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.

Cyril of Alexandria

(Patriarch of Alexandria)

Birthdate: 0376 AD

Birthplace: El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt

Died: 0444 AD

Bassem Youssef

(Egyptian Comedian Best Known for Hosting a Satirical News Program Called 'El-Bernameg')

Birthdate: March 21, 1974

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, producer, writer, television host, media critic, doctor, and surgeon. Best known for hosting a satirical news program called El-Bernameg, Youssef was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. Bassem Youssef is also a YouTuber; his channel PlantBtv currently targets Arabic and English-speaking audiences around the world.

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Isaac Israeli ben Solomon

(Physician)

Birthdate: 0832 AD

Birthplace: Egypt

Died: 0932 AD