About

What is ESCTS?

The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery which is the official responsable organization for the field of cardiothoracic surgery in Egypt. It was founded as a part of the Egyptian Society of Physicians in 1993, then as a separate society in 1996. It is concerned with education, research, training and spread of knowledge of cardiothoracic surgery in Egypt. The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ESCTS) is dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the science and practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Mission Statement

To encourage and promote excellence in Cardiothoracic Surgery education, research and practice.

Our Vision

ESCTS envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high quality patient care.

History

Of The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery

History of the Society: 

The society was established in Cairo as a part of the Egyptian Society of Physicians in 1993. The head office was in Dar Al Hekma. Then it was announced to be a separate society in 5/10/1996 carrying the official No. 346.

The founders of the society & their positions at that time were:

Prof. Dr. Abdel Rahman Fahmy

Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Aziz Ramadan

Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Gamal El Din Abou Senna

Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Hussien Mohamed Gaafar

Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. HamdyMohmoud El Sayed

Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Fahmy El Fiky

Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Lotfi Dwedar

Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Shaaban Abdel Aziz Abou El Ela

Professor

El Mansoura University

Prof. Dr. Abdel Ghany M. Abdel Ghany

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Reda Nasr

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. HasounaMohmoud El Sabaa

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Maher Mohamed Shoeer

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Osama Mohamed Mohsen

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Sherif Abdel Hady Mostafa

Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Ali

Assistant Professor

Banha University

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saleh Abou El kasem

Assistant Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Ayman Abdel Hakeem Shoeeb

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. El Sayed Kamel Ali Akl

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Ezz El Din Mostafa

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ezz Eldin Abdelraouf

Assistant Professor

Alazhar University

Prof. Dr. Wahid Mohamed Othman

Assistant Professor

Alazhar University

Prof. Dr. Alhoseiny Alhoseiny Gamil

Assistant Professor

Alazhar University

Prof. Dr. HamedMohamady Shaaban

Assistant Professor

Tanta University

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Badawy Haggag

Assistant Consultant

National Heart Institute

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Khadrgy

Assistant Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Khaled Saad El Deen Karara

Assistant Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed El Betawy

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Fahmy Basyouny

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Fathy El Ashkar

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Magdy Gomaa

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Magdy Moustafa

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Monier El Saeed

Assistant Professor

Mansoura University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Agha

Assistant Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Rady Abou El Ezz

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Mostafa M. Radwan

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. MoustafaKamel El Hamamy

Assistant Lecturer

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Samih Abdel Rahman Amer

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Samir Abd Allah Keshk

Assistant Professor

Alexandria University

Prof. Dr. Samir Abdallah Hasan

Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Prof. Dr. Tarek zaghlolShalaby

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

Dr. .Mohamed Abdel Hamid Fouda

Lecturer

Mansoura University

Dr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman Hasouna

Lecturer

Ain Shams University

Dr. Ahmed Baheeg El Kerdany

Lecturer

Ain Shams University

Dr. Ehab Abdel Mon'emWahby

Lecturer

Tanta University

Dr. Maged Abdel MasaehZakri

Lecturer

Cairo University

Dr. Tarek Monier M. El Sayegh

Lecturer

Ain Shams University

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Nasr

Assistant Consultant

National Heart Institute

Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Abdel Maguid

Fellow

National Heart Institute

Dr. Mohamed Omara Ahmed Souliman

Fellow

National Heart Institute

Dr. Farouk Hamid Ibrahim

Specialist

Abbaseya Chest Hospital

Dr. Hassan Mohamed Shawky

Specialist

National Heart Institute

Dr. Mansour Abdel Aziz Mansour

Specialist

National Heart Institute

 

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon (CTS) is an official publication of the Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery that was founded in 1992. CTS the continuation of "the Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-thoracic surgery" (JESCTS); ISSN: 1110-578X; 1995-2018.

ESCTS Journals

The first issue of ECTS journal was published in 1994. It was first called The Bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Professor Hassouna M. Saba , FRCS was the first Editor (1994–1995). From January 1996, its name was changed to Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (JESCTS) and started to have ISSN: 1110-578X. TheEditors of the Journal were respectively: Mohamed S. El-Feky, MD (1995–2004). Ezzeldin A. Mostafa, MD (2004–2008),Yasser M. Hegazy, MD (2008–2011), Mohamed AbdelraoufKhalil, MD (2011–2018), Khaled Karara, MD, executive deputy editor (2015–2018) and Ahmed Hassouna, MD (2018 till now). From January 2016 it had Elsevier as its international publisher following the standards of editorial process and publication. By the end of 2018 its name was changed again to Cardiothoracic Surgeon (CTS). Another Journal of the society was also started by that time carrying the name Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgeon (ECTS).

 

ESCTS website (ww.escts.com):

It was founded by Prof Khaled Karara in 2012. He continued to be its Editor till 2018. Prof Mohamed Amr started to be its Editor from 2018 till now.

  

 

Executive Board of the ESCTS:

15/8/1993:

President: Prof Mohamed Anwer Ibrahim Balba.

General Secretary: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

Treasurer: Prof Sameih Ahmed Abd Elrahman Amer.

27/1/1995:

President: Hassouna Mahmoud Saba

General Secretary: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

3/9/1995:

Vis-President: Prof Mohamed Fahmy Salem Elfiky

General Secretary: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

12/1/1996:

President: Prof Mohamed Fahmy Salem Elfiky

General Secretary: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

20/10/1996:

President: Prof Mohamed Fahmy Salem Elfiky

General Secretary: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

21/7/1997:

President: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Mohamed Fahmy Bassiouny

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

13/2/1998:

President: Prof Hussein Mohamed Gafaar.

General Secretary: Prof Sherif Abd Elhady Mostafa.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

12/2/1999:

President: Prof Sherif Abd Elhady Mostafa.

General Secretary: Prof Sameih Ahmed Abd Elrahman Amer.

Treasurer: Prof Nasser Rasmy Hassan Rasmy, Prof Ahmed Baheig Hosny Elkerdany.

22/9/2000:

President: Prof Mohamed Mohamed Fahmy Bassiouny

General Secretary: Prof Sameih Ahmed Abd Elrahman Amer.

Treasurer: Ibrahim Badawy Ibrahim Haggag.

2/4/2004:

President: Prof Sameih Ahmed Abd Elrahman Amer.

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa

Treasurer: Prof Lotfy Mohamed Essa

20/8/2006:

President: Prof Mohamed Mostafa Ahmed Agha

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa

Treasurer: Prof Lotfy Mohamed Essa

28/8/2006:

President: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf.

Treasurer: Prof Lotfy Mohamed Essa

13/10/2006:

President: Prof Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf.

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa

Treasurer: Prof Lotfy Mohamed Essa

4/5/2007:

President: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa

General Secretary: Prof Samir Abdalla Hassan.

Treasurer: Prof Lotfy Mohamed Essa

15/5/2010:

President: Prof Ahmed Labib Ahmed Dokhan.

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Emara Ahmed Soliman

Treasurer: Prof Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ibrahim.

14/5/2012:

President: Prof Ezz Eldeen Abd Elrahman Mostafa.

General Secretary: Prof Mohamed Emara Ahmed Soliman

Treasurer: Prof Elhoseiny Elhoseiny Gamil.

26/6/2014:

President: Prof Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf Mohamed

General Secretary: Prof Ihab Abd Elmoneim Mohamed Wahby

Treasurer: Prof Mostafa Abd Elmohsen Elnewihy

15/7/2016:

President: Prof Elhuseiny Elhuseiny Gamil.

General Secretary: Prof Ihab Abd Elmoneim Mohamed Wahby

Treasurer: Prof Khaled Saad Eldeen Hamed Karara

 

 

Annual Conferences of ESCTS 

1st Annual Conference

Year: 1994

Organized by:

President:

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

2nd Annual Conference

Year: 1995

Organized by:

President:

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

3rd Annual Conference

Year: 1996

Organized by: Cairo Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Mohamed Fathy Elashkar

Honorary Award: Prof Salah Eldeen Helmy Elmalah

Best Research:

4th Annual Conference

Year: 1997

Organized by: Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Mohamed Mostafa Agha.

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

5th Annual Conference

Year: 1998

Organized by: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine

President:Prof Mohamed Fahmy Bassiouny

Honorary Award: Prof Hassouna Saba

Best Research:

6th Annual Conference

Year: 1999

Organized by: National Heart Institute

President: Prof Sherif Abd Elhady

Honorary Award: Mohamed Anwar Ibrahim Balba

Best Research:

7th Annual Conference

Year: 2000

Organized by: Mansoura Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Shaban Abo Elela.

Honorary Award: Prof Gamal Eldeen Orabi Abou Senna

Best Research:

8th Annual Conference

Year: 2001

Organized by: Cairo Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Sameih Ahmed Abd Elrahman Amer.

Honorary Award: Prof Mohamed Fahmy Salem Elfiky, Prof Mostafa Ibrahim Ragheb.

Best Research: Dr Ayman Salah Eldeen Hamed, Dr Ahmed Mohamed Yehia Eldayan, Dr                       Ahmed Anwar Elnory

9th Annual Conference

Year: 2002

Organized by: Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Samir Keshk

Honorary Award: Prof Abd Elkader Othman Hasan, Prof AbdElrahman Fahmy, Prof Abd Elkhalek Tharwat. 

Best Research: Dr.Akram Refaat Allam.

10th Annual Conference

Year: 2003

Organized by: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa.

Honorary Award: Prof. Hussein Mohamed Gafaar, Prof. Adel Abd Elaziz Ramadan.

Best Research: Dr Hassan Mohamed Elnabawy Yousef.

11th Annual Conference

Year: 2004

Organized by: Alazhar Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof. Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf.

Honorary Award: Prof. Ahmed Elkosheiry, Prof. Foad ZakiAbdalla, Prof Mohamed Fathey Elashkar.

Best Research: Dr Osama Said Abd Elmoneim.

12th Annual Conference

Year: 2005

Organized by: National Heart Institute

President: Prof. Loutfy Mohamed Essa, Prof. Medhat Elgammal.

Honorary Award: Prof. Hamdy Elsayed, Prof. Mohamed Ali Khalil, Prof Maher Shoeir, Prof Ahmed Reda Nasr.

Best Research: Dr Mohamed Ahmed Helmy, Dr Ahmed BadrAhmed Helmy.

13th Annual Conference

Year: 2006

Organized by: Cairo Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Samir Abdalla Hassan.

Honorary Award: Prof Ismail Sallam, Prof Zakaria Masoud, Prof Fouad Gebaly Hussein.

Best Research: Dr Hesham Abd Elfattah Zayed.

14th Annual Conference

Year: 2007

Organized by: Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Moneer Zeerban

Honorary Award: Prof. Mostafa Radwan, Prof. Mostafa Agha.

Best Research: Dr Wahid Etman, Dr Tarek Salah Eldeen AbdallaRizk.

15th Annual Conference

Year: 2008

Organized by: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Ezz Eldeen Abd Elrahman Mostafa.

Honorary Award: Prof. Mohammed Bassiouny, Prof SamirMahmoudy, Prof Mohamed Magdy Mostafa.

Best Research: Dr Hani Hassan Elsayed. 

16th Annual Conference

Year: 2009

Organized by: Alazhar Faculty of Medicine.

President: Prof. Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf.

Honorary Award: Prof Nahedg Attia, Prof. Loutfy Mohamed Essa

Best Research: Dr Mohamed Mostafa Ibrahim Abd Elaal.

17th Annual Conference

Year: 2010

Organized by: National Heart Institute

President: Prof Mohamed Nasr

Honorary Award: Prof. Medhat Elgammal, Prof ShabaanAboElela .

Best Research: Dr Montaser Elsawy Abd Elaziz.

18th Annual Conference

Year: 2012

Organized by: Cairo Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Mohamed Abd Elraouf Khalil.

Honorary Award: Prof Hamed El Akshar, Prof Hesham Zeitar, Prof. Khaled Mansour, Prof. Moghazy Tantawy, Dr Mohamed Elgarhy.

Best Research: Dr Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ahmed Elshrkawy.

19th Annual Conference

Year: 2013

Organized by: Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Khaled Karara

Honorary Award: Alexandria: Prof Moneer Zeerban, Prof Sameer Keshk. Ain Shams: Prof Magdy Mostafa. Cairo: Prof Magdy Gomaa, Sameer Abd Alla, Prof Mahmoud Elbatawy. Mansoura: Prof Abed Mowafy. Alazhar: Mohamed Ezz EldeenAbd Elraouf. NHI: Prof Sherif Abd Elhady, Prof Mohamed Nasr. Zagazig: Prof Elrady Kamal. Assiout: Prof Mahmoud AbdElrahman, Prof Ali Abd Elwahab.

Best Research:Dr Waleed Salah Abo Arab, Dr Tarek Ahmed Nosseir. 

20th Annual Conference

Year: 2014

Organized by: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Mohamed Mohamed Elfiky

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

21st Annual Conference

Year: 2015

Organized by: Alazhar Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof. Mohamed Ezz Eldeen Abd Elraouf.

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

22nd Annual Conference

Year: 2016

Organized by: Mansoura Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Nour Eldeen Noman Gewily.

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

23rd Annual Conference

Year: 2017

Organized by: Nationa Heart Institute

President: Prof Sameh Elameen.

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

 

24th Annual Conference

Year: 2018

Organized by: Zagazig Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof Ahmed Debees

Honorary Award:

Best Research:

25th Annual Conference

Year: 2019

Organized by: Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine

President: Prof: Hani Eldomiaty

Honorary Award:

Best Research: