Position
Professor of Pediatrics, Consultant Pediatric Cardiology Cairo University and Head of Neonatal
Cardiology ICU.
Cardiology ICU.
CAREER DETAILS & EXPERIENCE
1. General Paediatrics:
Dr. Amal has done general Paediatrics in Abou El Reesh hospital (Cairo University Pediatric
Hospital). This is the biggest teaching children hospital in Egypt with total bed capacity of 750
beds including five PICUs. It has got all the high technology equipment and it serves as a
tertiary referral hospital for all of Egypt. I have finished extensive training starting as a
resident and gained enormous experience from the heavy workload there.
She has also done general paediatrics as paediatric registrar in Alder Hey Children Hospital
which is the biggest and oldest teaching children hospital in Europe.It is a tertiary referral
hospital for all of the north west of England. she has done first on call for acute admissions as
well as second on call for the inpatients. The job also included going on squads to transfer
sick children from regional hospitals to the ICU in which she learnt how to stabilize critically ill
children and transport medicine. she had rotating registrar post in Respiratory, Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology and Oncology.
2. Neonatology:
She worked for 4 months in SCBU attached to the maternity in Cairo University Hospital, which
receives 6000 deliveries per year. It had then 25 incubators with ventilatory facilities. she has
done 6 months as SHO in neonates in Gravesend Hospital which is a peripheral hospital with
1500 deliveries per annum. she has done all neonatal procedures as neonatal lines, umbilical
catheters, intercostal tubes and basic cranial sonography. she is now the head of Neonatal
Cardiology Unit.
Hospital). This is the biggest teaching children hospital in Egypt with total bed capacity of 750
beds including five PICUs. It has got all the high technology equipment and it serves as a
tertiary referral hospital for all of Egypt. I have finished extensive training starting as a
resident and gained enormous experience from the heavy workload there.
She has also done general paediatrics as paediatric registrar in Alder Hey Children Hospital
which is the biggest and oldest teaching children hospital in Europe.It is a tertiary referral
hospital for all of the north west of England. she has done first on call for acute admissions as
well as second on call for the inpatients. The job also included going on squads to transfer
sick children from regional hospitals to the ICU in which she learnt how to stabilize critically ill
children and transport medicine. she had rotating registrar post in Respiratory, Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology and Oncology.
2. Neonatology:
She worked for 4 months in SCBU attached to the maternity in Cairo University Hospital, which
receives 6000 deliveries per year. It had then 25 incubators with ventilatory facilities. she has
done 6 months as SHO in neonates in Gravesend Hospital which is a peripheral hospital with
1500 deliveries per annum. she has done all neonatal procedures as neonatal lines, umbilical
catheters, intercostal tubes and basic cranial sonography. she is now the head of Neonatal
Cardiology Unit.
3. Paediatric Cardiology Training
she has done around 17 years of paediatric cardiology training. she has done both MSc and MD
thesis in cardiology. she has worked during my training for 6 years in paediatric cardiology in 3
different centers in England: Freeman hospital, Royal Manchester Children hospital
(Pendelbury) and finally in Royal Liverpool Children hospital (Alder Hey). she spent most of the
time in Alder Hey as SHO and then Specialist Registrar. The cardiology ward was 24 beds,
cardiac ICU was joint with the general ICU and had12 cardiac beds. There were 400
paediatric cardiac surgeries per annum both open and closed and around 450 catheters per
year mostly interventional. All activities are displayed on the hospital web site
thesis in cardiology. she has worked during my training for 6 years in paediatric cardiology in 3
different centers in England: Freeman hospital, Royal Manchester Children hospital
(Pendelbury) and finally in Royal Liverpool Children hospital (Alder Hey). she spent most of the
time in Alder Hey as SHO and then Specialist Registrar. The cardiology ward was 24 beds,
cardiac ICU was joint with the general ICU and had12 cardiac beds. There were 400
paediatric cardiac surgeries per annum both open and closed and around 450 catheters per
year mostly interventional. All activities are displayed on the hospital web site
Cairo University Paediatric Cardiology department is a tretiary referral unit for most of Egypt.
The out patient clinics for all pediatric cardiology subspecialities. There are routine echo
clinics daily with four up to date echocardiography machines. There is also echocardiography
service to all ICUs, cath lab and cardiac theaters. There are 2 biplane catheter labs with
around 400 cases yearly both diagnostic and interventional catheters are done.
The out patient clinics for all pediatric cardiology subspecialities. There are routine echo
clinics daily with four up to date echocardiography machines. There is also echocardiography
service to all ICUs, cath lab and cardiac theaters. There are 2 biplane catheter labs with
around 400 cases yearly both diagnostic and interventional catheters are done.
