Mohamed Ghonim

Mohamed Ghonim محمد غنيم
Born	17th March, 1939 Mansoura, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Fields	Urology, Medicine Nephrology
Institutions	Mansoura University
Alma mater	University of Cairo
Known for	Founders of the Mansura Urology and Nephrology Center
Influences	A world leader in kidney transplantation, urology operations
Notable awards	Several National & International Awards
Notes Member of the British and American Urology Associations

Mohamed Ahmed Ghoneim^[1] (IPA: [mæˈħæmmæd ˈæħmæd ɣoˈneːm] Arabic: محمد غنيم‎) M.D.; is a well-known Egyptian Urologist. He is the Pioneer of Renal Transplantation in Egypt^[2] & Arab world. He is an international academic urologic oncologists and one of the world-renowned leaders in the field.^[3] He is Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Urology, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt.^{[citation needed]} He has published many books and articles about urology and renal disorders.

He was one of the founders of the Ghoneim Urology and Nephrology Center (WHO Collaborating Centre for Management of Renal and Urological Disorders,^[4] Mansoura, Egypt. He is also a member of the International Society of Urology, a member of the British and American Urology Associations. He is a world leader in kidney transplantation, general and specialised urology operations, prostate diseases, tumours of the genito-urinary system, renal stone operations, correction of congenital anomalies and urology endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery.^[5]

Current Position

Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Urology, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt. Director, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura, Egypt.^{[citation needed]}

Education, Qualifications & Positions

• M.B., B.Ch., Cairo, December 1960
• Diploma of General Surgery, Cairo University, October 1963
• Diploma of Urology, Cairo University, April 1964
• M.Ch., Urology Cairo University, May 1967
• E.C.F.M.G. (167-242-7), London, August 1972^{[citation needed]}

Clinical Career & Experiences

• Rotating Internship, University of Cairo Hospital, 1961-1962.
• Resident, Departments of General Surgery and Urology, University of Cairo Hospitals, 1962 - 1965.
• Dr. Mohamed Ghoneim, a graduate of Kasr Al-Ainy Urology Department (1965) later moved on to start the world renowned Mansoura Center for Urology and Nephrology.^[6]
• Clinical Demonstrator in Urology, Mansoura University Hospital,1965 - 1968.
• Lecturer in Urology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt, 1968, May 1971.
• Registrar, Departments of Urology & General Surgery (transplantation) South Mead General Hospital, Bristol, England.
• Assistant Prof. of Urology, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura Egypt, October 1972.
• Clinical Fellow in Urology, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, U.S.A., 1973 - June 1974.^[3]
• Research Fellow, Urodynamic Lab. Dept. of Urology, University of Sherbrooke Medical Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 1974 - 1975.
• Prof. of Urology, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura Egypt, 1976.
• Advisor to Nature Reviews Urology^[7]

Honors & Prizes

• President & Member in The Endourology Society for the year 1987.^[8]

• Honorary Doctor in Medicine, University of Goteborg, SWEDEN, 1988.
• Winsbrue-White, Lecturer, Royal Society of Medicine, England, 1990.
• The Saint-Paul Medal Award, British Urological Association, 1992.
• National award for Medical Sciences, Egypt, 1997.
• King Faisal International Prize, 1999.
• Arab America Association, 2000.
• Muberak's Scientific Award, 2001.
• Recipient of the Egyptian National Scientific Award, 2001^[9]
• European Urology Society nominated him in 2004 to receive its annual award.^[10]
• Winner of the SIU-Félix Guyon Medal (2006)^[11]

Scientific Publications & Papers ^[12][13][14]

Books

Editor and contributor of 47 books in the field of psychiatry and psychology in both the Arabic and English languages (see books at Okasha books.

More than 14 Book or Book Chapters

• Advances in Medical Oncology; Pergman Press Oxford and New York, 1979. Ed. B.W. Fox, Radical Cystectomy for Carcinoma of the Bilharzial Bladder, P. 279.
• Advances in Medical Oncology; Pregman Press Oxford and New York, 1979.

Ed. P.M. Wilkinson. Results of Treatment in Carcinoma of the Bilharzial Bladder. P. 289.

• Detection of Bladder Cancer; Al-Ahram Press, Cairo, 1981. Ed. El-Bolkainy and Chu. Diagnostic Cystoscopy for Schistosomal Lesions of the Urinary Bladder. P. 138.
• Detection of Bladder Cancer; Al-Ahram Press, Cairo, 1981. Ed. El-Bolkainy and Chu. Pathobiology and management of carcinoma in situ of the bladder. P. 186.
• Detection of Bladder Cancer; Al-Ahram Press, Cairo, 1981.Ed. El-Bolkainy and Chu. Management of superficial bladder cancer. P. 192.
• Bladder Cancer; CRC Press, Florida, 1983. Ed. I. ElSebai. Urinary diversion following Cystectomy, P. 87.
• Bladder Cancer; CRC Press, Florida, 1983.Ed. I. ElSebai, 2000 Rad preoperative radiotherapy and cystectomy for the treatment of carcinoma of the bilharzial bladder. P. 127.
• Tropical Urology; Churchil-Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1984. Ed. I Husain. Bilharziasis the lower genitourinary tract. P. 261.
• Urologie; Masson, Paris, 1985. Ed. S. Khoury. Bilharziose Uro-Genitale, P. 491.

Bladder Reconstruction and Continent Diversion, 1991. Ed. King, Stone and Webster. The Modified Rectal bladder P. 228.

• Clinical Urology; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1994. R.J. Krane, M.B. Siroky and J.M. Fitzpatrick . Mohamed A. Ghoneim : Non-transitional Cell Bladder Cancer, P. 679.
• Recent Advances in Urology/Andrology, 1995. Orthotopic bladder substitutes, P. 103.
• Glenn's Urologic Surgery; Lippincott-Raven, 1998, Sam D. Graham, Jr. Radical Cystectomy in Men . Chapter 23, P. 187.
• Textbook of Genitourinary Surgery: Blackwell Science, 1998, H.N. Whitfield, Bilharziasis the Genitourinary Tract, Chapter, 49, 653
• Glenn's Urologic Surgery, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009 by Sam D. Graham, Thomas E Keane

Chapter 91 P.595 ^[15]

Original papers

Published more than 130 original articles in national and international journals.

Conference Presentation

He has presented many Lectures, Presentations & Posters in many Egyptian, Arabic & International Conferences.

Founding Urology & Nephrology center (UNC)

Based in Mansoura, Egypt, the Urology & Nephrology Center within Mansoura University was established in 1983 by Prof. Mohamed A. Ghoneim. In two buildings, UNC houses amongst others, 160 beds, five Operating Rooms, six Outpatient Clinics and a Radiology Department. The facilities in the UNC Radiology Department include X-Ray Diagnostics, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Angiography, Gamma Camera, Ultrasound, Computed Radiography performing over 75,000 examinations per year.^[16]

The Centre was founded in 1983 and owes a lot to the vision and single handed efforts of Professor Mohamed Ghoneim for its existence.^[17] The Urology Foundation offer grant for visiting Mansoura, Egypt to attend the international training course on “Techniques in Reconstructive Urology”.

Dr Ghoneim achievements on the one hand and see his humility on the other. It is advised to go there to draw inspiration on leadership.^[17]

UNC is now approximately 85 percent digital, enabling physicians to access and review patients' diagnostic images and information electronically and make quick and sound care decisions. The newly implemented bilingual system will greatly increase efficiency of the healthcare facility by providing integrated patient information such as demographics, reports, orders and images at one desktop.^[18]

International Training Course “Techniques in Reconstructive Urology”

He started the International Training Course “Techniques in Reconstructive Urology” in 2010.^[19]

Gaza War Medical Relief effort

Mohamed Ghoniem went to Gaza during Gaza War during the winter of 2008–2009 to help in providing Medical services to war casualties.^[20]

See also

• Mansoura University
• Cairo University

References

External links

• Mansura University Personal web Page

Persondata
Name	Ghonim, Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description	Urologist
Date of birth	1939
Place of birth	Mansoura, Egypt
Date of death
Place of death