General Surgery Career in Dubai
727 on the Register · 460 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 727 general surgery professionals. The 460 with a full-time licence work at 167 facilities. The consultant ratio is 38%: 274 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 63%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
727
On the register
20
Register per 100K population
63%
FTL rate
38%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of general surgery professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched General Surgery Professionals
The areas with the most matched general surgery records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
32 matched
Al Garhoud
31 matched
Jumeirah
27 matched
Deira
24 matched
Al Barsha
21 matched
Oud Metha
16 matched
Umm Suqeim
15 matched
Al Jaddaf
15 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
460
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
264
36%
The FTL rate is the share of registered general surgery professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Specialist to Consultant Pathway
453
Specialists
274
Consultants
38%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many general surgery professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 460 general surgery professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 727 in all, or 20 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for general surgery in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, Kings College Hospital London, Clemenceau Medical Center. The top facility employs 26 general surgery professionals.
What is the FTL rate for general surgery in Dubai?
63% of general surgery professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 36% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
Related Pages
General Surgery Directory
Browse all 727 professionals
Supply Analysis
Licensed supply per 100K and employer concentration
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.