EDUCATION:
Medical:
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1970 - 1975
GRADUATE:
M.Sc. Experimental Surgery, McGill University, 1983
Thesis: Lung Host Defence in the Surgical Patient, the Role of Alveolar Macrophage
RESIDENCY:
Rotating Internship and General Surgery Residency, Cairo University Hospital, 1976 - 1978
General Surgery Senior House Officer, London University, The Central Middlesex Hospital, 1979 - 1980
General Surgery Residency, McGill University, The Montreal General Hospital, 1980 - 1985
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Residency, McGill University, 1985 - 1987
FELLOWSHIP:
Thoracic Surgery Fellow, University of Toronto, 1987 – 1988
Endovascular Fellow, Arizona Heart Institute, 2006 – 2007
CERTIFICATIONS:
1975 M.B.B.CH. Cairo University, Egypt
1983 F.L.E.X. State of Maine
1985 Licensure of the Medical Council of Canada
1985 Quebec Medical License
1985 Quebec Specialist Certificate (General Surgery)
1986 Ontario Medical License
1987 American Board of General Surgery Certificate
1987 Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada: Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
1988 Quebec Specialist Certificate: Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
1989 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Certificate
1999 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2000 New York State Medical License
2006 Arizona State Medical License
2008 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2008 American Board of Vascular Medicine Certificate
2018 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2018 American Board of Vascular Medicine Recertification
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS:
2011 - current: Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona
2010 - 2016: Adjunct Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
2001 - 2010 Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
1992 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
1992 - 1999 Associate Professor, Centre for Clinical Immunobiology Transplantation, McGill University
1988 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
1988 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Centre for Clinical Immunobiology Transplantation, McGill University
1987 - 1988 Instructor, Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
1980 - 1981 Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1988 – 2005 Attending Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery; Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health
2000 Attending Surgeon, St Luc- Roosevelt Hospital & Beth Israel Hospital; New York City, New York (Sabbatical Leave).
1988 – 1999 Attending Surgeon, The Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
AWARDS:
1982 American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Resident Paper Competition Award. Washington D.C.
1985 Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship
1988 - 1990 The Montreal General Hospital Research Institute: Research Scholarship
1990 - 1993 Junior Scholar II, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
1993 - 1996 Senior Scholar I, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
1996 - 1999 Senior Scholar II, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
MEMBERSHIPS TO SOCIETIES:
1984 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1985 Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons
1985 Canadian Association of Clinical Investigators
1985 Quebec Medical Association
1985 Association of Academic Surgeons
1989 Canadian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Society
1991 American College of Surgeons
1992 American Society of Transplant Surgeon
1996 International College of Surgeons
1998 International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
2000 International Society of Endovascular Specialists
ADVISORY BOARDS:
Cardiothoracic Systems Inc, (currently owned by Guidant), Cupertino, CA (Beating Heart Technology)
VISTA Medical Technology, Westborough, MA, (Visualization and Imaging Technology)
Embol-X, (currently licensed by Edwards) Santa Clara, CA, (Embolic Protection Devices)
A-Med Systems Inc, West Sacramento, CA, (Cardiac Assist Technology)
EndiCOR Inc, San Clement, CA (Currently owned by EV-3), (Intraoperative Coronary Angioplasty)
Graft Solution Inc, Atlanta, GA, (Homograft Technology)
Vasconnect Inc, Founder, Walnut Creek, CA, (Percutaneous AV Access Technology)
Sadra Medical Inc, Saratoga, CA, (Percutaneous Valve Technology)
Gore Medical Inc, Flaggstaff, AZ, (Intravascular Ultrasound Technology), 2009
Board of Governors, Concordia University, Montreal 2003-2006
Medical:
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1970 - 1975
GRADUATE:
M.Sc. Experimental Surgery, McGill University, 1983
Thesis: Lung Host Defence in the Surgical Patient, the Role of Alveolar Macrophage
RESIDENCY:
Rotating Internship and General Surgery Residency, Cairo University Hospital, 1976 - 1978
General Surgery Senior House Officer, London University, The Central Middlesex Hospital, 1979 - 1980
General Surgery Residency, McGill University, The Montreal General Hospital, 1980 - 1985
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Residency, McGill University, 1985 - 1987
FELLOWSHIP:
Thoracic Surgery Fellow, University of Toronto, 1987 – 1988
Endovascular Fellow, Arizona Heart Institute, 2006 – 2007
CERTIFICATIONS:
1975 M.B.B.CH. Cairo University, Egypt
1983 F.L.E.X. State of Maine
1985 Licensure of the Medical Council of Canada
1985 Quebec Medical License
1985 Quebec Specialist Certificate (General Surgery)
1986 Ontario Medical License
1987 American Board of General Surgery Certificate
1987 Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada: Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
1988 Quebec Specialist Certificate: Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
1989 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Certificate
1999 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2000 New York State Medical License
2006 Arizona State Medical License
2008 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2008 American Board of Vascular Medicine Certificate
2018 American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
2018 American Board of Vascular Medicine Recertification
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS:
2011 - current: Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona
2010 - 2016: Adjunct Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
2001 - 2010 Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
1992 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
1992 - 1999 Associate Professor, Centre for Clinical Immunobiology Transplantation, McGill University
1988 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
1988 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Centre for Clinical Immunobiology Transplantation, McGill University
1987 - 1988 Instructor, Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
1980 - 1981 Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1988 – 2005 Attending Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery; Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health
2000 Attending Surgeon, St Luc- Roosevelt Hospital & Beth Israel Hospital; New York City, New York (Sabbatical Leave).
1988 – 1999 Attending Surgeon, The Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
AWARDS:
1982 American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Resident Paper Competition Award. Washington D.C.
1985 Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship
1988 - 1990 The Montreal General Hospital Research Institute: Research Scholarship
1990 - 1993 Junior Scholar II, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
1993 - 1996 Senior Scholar I, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
1996 - 1999 Senior Scholar II, Quebec Health Research Federation (FRSQ)
MEMBERSHIPS TO SOCIETIES:
1984 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1985 Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons
1985 Canadian Association of Clinical Investigators
1985 Quebec Medical Association
1985 Association of Academic Surgeons
1989 Canadian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Society
1991 American College of Surgeons
1992 American Society of Transplant Surgeon
1996 International College of Surgeons
1998 International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
2000 International Society of Endovascular Specialists
ADVISORY BOARDS:
Cardiothoracic Systems Inc, (currently owned by Guidant), Cupertino, CA (Beating Heart Technology)
VISTA Medical Technology, Westborough, MA, (Visualization and Imaging Technology)
Embol-X, (currently licensed by Edwards) Santa Clara, CA, (Embolic Protection Devices)
A-Med Systems Inc, West Sacramento, CA, (Cardiac Assist Technology)
EndiCOR Inc, San Clement, CA (Currently owned by EV-3), (Intraoperative Coronary Angioplasty)
Graft Solution Inc, Atlanta, GA, (Homograft Technology)
Vasconnect Inc, Founder, Walnut Creek, CA, (Percutaneous AV Access Technology)
Sadra Medical Inc, Saratoga, CA, (Percutaneous Valve Technology)
Gore Medical Inc, Flaggstaff, AZ, (Intravascular Ultrasound Technology), 2009
Board of Governors, Concordia University, Montreal 2003-2006