Background Information:

M.D.U. Member of The Medical Defence Union, United Kingdom.
G.M.C. Fully registered (Specialist Register) with The General Medical Council, London.
C.C.S.T. Royal College of Physicians: Accreditation Certificate in Cardiology and General Internal Medicine.

General Education:

- French, primary and secondary school.
- International Baccalaureate, 7 subjects 1963-1965.
- Three languages spoken and written.
- Fully computer literate using Microsoft Word, Ami Pro for Windows, InStat.

Medical Education:

• MB BCh, Kaser El Eini Medical School, Cairo University, 1971.
• MD (2-part examination recognised by the GMC), Damascus University, 1973.
• Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Institute, University of London, 1977-1980.
• MPhil Cardiology, University of London, September 1990.
• FESC, Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology 1993.
• FAHA, Fellowship of the American Heart Association 1994.
• FACC, Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology 1994.