Career journey
The stages that shaped the surgeon
- Beginnings
Abu El Rish Children's Hospital
Approximately seven years in pediatric cardiac surgery — the foundation of everything that followed.
- 1989
Japan
One year in Japan.
- 1992 — 1995
Italy
Three years that became a defining stage in the development of his surgical career.
- 1996
Beating-heart surgery
His first off-pump, beating-heart coronary bypass operation — the field that came to define his practice.
- The shift
Adult cardiac surgery
An increasing focus on coronary artery surgery and bypass procedures in adults.
- Today
Head of department
Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Al Salam International Hospital and Professor at Cairo University.