ELSAYED ELMESTEKAWY, MD

CURRICULUM VITAE

SUMMARY

Name Elsayed Mohamed Elmestekawy

Languages Arabic (mother language)

English: spoken and written

French: beginner

Nationality Egyptian

Home Address 97 Elghesh street, Tanta, Egypt

Current

Residence

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 0P2

Telephone 1 613 2785612

Mobile 1 613 276 7843

Email elmistekawy@yahoo.com

Academic

Position

Professor, Cardiothoracic surgery, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Clinical position Consultant, Cardiac Surgeon

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Degrees and Diplomas

1996-2002: MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

1993-1996: M.sc.: general Surgery, Tanta University, Tanta-Egypt

1985-1991: MB. BCh: Graduated very good with Honor, Tanta University, Tanta Egypt

Qualifications, Licensures and Certifications

1993 Licensed as Medical Practitioner (Egypt)

1997 Licensed as Specialist: Surgery (Egypt)

2003 Licensed as Specialist: Cardiothoracic Surgery (Egypt)

2004 Licensed as Specialist: Cardiac Surgery (Saudi Arabia)

2006 College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario (Canada)

Research Training

1994: M.Sc., General Surgery: Research Topic: Transseptal Mitral Valve Surgery

2000: MD; Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Topic: Normothermic technique during open

heart Surgery

EDUCATION AND CAREER EXPERIENCE

January 2013-until now:

o Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.

January 2010- June 2014:

o Fellow, Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.

July 2008 – January 2010:

o Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.

o Member of the Council of Cardiothoracic Surgery department, Faculty of Medicine,

Tanta University.

o Consultant, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ministry of Health, Middle Delta Insurance

agency, Egypt.

July 2007 – June 2008:

o Clinical Fellow: Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

July 2006 –June 2007

o Clinical Fellow: Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Sunnybrook Health

Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.

March 2nd 2006-June 2006:

o Lecturer of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Tanta University - Egypt

August 8th 2003-March 1st 2006:

o Registrar Cardiac Surgery Cardiac Services Department - NWAFH, Tabuk, Saudi

Arabia.

January 28th 2003- August 7th2003:

o Lecturer of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Tanta University – Egypt

May 21st 1997 – Jan. 27th 2003:

o Assistant Lecturer of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Tanta University -

Egypt

November 3rd 1996 – May. 20th 1997:

o Instructor, Cardiothoracic Surgery: Tanta University Hospitals – Tanta, Egypt

Sep. 14th 1993 – Sept. 13th 1996:

o Resident of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tanta University Hospitals- Egypt

March 1st 1993 – Sep. 13th 1993:

o General Practitioner: Rural and Military Health Services – Egypt

March 1st 1992 – Feb. 28th 1993:

o Rotating internship: Tanta University Hospitals, Egypt

PUBLICATIONS

Books chapters

1-Elsayed Elmistekawy , Vincent Chan and Theirry Mesana:2016 Surgical management ,

Indication, timing and surgical technique in Kwan-Leung Chan, John M. Embil . Endocarditis:

Diagnosis and Management ; Springer NY, USA :153-177

2-Elsayed Elmistekawy , and Theirry Mesana: Operations for Valvular Heart

Disease | TRICUSPID VALVE OPERATIONS. Sellke: Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques,

2edition .2017 In progress

Refereed Journal articles

1 Chan V, Chen L, Messika-Zeitoun D, Elmistekawy E, Ruel M, Mesana T.Is late left

ventricle remodeling after repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation worse in women?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;108:1189- 2 Elmistekawy E.: Safety of temporary pacemaker wires. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019

Jun;27(5):341-346.

3 Chan V, Ruel M, Elmistekawy E, Mesana TG. Reply: About the Decision-Making

Process for Mitral Valve Repair . Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Sep;104(3):1095 4 Chan V, Elmistekawy E, Ruel M, Hynes M, Mesana TG. How Does Mitral Valve Repair

Fail in Patients With Prolapse?-Insights From Longitudinal Echocardiographic Follow-

Up.Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov;102(5):1459-1465 5 Chan V, Levac-Martinho O, Sohmer B, Elmistekawy E, Ruel M, Mesana TG.

When Should the Mitral Valve Be Repaired or Replaced in Patients With Ischemic

Mitral Regurgitation?Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar;103(3):742-747.

V. Chan, E. Elmistekawy, M. Ruel, M. Hynes, D. Glineur, T. Mesana: HOW DURABLE

IS REPAIR OF DEGENERATIVE MITRAL REGURGITATION IN THE YOUNG?

Canadian journal of cardiology ;Volume 32, Issue 10, Supplement 1, Pages S191–S192

6 Chan V, Chen L, Elmistekawy E, Ruel M, Mesana TG Determinants of late outcomes in

women undergoing mitral repair of myxomatous degeneration.Interact Cardiovasc

Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov;23(5):779-783 7 Elsayed elmistekawy , Gee YY., Uni D., Lemay M., Stolarik A., Rubens F .Clinical and

mechanical factors associated with the removal of temporary epicardial pacemaker wires

after cardiac surgery .J Cardiothoracic Surg. 2016. Jan 16;11(1):8 8 Chan V , Chen L. Elmistekawy E , Ruel M, MesanaTG. Determinants of late outcomes

in women undergoing mitral repair of myxomatous degeneration . Interact CardioVasc

Thorac Surg 2016; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivw222. 9 Tran DT, Perry JJ, Dupuis JY, Elmestekawy E, Wells GA. Predicting New-Onset

Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery Patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc

Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1117-26. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.012. Epub 2014 Dec 13. 10 Elmistekawy E, Chan V, Lambert AS, Mesana T. An unusual case of native mitral valve

thrombosis and obstruction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Mar 25. pii: ezv076. [Epub

ahead of print] 11 Boodhwani M, Elmistekawy E Clinical impact of mild acute kidney injury after cardiac

surgery. Reply.Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;99(3):1108-9. 12 Vincent Chan, Elsayed Elmistekawy, Marc Ruel ,Thierry Mesana. Determinants of Left

Ventricular Dysfunction After Repair of Chronic Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan;99(1):38-42 13 Elmistekawy E, McDonald B, Hudson C, Ruel M, Mesana T, Chan V, Boodhwani M.

Clinical impact of mild acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.Ann Thorac Surg. 2014

Sep;98(3):815-22 14 Chan V, Ahrari A, Ruel M, Elmistekawy E, Hynes M, Mesana TG. Perioperative deaths

after mitral valve operations may be overestimated by contemporary risk models.Ann

Thorac Surg. 2014 Aug;98(2):605- 15 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Vincent Chan, Mark Hynes Thierry Mesana. Mitral valve repair

in acquired dextrocardia. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 May 14. pii:

0218492314530975. [Epub ahead of print]. 16 Elmistekawy E :Acute Kidney Injury After On-Pump or Off-Pump Coronary Artery

Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients DISCUSSION The Annals of Thoracic Surgery .

July 201498(1):14-15 17 Elmistekawy E :Optimal Conduit for Diabetic Patients: Propensity Analysis of Radial

and Right Internal Thoracic Arteries DISCUSSION . The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

July 2014 98(1):36-37 18 Elsayed Elmistekawy , Luc Beauchesne , Thierry Mesana. An incidental finding: A

large right coronary artery aneurysm. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Jan 14. [Epub

ahead of print] . 19 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Christopher C. Hudson, Anne Williams, Thierry Mesana. Double

valve surgery in a Shprintzen-Goldberg Syndrome. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014

Sep;22(7):842-5. 20 Elmistekawy E, Boodhwani M. Reply to Son et al. Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor

for mortality and morbidity following Aortic Valve Surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.

2014 Nov;46(5):926. 21 Elsayed Elmistekawy. Topical use of Tranexamic acid .Letter to the editor. Asian

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2014;22(3):375. 22 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Thierry Mesana, and Vincent Chan. Ischemic Mitral

regurgitation; Current opinion of cardiology. 2013 Nov; 28(6):661-665. 23 Elsayed Elmistekawy. Heart Transplantation in Egypt: are we getting there. Heart

Mirror J 2013; 7(2) :91-94 24 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Munir Boodhwani. Reply to Balta et al. Preoperative Anemia is a

risk factor for mortality and morbidity following Aortic Valve Surgery. European

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2014, 45 (1): 206. 25 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Munir Boodhwani. Reply to Tao et al. Preoperative Anemia is a

risk factor for mortality and morbidity following Aortic Valve Surgery. European

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2013, 44(6):1157. 26 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Fraser Rubens , Chris Hudson , Bernard McDonald , Marc Ruel,

Khanh Lam, Thierry G. Mesana, and Munir Boodhwani . Preoperative Anemia is a risk

factor for mortality and morbidity following Aortic Valve Surgery. European Journal

of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2013, 44(6):1051-5; discussion 1055-6. 27 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Carole Denise, Paul Hendry. Pericardial constriction due to

severely calcified pericardium. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2013,

21(5): 624-625.

28 Elmistekawy E, Rubens FD. Marginal hearts: a second-round draft picks? Interact

CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery. 2013, 16(2):226. 29 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Tarek Malas, Mark Hynse, and Munir Boodhwani. Complex

aortic valve repair and ascending aorta replacement for Quadricuspid aortic valve

associated with ascending aorta dilatation. The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2012;

21:740-742 30 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Alatafy AA, Ahmed K, Hammad AA: A rare presentation

of Cardiac Myxoma .Asian Journal of cardiovascular surgery. Asian Cardiovasc

Thorac Ann. 2012, 20(6):739. 21 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Sean Dickie, Donna Nicholson, Thierry Mesana. Left ventricular

out flow tract-Right atrial fistula after aortic valve replacement. Journal of Cardiac

Surgery. 2012, 27(5):570-2. 32 Elsayed Elmistekawy. "Transit-Time Flow Measurement: Letter to The Editor," Open

Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 2012, 2(2): 23-24. 33 Abdel-Mohsen Hamad , Elsayed Elmistekawy, Elatafy Elatafy. Chronic atalectasis of

the left lower lobe: a clinicaopathological condition equivalent to middle lobe syndrome.

Interact CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery. 2012, 15(4):618-21. 34 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Thierry G. Mesana, Marc Ruel. Should Jehovah’s Witness

patients be listed for heart transplantation? Interact CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery

(2012) 15(4): 716-719. 35 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy. Closed chest lobectomy with subxyphoid retraction e

Comment. Some points: Interact CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery .13(6): 551. 36 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy , Nada Gawad , Michael Bourke , Thierry Mesana, Munir

Boodhwani , Fraser D. Rubens. Is Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Use Safe in the

Elderly? Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2012, 27(1):1-5.

37 Elsayed Elmistekawy , Vincent Chan, Michael E. Bourke , Jean-Yves Dupuis , Fraser

D. Rubens , Thierry G. Mesana , Marc Ruel . Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

does not preserve renal function better than on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting:

Results of a case-matched study. The Journal Thoracic CardioVascular Surgery,

2012, 143(1):85-92. 38 Abdelfatah Elasfar, Ayman Sallam, Elsayed Elmistekawy, Magdy Ismail, Osama

Elshahawy, Diaa Fathalla, Mohamed Abdulaal, Hossam Remah, Incidence. Risk Factors,

Management and Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass

Grafting; a Multicenter Observational Study .Heart Mirror Journal 2012; 6(3) :243-

248. 39 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Harry Lapierre, Michael Bourke, Marino Labinaz, , Marc Ruel.

Repeat cardiac surgery in a Jehovah’s Witness patient with thrombocytopenia: A case

report. Canadian Journal Cardiology. 2011, 27(6):869.e7-8. 40 Elmistekawy E, Rubens FD. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: alternative strategies

for cerebral perfusion. Perfusion. 2011, 26 (1)-suppl 27-34. 41 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Eric C. Belanger, and Fraser D. Rubens .Right Internal

mammary extensive atherosclerosis: A rare incidental finding . Indian Journal of

Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012, 28 (1): 29-30. 42 Ahmed El-Mahrouk , Elsayed Elmistekawy, Aitizaz Uddin Syed and Arto Nemlander

:Perioperative Outcomes Off pump bypasses surgery: Experience of a local center.

Journal of The Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery • Volume 19, Number (3-

4) 43 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, John P.Veinot , Carole J.Dennie , and Fraser D. Rubens

Recurrent Cardiac Constriction After Complete Pericardiectomy . Heart, Lung and

Circulation. 2011, 20(12):766-8. 44 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Harry Lapierre, Thierry Mesana, Marc Ruel. Apico-Aortic

Conduit for severe aortic stenosis: Technique, applications, and systematic review.

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 2010, 22: 187–194. 45 Yasser Mohamed Amr, Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Abdel-Mohsen M. Hamad

Intraoperative loading dose of Amoidarone for prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after

valvular heart surgery. Anesthesia Essay and research. 2010, 4(2):96-101. 46 Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Steve K. Singh, , David A. Latter, Is

concomitant surgery for moderate functional mitral regurgitation indicated during aortic

valve replacement for aortic stenosis? A systematic review and evidence-based

recommendations. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2010; 25(2):182-187. 47 Abdel-Mohsen M. Hamad, Elsayed M. Elmistekawy Infected elastofibroma with

chronic abscess formation. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2010,

39(6):1081. 48 Abdel-Mohsen M. Hamad, Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Magid Ragab Headscarf pin, a

sharp foreign body aspiration with particular clinical characteristics. European Achieve

of Otorhinolaryngology 2010; 267:1957–1962. 49 Ahmad Abdelhafez, Reda Abdelrahman, Tarek Nagib, Suzan Faheim, Af Mady,

Elsayed Elmistekawy, Mohamed Attia .Effect of Magnesium Sulfate on Inflammatory

Response in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Tanta Medical. Science.

Journal 2009; 4(1):102-109. 50 Yasser Mohamed Amr, Elsayed Elmistekawy, and Hesham El-serogy,.Effects of

Dexamethasone on Pulmonary and Renal Functions in Patients Undergoing CABG With

Cardiopulmonary Bypass . Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

2009; 13(4) 231– 237. 51 Hosam Fawzy, Elsayed Elmistekawy, Daniel Bonneau, David Latter, Lee Errett. Can

local application of Tranexamic acid reduce post- coronary bypass surgery blood loss? A

randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:25. 52 Elsayed M Elmistekawy, Lee Errett and Hosam F Fawzy. Predictors of packed red cell

transfusion after isolated primary coronary artery bypass grafting - The experience of a

single cardiac center: A prospective observational study. Journal of Cardiothoracic

Surgery 2009, 4:20. 53 Samia Sharaf Eldein, Ibrahim M. Yassin, Reda S. Abd ElRhaman, Abeer Shahba

, Elsayed M. Elmistekawy . Clinical and surgical predictors of early postoperative atrial

fibrillation and sustained ventricular tachycardia after cardiac surgery. Tanta Medical.

Science. Journal. 2008; 3(4): 96-106. 54 Hesham El-Serogy, Elsayed Elmistekawy, Gamal El-Nagar, Ahmed Ali El-Daba

Comparative Study of Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocaline (NGAL)as A New

Biomarker and Traditional Cystine C for Early Detection of Acute Renal Injury After

Cardiac Surgery. Tanta Medical Journal. 2008, 36: 41-48. 55 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Abdelsalam Elhenawy, Hosam Fawzy. Can local use of

Tranexamic acid reduce post CABG bleeding. The Journal of the Egyptian Society of

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2008, (1-2): 33-38. 56 Elsayed M Elmistekawy, Abdel-Mohsen M. Hamad Isolated Rib fractures in Geriatric

population. Annals Thoracic Medicine. 2007, 2: 166-168. 57 Elsayed M Elmistekawy .Clinical and histological study of redial artery after two

methods of harvesting. The Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic

Surgery. 2006, 14:26-31. 58 Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Ashraf Ragab Khalil , Hosam F. Fawzy, Abd El-Mohsen M.

Hammad, Hassan Darwish, Aitizaz Uddin,and Arto Nemlander . Predictors of blood

transfusion after primary coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Egyptian Society

Of Intensive Care: 2006 ,11(1):33-48. 59 Elsayed M Elmistekawy. Introduction to research methodology & terminology. Tanta

Medical. Science. Journal. 2006; 1(1):4-10. 60 Elsayed M Elmistekawy Etiology of thoracic foreign bodies in adult. Tanta Medical.

Science. Journal. 2006, 1(1): 1-3. 61 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Aitizaz U. Syed, Hossam A. Fawzy, Mahmood Marzook

& Hassan Darwish . Ductal Closure in extremely very low birth weight (480 gm)

Premature Infant. A case report. The Internet Journal of Thoracic and

Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006. Volume 8 Number 1. 62 Elsayed M Elmistekawy .Bed side ductal surgical closure in low birth weight babies.

Tanta Medical Journal. 2005, 33: 1016-1020. 63 Elmistekawy Elsayed , Fawzy Hosam , Aitizaz Syed , Darwish Hassan, and Nemlander

Arto. Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Tanta Medical Journal. 2005, 33: 778-787. 64 Ashraf Ragab Khalil, Mohamed A. Hanafy, and Elsayed M. Elmistekawy.The use of

injectable paracetamol as an adjunct for postoperative pain management after off-pump

fast-track coronary artery bypass grafting surgery .The Journal of the Egyptian Society

of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2005, 13(1, 2): 25-32. 65 Elsayed M Elmistekawy. Comparison of Graft flow between On and Off Pump

Coronary Grafting. The Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

2005, 13, (1, 2):16-20. 66 Elsayed M Elmistekawy Warfarin phobia. Asian Annals of Thoracic and

Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;13(4): 401 67 Elsayed M Elmistekawy .Surgical trauma affects the inflammatory status after cardiac

surgery to a higher degree than cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Thoracic and

Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005, 130:1226. 68 Elsayed M Elmistekawy Aitizaz Uddin,and Arto Nemlander Off-Pump versus On-

Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction.

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2005, 19(5) : 703. 69 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Hosam Fawzy, Abdel Mohsen Hammad, Nabil Sholik Blood loss

after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Clinical Study of Aprotonin and Tranexamic Acid.

The Journal of the -Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004, Vol. XII,

No. 3, 4, 87-96. 70 Elsayed Elmistekawy . Prophylaxis of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass

grafting. Tanta Medical Journal. 2004, 32: 776-781. 71 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Aitizaz U Syed , Hossam A Fawzy , Arto T Nemlander ,

Nooreldin Bassel .Comparison of Oxygen content, delivery, total body oxygen

consumption and extraction fraction between off-pump (OPCAB) and conventional

CABG. The Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004, Vol.

XII, No. 1,2 . 72 Bassel Nour El Din, , Hosam F.Fawzy, , Alaa Basiouni and Elsayed Elmistekawy

Clinical Evaluation of Preemptive Use of Phosphodiesterase III Inhibitors In Patients

Undergoing Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Journal of the Egyptian

Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004, Vol. XIII, No. 1,2 73 Abdel Mohsen M. Hammad, Osama Abdel Aziz ,Elsayed M. Elmistkawy, Amro R.

Serag, Amany R. Serag Anticoagulation in pregnant Women with mechanical Heart

Valves. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 2004, 16(3): 215-219. 74 Ahmed H. Abdullah, Bassel M.E. Noureldin, Hosam F. Fawzy,Alaa Basiouni S, Elsayed

Elmestekawy, Fayka H. Madbouly.Ante grade Versus Antegrade / Retrograde

Cardioplegia in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of the Saudi Heart

Association. 2004, 16(3): 209-214.

Published Abstracts

1 Vincent Chan,Elsayed Elmistekawy,Marc Ruel,Mark Hynes and Thierry Mesana

How Durable is Repair of Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in the Young?

Circulation. 2018;134:A20352

1 V. Chan, E.Elmistekawy, Marc Ruel , Thierry G. Mesana HOW DURABLE IS REPAIR OF

DEGENERATIVE MITRAL REGURGITATION IN THE YOUNG? The Canadian journal of

cardiology 32 · October 2016

2 V. Chan, E.Elmistekawy, Marc Ruel , Thierry G. Mesana ISCHEMIC MITRAL

REGURGITATION: IN WHOM SHOULD MITRAL VALVE REPAIR BE PERFORMED?

The Canadian journal of cardiology 31(10):S185 · October 2015

E. Elmistekawy , T. AlAtasi , V. Chan , F. Rubens .

Predictors of hospital readmission for sternal wound infection after coronary artery bypass graftin

g surgery Authors: European Heart Journal ( 2014 ) 35 ( Abstract Supplement ), 503

3 V. Chan, E.Elmistekawy, A. Ahrari, Marc Ruel , Thierry G. Mesana. Determinants of late

outcomes in women undergoing repair of myxomatous degeneration . Canadian Journal of

Cardiology. 2014; 30 ( 10) :174

4 N. Juanda, E.Elmistekawy, M Boodhwani. Deep versus mild hypothermia for limited aortic

arch surgery . Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2014; 30 ( 10) :402.

5 E.Calderon , E.Elmistekawy, Thierry G. Mesana, Marc Ruel , M Boodhwani, V. Chan: Natural

history of infective endocarditis requiring mitral surgery in patients who use intravenous drugs .

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2014; 30 ( 10) :177.

6 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Thierry G. Mesana, Marc Ruel .Should Jehovah’s Witness patients be

listed for heart transplantation?. The Egyptian Heart Journal . 2014;66 :23

7 E. Elmistekawy, V. Chan, D. Grisoli, M. Ruel, S. Chaudry, A. Tran, L. Ressler, S. Lambert,

T.G. Mesana. Outcomes following repair of bileaflet prolapse due to myxomatous disease of the

mitral valve. The Egyptian Heart Journal .2014;66 :18

8 Elsayed Elmistekawy , A. Ahrari , Marc Ruel , Thierry Mesana, Vincent Cha .Valve

Prosthesis Selection in Patients With Left-Sided Endocarditis Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

2013; 29( 10) : S219.

9 Elsayed Elmistekawy, B McDonald, C Hudson, M Ruel, Thierry Mesana, V Chan, M

Boodhwani. Impact of Mild Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery. Canadian

Journal of Cardiology. 2013; 29( 10) : S9-S210

10 Vincent Chan, A Ahrari, Marc Ruel, Elsayed Elmistekawy, Thierry Mesana. Impact of

etiology on long term outcomes following edge to edge repair of regurgitanat atrioventricular

valves . Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2013; 29( 10) : S367

11 Vincent Chan, A Ahrari, Marc Ruel, Elsayed Elmistekawy, T Mesana. Perioperative

mortality following mitral valve surgery may be overestimated by contemporary risk models .

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2013; 29( 10) : S365

12 Vincent Chan, Marc Ruel, Elsayed. Elmistekawy, Theirry Mesana . Impact of mitral valve

repair on late postoperative left ventricular function in patients with non-ischemic

cardiomyopathy .European Heart Journal ( 2013 ) 34 ( Abstract Supplement ), 945-946

13 Vincent Chan, Marc Ruel1, Elsayed. Elmistekawy, Theirry Mesana .Determinants of

postoperative left ventricle dysfunction in patients with chronic asymptomatic severe mitral

regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration .European Heart Journal ( 2013 ) 34 ( Abstract

Supplement ), 858

14 Sophia Chaudry; Elsayed M Elmistekawy; John Veinot2; Thierry G Mesana; Marc Ruel; Roy G

Masters; Munir Boodhwani, Aortic Disease: Does Aortic Size Correspond to Medial

Degeneration? Circulation. 2012; 126: A12741

15 Joel Price, Elsayed M. Elmestekawy, M Hynes, M Labinas, M Ruel, M Boodhwani.

Dabigatran use associated with life threatening mechanical valve thrombosis: A report of 2

cases. Canadian Journal of Cardiology.2012;28(5S):s159

16 S. Chaudry , Elsayed M. Elmestekawy , JP Veinot Thierry Mesana, Marc Ruel, M

Boodhwani. Risk stratification in thoracic aortic surgery: Does aortic size correspond to

medial degeneration?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology.2012;28(5S):s1309

17 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Deim Tran,, Buu Khanh Lam, Thierry Mesana, Comparison of

EUROSCORE, society of thoracic surgery score and cardiac anaesthesia risk evaluation

(CARE) score for risk adjusted mortality analysis in octogenarian undergoing aortic valve

replacement . Canadian Journal of Cardiology.2012;28(5S):s368

18 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Vincent Chan, Buu Khanh Lam, Thierry Mesana, and Marc Ruel.

Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical prostheses. Canadian Journal of

Cardiology.2012;28(5S):s386

19 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Vincent Chan, Buu Khanh Lam, Thierry Mesana, and Marc

Ruel.Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical prostheses. Interactive Journal

of Cardiothoracic Surgery .2012:15 supplement (2) : s101

20 Elsayed Elmistekawy Fraser Rubens, Chris Hudson , Bernard McDonald , Marc Ruel, Khanh

Lam, Thierry G. Mesana, and Munir Boodhwani. Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for

mortality and morbidity after aortic valve replacement Interactive Journal of Cardiothoracic

Surgery .2012:15 supplement (2): s116

21 Yasser Mohamed; Elmistekawy, Elsayed ; Hammad, Abd-Almohsen. Intraoperative loading

dose of amiodarone for prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after valvular heart surgery .

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 24, issue 4 (October, 2012), p. 304.

22 Elsayed Elmistekawy , Vincent Chan, Michael E. Bourke , Jean-Yves Dupuis , Fraser D.

Rubens , Thierry G. Mesana , Marc Ruel .OPCAB is not associated with better postoperative

renal function compared to CABG. Canadian journal Of Cardiology.2011;27(5S):S99

23 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Rita Rouphael , Fraser Rubens , Chris Hudson , Bernard Mc Donald

and Munir Boodhwani .. Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity

following Aortic Valve Surgery. Canadian journal Of Cardiology.2011;27(5S):S99-S100

24 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Diem T. Tran, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Bernard McDonald, Marc Ruel,

Thierry G. Mesana, Buu-Khanh Lam. The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes

for Octogenarians Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG. Canadian

journal Of Cardiology.2011;27(5S):S279-S280

25 Elsayed Elmistekawy, H Lappierre, D Tran ,Marc Ruel , Thierry G. Mesana ,Buu-Khanh

Lam. Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement.. Canadian journal Of Cardiology.2011;27(5S):S291

26 Elsayed Elmistekawy, Diem T. Tran, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Bernard McDonald, Marc Ruel,

Thierry Mesana, Buu-Khanh Lam. The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes for

Octogenarians Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG. Journal of the

American College of Cardiology, 2011,April ;57{14):90

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Buu-Khanh Lam, Elsayed Elmestekawy, Harry Lappierre, Diem T. Tran, Marc Ruel, Thierry

Mesana. Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement. Journal f the American College of Cardiology, 2011,April ;57{14):90

28 Steve K Singh; Nachum Nesher; Nimesh D Desai; Elsyed Elmistekawy; Fuad Moussa;

George T Christakis, Bernard S Goldman; Gideon N Cohen; Claude Laflamme; Jeannie

Callum; Stephen E Fremes .Clinical Outcomes after Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

in Patients on Clopidogrel: Are the Risks Tangible or Anecdotal? Circulation. 2007; 116:II-

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29 24 Mohanlall R., Syed A., Elsyed Elmistekawy , Al Sagri A., Fawzy H., Nemlander A new

venoarterial modified ultrafiltration . Interact Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery 2005;

4:67,121

Reviewer

Annals Thoracic Surgery (ATS)

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS)

Heart, Lung and Circulation

Perfusion

Journal of Heart Valve Diseases (JHVD)

British Medical Journal (BMJ)

Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery (OJTS)

World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

The Medical Case Studies

Scandinavian journal of Surgery

Plos one Journal

Awards

❖ -Best abstract Award : CARDIO Alex 2013: Summer Meeting of ESC, Pan

Arabic Interventional Cardiology Conference ,8th Annual Summer Meeting of

working group on electrophysiology and pacing. 2013,Alexandria, Egypt.

❖ -Best abstract Award: European Society of Cardiology Congress. Amsterdam

Nederland. August 31th-September 4th 2013

Editorial Board Member

World Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery

Journal of Cardiobiology

National and International Meeting Presentations:

XII Annual Medical Conference, Faculty of Medicine Tanta University, 1998:

Egypt:

• Transseptal Approach for Mitral Valve Surgery

7th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2000: Egypt

• Transseptal Approach for Mitral Valve Surgery

18th Annual Medical Conference, Faculty of Medicine.Tanta University, 2003:

Egypt

• Nosocomial Pneumonia after Cardiac Surgery

• Nomothermia during open heart surgery

• Advances in Surgical Treatment of Bacterial Endocarditis

15th Scientific Session of the Saudi Hearth Association, 2004: KSA

• Anticoagulants in Pregnant Women with Prosthetic Valves

• Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

11th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2004 : Egypt

• Bleeding in pediatric patients after Cardiac Surgery: Comparative Study of 3

drugs.

• Masquerading lieomyoma in Cardiac Surgical patient: A case Report

• Harvesting of the Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting:

• Comparison of Ultrasonic Harmonic Scalpel Dissector with the Conventional

Technique

12th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery , 2004

Istanbul-Turkey

• Comparison of the oxygen content, deliver, total body oxygen consumption

And oxygen extraction fraction between off-pump (OPCAB) and conventional

CABG.

• Blood loss after pediatric cardiac surgery: A Comparison of three drugs.

• Harvesting of the Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting:

• Comparison of Ultrasonic Harmonic Scalpel Dissector with the Conventional

Technique

• Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Can Post-operative Diagnostic Blood Sampling Cause Nosocomial Anemia in

CABG Patients?

19th Annual medical Conference, Faculty of medicine, Tanta University, 2004:

Egypt

• Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery bypasses Grafting

Surgery.

8th Pan Arab Congress of Anesthesia, September 23-26 .2004 Beirut, Lebanon

• Antegrade versus Retrograde Cardioplegia in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

4th Meeting of AlBasal heart Society 4 – 7 December, 2004 Damascus, Syria.

• Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

12th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery , 2005:Egypt

• Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Saudi

Population

CARDIO Alex 2005: 27th Summer Meeting of ESC, Pan Arabic Interventional

Cardiology Conference ,8th Annual Summer Meeting of working group on

electrophysiology and pacing. 2005,Alexandria, Egypt.

• Comparison of Graft flow between On and Off Pump Coronary Grafting

• Ductal Closure in extremely very low birth weight (480 gm) Premature Infant.

A case report

7th Biennial Meeting of the Syrian Cardiovascular Association .15-17 September

2005.Aleppo-Syria

• Comparison of Graft flow between On and Off Pump Coronary Grafting

The European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 54th International Congress, ,

May 19-22, 2005 Athens, Greece

• A new venoarterial modified ultrafiltration

17th Scientific Session of the Saudi Hearth Association. 31 January-2 February

2006, KSA

• Comparison of Graft flow between On and Off Pump Coronary Grafting

13th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery 14-17 April2006:

Egypt

• Clinical and Histological study of Radial artery conduit for CABG: Comparison

of two harvesting methods

14th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery 14-17 April

2007:Egypt

• Transmyocardial laser revascularization: Fact or fiction?

14th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgery 14-17 April

2007:Egypt

• Can local application of Tranexamic Acid reduce post CABG blood loss?.

Annual Conference of Pan Arab Society of Interventional Cardiology, Annual

Conference of the Egyptian Working Group of Cardiovascular Drug Therapy

(CDT) & Summer Meeting of the ESC–ALEXANDRIA SUMMER COURSE.

27th-29th June 2007 Alexandria, Egypt.

• Predictors of packed red blood cell transfusion after primary isolated coronary

artery bypass grafting surgery

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Conference, October 2007, Quebec city,

Canada.

• Early outcomes in patients who underwent urgent coronary artery bypass

grafting surgery after administration of Colpidogrel.

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007: Orange County Convention

Center – 2007, Orlando, FL,USA.

• Clinical Outcomes after Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients on

Clopidogrel: Are the Risks Tangible or Anecdotal?

The 12th Annual Terrence Donnelly Cardiac Residents’ Research : Royal York

Hotel, Toronto: April 19, 2008:

• Early outcomes in patients who underwent urgent coronary artery bypass

grafting surgery after administration of Colpidogrel.

The 18th world society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; May2008 2008,Kos Island -

Greece:

• Early outcomes in patients who underwent urgent coronary artery bypass

grafting surgery after administration of Colpidogrel.

The 6th Meeting of AlBasel Heart Society ,Nov. 29th –December 3rd 2008,

2008Damascus-Syria .

• Early outcomes in patients who underwent urgent coronary artery bypass

grafting surgery after administration of Colpidogrel.

The 35th Annual Conference of the Association of The Egyptian American

Scholars, 27-29th Dec.2008 2008 -Cairo Egypt.

• Early outcomes in patients who underwent urgent coronary artery bypass

grafting surgery after administration of Colpidogrel.

The first Pediatric Cardiac surgery Meeting (Organizer): Faculty of Medicine,

Tanta University, Tanta Egypt 23 February 2009

• Bed side Ductal closure in premature babies.

The 3rd Annual meeting of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department (Organizer):

Faculty of Medicine , Tanta University , Tanta Egypt 11 March 2009

• Cardiac surgery in Geriatrics: A Review

• Rib fracture in elderly

The 16th Annula meeting Of The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery ,

JW Mariot Hotel , Cairo Egypt 14 April 2009

• Should moderate functional mitral regurgitation addressed at time of aortic

valve replacement for sever aortic stenosis: evidence based review

ACC 2011:New Orleans , USA April 1-5th 2011

• The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes for Octogenarians

Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG.

• Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement

Ottawa Heart Institute Research day , 5 May 2011 Ottawa, ON Canada

• OPCAB Does Not Preserve Renal Function better than CABG: Results of a

Case-Matched Study in 5,940 patients

• The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes for Octogenarians

Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG

AATS 2011: Philadelphia, USA 1-5th May, 2011 numbering started from 33,

where are other numbers?

• OPCAB Does Not Preserve Renal Function better than CABG: Results of a

Case-Matched Study in 5,940 patients

28th Annual Collins Surgical day. Ottawa University:

• Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement

XXVIIth meeting of the Association of Cardiac surgeon: June 15-18, 2011,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• OPCAB Does Not Preserve Renal Function better than CABG: Results of a

Case-Matched Study in 5,940 patients

6th Joint Meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease & Heart Valve Society of

America Barcelona, Spain, from 25-28 June 2011

• The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes for Octogenarians

Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG.

• Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement.

Canadian Cardiovascular Congress: 64th annual meeting of The Canadian

Cardiovascular society. Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. October 22-26,

2011

• OPCAB is not associated with better postoperative renal function compared to

CABG.

• Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following

Aortic Valve Surgery.

• The Value of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Outcomes for Octogenarians

Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without CABG.

• Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Octogenarians after Aortic Valve

Replacement.

Aortic Valve Symposium : New York, USA. April 26-26 2012.

• Complex aortic valve repair and ascending aorta replacement for Quadricuspid

aortic valve associated with ascending aorta dilatation

25Th Annual Heart Institute research day: May 7th, 2012 Ottawa, On Canada

• Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical valves.

• Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity after aortic

valve replacement

29th Collin surgical day May 11th, 2012 .University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

• Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical valves.

• Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity after aortic

valve replacement

Aortic Valve Symposium: New York, USA. April 26-26 2012

• Complex aortic valve repair and ascending aorta replacement for Quadricuspid

aortic valve associated with ascending aorta dilatation

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in Toronto, October 27-31, 2012

• Dabigatran use associated with life threatening mechanical valve thrombosis: A

report of 2 cases

• Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical prostheses.

• Comparison of EUROSCORE, society of thoracic surgery score and cardiac

anaesthesia risk evaluation( CARE ) score for risk adjusted mortality analysis in

octogenarian undergoing aortic valve replacement

• Risk stratification in thoracic aortic surgery: Does aortic size correspond to

medial degeneration?

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The 26th EACTS Annual Meeting, 27-31 October 2012, Barcelona, Spain

• Double valve replacement: biological versus mechanical prostheses.

• Preoperative Anemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity after aortic

valve replacement

AHA scientific session 2012: Los Angeles, USA 4-8 November 2012

• Risk stratification in thoracic aortic surgery: Does aortic size correspond to

medial degeneration?

35th Annual Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Meeting, Fontainebleau

Hotel - Miami Beach, FL April 6 - 10, 2013.

• Predicting New Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery Patients

AATS93ed annual meeting 4-8 May 2013’Minneapolis MN, USA

• Clinical evaluation of functional mitral stenosis after mitral valve repair for

degenerative disease: potential impact of surgical strategy

AATS Mitral conclave. May 1-3 2013 ,New York , USA. • Determinants of Postoperative LV Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Asymptomatic

Severe Mitral Regurgitation Due to Myxomatous Degeneration

26th Ottawa Heart Institute Research day , 14 May 2013 Ottawa, ON Canada

• Clinical Impact of Mild Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery

CARDIO Alex 2013: Summer Meeting of ESC, Pan Arabic Interventional

Cardiology Conference ,8th Annual Summer Meeting of working group on

electrophysiology and pacing. 2013,Alexandria, Egypt. • Preoperative anaemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following aortic valve

surgery

• Outcomes Following Repair of Bileaflet Prolapse Due To Myxomatous Disease of the

Mitral Valve

• Should Jehovah’s Witness patients be listed for heart transplantation?

European Society of Cardiology Congress .Amsterdam Nederland. August 31th-

September 4th 2013 • Determinants of postoperative left ventricle dysfunction in patients with chronic

asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration

• Impact of mitral valve repair on late postoperative left ventricular function in

patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in Montreal, October 17-20, 2013

• Valve prosthesis selection in patients with left sided endocarditis

• Impact of mild acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery

• Perioperative mortality following mitral valve repair surgery may be

overestimated by contemporary risk models.

• Impact of etiology on long term outcomes following edge-to -edge repair of

regurgitatnt atrioventricular valves

STS 50th Annual Meeting January 25-29, 2014 Orlando, Florida 32821, USA

• Clinical Impact Of Mild Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery

• Perioperative Mortality following Mitral Valve Surgery May Be Overestimated

by Contemporary Risk Models

AATS Aortic Symposium 2014 , New York ,April 24-25, 2014:

• Deep Versus Mild Hypothermia For Aortic Arch Surgery

AATS 94th Annual Meeting , Toronto, ON, Canada, April 27 -20,2014:

• Principles of repair of Quadricuspid aortic valve

27Th Annual Heart Institute research day: May 9th, 2014 Ottawa, On Canada

• Deep versus mild hypothermia for limited aortic arch surgery

31st Collin surgical day May 9th, 2014 .University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

• Deep versus mild hypothermia for limited aortic arch surgery .

European Society of Cardiology Congress . 30 Aug 2014 - 03 Sep 2014 , Barcelona

- Spain :

• Predictors of hospital readmission for sternal wound infection after coronary

artery bypass grafting surgery

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in Vancouver, October 25 to

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

• Determinants of late outcomes in women undergoing repair of myxomatous

degeneration .

• Deep versus mild hypothermia for limited aortic arch surgery .

• Natural history of infective endocarditis requiring mitral surgery in patients who

use intravenous drugs

STS 51th Annual Meeting January 24-28, 2015 San Diego, California USA

• Determinants of Late Outcomes in Women Undergoing Repair of Myxomatous

Degeneration

AATS MITRAL CONCLAVE 2015 april23-24 2014 New York NY USA :

• Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: In Whom Should Mitral Valve Repair Be

Performed?

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in Toronto, October 23-27, 2015:

• ISCHEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION:IN WHOM SHOULD MITRAL

VALVE REPAIR BEPERFORMED?

EURO imaging Seville , Spain 2-5 December 2015

• A patient with functional mitral regurgitation (Invited speaker)

STS 51th Annual Meeting January 23-27, 2016: Phoenix Convention ,Phoenix,

Arizona, USA:

• Insights From Longitudinal Echocardiographic Follow-Up After Surgical

Correction of Mitral Prolapse: Modes of Mitral Repair Failure

• Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: In Whom Should Mitral Valve Repair Be

Performed?

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in Montreal, October 22-25, 2016

• DURABLE IS REPAIR OF DEGENERATIVE MITRAL REGURGITATION

IN THE YOUNG?

AHA Scientific Sessions 2016:

• How durable is repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation in the young?

34st Collin surgical day May 5th, 2017. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

• Predictors and impact of recurrent renal dysfunction following cardiac surgery-

associated acute kidney injury

ECTSS 57th Annual Meeting: Naples, Florida , USA `17-19 October 2019:

• Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Dressing Does Not Reduce the

Incidence of Sternal Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting:

A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Membership

o Egyptian Medical Syndicate: Since 1993:

o Licensed as Medical Practitioner: No. 111543, date: 06/03/1993

o Licensed as Specialist: Cardiothoracic Surgery. No. 111, date: 09/04/2003

o Saudi Council for health Specialties: Specialist: Cardiac Surgery: 2003

o Wisdom Club in Tanta as 1996

o Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Since 1996

o Egyptian Society of Prevention and Research Cardiothoracic Diseases: Since

1998

o Egyptian Society of Cardiology: Since 2000

o Al-Bassel Heart Society: Damascus – Syria Since 2004

o Saudi Thoracic Society: since 2005

o Saudi Heart association: since 2006

o College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario, Canada, since 2006

o The world Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2007 (Founding

Member)

o The Association of Egyptian American Scholars: since 2008

o Canadian Cardiovascular society: since 2010

o The European society of cardiology. Since 2010

o The Society of Heart Valve Diseases: since 2011

o The Pan Arab Cardiothoracic Surgery Society: since 2011

o American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP): since 2012

o American Heart association (AHA) Since 2012

o Ontario Medical association (OMA) Since 2012

o Working Group on Valvular Heart Diseases. Since 2013

o Society Thoracic Surgeon Since 2015

o Academy of Medicine Ottawa Since 2015

o Cardiothoracic Surgery Net CTSNET: www.ctsnet.org/home/delmistekawy