Dr. Biborka Bereczky, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Biborka Bereczky is a highly accomplished Consultant Surgeon with over 22 years of experience in general, advanced laparoscopic, bariatric & metabolic, robotic, minimally invasive, and laser surgery. She is widely recognized for her clinical excellence, academic contributions, and dedication to medical education.

A graduate of Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, Dr. Bereczky received her board certification in General Surgery in 2010 and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Oncology in the same year. Her doctoral research focused on hematogenous and lymphogenous dissemination in preclinical cancer models.

Dr. Bereczky served at the 2nd Department of General Surgery, Semmelweis University, where she was appointed Assistant Professor in 2011. She is the author or co-author of 37 peer-reviewed publications with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 43 and has presented at 91 international conferences with 57 lectures and 34 posters. Her academic work has earned her prestigious fellowships in Japan, the UK, Austria, Italy, Turkey, and the UAE.

She holds a GMC license in the UK (on the GMC Specialist Register since 2018) and completed a one-year Royal College of Surgeons-accredited fellowship in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK. During this period, she also obtained the Certificate of Individual Competency in Upper GI Endoscopy (JAG-accredited, London).

Before joining Mubadala Health Dubai, Dr. Bereczky’s UAE career included five years at Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, where she contributed to the Bariatric, Breast, Wound Management, and General Surgery teams. From 2019 onward, she has served as a Consultant Surgeon at Mediclinic Dubai Mall, Mediclinic City Hospital, and Mediclinic Parkview Hospital. She is also the Clinical Lead for the Bariatric Research Program focused on obesity and weight reduction.

Dr. Bereczky has completed fellowships in Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery (AZ Sint-Jan Hospital, Belgium), Proctology, and Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci Xi system), achieving international certification from Intuitive Surgical in Kiel, Germany.

She joined MBRU as Adjunct Associate Professor in 2019, where she also serves as Year 4 Undergraduate Surgery Discipline Coordinator and STAR-award educator. She is a regular faculty member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Basic Surgical Skills Course at MBRU.

Fluent in seven languages, Dr. Bereczky brings a global perspective to her surgical practice and medical teaching, blending technical excellence with compassionate, patient-centered care.

 Dr. Biborka Bereczky offers a wide range of advanced surgical services, combining over two decades of expertise with a patient-centered, minimally invasive approach. Her scope of practice at Mubadala Health Dubai includes diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in general, laparoscopic, bariatric/metabolic, robotic, and laser surgery.

• General Surgery & GI Conditions:
  Diagnosis and management of abdominal pain (e.g., biliary colic, pancreatitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis), gallstones, hernias, reflux, heartburn, and gastrointestinal concerns.
  Treatment of anal, perianal, and perineal conditions, including bleeding, pain, fissures, fistulas, abscesses, skin tags, and hemorrhoids.
  Evaluation of skin lesions, soft tissue swellings, breast lumps, and related conditions.
• Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery:
  Comprehensive weight-loss consultations and surgical treatment for obesity and related metabolic disorders using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Wound & Diabetic Foot Management:
  Specialized care for complex wounds, including diabetic foot cases, with advanced techniques to promote healing and prevent complications.
• Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery:
  Dr. Bereczky utilizes the latest techniques including robotic-assisted surgery (Da Vinci system) for precise, less invasive procedures with faster recovery.

Field of Expertise 

General surgery procedures:

Minor/intermediate procedures:

·       Skin excisions for dysplastic naevus, melanoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma & other skin conditions, keratosis, corn & callosities, benign skin lesions etc.; skin biopsy, lymph node biopsy, punch biopsies; destruction- or thermocoagulation of skin tags; removal of foreign body; wound closure

·       Incision & drainage of skin abscess, wound debridement

·       Epidermal cyst or sebaceous cyst excision

·       Excision of subcutaneous masses, soft tissue tumor, lipoma, liposarcoma etc.

·       Proctology - treatment of anal conditions; anoscopy, rectoscopy

·       Laser haemorrhoidectomy (with arterial ligation & mucopexy), THD, rubber band ligation, external- and internal haemorrhoidectomy

·       Anal thrombectomy, anal polypectomy

·       Surgical treatment of anal fistula, fistulectomy, fistulotomy, laser anal fistula treatment, VAAFT procedure

·       Anorectal examination under anesthesia

·       Destruction of lesions in the anus (eg.: condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, Herpes, HPV), electrosurgery

·       Incision & drainage of anal/perianal/submucosal/horseshoe abscess

·       Minimally invasive laser pilonidal sinus treatment, EPSiT procedure

·       Wedge resection of ingrowing toe nail, management of finger or toe abscess (paronychia), nail removal, avulsion of nail plate, nail biopsy

·       Diagnostic gastroscopy with biopsy 

Major surgeries:

·       Laparoscopic or robotic assisted cholecystectomy +/- on-table cholangiography

·       Laparoscopic or robotic assisted or open inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, umbilical hernia, ventral hernia, incisional/port-site hernia, epigastric, paraumbilical, Spighelian hernia, recurrent hernia mesh repair

·       Laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair, cruroplasy, anti-reflux surgery, fundoplication

·       Laparoscopic appendectomy

·       Laparoscopic or open emergency surgeries: including bowel obstruction, repair of hollow viscus perforation, bowel resection, explorative laparotomy, diagnostic laparoscopy, adhesiolysis, entrolysis, jejunostomy insertion, colostomy formation, incision & drainage of intraabdominal/skin/perianal/horseshoe abscess, lavage- & drainage, wound debridement...etc.

Bariatric and Metabolic surgery (Weight-loss surgery, treatment of obesity & related comorbidities): 

·       Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

·       Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

·       Laparoscopic “mini” gastric bypass (one-anastomosis gastric bypass)

·       Laparoscopic gastric banding, gastric band repositioning, replacement of gastric band port, retrieval and reconnection of gastric band tubing, port replacement

·       Liver biopsy

·       Laparoscopic excision of “candy cane” (blind loop resection post gastric bypass)

·       Laparoscopic revisional surgeries, conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to gastric bypass, gastrojejunal sleeve resection

·       Laparoscopic small bowel resection

·       Management of Bariatric surgery emergencies: laparoscopic/open gastric band removal due to slippage or band erosion, capsulotomy, internal hernia repair post gastric bypass, closure of mesogaps and Petersen’s space, small bowel resection, treatment of gastrojejunostomy or jejuno-jejunostomy complications etc.