Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab
Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was an Egyptian gastro-intestinal surgeon. He is well known for the description of his operation Hassab’s decongestion operation for the treatment of oesophageal varices as a result of portal hypertension. Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was one of the surgery professors in medicine school at Alexandria University in Egypt and his operation is proved to be one of the most effective operations to treat bleeding varices and is now used widely in the world to treat such patients.
Early life and career
Dr. Hassab was born on 2 December 1913 in Sohag. He received a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1940, Diploma in 1943 and MA in 1946 from Cairo University. He began teaching as the Clinical Instructor of Surgery in 1944 at Cairo University, until he reached the rank of chief of surgery in 1970, then worked as an emeritus professor at the Alexandria University in 1974. He died in july 2000.
Activities
- Member of National Committees for diseases of the liver.
- Member of the International Society of Surgeons.
- Member of Friends of Egyptians patients with liver diseases.
- Member of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons.
- Member of Association of Surgeons in Alexandria.
- Member of Alexandria Medical Association.
- 34 research in the areas: the digestive tract, hernia, varicose esophagus, cirrhosis of the liver and varicose veins.
- Hassab Operation, which is the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices, is taught in all surgery world books.
- Attended many international conferences and was invited by many universities in the world to lecture them.
- Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab and his brother Dr. Hussein-Kamel Hassab founded Hassab Hospital in Alexandria.
Honours and awards
- His name is written in the register of World famous personalities.
- A Merit Medal from the University of Alexandria.
- A Merit Medal from Saudi Arabia.
- First class Science award from the University of Alexandria.
Sources
| Persondata |
| Name |
Hassab, Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh |
| Alternative names |
Dr.Hassab |
| Short description |
Gastro-intestinal surgeon |
| Date of birth |
2 December 1913 |
| Place of birth |
Sohag, Egypt |
| Date of death |
July 2000 |
| Place of death |
Alexandria |