Dr. Yousef Al-Shemali is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Kuwait Hospital. With expertise in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and bariatric endoscopy, Dr. Al-Shemali performs endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and intragastric balloon placement alongside treatment of biliary, pancreatic, and liver disease.
SpecialtiesTherapeutic Endoscopy
LanguagesArabic, English
QualificationsBariatric endoscopy and metabolic disease fellowship at Catalunya University, Spain Advanced endoscopy (ERCP & EUS) fellowship at University of British Columbia, Canada Gastroenterology fellowship at University of British Columbia, Canada Kuwait Internal Medicine Board Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Art of Obstetrics at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Scope of ServiceAbdominal pain and indigestion
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Diseases of the esophagus and reflux
H. pylori infection
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
Celiac disease (gluten allergy)
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Liver diseases
Biliary and pancreatic disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
Constipation and diarrhea
Obesity treatments including pharmacological treatment, intragastric balloon, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, and POSE2
Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Capsule endoscopy
Wireless pH capsule