Magdi Yacoub
Overview
Bilbeis
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, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Egypt
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), is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...
at Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
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Yacoub's major achievements may be summarised:
1. Established Heart Transplantation in UK and became leading transplant surgeon in the world.
2. Established and became a master of Ross procedure including a randomised control trial.
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