Professional Memberships:

• European Society of Endocrine Surgeons
• American Thyroid Association
• World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
• Jordanian Medical Association
• Jordanian Surgeons Society

Languages:

Arabic - English - Italian - French

Ranked First Locally

Among Jordanian researchers in General Surgery since 2020 until now

Ranked First Globally

In the latest global citation ranking for thyroid and endocrine surgery researchers (2020)

Awards & Achievements:

• First Rank in Higher Specialty in Surgery – Jordan University of Science and Technology
• First Rank in Jordanian Board in Surgery – Jordan Medical Council
• Ambassador of Modern Thyroid Surgery – University of Pisa, Italy
• Distinguished Lecturer Award – 3rd World Congress of Laparoscopic Surgeons
• Ambassadorship Award – Ambassador of Contemporary Thyroid Surgery (2018)

Medical Achievements

Holder of three discoveries in his specialty

• Bakkar technique for vocal nerve repair
• Bakkar illumination pattern for benign parathyroid tumors
• Diagnostic tool for detecting the most difficult thyroid nodules

One of fifty surgeons worldwide performing adrenal gland surgery via posterior endoscopic approach, not only cervical endoscopy