Walid Mohabbat is a specialty trained vascular surgeon with subspecialty training in endovascular and aortic surgery. He specialises in open and endovascular stentgraft repairs for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) and aortic dissections, complex endografting (fenestrated and branched endograft repairs) for juxtarenal, suprarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS), lower extremity endovascular treatments including angioplasty, stenting, laser atherectomy. He also specialises in endovenous therapies for varicose veins including percutaneous laser vein ablation.
Dr Mohabbat grew up on the North Shore and received his medical degree from the University of Sydney. He undertook general surgical training at the RPA and POW hospitals. He then completed a three-year fellowship in vascular surgery including training years at RNSH, Sydney and PA, Brisbane. Dr Mohabbat received his FRACS (Vascular) in 2006.
Under the mentorship of Roy Greenberg, MD, a world-renowned vascular surgeon, Dr Mohabbat then joined the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio USA. There he obtained his Ohio State Board Medical License and completed fellowships in the fields of vascular research, aortic surgery and endovascular surgery in the United States’ consistently number one ranked heart and vascular institute. His main clinical focus was on the endovascular management of complex aortic disease with fenestrated and branched endografts. After two years in the USA, Dr Mohabbat then returned to commence vascular surgical practice.
Dr Mohabbat operates at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Macquarie University Hospital and Northern Beaches Hospital.
To book an appointment, please call 02 9439 1110
Vascular surgery is the treatment of diseases of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems.
Vascular surgery is indicated when a patient has vascular disease that cannot be treated by less invasive, nonsurgical treatments. The purpose of vascular surgery is to treat vascular diseases, which are diseases of the arteries and veins.
Arterial disease is a condition in which blood clots, arteriosclerosis, and other vascular conditions occur in the arteries. Venous disease involves problems that occur in the veins. Some vascular conditions occur only in arteries, others occur only in the veins, and some affect both veins and arteries.
A vascular surgeon diagnoses, treats, and manages conditions in your arteries and veins, also called your blood vessels. These specialists treat a range of health problems, from spider and varicose veins to life-threatening aneurysms, and can help patients manage chronic conditions throughout their lives.
To make a diagnosis, your vascular surgeon will start by talking with you about your medical history, lifestyle, and symptoms and give you a physical exam. If necessary, your surgeon may order additional tests.
For more information please visit Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
