EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE FOR GIRLS
AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY, CAIRO, EGYPT
Name: ATEF ABDEL GALIL MOHAMED ALLAM
Family: ALLAM
Nationality: EGYPTIAN
Date of birth: 17/12/1954
Address:
Home: 19 Nageeb Mahfouz St. 4th floor, appt.8, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt.
Office: 75 A. Misr & Sudan St. 1st floor, Hadayek Al kobba, Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
Mobile: (+2) 0100-6600880
Home: (+2) 02-22723973
Office: (+2) 02 24673718
Interest: Football - Table Tennis - Picnic
Date of Entry: November 1973
Date of graduation: December 1979
Teaching Hospital: The clinical training was obtained in Al Azhar University Hospitals (Bab Al Shaeria & Al Hussein Hospitals)
M.B., B.Ch. was obtained with grade Very Good with Honor.
Date of Award: 12/03/1980
Date of Award: 24/06/1984
Date of Award: 29/06/1989
From House Officer to Emeritus Professor • Al-Azhar University System
Institution: Al Azhar University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Al-Azhar University hospital is teaching hospital of 1200 beds total. This post was a rotating house officer. I spent two months in each of the following departments: General surgery - General Medicine - Pediatric medicine - Gynecology & Obstetrics, skin & venereal and orthopedic surgery. It was residential. I was on call every other night. I assisted at care of the patients on outpatient clinic and in the department. I gained experience in acute medical and surgical emergencies.
Institution: Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
AI Zhraa is a teaching hospital at which 400 medical students attend annually. It contains 1200 beds. There are 200 surgical beds; this post was residential for three years. I was on call one night in two. I gained experience in acute surgical emergencies. I assisted Professor EL NAGGAR's outpatient clinic twice weekly at which 7000 surgical problems were seen annually. My master ship thesis was focused on "The role of lumber sympathectomy in chronic occlusive diseases in the lower extremities". By the end of this period I got my master ship in general surgery in high marks (very good). My special interest has been in the field of vascular surgery.
Institution: Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
This post was two months duration and I was preceded to assistant lecturer in the same department.
Institution: Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
The post was nonresidential. I was on call one night in three. I participated in teaching. I gave one tutorial and one clinical teaching session to the students each week. I assisted at the outpatient clinic twice weekly, at the theater twice weekly. During this period, I completed my M.D. thesis on the topic "Surgery of the deep venous system in the management of postphlebitic limb syndrome". During this period I got M.D. degree in general surgery. I was trained in variety of general and vascular operation either acute or cold, Abdominal ultrasonic examination. Doppler examination of arterial & venous problems, and was competent to perform these procedures without supervision at the end of my appointment. I participated in a trial of solving the problem of chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs by deep vein surgery and vein transplantation. My M.D. thesis was a part of this work.
Institution: Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
This post was non residential. I was on call one night in three. I gave two senior and one junior tutorial and two clinical teaching sessions to the students each week, and participated in the professorial department's clinical teaching sessions which are held twice weekly.
Institution: Johns Hopkins University, Department of surgery, Division of Vascular surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
This research fellowship in vascular surgery in Johns Hopkins University in the United States of America was focused on the recent advances in the field of vascular surgery.
Operative techniques: Infra-and supra-renal abdominal aneurysms & Thoraco-abdominal aneurysms managed by partial left heart bypass & carotid endarterectomies & peripheral bypass procedures.
Radiology department: PTA and stent deployment for treating arterial stenosis of extremities & trans Jugular Intrahepatic Porto-caval Shunt T.I.P.S.
Vascular laboratory: Duplex ultrasonography and its value in evaluations both carotid and venous diseases.
During this period I also attended weekly vascular conferences which discussed interesting and important cases and the clinic of professor G. Melville Williams twice weekly.
Institution: Vascular unit, Department of general surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital
Institution: Vascular unit, Department of general surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital
Departments: General surgery, Vascular surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Esthetic Surgery
Institution: AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
Institution: Department of vascular and endovascular surgery, AI Zahraa University hospital, AI Azhar faculty of Medicine for girls Cairo, Egypt
(As an Isolated department from general surgery department)
Till year 2000, vascular surgery has been a unit in general surgery department. Enormous effort was done by Prof. Atef Allam to set up a new vascular and endovascular department based on a new separate building and a new dedicated curriculum. Construction and design of the department, furniture, and equipment were carried out and supplied with personal effort by Prof. Atef Allam with help of Prof. Nabil Elmarasy and on charity base.
I was one of founders of Vascular Society of Egypt 2004. I was a member of the first board of the society which designed and prepared for fore coming programs and activities of the society. Being the first secretary general of the society I shared deeply and I was responsible for developing administrative and organizational plans and educational programs for young vascular surgeons all over the country and cultural programs for patients and citizens.
Engineer of independency of vascular specialty as a separate department from general surgery department
From the first moment in vascular surgery career, I was dreaming of independency day when vascular surgery is separated from general department as a dependent department all over Egypt. In year 2006 and through my position in vascular society of Egypt as a secretory general, I started a national campaign to spread the spirit of crisis of identity among colleagues in vascular surgery specialty all over Egypt. I started the campaign with an article titled, Message From Secretary General the Crisis Of Identity in the Egyptian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 2 Number 2 September 2006. During the campaign, I was in continuous communication with key professors in all Egyptian universities and other medical institutes and supplied them with all required documents till the independency day came. Now, vascular specialty is running and working as independent departments under the title Vascular And Endovascular Departments.
2005 - 2013
2013 - 2015
It was one of the founders of the endovascular surgery working group in Egypt [E V S - EGYPT] which was intending to initiate endovascular surgery in Egypt since 1997. The group had regular monthly meeting and bi-annually training course of endovascular surgery.
This was bi-annually of recent advances in endovascular equipment and procedures which covered different vascular territories
This was monthly course and bi-annually hands-on workshop
I organized a bi-monthly workshop in surgery department, Al- Zahraa university hospital on different general and vascular surgical subjects:
I organized an annual training program for the new graduated house officers including lectures summarizing advices and guidelines for dealing with different situation in emergency department, operative room, in the ward, and outpatient clinic followed by hands on workshop on suture material, management of wounds, and minor surgical procedures.
I advent and developed a computerized system for medical record in department of surgery, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine for Girls, based on personal experience and charity effort and contributions.
I advent an audit system in department of surgery, vascular unit, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine for Girls, based on weekly X-Ray meeting and monthly mortality and morbidity meeting.
I am one of the introducers of endovascular surgery in Egypt. This was through two pass ways:
1- In the vascular unit: Surgical department, Al-Zahraa university hospital as one of the early medical centers in Egypt to practice endovascular surgery in early 1998. I trained about 30 vascular surgeons under my supervision on the principles of endovascular techniques.
2- In Egypt: Being the first secretory general of vascular society of Egypt I organized through the continuous medical education program the first ever in Egypt a simulator based workshop on endovascular procedures (peripheral superficial femoral artery SFA, Iliac Artery, and carotid artery) which was preceded by workshop training on endovascular basic tools (wires, catheters, stent etc….) and techniques. This was followed by many programed hands-on workshops and lectures.
Introducing of Duplex Guided Endovascular Surgery in Egypt
I advent and introduce Duplex guided Endovascular Intervention in Egypt:
1- In Egypt: As the only center ever to practice this novel technique in Egypt and one of few centers practicing this technique globally.
2- In the vascular unit: Surgical department, Al-Zahraa university hospital as a new field and novel technique in endovascular surgery to treat the patients who has risk of using contrast material without contrast or x-ray exposure. I trained many generations of young vascular surgeons on this novel procedure. Over time, now we stand as the pioneers and the only center practicing this technique in Egypt.
Role: Speaker & Conference Secretary
Topic: External valvoplasty with Dacron sleeve, a novel treatment for chronic venous insufficiency
Role: Participant
Role: Participant
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Topic: Autogenous stented venous graft implantation for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency
Role: Speaker
Topic: Attempt at endovascular insertion of stented autogenous venous graft implantation for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency
Role: Speaker & Participant
Role: Speaker & Participant
Topic: Preliminary result of balloon angioplasty of superficial femoral artery stenosis in Al-Zhraa university hospital
Role: Participant
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Topic: I V C filter complications management
Topic: Chronic venous insufficiency is still challenging syndrome
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Popliteal entrapment syndrome, a case report
Role: Participant
Topic: Diabetes and atherosclerosis / Diabetic foot lesions
Role: Chairperson
Role: Chairperson
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Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: 25 years' experience of treatment of chronic venous insufficiency in Al-Zhraa university hospital
Role: Chairperson
Role: Chairperson
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Endovascular treatment of critical limb ischemia Challenging cases
Role: Chairperson
Topic: New trends in peripheral vascular surgery
Role: Conference Secretary General & Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Current status of medical education in Egypt, 2nd part
Role: Chairperson
Role: Speaker & Chairperson
Topic: Stented autogenous vein graft for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency, part 2
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Carotid artery occlusion, what do we do?
Role: Speaker & Chairperson
Topic: Duplex guided caval filter deployment
Role: Speaker & Chairperson
Topic: Duplex guided P T A of renal artery stenosis
Role: Secretary General of the Congress & Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided caval filter in pregnant patients
Role: President of the Conference & Speaker
Topics: (1) 10 years experience of endovascular surgery of vascular surgery unit, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine for Girls. (2) The first stented graft in Egypt [custom made] for treatment of traumatic aorto-iliac fistula
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Prophylaxis of Veno-Embolic disease in pregnant women
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Infrajenicular P T A in diabetic patients
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for treatment of isolated iliac vein thrombosis
Role: Chairperson
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided P T A of Superficial femoral artery stenosis
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Topic: Vena Caval Filter deployment under duplex guidance, tips and tricks
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided P. T. A. of S. F. A. stenosis part 1
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Infrajenicular P T A in diabetic patients
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Topic: Duplex guided P T A of S F A stenosis part 2
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Venous arterialization, a limb salvage procedure
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided splenic embolization
Role: President of the Conference, Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Towards a better vascular service. Biografts extend vascular surgeons options in bypass surgery
Role: Participant
Role: Participant
Role: Participant
Role: Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided P TA and stenting of arterial stenosis and occlusion of lower extremities, a taught lessons
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Duplex guided P T A of superficial femoral artery stenosis and occlusion in diabetic patients
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Topic: Supra Aortic Trunk
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Topic: Principles of arterial duplex scanning
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Topic: Duplex guided endovascular procedures in diabetic patients
Role: President of the Conference
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Topics: (1) Protocol for venous research program. (2) Veno-Embolic disease prophylaxis
Role: Participant
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Tips and tricks of endovascular intervention under duplex guidance
Role: Participant
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topic: Recent Advances in the management of vascular diseases. Duplex guided endovascular procedures for treatment of arterial stenosis and occlusion of lower extremities in diabetic patients
Role: Speaker & Chairperson
Topic: Duplex guided stented graft deployment for treatment of false aneurysm and complete SFA disruption
Role: President of the Conference & Speaker
Topic: Future in Surgery. Veno-thrombo-embolic V T E prophylaxis in surgical patient
Role: Chairperson
Role: Member of committee for preparing V T E prophylaxis in Egypt, Multi-centric study
Topic: Endovascular intervention under duplex guidance 10 years experience
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Topic: Duplex guided endovascular procedures are in progress
Role: Chairperson
Collaboration: The Gulf Vascular Society and Egyptian Venous Forum
Role: Chairperson and Speaker
Topic: Venous diseases management, facts and future. (1) Research protocol, how to design. (2) Remarks on V T E prophylaxis protocol
Role: Chairperson & Speaker
Topics: (1) Duplex guided endovascular intervention: An extended indication. (2) Duplex guided intervention, how to perform with tips and tricks and how to overcome difficulties
Role: Participant
Role: President of the Conference & Speaker
Topic: Research in surgery, the future and impact on practice in Egypt. (1) Fundamental insights in V T E management (2) Research design, from the scratch
Total Supervised: Over 50 M.D. and M.S. thesis across multiple institutions
Universities Involved: Al-Azhar University, Ain Shams University, Assiut University, Alexandria University, Cairo University
Specialties Covered: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and related fields
8 publications covering venous disease, arterial reconstruction, endovascular procedures, and trauma management
6 publications on laparoscopic procedures, gastrointestinal surgery, and surgical techniques
4 publications on diagnostic methods, pathophysiology, and clinical studies
Total Publications: 18 peer-reviewed articles
Primary Journal: Scientific Journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty
Publication Span: 1992-1999 (7 years of active publishing)
Research Areas: Vascular surgery, endovascular procedures, surgical innovation
Original Contributions: Vena cava filters, balloon angioplasty, venous valve repair
Clinical Impact: Established protocols for endovascular procedures in Egypt
Referees are available on request