Clinical Interests
- Diseases of the lung, tracheobronchial tree, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall
- Experience in thoracic surgical oncology, robotic and other minimally invasive thoracic techniques
- Advanced bronchoscopic and esophageal endoscopy
- Lung volume reduction surgery
- Thymectomy
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Special procedures for benign esophageal disease and other thoracic conditions
Research Interests
- Gene therapy for esophageal cancer
- The microenvironment of esophageal cancer, especially the role of tumor initiating cells
- Clinical outcomes in robotic surgery
- Clinical outcomes in esophageal cancer
- Clinical outcomes in lung cancer
Education
- MD, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
- MS, Surgery, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Training
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Residency, Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
- Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Memberships
- The Society of Thoracic Surgery
- The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) cadre member
- The Eastern Cooperative Cancer Group (ECOG)
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- The American College of Surgeons
- The American Medical Association
- Thomas Bond Society of the Pennsylvania Hospital
Awards and Honors
- Educational Award of the Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
- O.T. Clagett Travel Award for outstanding performance during the thoracic surgery residency. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- University of Pennsylvania Pearl Award, for excellence in teaching to medical students
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Fellowship Grant
- Outstanding Presentation Award, Delaware Valley Vascular Society
- Outstanding Presentation Award, Medical Education Day, Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburg, PA
- Best Presentation Award, American College of Surgeons Central Pennsylvania Chapter, Hershey, PA, 1995
- Best Doctors in Louisiana 2009-2011
- Top Doctors, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Philadelphia magazine, 2017-2020
- Best Doctors in America®, Thoracic Surgery, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
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