• High School Collège de La Sainte Famille (Jésuites) – Cairo –Egypt
• Cairo University Medical School 1970 – 1976; MBBCh – 1976
• Postgraduate General Surgery training: England 1979 – 1984
• F.R.C.S.Ed. 1982
• Vascular Surgery Training: U.S.A. 1984 – 1986
• M.Sc. University of Chicago at Illinois 1985
• Physician Vascular Interpretation (PVI) – USA 2009
• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

• Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK
• Vascular Society of Egypt VSE (Vice President)
• International Society for Vascular Surgery (ISVS)
• International Union of Angiology (IUA)
• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• American Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)

• USA – 1995 Endovascular Therapy Course
  Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
• USA – 1997 Endovascular Therapy Course
  Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
• France – 1998 & 1999 Paris Course on Revascularisation (PCR) – Paris
• USA – 2000 Endovascular Therapy Course
  Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
• France -2001 Paris Course on Revascularisation (PCR) – Paris
• France – 2002 Paris Course on Revascularisation (PCR) – Paris
• Saudi Arabia 2003 International Vascular Conference – Riadh
• Greece- 2003 Carotid Endovascular Therapy course – Athens
• Turkey – 2003 Society of International Radiology ( CIRS) – Antalia
• Lebanon – 2004 Pan Arab Neuro-Radiology Conference – Beirut
• Greece – 2004 Endovascular therapy Course – Aegina
• Italy – 2004 International Union of Angiology – Rome
• Turkey – 2005 Advanced Carotid Endovascular Workshop – Istanbul
• USA – 2005 Trans – Catheter Therapy (TCT) – Washington
• Spain- 2007 European Course on Revascularization (Euro PCR) – Barcelona
• USA – 2007 Trans – Catheter Therapy (TCT) – Washington
• Spain – 2008 European Course on Revascularization (Euro PCR) – Barcelona
• Germany 2009 Link Leipzig Interventional Course – Leipzig
• France 2009 The Mediterranean Congress of Phlebology – Nice
• France 2009 Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET) – Canne
• USA 2009 Veith Symposium – New York
• Germany 2010 Leipzig Interventional Course
• France 2010 Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET) – Marseille
• USA 2010 Veith Symposium – New York
• Germany 2011 Leipzig Interventional Course
• USA 2011 Veith Symposium New York
• Italy 2012 European Society for Vascular Surgery Bologna
• Germany 2012 Leipzig Interventional Course
• Italy 2012 Pisa Course on Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diabetic Foot. Pisa
• USA 2012 SVS annual meeting. Washington DC
• Germany 2013 Leipzig Interventional Course
• Italy 2013 Milan Conference on Diabetic Foot, Milano
• USA 2013 International Union of Phlebology “UIP”, Boston
• Germany 2014 Leipzig Interventional Course

• Chairman of the Core Committee of Vascular Surgery,
  The Organization of Teaching Hospitals & Institutes of Egypt (GOTHI)

• Director, Diabetic Foot Centre “DFC-Egypt”

• Director, “Vein Egypt” Clinic 

• Consultant Vascular Surgeon
  Hayat Hospital, Korba Heliopolis, Cairo
  Al-Salam Hospital, Mohandessin, Cairo                                                            

• Head, Department of Vascular Surgery
  El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, Cairo

Prime Attainments in Egypt in Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Domains

• 1987 Started the first specialized department of vascular surgery in Egypt at El Sahel Teaching Hospital

• Established Vascular Surgery as an independent specialty in the General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes of Egypt

• 1990 Introduced Endovascular Techniques in Egypt

• 1992 Introduced Colour Coded Duplex in Egypt

• 2001 Founded the GOTHI Vascular Scientific Group, which played a major role in increasing professional and public awareness of endovascular therapy in Egypt

• 2002 Founded the Endovascular Unit at the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology which has rapidly become the most active endovascular unit in Egypt, and a national and regional training centre for endovascular techniques

• 2005 Invented an endovascular simulator: the Advanced Device for Endovascular Manipulation ADAM

• 1987 to date: Holds one of the largest private practice in Cairo; Specialized in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions; supported by the most advanced & updated non-invasive vascular labs, in three major private hospitals

• 2011 Founded the Diabetic Foot Centre DFC-Egypt, a private medical institute aimed at providing comprehensive integrated services for the diabetic foot patient

• 2011 Founded “Vein Egypt”: a private clinic specialised in the modern diagnosis and therapy of venous diseases

December 2003
Saudi Arabia 1st Basic Endovascular Workshop, King Saudi University, Riyadh
The centre piece of this workshop was the endovascular simulator A.D.A.M

Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in Middle East ; is it appropriate ?
5th International Vascular Symposium, King Saudi University, Riadh
As invited guest speaker

Durability of Distal Bypass in Egyptian Patients
5th International Vascular Symposium, King Saudi University, Riadh
As invited guest speaker

Alexandria
October 2003 Duplex detected ankle Doppler velocity: an alternative to ankle brachial index for the assessment of degree of peripheral ischemia, presented by Dr Wassila Taha at Alexandria Vascular Conference

Initial experience with neuroprotection devices in carotid artery stenting, Alexandria Vascular Conference

Cairo
June 2003 Basic endovascular workshop on the Advanced Device for Angioplasty Manipulations (ADAM), NIDE

Cairo
May 2003 Duplex Assisted Balloon Angioplasty
8th International Congress of Ultrasonography
In Collaboration with British Medical Ultrasound Society

Cairo
April 2003 Venous Stents
IX International Medical Congress of Al Azhar University

Cairo
April 2003 Carotid Disease in the Diabetic Patient. Pan-Arab Doctors Conference NIDE

Cairo
March 2003 Centers with low volume carotid practice should go for carotid stenting: Carotid stent Vs carotid endarterectomy debate
The third National Peripheral Endovascular Surgery Course and Workshop
Ein Shams University

Luxor March 2003
Cairo
January 2003 Endovascular Workshop on Iliac stent and carotid stent
Carotid Artery Stenting, State of the Art
National Heart Institute

Banha
April 2004 Recent Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular diseases
Banha Teaching Hospital

Greece
April 2004 Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Major Deep Venous Thrombosis
Aegina

Italy
Rome May 2004 Durability of distal tibial bypass in Egyptian patients
International Union of Angiology

Duplex detected ankle peak systolic velocity: a new parameter for the assessment of degree of peripheral ischemia
International Union of Angiology

Lebanon
Beirut September 2004 Carotid artery stenting in the Middle East, is it appropriate? Pan Arab Neuro-radiology Society

Damanhour
September 2004 Recent Trends in the Diagnosis and treatment of Vascular diseases
Damanhour Teaching Hospital

Asswan
March 2005 The 4th National Peripheral Endovascular Surgery

Borg ElArab
October 2005 Long term results of distal tibial bypass in Egyptian patients
The Vascular Club Conference

Saudi Arabia
February 2006 Endovascular treatment for chronic total occlusion of the iliac arteries International Vascular Symposium – Riyadh

Long term results of stenting in the deep venous system
International Vascular Symposium – Riyadh

Alexandria
November 2006 Ankle Peak Systolic Velocity: a New Parameter to Predict of Non-Healing in ischemic Diabetic Foot – Alexandria Vascular Conference

Cairo
March 2007
Guidelines of TASC II – Intersocietal Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Annual meeting of the Vascular Society of Egypt

Zagazig
May 2007 Management of Critical Limb ischemia – Endovascular Approach
Annual Meeting of Vascular Division – Zagazig University

Alexandria
July 2007 Carotid Stenting Vs Carotid Endarterectomy ( debate )
2nd International Congress of the Egyptian Cerebro-Cardio-Vascular Association ECCVS

Cairo
March 2007 Annual Conference of the Egyptian Association of Cardiology
Endovascular therapy of aorto-iliac occlusions

Ain ElSokhna
November 2007 3rd Annual Peripheral Endovascular Course (PECIII)
Global treatment of tibial artery disease

Cairo
January 2008 4th Congress of North African & Middle East Chapter of International Union of Angiology in conjunction with 18th Annual Congress of Mediterranean League of Angiology & Vascular Surgery

Global therapy of infragenicular Arterial occlusive disease

Long Stents for Long Occlusions

Cairo
February 2008 Vascular Symposium at AlSahel Teaching Hospital –Cairo
Guest of Honour: Prof. Rajeev VOHRA – Consultant of vascular Surgery – Birmingham -UK
Ankle Peak Systolic Velocity: A New Parameter to Predict Non-Healing in ischemic Diabetic Foot

Ein El-Sokna
March 2008 1st Annual meeting
Working Group of Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Challenges of Popliteal & Tibial Arteries Occlusion

6TH October City
April 2008 Unsettled Issues in Carotid Revascularization
3rd Annual Conference Of Department of Cardiology, Dar El Fouad

Barcelona, Spain
May 2008 European Course on Revascularisation (Euro PCR 2008 )
Case: Endovascular recanalisation of chronic total occlusion of the iliac vein

Chania, Greece
June 2008 International Course on Coronary, Carotid, Peripheral and Renal CCPR2008
Member of scientific committee, International guest speaker
Speaker: Surgery on Arteries Below the Knee
Case: Endovascular treatment of tibial arteries
Case: Surgery and endovascular treatment on below the knee arteries

Sharm ElShekh, Egypt February 2009 Infra-popliteal interventions update. Cardio-Egypt, the 36Th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology

Nice France
May 2009 The Mediterranean Congress of Phlebology
Speaker: Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Major deep Venous Thrombosis.

Alexandria, Egypt
October 2009 Alexandria Vascular Conference
Speaker: APSV to detect non healing in diabetic foot lesions

Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt, March 2010 Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of Egypt VSE
National Faculty & Speaker: Knife Fire and Foam for the Treatment of Varicose Veins

New Delhi, India April 2010 Invited International Faculty. Speaker: Update on the role of stenting in the deep venous system. Organizer for duplex course on Duplex Vascular Ultrasound in the Venous System. Speaker in 2 lectures of the course.

Zagazig, Egypt
May 2010 Annual Conference of Zagazig University. Speaker: Update on peripheral ischemia in the diabetic patient

Istanbul, Turkey
November 2010 1st CIRC Meeting. Speaker: Knife Fire and Foam for the treatment of Varicose Veins

Dubai, Emirate
May 2011 Pan Arab Angiology Conference PAAC. Director of the Vascular Program.
Speaker: Radiofrequency thermal ablation: tips for a successful procedure
Debate: Treatment of venous ulcers associated with incompetent perforators: in favour of foam sclerotherapy

Nice, France
June 2011 Mediterranean Conference on Venous Diseases.
Invited Speaker: Ulcer veins, a new concept in the diagnosis and treatment of venous ulcers

Riyadh, KSA
November 2011 State of The Art: Venous Diseases Symposium
Speaker: Catheter Directed Thrombolytic
Speaker: Foam Sclerotherapy for Venous Ulcers

Paris, France 2012 Step-by-step course on Diabetic Foot. Invited Speaker: Ankle Peak Systolic Velocity, a new parameter for the assessment of foot perfusion

Nice, France May 2013 MMVD: invited speaker: Should adjuvant procedures for extra-axial varicose veins be performed at the same time as endovenous thermal ablation?

Dubai, June 2013 Speaker: The smart use of US in the cath lab

Cairo
February 2005 Program Director:
Cairo Carotid Symposium & workshops held in Cairo February 2005

Cairo
2004
2005
2006 Program Director:
Endovascular Therapy Course, held on monthly basis at the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cairo 2004, 2005, 2006

Lybia
Benghazi
Tripoli
December 2005
Proctor :
Endovascular Workshop held in the Cardiac Center of BenGhazi, and in the International Medical Center of Tripoli

Saudi Arabia
Riadh
February 2006 Proctor & Instructor :
Basic and Advanced Endovascular Workshops held in Riadh

Sharm El-Sheikh
April 2006 Proctor:
Endovascular Training Course of Cordis “Dive for the Treasure”

Lybia
Tripoli
August 2007 Proctor:
Endovascular Training Course of Boston Scientific
“Renal Angioplasty”

Cairo, Egypt
May 2008 Course Director:
Basic Endovascular Interventional Skills Course
National Institute of Training, Cairo Egypt
Speaker: 7 lectures, 4 case review sessions, 4 simulator session

Cairo, Egypt
April 2009 Course Director:
Duplex Vascular Ultrasound Course
National Training Institute
The course included 22 lectures, 3 case review sessions, and 3 live demo and hands-on sessions
It was added by 44 trainees of vascular, cardiology & radiology backgrounds
I was speaker in 10 lectures, in addition to holding 3 case review sessions and 3 hands-on sessions

New Delhi, India
April 2010 Course Director:
Duplex Vascular Ultrasound: the venous system
8 lectures, case review session, live demonstration session

Cairo, Egypt
May 2010 Course Director:
Duplex Vascular Ultrasound Course
National Training Institute
The course included 34 lectures, 3 case review sessions, and 3 live demo sessions
It was added by 26 trainees of vascular, cardiology & radiology backgrounds
I was speaker in 10 lectures, in addition to holding 3 case review sessions and moderator in most sessions

Tripoli, Libia
June 2010 Proctor:
Covidien Endovenous Training
Lectures and hands-training on radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins

Alexandria, Egypt
July 2010 Proctor:
Cordis Endovascular Regional Training
Lectures and hands-training on vena cava filters and carotid stenting

Dubai, Emirate
June 2011 Co-director:
Covidien Venous Symposium
Lectures and hands-on training on modern methods for diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins

Nairobi, Kenya
Sept 2011 Proctor:
Covidien Venous Workshop
Lectures and hands-on training on radiofrequency endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins

Casablanca, Morocco
October 2011 Proctor:
Covidien Venous Workshop
Lectures and hands-on training on radiofrequency endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins

Tripoli, Libia
February 2012 Proctor:
Covidien Endovenous Training
Lectures and hands-training on radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins

Cairo, Egypt
February 2013 Proctor:
Covidien Endovenous Training Course
Two days intensive course on current methods for diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins. The course includes lectures, live case demos, and hands-on training on Duplex US, foam sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation

Alexandria, Egypt
May 2014 Conference Chairman
The Mediterranean Meeting for Venous Disease. A major conference on venous diseases, including four workshops and two days of presentations by national & international experts. Used to be held yearly in Nice, France; first time to be held outside France.

1.
Endovenous Great Saphenous Vein Ablation for the Treatment of Superficial
Thrombophlebitis Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism
R.A. Bishara *, W. Taha, A.I. Grace
EJVES Extra Volume 27 Issue 2 p. e10ee12 February/2014

2.
Ankle peak systolic velocity: new parameter to predict nonhealing in diabetic foot lesions.
Bishara RA, Taha W, Akladious I, Allam MA.
Vascular. 2009 Sep-Oct;17(5):264-8.
PMID: 19769805 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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3.
Screening for significant carotid artery disease among a cohort of 1,000 Egyptian patients.
Bishara RA, Taha W, Alfarouk MO, Milik IA, Wilson N.
Vascular. 2008 Jan-Feb;16(1):35-40.
PMID: 18258161 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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4.
Duplex detected ankle peak systolic velocity: a new parameter for the assessment of degree of peripheralischemia.
Bishara RA, Taha W, Alfarouk MO, Abdel Aal K, Wasfy S.
Int Angiol. 2004 Dec;23(4):368-72.
PMID: 15767982 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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5.
Early experimental experience with a surgically created, totally autogenous venous valve: a preliminary report.
Rosenbloom MS, Schuler JJ, Bishara RA, Ronan SG, Flanigan DP.
J Vasc Surg. 1988 May;7(5):642-6.
PMID: 3367428 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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6.
Crush syndrome due to limb compression.
Kikta MJ, Meyer JP, Bishara RA, Goodson SF, Schuler JJ, Flanigan P.
Arch Surg. 1987 Sep;122(9):1078-81.
PMID: 3619624 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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7.
Can carotid duplex scanning supplant arteriography in patients with focal carotid territory symptoms?
Goodson SF, Flanigan DP, Bishara RA, Schuler JJ, Kikta MJ, Meyer JP.
J Vasc Surg. 1987 Apr;5(4):551-7.
PMID: 3550159 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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8.
Mortality and limb loss with infected infrainguinal bypass grafts.
Kikta MJ, Goodson SF, Bishara RA, Meyer JP, Schuler JJ, Flanigan DP.
J Vasc Surg. 1987 Apr;5(4):566-71.
PMID: 2951530 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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9.
Long-term follow-up of patients having infrainguinal bypass performed below stenotic but hemodynamically normal aortoiliac vessels.
Kikta MJ, Flanigan DP, Bishara RA, Goodson SF, Schuler JJ, Meyer JP.
J Vasc Surg. 1987 Feb;5(2):319-28.
PMID: 3820404 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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10.
The necessity of mandatory exploration of penetrating zone II neck injuries.
Bishara RA, Pasch AR, Douglas DD, Schuler JJ, Lim LT, Flanigan DP.
Surgery. 1986 Oct;100(4):655-60.
PMID: 3764690 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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11.
Improved results in the treatment of civilian vascular injuries associated with fractures and dislocations.
Bishara RA, Pasch AR, Lim LT, Meyer JP, Schuler JJ, Hall RF Jr, Flanigan DP.
J Vasc Surg. 1986 May;3(5):707-11.
PMID: 3701937 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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12.
Deterioration of venous function in normal lower extremities during daily activity.
Bishara RA, Sigel B, Rocco K, Socha E, Schuler JJ, Flanigan DP.
J Vasc Surg. 1986 May;3(5):700-6.
PMID: 3701936 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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13.
Results of venous reconstruction after civilian vascular trauma.
Pasch AR, Bishara RA, Schuler JJ, Lim LT, Meyer JP, Merlotti G, Barrett JA, Flanigan DP.
Arch Surg. 1986 May;121(5):607-11.
PMID: 3518660 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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14.
Optimal limb salvage in penetrating civilian vascular trauma.
Pasch AR, Bishara RA, Lim LT, Meyer JP, Schuler JJ, Flanigan DP.
J Vasc Surg. 1986 Feb;3(2):189-95.
PMID: 3944925 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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