Dr. Rashad Bishara
MB BCh, RPVI, MSc, FRCS
Consultant in Vascular Surgery
Chairman of Vascular Surgery
General Organization for Teaching Hospitals
And Institutes of Egypt (GOTHI)
Cairo, Egypt
Education and Training
Membership of Professional Societies
Participation in International Conferences
Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
Miami Heart Institute, Miami- Florida
Current Appointments
The Organization of Teaching Hospitals & Institutes of Egypt (GOTHI)
Hayat Hospital, Korba Heliopolis, Cairo
Al-Salam Hospital, Mohandessin, Cairo
El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, Cairo
Professional Achievements Prime Attainments in Egypt in Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Domains
Presentations in National & International Conferences December 2003 Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in Middle East ; is it appropriate ? Durability of Distal Bypass in Egyptian Patients Alexandria Initial experience with neuroprotection devices in carotid artery stenting, Alexandria Vascular Conference Cairo Cairo Cairo Cairo Cairo Luxor March 2003 Banha Greece Italy Duplex detected ankle peak systolic velocity: a new parameter for the assessment of degree of peripheral ischemia Lebanon Damanhour Asswan Borg ElArab Saudi Arabia Long term results of stenting in the deep venous system Alexandria Cairo Zagazig Alexandria Cairo Ain ElSokhna Cairo Global therapy of infragenicular Arterial occlusive disease Long Stents for Long Occlusions Cairo Ein El-Sokna 6TH October City Barcelona, Spain Chania, Greece Sharm ElShekh, Egypt February 2009 Infra-popliteal interventions update. Cardio-Egypt, the 36Th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology Nice France Alexandria, Egypt Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt, March 2010 Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of Egypt VSE 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 Istanbul, Turkey Dubai, Emirate Nice, France Riyadh, KSA 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
Saudi Arabia 1st Basic Endovascular Workshop, King Saudi University, Riyadh
The centre piece of this workshop was the endovascular simulator A.D.A.M
5th International Vascular Symposium, King Saudi University, Riadh
As invited guest speaker
5th International Vascular Symposium, King Saudi University, Riadh
As invited guest speaker
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
June 2003 Basic endovascular workshop on the Advanced Device for Angioplasty Manipulations (ADAM), NIDE
May 2003 Duplex Assisted Balloon Angioplasty
8th International Congress of Ultrasonography
In Collaboration with British Medical Ultrasound Society
April 2003 Venous Stents
IX International Medical Congress of Al Azhar University
April 2003 Carotid Disease in the Diabetic Patient. Pan-Arab Doctors Conference NIDE
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
Cairo
January 2003 Endovascular Workshop on Iliac stent and carotid stent
Carotid Artery Stenting, State of the Art
National Heart Institute
April 2004 Recent Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular diseases
Banha Teaching Hospital
April 2004 Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Major Deep Venous Thrombosis
Aegina
Rome May 2004 Durability of distal tibial bypass in Egyptian patients
International Union of Angiology
International Union of Angiology
Beirut September 2004 Carotid artery stenting in the Middle East, is it appropriate? Pan Arab Neuro-radiology Society
September 2004 Recent Trends in the Diagnosis and treatment of Vascular diseases
Damanhour Teaching Hospital
March 2005 The 4th National Peripheral Endovascular Surgery
October 2005 Long term results of distal tibial bypass in Egyptian patients
The Vascular Club Conference
February 2006 Endovascular treatment for chronic total occlusion of the iliac arteries International Vascular Symposium – Riyadh
International Vascular Symposium – Riyadh
November 2006 Ankle Peak Systolic Velocity: a New Parameter to Predict of Non-Healing in ischemic Diabetic Foot – Alexandria Vascular Conference
March 2007
Guidelines of TASC II – Intersocietal Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Annual meeting of the Vascular Society of Egypt
May 2007 Management of Critical Limb ischemia – Endovascular Approach
Annual Meeting of Vascular Division – Zagazig University
July 2007 Carotid Stenting Vs Carotid Endarterectomy ( debate )
2nd International Congress of the Egyptian Cerebro-Cardio-Vascular Association ECCVS
March 2007 Annual Conference of the Egyptian Association of Cardiology
Endovascular therapy of aorto-iliac occlusions
November 2007 3rd Annual Peripheral Endovascular Course (PECIII)
Global treatment of tibial artery disease
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
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
March 2008 1st Annual meeting
Working Group of Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Challenges of Popliteal & Tibial Arteries Occlusion
April 2008 Unsettled Issues in Carotid Revascularization
3rd Annual Conference Of Department of Cardiology, Dar El Fouad
May 2008 European Course on Revascularisation (Euro PCR 2008 )
Case: Endovascular recanalisation of chronic total occlusion of the iliac vein
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
May 2009 The Mediterranean Congress of Phlebology
Speaker: Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Major deep Venous Thrombosis.
October 2009 Alexandria Vascular Conference
Speaker: APSV to detect non healing in diabetic foot lesions
National Faculty & Speaker: Knife Fire and Foam for the Treatment of Varicose Veins
May 2010 Annual Conference of Zagazig University. Speaker: Update on peripheral ischemia in the diabetic patient
November 2010 1st CIRC Meeting. Speaker: Knife Fire and Foam for the treatment of Varicose Veins
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
June 2011 Mediterranean Conference on Venous Diseases.
Invited Speaker: Ulcer veins, a new concept in the diagnosis and treatment of venous ulcers
November 2011 State of The Art: Venous Diseases Symposium
Speaker: Catheter Directed Thrombolytic
Speaker: Foam Sclerotherapy for Venous Ulcers
Major Courses, Workshops, and Conferences Organized Cairo Cairo Lybia Saudi Arabia Sharm El-Sheikh Lybia Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt New Delhi, India Cairo, Egypt Tripoli, Libia Alexandria, Egypt Dubai, Emirate Nairobi, Kenya Casablanca, Morocco Tripoli, Libia Cairo, Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
February 2005 Program Director:
Cairo Carotid Symposium & workshops held in Cairo February 2005
2004
2005
2006 Program Director:
Endovascular Therapy Course, held on monthly basis at the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cairo 2004, 2005, 2006
Benghazi
Tripoli
December 2005
Proctor :
Endovascular Workshop held in the Cardiac Center of BenGhazi, and in the International Medical Center of Tripoli
Riadh
February 2006 Proctor & Instructor :
Basic and Advanced Endovascular Workshops held in Riadh
April 2006 Proctor:
Endovascular Training Course of Cordis “Dive for the Treasure”
Tripoli
August 2007 Proctor:
Endovascular Training Course of Boston Scientific
“Renal Angioplasty”
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
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
April 2010 Course Director:
Duplex Vascular Ultrasound: the venous system
8 lectures, case review session, live demonstration session
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
June 2010 Proctor:
Covidien Endovenous Training
Lectures and hands-training on radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins
July 2010 Proctor:
Cordis Endovascular Regional Training
Lectures and hands-training on vena cava filters and carotid stenting
June 2011 Co-director:
Covidien Venous Symposium
Lectures and hands-on training on modern methods for diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins
Sept 2011 Proctor:
Covidien Venous Workshop
Lectures and hands-on training on radiofrequency endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins
October 2011 Proctor:
Covidien Venous Workshop
Lectures and hands-on training on radiofrequency endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins
February 2012 Proctor:
Covidien Endovenous Training
Lectures and hands-training on radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins
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
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.
Publications 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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