Mr Mahmoud Al-Najjar brings an established track record of local and regional Australian experience to his practice. He graduated from the esteemed University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, where he completed his Bachelor of Science (Medicine), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees following his return from Ottawa, Canada.
Mr Al-Najjar is a highly qualified professional, holding certifications in vascular surgery, general practice, and rural generalism. He is an elected member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) WA State Committee, State Trauma Subcommittee, and Rural Surgery Section Committee (RSSC). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and a distinguished member of the Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP), specialising as a Rural Generalist under the auspices of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGPRG).
His dedication to excellence in vascular surgery is underscored by his extensive training in Australia,
culminating in the prestigious Vascular Surgery Fellowship conferred upon him by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS Vasc) in 2023. Throughout his career, he has had the privilege of working alongside eminent figures in Australian Vascular Surgery, including Professor Paul Norman in Perth, the late Professor Philip Walker in Brisbane, and the late Associate Professor Michael Denton in Melbourne. He maintains active membership in professional bodies such as the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgeons (ANZSVS), The ANZ Society of Phlebology and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)-North America.
With over 20 years of surgical experience, Mr Al-Najjar has traversed various regional settings in Queensland and Western Australia, gaining profound insights into the unique challenges of rural healthcare. He is deeply committed to medical and surgical education and has contributed significantly as a vascular examiner at the University of Western Australia Medical School. He is also the co-founder and co-director of the VEPOT (Vascular Exam Prep Online Teaching) Program — an ANZ-wide RACS Fellowship online viva preparation initiative, supporting the next generation of vascular surgeons. Mr Al-Najjar also serves as an instructor in numerous surgical courses, including the esteemed Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course conducted by the American College of Surgeons. Based in Perth, Mr Al-Najjar holds admitting privileges at St John of God Subiaco, Geraldton, Bunbury and Murdoch Hospitals, Geraldton Health Campus and Peel Health Campus, further extending his expertise and services to patients across Western Australia.