Dr. Khaled Omar Benali

Dr. Khaled Omar Benali is a general surgeon at Al-Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli — one of the Libyan capital's main public hospitals providing surgical services to Tripoli's population. With 16 years of surgical experience, he manages the full spectrum of general surgery including elective abdominal surgery, emergency surgery, and trauma surgery.

Libya's healthcare system has faced significant disruption since 2011, but Tripoli's major hospitals, including Al-Khadra, have continued to provide surgical services for the Libyan population. Trauma surgery — reflecting Libya's ongoing conflict-related injuries — has been a significant component of the surgical workload at major Tripoli hospitals. Dr. Benali maintains active trauma surgery competency alongside routine general surgery including cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and appendectomy.

He completed his medical and surgical training at the University of Tripoli and undertook laparoscopic surgery fellowship training, enabling minimally invasive approaches for appropriate elective cases. He consults in Arabic.

Dr. Benali completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Tripoli Faculty of Medicine, one of Libya's principal medical training institutions, and completed his postgraduate specialist training in General Surgery through the Libyan medical training program affiliated with Al-Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli.

He completed a Fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery, undertaking training in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendicectomy, and laparoscopic hernia repair at an affiliated training center. He is registered with the Libyan Medical Association and the Libyan Surgical Society and holds active continuing education credits from regional North African surgical congress programs, including the Pan Arab College of Surgeons and the North African Surgical Society continuing education activities.

Dr. Benali's surgical practice covers open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease, laparoscopic and open appendectomy, inguinal, umbilical, and incisional hernia repair, bowel resection for colorectal disease, thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules, and emergency surgery including trauma laparotomy, bowel perforation repair, and abdominal wall bleeding control. He manages surgical complications including anastomotic leaks, wound infections, and post-operative hernias. He contributes to trauma surgery at Al-Khadra Hospital's emergency surgical service.

Al-Khadra General Hospital primarily serves the Libyan domestic population in Tripoli and its surrounding districts. Due to Libya's ongoing political and security situation, international patient travel to Libya for elective medical care is significantly limited, and independent verification of current hospital operating status, security conditions, and service availability is strongly recommended before travel.

Consultations are conducted in Arabic. For Libyan patients living abroad in Europe, North Africa, or the Gulf who seek pre-operative surgical assessment or a second opinion on a diagnosis, consultation can be coordinated through the hospital's outpatient department via family members or through Libyan diaspora community medical liaison services. Dr. Benali can review imaging and clinical documentation submitted remotely for preliminary surgical assessment.

Dr. Benali is a registered member of the Libyan Medical Association and an active member of the Libyan Surgical Society, through which he participates in continuing surgical education and professional standards activities. He has been acknowledged by Al-Khadra General Hospital for his sustained contribution to trauma and emergency surgery during periods of conflict-related surgical demand in Tripoli, maintaining complex surgical capacity under challenging resource conditions.

He has contributed to training junior surgical residents at Al-Khadra Hospital and has participated in North African surgical society CME programs. He has contributed case presentations at the Libyan Medical Association's clinical meetings on abdominal trauma management and emergency laparotomy outcomes in conflict-affected settings.