Department
Name of department: Orthopedic Department Spine Unit
Heads of department: Youssry El Hawary, Mohamed Khattab
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Mohamed Khattab
Heads of department: Youssry El Hawary, Mohamed Khattab
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Hepatitis and HIV lab before arrival.
More information
Number of beds in department: 20
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: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Arabic
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Research activity, spine conferences organization, Scoliosis week, Aging spine meeting
Type of fellowship
Short-term, Observership
Certificate of Medical Degree, Proof of Specialty Degree , Recommendation Letter, Vaccination COVID, Influenza