Dr Huma Darr Dubai
HUMAA DARR
Specialist Surgical Oncologist
    Dr. Humaa is one of the best surgeons in Dubai as a specialist general surgeon within the Surgical Oncology Services Department at the Al Zahra Cancer Center. The Center hosts highly specialized surgical oncology subspecialties, including Colorectal, Breast oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, Urology, Gynecological Oncology, Sarcoma/ Melanoma, and Peritoneal surface malignancy, in addition to pancreatic and hepatic surgery.

    Languages:

    • English
    • Kiswahili
    • Urdu
    • Punjabi

    Education:

    • Fellow to the College of Surgeons of South Africa – University of Cape Town
    • M.B.Ch.B – University of Nairobi


    Dr. Humaa performs a comprehensive range of breast cancer surgeries, including oncoplastic surgeries, sentinel lymphnode biopsies with dual tracer marking and hookwire localisations. She is part of Al Zahra Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary tumour board for breast cancer patients.

    Dr. Humaa’s interest has been breast disease and cancer management. Over her career, she has performed numerous breast examinations in Dubai, Kenya, and South Africa. She has completed a number of complex breast surgeries with Dr. Sadir Alrawi and is often a speaker at professional meetings discussing breast cancer management.

    She is passionate about promoting breast cancer awareness among women while actively contributing to the process of recommending, choosing, and providing care to patients based on what is important to them.

    Publications:

    1.     Title: The oncological safety of autologous fat grafting after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of observational studies

     

    Authors:

    – Tayeh, Salim

    – Carmichael, Amtul

    – Darr, Humaa

    – Al-Fardan, Zuhair

    – Kasem, Abdul

    – Hamdi, Moustapha

    – Mokbel, Kefah

    Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340213897_Abstract_P4-13-05_The_oncological_safety_of_autologous_fat_grafting_after_breast_conserving_surgery_for_breast_cancer_A_systematic_review_meta-_analysis_and_meta_regression_analysis_of_observational_s

     

    2.     Title: Breast-Conserving Surgery Is An Oncologically Safe Procedure, Does The Addition Of Autologous Fat Grafting Compromise Its Oncological Safety? A Meta-Analysis of Real-World Data

    Authors:

    – Tayeh, Salim

    – Carmichael, Amtul

    – Darr, Humaa

    – Al-Fardan, Zuhair

    – Kasem, Abdul

    – Hamdi, Moustapha

    – Mokbel, Kefah

    Link:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336962815_Breast_Conserving_Surgery_Is_An_Oncologically_Safe_Procedure_Does_The_Addition_Of_Autologous_Fat_Grafting_Compromise_Its_Oncological_Safety_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Real-World_Data

     

    3.     Title: Stenting as a Bridge to Surgery or a Palliative Treatment

    Authors:

    – Abbas, Maher

    – Darr, Humaa

    Link:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342577794_Stenting_as_a_Bridge_to_Surgery_or_a_Palliative_Treatment