Biography

Dr. Aley El-Din Tohamy is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Minimally Invasive, Robotic Bariatric and General surgeon. He has more than 16 years of clinical experience in Robotic, Laparoscopic, Bariatric, Foregut, and Gastrointestinal Surgery. Dr. Tohamy’s clinical interests are Bariatric surgery and studying its effect on metabolic syndrome and diabetes with a special interest in the recent technology used in the field of minimally invasive surgery. He is experienced in hernia surgery as well as applying recent technology in hernia repair. Dr. Tohamy has spearheaded the development of General Surgery Residency at his current institution . He is a fellow of The Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, President elect of The Metropolitan Philadelphia American College of Surgeons, and member of The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Dr. Tohamy has held the Directorship of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery as well as the chairmanship of the department of Surgery since 2016 as his most recent leadership achievement at Crozer Chester Medical Center. He is also Clinical Professor of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine.