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Belbis, Ashraqya, Egypt
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At the age of four, he witnessed the death of his aunt due to heart disease. Her death, in her early 20s, inspired him to specialize in heart surgery
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He entered the Cairo University College of Medicine at the age of 15 on a full scholarship and graduated in 1957, qualifying as a doctor
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performed in Nigeria
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he performed a heart transplant on Derrick Morris who became the longest surviving heart transplant patient. He survived 25 years post surgery.
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Performed first time in UK
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while still working at Harefield Hospital, he became a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Royal Brompton Hospital. In the same year he was appointed as a professor of Cardiothoracic surgery at the National Heart & Lung Institute.
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Dr. Yacoub was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to medicine and surgery
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he founded the UK-based children's charity ‘Chain of Hope’ which treats children with correctible cardiac conditions from war-torn and developing countries. Chain of Hope has also established training and research programs in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries.
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he was awarded the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences for his work and pioneering techniques. In that same year, the Texas Heart Institute presented him with the Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement in Cardiovascular Disease.
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He was awarded a second Fellowship Award from the Royal Society. The UK Secretary of State presented him with a Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to medicine
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Golden Hippocrates International Award for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery (Moscow)
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Eminent heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub, 71, has performed more transplants than anybody else in the world - saving thousands of lives across the globe
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The foundation was able to establish the Aswan Heart Centre in 2009 to provide free medical services for those in need.
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Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center Humanities and Culture “Ola Ghabbour”Award.
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