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Dr. Karim Antoine Attara

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Speciality: Orthopaedics

Nationality: Egyptian

Experience: 52 Years

Languages: English, Arabic, French, greek

NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah

Dr. Karim Antoine Attara is a highly respected orthopaedic surgeon, widely recognized as a specialist in bone & joint care near Sharjah, with extensive expertise in trauma care, joint preservation, and advanced surgical interventions. He is frequently consulted as an orthopaedic surgeon for fractures, a joint replacement surgeon, and an orthopaedic surgeon for sports injuries, making him one of the best orthopaedic surgeons in Sharjah for comprehensive musculoskeletal care.

Following his relocation to the U.A.E., Dr. Attara assumed charge as Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Ministry of Health before joining Al Zahra Hospital in 1993.

Dr. Attara graduated from Cairo University in Egypt in 1970. Immediately thereafter, he proceeded to the UK for postgraduate training and obtained Fellowships of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England in 1974 and of Edinburgh in 1975. This was followed by a master’s degree from Athens, Greece, in 1991, and being elected Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Attara has over fifty years of experience. He has worked across Europe, Kuwait, the U.A.E., and the UK, including assignments at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth, Yeovil District Hospital, Bristol and Exeter Hospitals in the South West, and the University Teaching Hospital in Leicester.

Dr. Attara’s tenure in the Arabian Gulf commenced with his appointment as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Vice Chairman of the Orthopaedic Council in Kuwait in 1977, combined with teaching assignments in Orthopaedics at the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine. During his time in Kuwait, he played a pivotal role in establishing the Gulf’s first Scoliosis Centre.

Following his relocation to the U.A.E., Dr. Attara assumed charge as Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Ministry of Health before joining Al Zahra Hospital in 1993.

 

  • Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England in 1974 and Edinburgh in 1975
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • MD in Orthopaedics, Athens, Greece

  • Musculoskeletal traumatology involving the upper and lower limbs
  • Sports medicine and trauma management
  • Arthroplasties, including knee, hip, and shoulder replacements
  • Arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder
  • Lumbar microdiscectomies
  • Hand surgery
  • Paediatric orthopaedic surgery, including club foot and developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
 

Dr. Karim Attara speaks Arabic, English, French, and Greek, enabling clear communication with a diverse patient population and reinforcing his reputation as a trusted orthopaedic specialist in the region.

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