Department
Name of department: Orthopedics and Traumatology - Spine Unit
Head of department: Yasser Allam
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Hesham Elsaghir
Head of department: Yasser Allam
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? No
More information
Number of beds in department: 45
Total surgical cases per year: 600
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: Yes
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.