Chaar

Dr. Maher El Chaar is an internationally renowned robotic and bariatric surgeon who is currently practicing bariatric surgery in Pennsylvania, United States.

Dr. Maher El Chaar completed an internship in general surgery at Drexel University-Hahnemann Hospital. After completing his internship, Dr. Maher El Chaar joined St Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network and completed his general surgery residency program in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. During his senior years of training, Dr Maher El Chaar was named physician of the year for two consecutive years.

Following his training in general surgery, Dr. Maher El Chaar joined the University of North Carolina (UNC) clinical campus in Charlotte, North Carolina where he completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy and bariatric surgery. In addition to his clinical fellowship in North Carolina, Dr. Maher El Chaar completed a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Weill Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) in New York. His area of research focused on formation of scar tissue, fibrosis and the role of growth factors in collagen formation.

Dr. Maher El Chaar is an active member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

In addition, Dr. El Chaar is a member of the national Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). Dr Maher El Chaar is currently the Chair of the ASMBS Foregut and General Surgery committee and also an active member of the Clinical issues Committee (CIC), Access to care committee and education committee of the ASMBS.

Dr. Maher El Chaar is an author and national speaker who presented at multiple national and international meetings and is also a consultant for many leading medical equipment companies in the United States. Dr El Chaar is very involved in surgical education of medical students and residents and organization of basic and advanced bariatric robotic surgery courses on a regular basis for general surgeons and practicing bariatric surgeons.

Dr. Maher El Chaar has published and co-authored many manuscripts in relation to bariatric surgery and received many research grants. He was recently named as one of America’s Top Surgeons in bariatric surgery.