Life Support Medical Practice

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Phone: Kuwait +965-**-***-***

Canada +1-647-***-****

Professional Identification,

- Royal College ID #: 2648334

- MCC code #: 020**-*****

- MINC #: CAMD_0075_8802

- PCRC ID #: 9903

- USMLE/ECFMG ID: 07755481

- EICS ID: E057273

- EPIC ID: C-EB187892

Dr. Elgamal is a highly trained urologic surgeon (Clinical, Researcher, and Lecturer). He has over 15 years of Urology practice and experience. He is a graduate of the University of Al-Azhar Medical School and completed his Urologic training, followed by Urologic Oncology subspecialty fellowship training at Al-Azhar University Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt.

He has a long professional experience in Endo-Urology in addition to his significant experience as an Uro-Oncologist Surgeon.

Since emergency is a critical part of all medical practice, Dr. Elgamal has completed 2 Basic life support (BLS) courses from American Heart Association

Academic Background

2023 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Eligibility

2016 MCCEE, Medical Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

1998 Medical Doctorate MD. (Ph.D. Urology), Al-Azhar School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

Thesis Title:" Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Immunotherapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer”

1989 Master (MSc, Urology), Al-Azhar School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

Thesis Title: “Treatment of Stone at the Lower Third of the Ureter.”

1987–1992 Post Graduate Urologic training / 5 years Full-time Urology resident, Al-Azhar University Hospitals,

Cairo, Egypt.

1985 Medical Bachelor (MB.B.ch.), Al-Azhar School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

FELLOWSHIP

-1996 Urologic oncology fellowship, Al-Azhar School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

-1994 Renal transplantation fellowship, National Institute of Urology and Nephrology, Cairo, Egypt

-1992 Endo-urology fellowship, Al-Azhar School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

Clinical Training

-2022 Intensive course on Advanced Applied Laparoscopic Urology. Istanbul, Turkey

-2011 Basic Life Support Course (BLS) - American Heart Association Course. (Repeated in 2023)

-2008 Green Light Laser Therapy in BPH treatment, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.

-2008 Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Urologic Oncology, University of California, USA.

Professional Licenses

-2009 College of Physician and Surgeon of Alberta (Provisional- letter of eligibility)

-2006 Kuwait License for Urology Consultant.

-2002 Egyptian License for Urology Consultant

Area of Practice and Specialties

Dr. Elgamal has a wide range of interests and experience in Urology.

-Urinary stones management with modalities of treatment including Laser stone disintegration by flexible Ureteroscopy, semi-rigid Ureteroscopy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

-Benign prostatic hyperplasia management either medically or by performing different minimally invasive surgeries including TURP with monopolar, bipolar electrosurgical units. Also, performing Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate using high power laser and laser vaporization using the green laser. We started using Rezum Water Vapor system with a promising results.

-Endo-Urology: Has advanced skills in all Endo-urologic procedures. In addition to Urolithiasis extraction and disintegration, most other procedures are Renal (PCN, PCNL). Ureteric (Ureteroscopy including stricture, stents, and tumor resection). Bladder (TURT, Cystolapaxy, TUR or Fulguration of bladder ulcer,). Prostate, (TURP, TUIP, PVP, HOLAP, HoLEP), Urethra (Strict. Urethra, posterior urethral valve, and BNO,)

-Urologic Oncology: More than 15 years of experience in cancer bladder management procedures including TURT, different types of diversions, bladder Substitution, and Orthotopic continent urinary diversions. In addition to other genitourinary tumors

-General Urology: wide experience in all aspects of general urology including but not limited to Urolithiasis, Urological Reconstructive Surgery, Urogenital anomalies surgery, Testicular, and Scrotal surgery.

-Uro-gynecology: Including minimally invasive surgeries for stress incontinence.

-Urethral Reconstructive Surgery.

-Voiding Dysfunction and Urodynamic.

-Andrology: Evaluation and treatment of Erectile Dysfunction, including Penile prostheses and Infertility.

-Renal Transplantation: Urologic Consultant in 2 teams of Renal Transplant, Cairo, Egypt.

Hospital Appointments and Employment History

- Apr 2018 – (Now) Consultant Urology, International Clinic, Kuwait.

-Oct 2012 – Sep 2018 Consultant Urology, The General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and

Institutes, Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

- Head of a team of specialists and residents in the Urology department.

The team responsibilities include but are not limited to,

- Outpatient clinic,

- pre-and post-operative management,

- Performing the operative surgical procedures,

- Preparation of daily rounds, weekly seminars, and Monthly journal club.

- Supervise ESWL unite.

-Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 Consultant Urology, Hadi Hospital, Kuwait.

My responsibilities included but were not limited to,

- Planning long-term strategies for the Urology department

- Organizing, Improving, and updating all utilities and services in Urology Department

- Creating two units; One for ESWL and the other for Laser therapy.

- Outpatient clinic,

- operative procedures in a very busy hospital as we achieved very high rate ever in

the hospital’s history.

- Supervision of pre-and post-operative management,

- the majority of cases were Endoscopic Urolithiasis procedures.

-Nov 2005 – Jul 2010 Consultant Urology, Al-Orf Hospital, Kuwait.

My responsibilities included but were not limited to,

- Outpatient clinic,

- pre-and post-operative management,

- Performing operative surgical procedures; mainly Endo-urological cases.

-Mar 2004 - Nov 2005 Consultant Urology, The General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes,

Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

-Jul 1992 – Mar 2004 Urology Specialist, The General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes,

Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

-Jul 1987 – Jul 1992 5 years Full-time Urology resident, Al-Azhar University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.

-April 1986 – Jul 1987 General Practitioner training, Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Training included Emergency medicine, General Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatrics,

Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obe/GYN, and Urology.

-Mar 1985 - Apr 1986 Rotating Internship (House officer), Al-Azhar University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Training rotation: 2 Months for each; General Surgery, Internal Medicine,

Pediatrics, Obe/GYN, Ophthalmology, and Psychiatry. Emergency medicine for one

week every rotation.

Professional Membership and affiliations

-Canadian Urological Association - American Urological Association

-Egyptian Urological Association - European Association of Urology

-Egyptian Andrology Association - Kuwait Urological Association

Honors and Award

-2000 Egyptian Medical Syndicate Excellency Award

IT Skills

- All office work with advancing skills in using Microsoft Office programs.

Language Skills

- Arabic Native

- English Fluent. (Language of undergraduate, postgraduate study and Hospital Instructions)

Research and publications

- Clinical relevance of serum Testosterone level in the evaluation of men with low sexual drive, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty. Accepted 2001.

-Ureteroscopy versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of distal ureteral calculi, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty, Accepted 2001

-The value of a second transurethral resection in evaluating patients with bladder tumors, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty. 23:1397, 2002.

-The significance of stenting after ureteroscopic removal of distal ureteral calculi, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty. 23:1403, 2002.

-Time to stone passage for ureteral calculi. The observational study, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty. 24:1127, 2003.

-The significance of transurethral bladder biopsy after 3 months to evaluate response to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy, the scientific journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty. 2003.

-Actively involved in the long-term result of Orthotopic continent urinary diversion for the treatment of Cancer Bladder. Two papers were submitted for publishing.

-Long-term results for Varicocele ligation to treat severely oligo-asthenospermia: Clinical follow-up. On evaluation. In African j. urology.

Clinical Trials and Case Reports

-Long-term outcome following radical retro-pubic prostatectomy for cancer prostate involving the

seminal vesicles: Impact of surgical margins. Principal Investigator

-A long-forgotten ureteral stent. Case report.

-Huge Sliding Hernia repair. Case report.

-TURP for Huge (Intravesical protruded) middle lobe prostate with high equivocal PSA in the elderly patient. Case report

Other scientific activities

-Pioneer in Endo-Urological procedures especially Flexible Ureteroscopic laser Lithotripsy in addition to Holmium-Yag and thulium enucleation of BPH.

-Have extensive experience in different procedures of cancer bladder diversions.

-Active member and speaker at many Urological conferences.

-Visitor consultant, and expert Urologist with many Hospitals in the Middle East.

-Member of the American urological association and attending the annual meeting since 2000.

References

-Available upon request.

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