M. Mohsen Ibrahim, M.B., B.CH., M.D.

Present Title:

                              Professor of Cardiology – Cairo University

                              Principal Investigator of the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP)

                              President of the Egyptian Hypertension Society.

Address                        : 1 El-Sherifein Street ,

                                        Abdeen, 11111.

                                         Cairo – Egypt .

Telephones                   : 362-4803/ 364-9540/ (H) 340-1875

Fax no.                          : 363-9895

e-mail                           : ehs@link.net, mibrahim_02@yahoo.com

Place of Birth              : Giza , Egypt .

Date of Birth                : March 20, 1940 .

Marital Status              : Married with three children.

Academic and Hospital Affiliations:

·        1963-1965    : Residency Internal Medicine and Cardiology – Cairo University Hospital .

·        1964              : Diploma of Internal Medicine – Cairo University (D.M.)

·        1965              : Diploma of Cardiovascular Medicine – Cairo University (D.C.V.)

·        1965-1967    : Scholarship, Cardiology Research – Cairo University .

·        1967-1968    : Clinical Demonstrator - Cairo University .

·        1968             : M.D. (Cum Laude) (British System)- Cairo University .

·        1968-1974    : Lecturer - Cairo University .

·        1971-1972    : Visiting Physician, Hospital Cardiovascular, Lyon – France .

·        1972-1973    : Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Research Division, Cleveland , Ohio – USA .

·        1973-1974    : Special Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Hypertensive Nephrology Department,    

                             Cleveland , Ohio , USA .

·        1974-1979     : Assistant Professor, Cardiac Department – Cairo University .

·        1979- Present: Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Department – Cairo University .

·        1984-2000     : Director, Diagnostic Ultrasound - Cairo University .

·        1991-Present  : Principal Investigator, National Hypertension Project (NHP), Cairo - Egypt .

·        13-26/7/1991 : Visiting Professor, Cardiac Department, Faculty of Medicine –

                               King Saud University , Riyadh – Saudi Arabia .

·        1995-2000     : Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine - Cairo University .

·        2000-Present  : Prof. Emeritus of Cardiology- Cairo University

Memberships of National and International Societies:

·        Egyptian Hypertension Society – President.

·        Egyptian Medical Association – Member.

·        Egyptian Society of Cardiology – Member of the Board of Directors (1987-1998)

·        International Society of Cardiology, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention – Past Member.

·        American College of Cardiology - Fellow.

·        International Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics – Past Member.

·        American Heart Association – International Fellow.

·        Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology- Member.

·        European Society of Hypertension – Member.

·        International Society of Hypertension – Member.

·        Member of WHO Expert Committee Panel for Cardiovascular Diseases.

·        Special Advisor to the Executive Board of the World Hypertension League. 

·        International Society of Hypertension Program Committee.

·        Member of the Board of Directors of the World Hypertension League.

Awards:

·        1973 – William Lower Prize for Clinical Research , USA .

·        1981 – National State Award for Medical Science , Egypt .

·        1995 – Egyptian Medical Syndicate Award , Egypt .

·        1997 – Egyptian Medical Syndicate Award , Egypt .

·         2006 – State Recognition Award in Medicine , Egypt

Major Projects:

·        National Hypertension Project: First National Epidemiologic study in a developing country to identify the prevalence hypertension, its complications, and cardiovascular risk factors.

·        Founder of the Egyptian Hypertension Society: First Society in the Arab World.

·        Founder of the Pan Arab Hypertension Society.

·        Established an advanced Echocardiography Laboratory at Cairo University .

·        Founder of the Egyptian Echocardiography Working Group.

·        Egyptian Cardiovascular Prevention Program

Editorial Boards:

·        Journal of Human Hypertension.

·        Journal of Hypertension (Official publication of the International Society of Hypertension).

·        European Journal of Echocardiography.

·        Journal of Saudi Heart Association.

·        The Egyptian Heart Journal, 1982-1994.

·        Blood Pressure Journal.

·        Journal of Heart Health (Saudi)

·        Medicine Journal of Canal El Suez

·        Egyptian Journal of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk

Publications:  

·        Papers                    : 105

·        Abstracts                : 161

·        Published Chapters in Books : 6

·        Books : 6

Main Interests:

·        Hypertension.

·        Cardiovascular Epidemiology.

·        Echocardiography.