Dr. Saif Azzawi

Title MD
Primary Specialty Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Languages Arabic & English
Contact Details
Email [email protected]
Phone +974 4400 4400

Social Media

Highlights

Academic Achievements:

Publications
1 +
Posters
1 +
Prizes & Awards
1 +

Community outreach activities/Achievements:

  • Winner of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Travel fellowship
  • Graduated from Royal Military Academy – Sandhurst
  • Awarded the Arbroath Prize from University of Glasgow
  • Awarded Honors and Distinction from University of Glasgow

Health Care Profession Achievements:

  • Completed the Pan London Plastic Surgery residency training program

Patient Testimonials – OBGYN Care You Can Trust

Dr. Maisa has earned a reputation as a trusted gynecologist in Qatar.

Patients consistently report:

  • Rapid recovery after surgeries
  • High satisfaction with menopause and hormonal therapy care
  • Strong communication and support during childbirth
  • Emotional and physical care during fertility treatments
“Dr. Maisa guided me through a complicated hysterectomy with outstanding results.”
Patient, Doha
“I felt heard, respected, and in the best hands.”
Mother of two, Al Wakrah

These women’s care success stories in Qatar reinforce her patient-first approach.

Dr. Maisa Salman’s Clinical Outcomes in Urogynecology & Menopause Treatment

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If available, publish:

Treatment Area

Urogynecology

Menopause Management

Minimally Invasive GYN

Procedure

Pelvic floor reconstruction

Hormone therapy programs

Laparoscopic hysterectomy

Success Rate

96%

93%

95%

Notes

Rapid recovery, low recurrence

Based on patient feedback & labs

Faster discharge, low complications

Highlighting high success rates in gynecological procedures can increase trust and conversion rates.

Book a Consultation with Dr. Maisa Salman – Leading Female Gynecologist in Qatar

To schedule a consultation:

Dr. Maisa is a leading female gynecologist in Qatar, available for both new and follow-up patients. She provides expert care across a wide range of women’s health needs, all supported by our full-spectrum Gynecology Services at Aman Hospital.

To book a gynecology appointment in Doha, you can call directly or use the hospital’s online booking form.

Scope of Practice

  • Cosmetic surgery of the face breast and body
  • Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
  • Arm lift (Brachioplasty)
  • Thigh lift
  • Breast augmentation surgery (using implants and fat graft)
  • Breast lift
  • Breast reduction surgery
  • Male Breast Reduction (Gynaecomastia Surgery)
  • Facelift and Neck lift procedures
  • Liposuction and fat transfer surgery
  • Body sculpting and reshaping surgery (after weight loss)
  • Brow lift surgery
  • Ear correction surgery (Pinnaplasty)
  • Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
  • Fat transfer surgery
  • Reconstruction after trauma
  • Reconstruction after cancer
  • Scar revision
  • Skin lesions removal and reconstruction
  • Non-surgical cosmetic procedures (Dermal Fillers & Botox)
  • Hand trauma surgery and reconstruction

Experience & Education

  • Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic surgeon, England, UK
  • NHS Substantive Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Medical Director, Safe Aesthetic clinics, London, UK
  • Microsurgery Fellow, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
  • Advanced Aesthetic Plastic surgery fellow, Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery, Australia

Certifications & Memberships

  • Specialist Certification in Plastic Surgery UK (GMC CCT)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Plast)
  • Member of British association of Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons (BAPRAS)
  • Fellow member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
  • British Medical Association Membership
  • Medical Protection Society (Defence Union)

Publications

Most Recent

  • Graeme Southwick 1, Saif Al Azzawi Commentary on: Gravity in Midfacial Aging: A 3-Dimensional Study. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2021 Jan 25;41(2):152-154. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjaa055
  • Laith Barnouti, Edward A Stanley, Saif Al Azzawi. Social Media Body Image Disorder-A New Diagnosis Facing Surgeons. Journal of Surgery open access.
  • Saif Al Azzawi, Andrew Greensmith. Making the most of the temporalis fascia graft in open rhinoplasty: an innovative technique with outcomes of 2000 cases over a 15-year period THE Plastic maxillofacial and aesthetic surgery JOURNAL VOLUME 8 ISSUE 5 JUNE/JULY 2021
  • Saif Al Azzawi, Thomas Kidd , Taimur Shoaib Closed Rhinoplasty: A Single Surgeon Experience of 238 Cases over 2 Years. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
  • Konstantinos Gasteratos, Saif Al Azzawi, Adriaan O Grobbelaar Workhorse Free Functional Muscle Transfer Techniques for Smile Reanimation in Children with Congenital Facial Palsy: Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Jul;74(7):1423-1435
See more publications
  • Madelaine Gimzewska 1 2, K Hunter 3 4, S Al Azzawi 3, A Boreham 3 Beyond HOSPEX: what is the additional training value of military hospital exercises (HOSPEX)? British Medical Journal Military Health 2022 Jun;168(3):192-195. doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001438 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32414937/
  • Langridge BJ, Al Azzawi S, Toft NJ. Embedded ring injury – a rare presentation with an atypical aetiology Int Wound J. 2017 Dec;14(6):1052-1054. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12759. Epub 2017 Apr 27
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. The Keystone Island flap: our experience in skin and oncological reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery October 2014- V134- Issue 4S-1-P50
  • Al Azzawi S, Ritz M, McMillan W. “Restylane for facial dimpling following surgery” European Journal of Plastic Surgery. (2011) 34:313
  • Al Azzawi S, Srinivasan S ‘Surface piercing—a new trend in cosmetic piercing, potential complications, and impact on our practice’ European Journal of Plastic Surgery. DOI 10.1007/s00238- 013-0887-6
  • Al Azzawi S, Yue D, Sujendran V, Jain V. Plastic surgery for excess skin following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Demand and delivery with overall patient satisfaction. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 9, Issue 7, Page 552
  • Al Azzawi SA, Mohanna P. Capsular Contracture around Breast Implants (e-learning for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) [online], 2013. Available at http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/projects/e-lpras
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. Keystone flaps and their use in lower limb wounds and trunk reconstruction: Advantages, modifications and review of the literature. European Journal of Plastic surgery. EJPS-S-13-00260
  • Al Azzawi S, Hollowy S, Mandal A. Deliberate self harm: analysis of the psychosocial profile and management strategies, a surgeon’s perspective. The International Journal of Psychology IJP-BRR-14-83
  • Al Azzawi S, Alrubayi H. Every wound counts: undiscovered wound in mons pubis resulting in a chronic foreign body granuloma of the abdominal wall. International Wound Journal. IWJ-14-106/ IWJ.12303
  • Al Azzawi S, Ardehali B, Mosahibi A. Outcomes following early removal of drains after bilateral breast reduction. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 11, Issue 8, Page 676
  • Al Azzawi SA, Tanos G, Laitung G. Use of erbium laser for treatment of giant congenital melanocytic naevi, outcomes over a fifteen-year period. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 11, Issue 8, Pages 676-677
  • S Al Azzawi, K Johal, C Ekwobi. Necrotising Fasciitis. BMJ 2012;345:e4274
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. Keystone design fasciocutaneous island flap- the patient and the surgeon’s choice for oncological reconstruction? Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand surgery. JPHS-2013-0395
  • K Johal, S Al Azzawi, C Ekwobi. Facial basal cell carcinoma BMJ 2012;345:e5342
  • S Edmonson, S Al Azzawi, , M Akhavani Hair Today; Scalped Tomorrow: Massive Subgaleal Haematoma Following Sudden Hair Pulling in an Adolescent in the Absence of Haematological Abnormality or Skull Fracture.. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: July 2016 – Volume 27 – Issue 5 – p 1261–1262
  • J Bourne, S Al Azzawi, M Woodruff . Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Joint osteoarthritis with a pyrocarbon interpositional arthroplasty: a case controlled study. BAOJ Ortho 2017 1: 1 1: 005
  • A Thacoor, Al Azzawi , N Kang. Crush injury to the hand following epileptic seizures leading to compartment syndrome. World journal of Plastic Surgery. Vol7/No.3/September 2018
  • Yue D1, Cooper LRL1, Kerstein R1, Charman SC2, Kang NV1. Al Azzawi S credited with design of project in paper. Defining Normal Parameters for the Male Nipple-Areola Complex: A Prospective Observational Study and Recommendations for Placement on the Chest Wall. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 Jun 13;38(7):742-748. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjx245
Name Dr. Saif Azzawi
Title MD
Primary Specialty Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Languages Arabic & English
Contact Details
Email [email protected]
Phone +974 4400 4400

Social Media

Scope of Practice

  • Cosmetic surgery of the face breast and body
  • Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
  • Arm lift (Brachioplasty)
  • Thigh lift
  • Breast augmentation surgery (using implants and fat graft)
  • Breast lift
  • Breast reduction surgery
  • Male Breast Reduction (Gynaecomastia Surgery)
  • Facelift and Neck lift procedures
  • Liposuction and fat transfer surgery
  • Body sculpting and reshaping surgery (after weight loss)
  • Brow lift surgery
  • Ear correction surgery (Pinnaplasty)
  • Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
  • Fat transfer surgery
  • Reconstruction after trauma
  • Reconstruction after cancer
  • Scar revision
  • Skin lesions removal and reconstruction
  • Non-surgical cosmetic procedures (Dermal Fillers & Botox)
  • Hand trauma surgery and reconstruction

Highlights

Academic Achievements:

Publications
1 +
Posters
1 +
Prizes & Awards
1 +

Community Outreach Activities/Achievements

  • Winner of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Travel fellowship
  • Graduated from Royal Military Academy – Sandhurst
  • Awarded the Arbroath Prize from University of Glasgow
  • Awarded Honors and Distinction from University of Glasgow

Health Care Profession Achievements

  • Completed the Pan London Plastic Surgery residency training program

Experience & Education

  • Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic surgeon, England, UK
  • NHS Substantive Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Medical Director, Safe Aesthetic clinics, London, UK
  • Microsurgery Fellow, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
  • Advanced Aesthetic Plastic surgery fellow, Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery, Australia

Certifications & Memberships

  • Specialist Certification in Plastic Surgery UK (GMC CCT)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Plast)
  • Member of British association of Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons (BAPRAS)
  • Fellow member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
  • British Medical Association Membership
  • Medical Protection Society (Defence Union)

Society Membership

  • British Orthopedic Association
  • British Hip Society
  • Orthopedic Trauma Society (UK)
  • UK General Medical Council

Publications

Most Recent

  • Graeme Southwick 1, Saif Al Azzawi Commentary on: Gravity in Midfacial Aging: A 3-Dimensional Study. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2021 Jan 25;41(2):152-154. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjaa055
  • Laith Barnouti, Edward A Stanley, Saif Al Azzawi. Social Media Body Image Disorder-A New Diagnosis Facing Surgeons. Journal of Surgery open access.
  • Saif Al Azzawi, Andrew Greensmith. Making the most of the temporalis fascia graft in open rhinoplasty: an innovative technique with outcomes of 2000 cases over a 15-year period THE Plastic maxillofacial and aesthetic surgery JOURNAL VOLUME 8 ISSUE 5 JUNE/JULY 2021
  • Saif Al Azzawi, Thomas Kidd , Taimur Shoaib Closed Rhinoplasty: A Single Surgeon Experience of 238 Cases over 2 Years. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
  • Konstantinos Gasteratos, Saif Al Azzawi, Adriaan O Grobbelaar Workhorse Free Functional Muscle Transfer Techniques for Smile Reanimation in Children with Congenital Facial Palsy: Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Jul;74(7):1423-1435
See more publications
  • Madelaine Gimzewska 1 2, K Hunter 3 4, S Al Azzawi 3, A Boreham 3 Beyond HOSPEX: what is the additional training value of military hospital exercises (HOSPEX)? British Medical Journal Military Health 2022 Jun;168(3):192-195. doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001438 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32414937/
  • Langridge BJ, Al Azzawi S, Toft NJ. Embedded ring injury – a rare presentation with an atypical aetiology Int Wound J. 2017 Dec;14(6):1052-1054. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12759. Epub 2017 Apr 27
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. The Keystone Island flap: our experience in skin and oncological reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery October 2014- V134- Issue 4S-1-P50
  • Al Azzawi S, Ritz M, McMillan W. “Restylane for facial dimpling following surgery” European Journal of Plastic Surgery. (2011) 34:313
  • Al Azzawi S, Srinivasan S ‘Surface piercing—a new trend in cosmetic piercing, potential complications, and impact on our practice’ European Journal of Plastic Surgery. DOI 10.1007/s00238- 013-0887-6
  • Al Azzawi S, Yue D, Sujendran V, Jain V. Plastic surgery for excess skin following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Demand and delivery with overall patient satisfaction. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 9, Issue 7, Page 552
  • Al Azzawi SA, Mohanna P. Capsular Contracture around Breast Implants (e-learning for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) [online], 2013. Available at http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/projects/e-lpras
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. Keystone flaps and their use in lower limb wounds and trunk reconstruction: Advantages, modifications and review of the literature. European Journal of Plastic surgery. EJPS-S-13-00260
  • Al Azzawi S, Hollowy S, Mandal A. Deliberate self harm: analysis of the psychosocial profile and management strategies, a surgeon’s perspective. The International Journal of Psychology IJP-BRR-14-83
  • Al Azzawi S, Alrubayi H. Every wound counts: undiscovered wound in mons pubis resulting in a chronic foreign body granuloma of the abdominal wall. International Wound Journal. IWJ-14-106/ IWJ.12303
  • Al Azzawi S, Ardehali B, Mosahibi A. Outcomes following early removal of drains after bilateral breast reduction. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 11, Issue 8, Page 676
  • Al Azzawi SA, Tanos G, Laitung G. Use of erbium laser for treatment of giant congenital melanocytic naevi, outcomes over a fifteen-year period. International Journal of Surgery Vol. 11, Issue 8, Pages 676-677
  • S Al Azzawi, K Johal, C Ekwobi. Necrotising Fasciitis. BMJ 2012;345:e4274
  • Mohan A, Al Azzawi S, Mandal A. Keystone design fasciocutaneous island flap- the patient and the surgeon’s choice for oncological reconstruction? Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand surgery. JPHS-2013-0395
  • K Johal, S Al Azzawi, C Ekwobi. Facial basal cell carcinoma BMJ 2012;345:e5342
  • S Edmonson, S Al Azzawi, , M Akhavani Hair Today; Scalped Tomorrow: Massive Subgaleal Haematoma Following Sudden Hair Pulling in an Adolescent in the Absence of Haematological Abnormality or Skull Fracture.. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: July 2016 – Volume 27 – Issue 5 – p 1261–1262
  • J Bourne, S Al Azzawi, M Woodruff . Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Joint osteoarthritis with a pyrocarbon interpositional arthroplasty: a case controlled study. BAOJ Ortho 2017 1: 1 1: 005
  • A Thacoor, Al Azzawi , N Kang. Crush injury to the hand following epileptic seizures leading to compartment syndrome. World journal of Plastic Surgery. Vol7/No.3/September 2018
  • Yue D1, Cooper LRL1, Kerstein R1, Charman SC2, Kang NV1. Al Azzawi S credited with design of project in paper. Defining Normal Parameters for the Male Nipple-Areola Complex: A Prospective Observational Study and Recommendations for Placement on the Chest Wall. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 Jun 13;38(7):742-748. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjx245