Department
Name of department: Spine Unit, Orthopedic Deparment
Head of department: Magdy Youssef
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Magdy Youssef
Head of department: Magdy Youssef
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Hospital Administration Approval
More information
Number of beds in department: 100
Total surgical cases per year: 800
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: No
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Type of fellowship
Short-term