Born in Assiut, Egypt, July 3rd, 1941.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Married to Dr. Mona Tawfik Farid, father of Drs Noha, \nNadine and Mireille and grandfather to 5 children \nQualifications:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2022 Bachelor degree, Kasr-El-Aini Medical School, Cairo University. (MB,BCh with honors): September1963.<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Golden Medals in Physiology (1959), Toxicology (1961) and Internal Medicine (1962)<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Diploma of Internal Medicine (DM with Distinction), Cairo University: October 1964.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Doctorate in Internal Medicine (MD), Cairo University: June 1969.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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ECFMG. February 1971.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP UK): April 1972.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCPE.): November 1982.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP): June 1986. TrainingandFellowships:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Registrar in Internal Medicine, Cairo University: 1963-1965.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Research Fellow in Nephrology, Cairo University: 1965-1967.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Clinical Demonstrator in Nephrology, Cairo University: 1967-1969.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Clinical Fellow in Nephrology, University of Paris (Ho\u0302pital Tenon): 1971.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Nephrology Registrar, Urology Institute of London: 1972.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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WHO Fellow in Renal Transplantation, University of, Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA: 1975. \n<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cairo University:<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Lecturer in Internal Medicine: 1969 -1974 \no Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine: 1974 -1979 \no Professor of Internal Medicine: 1979 – 2001 \no Chief of Nephrology: 1988 – 2001 \no Head Professorial Unit of Internal Medicine: 1992-2001<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Councilor and Chief of Nephrology, King Fahd’s Nephro-Urology Center, Cairo University: 1987 \u2013 1999<\/span><\/h2>\n
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o Founding Chairman of Kasr-El-Aini Nephrology and Dialysis Center: 1994-2001 o Director of King Fahd’s Nephro-Urology Center 1999 \u2013 2001 \no Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, 1999-2001 \no Emeritus Professor of Medicine: 2001-<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member, Ethics Committee (2001-2005) o Member, Wise men Committee (2008-)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the State’s Standing Committee for Professorial Promotion in Internal Medicine: 1989 – 1995; Moderator 1998-2001, Ex-officio member 2004-2007.<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the Commission for Post-graduate Medical Education, Medical Sector, Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities, 2001-2004<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Chairman of the Commission for Education of Internal Medicine, Medical Sector, Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities, 2002-2004<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Chairman, Medical Sector Committee, 2008-2012 \no Chairman, National Steering Committee for Egyptian Medical Qualification Reform,<\/span><\/h2>\n
2011 \u2013<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Chairman, Implementation Committee for Egyptian Medical Qualification Reform, 2013-<\/span><\/h2>\n
Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research & Technology<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of National Committee for the National Awards in Medical Sciences, 1995- 2012<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Members of the National Committee for the Mohammed Fakhry Prize for distinction in Medical Sciences,1996-2010<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the National Committee for the Mansoura International Award for distinction in Nephro-urology, 1996-2010<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the Scientific Committee, National Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF- Medical Division), 2010 -2012<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member, Supreme Council of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, 2013- o Member of the Supreme Committee for State Awards, 2014-<\/span><\/h2>\n
Academic positions in International Organizations<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Faculty Member, European Master sin Nephrological Sciences, Napoli, 2001<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Examiner, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2001-<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Host Examiner for Egypt, Federation of the Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom, 2004-2009<\/span><\/h2>\n
o International Advisor, Royal College of Physicians of London, 2004-2007 o Chairman, Board of Examiners, MRCP Cairo, 2004-2009<\/span><\/h2>\n
Visiting Professor at local or regional Universities \/ institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Biomedical Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1975 o Khartoum University, Sudan: 1982 \no Ministry of Health , Tananarive, Madagascar: 1986 \no University Hospital Beni-Messous, Algiers, Algeria: 1986 & 1987<\/span><\/h2>\n
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o Zahra University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya: 1990<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Ministry of Health, Dubai General Hospital, UAE: 2006<\/span><\/h2>\n
o External Thesis Evaluator: Sudan, , South Africa, Zambia (1992- 2008)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o External Evaluator for professor promotion Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa) (1978-1999)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Visiting Professor at American or European Universities \/ institutions:<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Downstate Medical Center, Southern University, New York (SUNY): 1994 (Sau Wing Lam VisitingProfessor)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Charles University, Prague, Czeck Republic 1995 \no Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield UK: 1995-2011 o Danube University, Kermes Austria: 1997 \no University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA): 2000<\/span><\/h2>\n
\u2022 Kidney Forum, the Official Journal of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (1997)<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\n\u2022 Tropical Medicine and International Health<\/span><\/h2>\n
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National Public Health Appointments<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Member of the Egyptian Health Commission for Renal Disease: 1982 – 1988.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the State Council for the Control of Medical Equipment, Ministry of \nHealth, Egypt: 1985 -1989.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the State Council for Drug Administration, Ministry of Health, Egypt: Internal Medicine 1986 – 1993; Renal Disease 1995-2003.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the Egyptian Supreme National Commission for Kidney Diseases, 1997- 2004\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Chairman, National Commission for Drug registration, Kidney diseases, 2007-\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Chairman, MOH Committee for Novel Therapies, 2010 -2012\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the National Transplantation Ethics Committee 2010-2013\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the Supreme Advisory Committee to the Minister of Health, 2011-2012\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the National Health Council 2012-\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Chairman, Supreme MOH Committee for Health Professionals Training 2013-\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Member of the Supreme National Committee for Organ Transplantation, 2013- \nActivities in Scientific Associations: International Society of Nephrology (ISN)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
o Organizing Committee Chairman, ISN African Kidney and Electrolytes Conference, Cairo: February 1987<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Councilor (1993 -1999)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the Management Committee (1995-1999).<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the Nominating Committee (1992-1995; 1995-1997; 1999-2001).<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Co-chairman of the Subcommittee for Africa, a division of the Commission for the Global Advancement of Nephrology [COMGAN] (1993-1999).<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Secretary-General of the Society (1999-2005) \no Director, Fellowship Program (1999-2005) \no Chairman, Advisory Committee on Tropical Nephrology (2001- 2003) o Chairman, Publications Committee (2002-2005) \no Chairman, Website Editorial Board (2002-2004) \no Chairman, Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (2004-2007) \no Chairman, Governance Committee (2005-2006) \no Director, Renal Sister Center Program (2005- 2009) \no Chairman, Nominating Committee (2009-2011)<\/span><\/h2>\n
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International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Regional Officer for Africa (1988-1999) \no Member of the Publications Committee (1990-1996) o Vice-president of the Society (1990-1999)<\/span><\/h2>\n
International Society for Hemodialysis [ISHD]:<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Council member(2001-2007) \no Member of the Presidential Nominating Committee (2002)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Kidney Disease: Improvement of Global Outcomes initiative (KD:IGO)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the International Board (2002-2003) \no Member of the Executive Committee (2003- 2005) \no Member of the Board of Directors (2003-2007) \no Chairman, Committee for Implementation in Countries without CPGs (2003-2005). o Counselor (2007-2009) \no Member, workgroup on Acute Kidney Injury Clinical Practice Guideline (2007-2009) o International Guidelines Reviewer (2007-)<\/span><\/h2>\n
European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (EDTA)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o \u201cKeyman\u201d for Egypt: (1980-1993). CollaborativeTransplantStudyGroup-Heidelberg, Germany<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Group member (1990 -) o Press speaker (1992)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Middle East Society of Organ Transplantation (MESOT)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Member of the Steering Committee (1990) \no Member of the Board of Trustees (1990-1994) o Vice-president (1990-1994)<\/span><\/h2>\n
African Association of Nephrology [AFRAN]:<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Founding President and Secretary General (1987 – 1990). o Chairman of the Nominating Committee (1993-1996) \no Chairman of the \u201cAfrican Nephronet\u201d (1997-1999)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation<\/span><\/h2>\n
o President (1995-1997).<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Chairman of the Nominating Committee (1997-1999); member 1999-2001, 2001- 2003, 2003-2005,2005-2007)<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Mediterranean Kidney Society (MKS)<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Councilor (2009-2013) o Counselor (2013- )<\/span><\/h2>\n
Egyptian Society of Nephrology<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Secretary-General (1981-1993). o President (1996-1999).<\/span><\/h2>\n
Other Scientific Organizations<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, United Kingdom (1997-2005) \no Member of the New York Academy of Science: (1992- ) \no Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: (1994 – ) o Member of the Global Academy of Tropical Medicine (2004- ) \no Member of the Global Kidney Academy (2010-) \no Member of:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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American Society of Nephrology.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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European Dialysis & Transplant Association – European Renal Association.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Mediterranean Society of infectious disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Middle East Society for organ Transplantation.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Egyptian Societyof Organ Transplantation. \nHonorary life-time member of:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
o South African Renal Society: (1992- ) \no Lebanese Society of Nephrology (1998- ) \no Egyptian Society of Nephrology (2000-) \no Egyptian Society of Pediatric Nephrology (2000- ) \no International Society of Nephrology ( 2009-) \no Association of Egyptian American Scholars of North America ( 2012-)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Medals, Honors and Awards: International<\/span><\/h2>\n
o International Award of the National Kidney Foundation of the USA: Baltimore: 1992<\/span><\/h2>\n
o The Roscoe Robinson Award of the International Society of Nephrology, Rio de Janeiro, 2007<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Regional<\/span><\/h2>\n
o Pan African Pediatric Nephrology Association, Cairo 2000