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
- Clinical trials
- Transplant immunology
- Gene therapy in esophageal cancer
Education
- MS, Surgery, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 1991
- BS, Medicine and Surgery, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 1989
- MPH, Clinical Investigation, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 1987
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
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) cadre member
- President, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS)
- Eastern Cooperative Cancer Group (ECOG)
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Thomas Bond Society of the Pennsylvania Hospital
Awards and Honors
- Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2017-20
- Best Doctors in America® , 2019-2020, Thoracic Surgery
- America's Top Doctors®, 2016-17
- Best Doctors in Louisiana, 2009-11
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