Famous Egyptian Physicians

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Magdi Yacoub

(Heart Surgeon)

Birthdate: November 16, 1935

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Belbin, Ashraqya, Egypt

Magdi Yacoub is a retired professor who worked at Imperial College London. He is best known for his work in repairing heart valves, a procedure which came to be known as the Ross-Yacoub procedure. In 1983, he performed the United Kingdom's first combined lung and heart transplant. Also a humanitarian, Yacoub co-founded the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation in 2008.

Isaac Israeli ben Solomon

(Physician)

Birthdate: 0832 AD

Birthplace: Egypt

Died: 0932 AD