Mohamed Ahmed Ghoneim is an Egyptian

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''-logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs. Org ...

Career

Ghoneim is a graduate of the

University of Cairo Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...

. He is one of the founders of the Ghoneim Urology and Nephrology Center for Management of Renal and Urological Disorders (a

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collaborating centre located in

Mansoura, Egypt Mansoura (; ' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt located on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile river. The city is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate and has a population of 621,953 as of 2021. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic ...

). He is a member of the International Society of Urology, and a member of both the British and the American Urology Associations. He is a colleague of Professor Nils Kock, the inventor of the

Kock pouch A Kock pouch is a continent pouch formed by the terminal ileum after colectomy. The procedure was detailed and first performed in 1969 by Dr. Nils Kock. __TOC__ Indications Kock pouch ileostomy is indicated for patients who are unfit for ileal ...

Gaza War medical relief effort

Ghoniem provided medical services to war casualties in Gaza during the

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Honors and awards

Ghoneim served as annual president of the Endourology Society in 1987. Ghoneim is the recipient of the Egyptian National Scientific Award, 2001, and was a nominee for the European Urology Society annual award in 2004. He was the winner of the SIU-Félix Guyon Medal (2006). Ghoneim was awarded Hamdan Award for honoring distinguished personalities from the Arab World by Hamdan Medical Award in 2014.

References

External links

Mansura University Personal web Page
*https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-0346
Hamdan Award for honoring distinguished personalities from the Arab World
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghoneim, Mohamed Living people Academic staff of Mansoura University Cairo University alumni 1939 births Egyptian urologists People from Mansoura, Egypt Qasr El Eyni Hospital Recipients of the St Paul's Medal