Dr. Yasser Menaissy is a well-renowned & experienced Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Cairo University, Egypt. He is a Senior Consultant in Adults and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery with over 33 years of experience. He has performed over 8000 operations in all the spectrum of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeries for adults and pediatrics. He excels in open-heart surgery for coronary artery diseases, off-pump and on-pump CABG, arterial revascularization and minimal invasive heart surgery for CABG and Valves in Adults. In pediatrics he specializes in all the spectrum of pediatric cardiac surgeries.
Dr. Yasser has practiced in several hospitals in Egypt, USA, Italy and UAE, and has received several International awards.
Areas of Expertise:
Adult Cardiac Surgeries:
– Coronary artery surgeries
Coronary artery bypass surgery on and off pump
Total arterial revascularization
Minimally Invasive CABG
– Valvular heart surgeries
Aortic, Mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement
Minimally invasive valve surgery
– Aortic root surgeries
Aortic root surgeries for Aortic aneurysms and Aortic dissections
Ross Procedure
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries:
Atrial and ventricular septal defects repair
Arterial Switch operation for TGA
Ross Procedure and Fontan repair
Fallots Tetralogy repair
CAVC repair
Coarctation of the Aorta repair
Education:
MD in Cardiothoracic Surgery from the Cairo University, Egypt.
Fellowship in Adults & Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Emory University Hospital, USA.
Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at Torino University, Italy.
Experience:
More than 33 years
Memberships:
Member of the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Member and reviewer of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Founding Member, co-editor and reviewer at The Egyptian Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Member and reviewer at the Egyptian Heart Society
Member of the International Heart Valve Society
Judge member of the Supreme council of Egyptian Universities promotion Committee Board for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Egypt (2013 until 2018)
He has over 50 International publications & presentations in the renowned Annals of Thoracic Surgery, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery.
Supervising 25 postgraduate candidates in their MSc and MD thesis.
