Curriculum vitae Personal data: Family Name: Afifi First Name: Raafat Middle Name: Yahia Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Number of children: Two (Rana and Mohamed) Date and Place of birth: 30 / 6 / 1960 Cairo Languages: Arabic, English Home (mailing) Address: Clinic Address:

Str. 256 # 8, Maadi Gadida, Cairo, Egypt. Post code: 11435 Str. 153, # 1, El-Horia Square, Maadi, Cairo.

Telephone and Fax. #: Mobile: 002-01001404257 Clinic: 00202 23580 418 - 0020227513609 Home: 00202 25164168

E-mail: Raafatafifi@hotmail.com - Raafatafifi@yahoo.com MOH licence (Egypt): 73319 / 3-3-1985 Ex-GMC licence UK: 89 / 1614

Academic Qualifications: High School degree in 1976 from El-Kedaweya School, Cairo, Egypt. The degree of MB,Bch. in November, 1983 (excellent with honour), Cairo

University. The degree of MSc. in General Surgery in May 1987 (excellent), Cairo

University. The degree of MD in General Surgery in May 1993, Cairo University. Provider of advanced cardiac life support according to the Canadian heart

and stroke foundation (January, 1994). Fellowship International College of Surgeons (August, 1995)- ID #: A

11795. Advanced laparoscopy training course licensed by Tufts university, U.S.A.

and Aurhus University, Denmark. (14 - 19 November, 1996). Fellowship Biomedical Research Ethics, University of Maryland, Baltimore,

U.S.A. 2005 ---- Certified trainer biomedical research ethics. Basic life support (BLS) consistent with national consensus 2005 ECC /

ILCOR and American Heart Association guidelines (August 2010). Cetificate # 128251769537.

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Advanced trauma life support course, 1 - 2 July, 2013. This course was held at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo university (LRC) in affiliation with Egyptian Life Support Training Center and Faculty of medicine, Cairo University (LRC) to the standards established by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Date of expiration 2 / 7/ 2017. ATLS ID: 545804

Basic life support (BLS) consistent with national consensus 2010 ECC / ILCOR and American Heart Association guidelines (July, 2013). Cetificate # 137323739283.

Advanced trauma life support 9th. edition 2 days instructor course, 12 – 13 December, 2014. This course was held at the Egyptian Life Support Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 9.5 AMA PRA Category I credits.

ATLS Instructor April, 2015.

Experience: Head of Unit 11 (A) for General and Oncology Surgery from September

2016 till now. The current permanent job starting from December 2004: Professor of

General and Oncology Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. From 1 June 2011 – 31 July 2011: Acting Director of Surgery Department,

AlHada Armed Forced Hospital, AlHada, Taif Region, SA. From September 2010 – April 2012: Consultant Surgeon, AlHada Armed

Forced Hospital, AlHada, Taif Region, SA. From November 2008 – September 2009: Professor of General surgery,

College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King’s Khalid university, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

From November 2006 – October 2007: Consultant Surgeon (Breast Surgery) King’s Fahad Specialist Hospital – Dammam – SA.

From December 1999 - December 2004: Assistant Professor (Associate professor) of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

From January 2002 – June 2002: Assistant Professor of General Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King’s Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

From April 1994 - December 1999: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

From September 1993 - March 1994 : Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Trauma and Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

From September 1992 - September 1993: Assistant Lecturer, Trauma and Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

Since February 1990: Assistant Lecturer in General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

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September 1990 - January 1992: Visiting Research Fellow, Clinical Oncology Department, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

October 1989 - February 1990: Clinical Demonstrator of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

August 1989 - August 1990: Clinical Research Fellow (Honorary Registrar) Department of Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, U.K.

May 1988 - October 1989: Senior Registrar, General Surgery Department, Cairo University Hospitals.

March 1985 - March 1988: Registrar, General Surgery Department, Cairo University Hospitals.

March 1984 - February 1985: Intern at Cairo University Hospitals.

Subspecialties of interest: Breast surgery. Gastro-intestinal Surgery. Surgical infections. Complex Ventral hernia repair.

Meetings and courses Attended: The Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons since the year

1985. Symposium Mammographicum, the Imperial College, London, U.K. (Sept. 4

-7, 1989). Duct carcinoma in situ, clinicopathological study, the Royal College of

Physicians, London, U.K. CRC Breast Trials Annual General Meeting, Institute of child health, London,

U.K. (September the 21st, 1989). CRC Gastrointestinal Trials Annual General Meeting, Institute of child

health, London, U.K. (November the 22nd, 1989). Colorectal Cancer BASO meeting, Guilford, the Royal Surrey Hospital

(November the 30th, 1989). Monoclonal antibodies, Royal Society of Medicine, London (December the

11th, 1989). Endocrine tumours, Royal Society of Medicine, London (December the 13th,

1989). The Rayne Institute open day, King's College Hospital, London (March the

25th, (1990). Principles of colon and rectal surgery, Continuous Medical Education

course, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (October 3-6, 1990).

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Haematopoietic Growth Factors in breast cancer, La Mansion hotel, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. (November the first, 1990).

The 13th San Antonio breast cancer symposium, Hayatt Regency hotel, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. (November 1-3, 1990).

Progress in trauma and critical care surgery, University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery Continuing Medical Education (June 19 - 22, 1991).

International conference on long term anti-hormonal therapy for breast cancer, Walt Disney World Swan, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Organized by the University of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center (June the 30th - July the 2nd, 1991).

Biofeedback for colon and rectal disorders, Continuous Medical Education course, University of Minnesota, the Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (October the 8th, 1991).

Principle of colon and rectal surgery, Continuous Medical Education Course, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (October 9 - 12, 1991).

XXVIII World Congress of the International College of Surgery, Cairo, Egypt (November 16 - 21, 1992).

The 11th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons, Nile Hilton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt (February 10 - 12, 1993).

The fifth Annual Kasr El-Aini Medical Congress, Kasr El-Aini Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt (February, 17 - 18, 1993).

The fourth Conference of Pan Arab Association of Surgeons. Cairo, Egypt. November 30 - December 3, 1993.

The 12 th. Annual National Congress of the Egyptian Society of Hepatology. Semiramis Inter-continental, Cairo, Egypt. May 4 - 6, 1994.

The 12 th. Annual Summer Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Alexandria, Egypt, September 28 - 29, 1994.

The First Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Group for the study of Gastrointestinal Motility. Cairo, Egypt, November 23 - 25, 1994.

The fifth Congress of the Arab Association of Paediatric Surgeons in collaboration with 13th. Summer meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Alexandria, Egypt, October 11 - 13, 1995.

The 6th. Conference for the Pan Arab Association of Surgeons, The 3rd. Jordanian German Medical Congress and the 23rd. Conference for the Jordanian Surgical Society. Amman, Jordan 16 - 18 October, 1995.

The 8th. Annual Kasr El-Aini Congress in collaboration with Yale University School of Medicine. Cairo, Egypt, 2 - 5 April, 1996.

The 9th. Annual Kasr El-Aini Congress. Cairo Meridien, Egypt, Fibruary 25 - 28 th., 1997.

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International College of Surgeons XX European Federation Congress. Athens, Greece, September 17 - 20, 1997.

The 15 th. Summer meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons (40th. Anniversary for Hassb's Operation). Helnan Palastine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, October 15 - 17, 1997.

The fifth National Cancer Conference Autumn Pan Arab meeting. Meridien Cairo hotel, Cairo, Egypt, November 27 -28, 1997.

The tenth Annual Kasr El-Aini Medical Congress. Kasr El-Aini Congress Centre, Cairo, Egypt, March 3 - 6, 1998.

The 18 th. Annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Cairo Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, February 9 - 11, 2000.

The Annual Kasr El-Aini Medical Congress. Kasr El-Aini Congress Center, Cairo, Egypt, February 15 - 17, 2000.

The first international conference of Critical Care Medicine (invited speaker). Cairo Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, April 11 - 15, 2000.

The first Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology. Nile Helton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, February, 15, 2001.

Education Through the era of His magisty King’s Fahd Bin-Abdel-Aziz. Abha palace Hotel, Abha, Assir, Saudi Arabia, March, 3 – 5, 2002.

The second international conference of Critical Care Medicine (chairman). Cairo Royal Meridian Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, October 11 - 14, 2002.

The 7th International Conference Of Oncology; Breast Cancer Current Status and Future Prospect. Stella Di Mare, Ein Soukhna, Cairo, Egypt, April 15 – 17, 2003.

The 6th Annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology in collaboration with National Cancer Institute, Cairo University and Egyptian Cancer Society. Recent trend in management of Breast and Large bowel cancer. Stella Di Mare Hotel, Ain Soukhna, March 31 – April 2, 2004.

The 8th International Conference of Oncology – Gastrointestinal malignancies- Swiss in – Plan Hotels, Stell Di Mare, Ain Shoukhna. 21 – 23 April, 2004.

Course specification and internal quality assurance course, CME, Cairo University, October, 12 – 14, 2004.

Basic evidence based medicine workshop, CME, Cairo University, December, 7 – 9, 2004.

The 3rd International Meeting in Critical Care Medicine. Grand Hyatt Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, December 20 – 23, 2004.

Emergy Department monthly meeting, Cairo University Hosptials, 06/02/2005.

Research Ethics Committee Workshop, 15 / 02 / 2005. The 23rd Annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Le Meridien

Pyramids Hotel, Giza, Egypt, February 23 – 25, 2005.

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The Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology, the 19th Annual Meeting, in collaboration with National Cancer Institute, Department of Surgical Oncology. Sonesta, Taba, Egypt, 30 March – 1 April, 2005.

Two months certificate program for biomedical research ethics, University of Maryland, USA, from June 1st – July 31st , 2005.

The 15th. Pan Arab Surgeons Association Conference and 1st. Bahrain Surgeons Association Conference Conference. Crown Plaza Hotel, Manama, Bahrain, 18 – 20 December, 2005.

The 7th. Global Forum of research ethics, Aghakhan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 17 – 20 February, 2006

The 7th. Annual Conference of Kasr El-Aini Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo Universiy, Sheraton Cairo, 21 – 23 February, 2006.

The 24th. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons in collaboration with the International Society for Digestive Surgery. The Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 22 – 24 February, 2006. Invited speaker – Incisional hernia management.

The Fifth Annual Conference, the 13th. Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian society of Surgical Oncology, Egyptian Cancer Society and the Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute. Breast and Hepatology Cancer, Domina Coral Bay Resort, Sharm El-Sheikh, Red sea, Egypt, 28 – 31 March, 2006.

The 2nd. Panarab congress of Evidence-Based Medicine “Towards An Evidence Based-practice”. Kasr El-Aini, Cairo, Egypt, 11 – 12 April, 2006.

The 2nd. Workshop and scientific meeting Liver transmission for basic and advanced GIT surgical and laparoscopic procedures. Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Center, Mansoura University, May, 10, 2006.

The 24th Annual Summer Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Helnan, Palastine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, 6 – 8 September, 2006. Invited speaker – Iatraogenic injuries.

Regulatory Seminar on Clinical Trials conduct, Cairo Sheraton, Cairo, Egypt, November 27 – 28, 2007.

The 26th. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeon.The Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 20 – 22 February, 2008. Invited speaker – Damage control surgery.

The Seventh Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology (EGSSO). Intercontinental Abu Soma, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, 2 – 4 April, 2008. Invited speaker-Management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients: State of the Art.

The 27th. Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeon.The Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 18 – 20 February, 2009. Invited speaker – Axillary lymph nodes management in breast cancer patients – Stat of the Art.

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Workshop on evaluations. King’s Khaled School of Medicine and Medical Sciences. March 11, 2009, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

DSFH first International Annual surgical conference. Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH), Jeddah, SA, 25 – 28 March, 2009. Invited speaker – Blunt abdominal trauma: back to clinical judgement in the era of modern technology. Axillary lymph nodes management in breast cancer patients – stat of the Art.

The tenth Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology (EGSSO). Stiegenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, 12 – 14 March, 2010. Chairman Session II, breast reconstruction.

The Conference and Exhibition on Metrology in Diagnosis and Therapy (Role/Quality/Acuracy). Pyramids Park Resort Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 15 – 17 May, 2010. Invited speaker: Ethics, Diagnosis and Clinical Practice.

TQM orientation program 2010, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif region, KSA, October 2010 – 6 CME / PD credit hours.

Infection Control Policy, at community centre – Alhada Armed Foreces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, on 29th September, 2010 – 4 CME / PD credit hours.

World Diabetes Day Celebration "All united", held at the community centre, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, on 15 December, 2010 – 8 CME / PD credit hours.

Biosurgicals Innovation Skills, held at academic and training centre, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, on the 30th of March, 2011 – 4 CME / PD credit hours.

Applied Medical Research and Biostatistics Advance Course (invited speaker – Biomedical research ethics), held at the community centre, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, April 4 – 6 , 2011 – 19 CME / PD credit hours.

Biosurgical Innovation Skills; Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospitals, Taif Region, KSA; March 30th. 2011 (4 credit hours).

Venous Thrombo-embolism DVT prophylaxis symposium, held at the community Centre, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, 20th April, 2011 – 8 CME / PD credit hours.

Basic Laparoscopy Course, held at academic and training centre, Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA, June 1-2, 2011 – 11 CME / PD credit hours.

Fifth Taif Surgery Update meeting (Breast Cancer II), Ramada Hotel, Alhada, Taif Region, KSA; June 28, 2011, guest speaker: Breast cancer Update: State of the Art; Breast Cancer and Axillary Nodes Status in Developing Countries.

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Second MOH Diabetic Foot Ulcer Academy; Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSA; September 17 – 21, 2011. Accredited by Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, USA (16 credit hours).

Wound Care Symposium; Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospitals, Taif Region, KSA; January 7th. 2012 (6 credit hours).

Performance improvement projects and action plan, Cross functional teams. Community center, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif Region, KSA; February 7 – 8, 2012.

Saudi Surgical Society annual meeting. Jeddah, KSA; April 8 – 10, 2014. Managin cSSTI and cIAI in the era of multi-drug resistant pathogens:

Sharing our experience, applying our knowledge. JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai, UAE; 31st. January, 2015

The 14th. Annual meeting of International college of Surgery. Cairo, Tiba Rose (New Cairo); 11 – 12 February, 2015.

Saudi Surgical Society annual meeting. Jeddah, KSA; April 7 – 9, 2015. Third Pfizer Africa and Middle East focus anti-infective summit. Hurghada,

Egypt, 9th and 10th October, 2015. The 8th. Annual meeting International Medical Centre. Highlight in Trauma

with updates on post trauma reconstruction (speeker); April 28 – 29, 2016. Saudi Surgical Society annual meeting. El-Khobar, KSA; April 18–20, 2017. The 19th. Annual Conference of the Egyptian Group of Colon and Rectal

Surgeons (invited speaker – Advances in the management of abdominal wall defects); JW Marriot Hotel – Cairo; September 13 – 15, 2017.

Research Studies:

1. Master thesis: Benign breast diseases, a clinicopathological prospective and retrospective study (1985 - 1986).

2. M.D. thesis: The diagnostic potentiality of giant cell formation in malignant breast lesions (1987 - 1992).

3. Kahl, L.P.; Carroll, A.R.; Read, N.C.; Rhodes, P.; Afifi, R.Y. and Baum, M. (1990): Is there a retrovirus associated with human breast cancer: An analysis of Multinucleate giant cell formation and a search for reverse transcriptase activity in human peripheral blood mononuclear leucocytes. Nottingham international breast cancer meeting, September 26 - 28, 1990. British Journal of Cancer, 62 (supplement XII): 23(P8).

4. Raafat Y. Afifi; M. Baum and A.F. Masoud (1991): In vitro mononuclear giant cell formation (MNGC) in breast diseases. The twenty seventh annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; Houston, TX. (May 19 - 21, 1991).

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5. Raafat Afifi; Pat Graham; Jane Codd; Steve Humphreys and Michael Baum (1993): Evaluation of oestrogen receptor immunohistochemical techniques in paraffin embedded tissue. Abstract presented to the 11th Annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons, February 10 - 12, 1993.

6. Raafat Afifi; Abdelrazek Masoud; Michael Baum and David Kiang (1993): New concept: the role of blood monocytes in breast cancer dissemination. Abstract presented to the 11th Annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons, February 10 - 12, 1993.

7. Raafat Afifi (1993): Acute necrotizing fasciitis. Paper presented to the fourth conference of Pan Arab Association of Surgeons. Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 30 - Dec. 3, 1993.

8. Nabil A. Meguid and Raafat Afifi (1994): Vertical deceleration Trauma: Surgical Experience of Trauma and Emergency Unit, Kasr El-Aini. Paper presented to the 12th. annual meeting of Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Feb. 8 - 10, 1994.

9. Raafat Afifi (1994): Blunt Abdominal trauma: Key points to explore or to conserve. Paper presented to the 12th. annual meeting of Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Feb. 8 - 10, 1994.

10. N. El Shall and Raafat Afifi (1994): Radiological assessment of trauma: Present status. Paper presented to the 12th. annual meeting of Egyptian Society of Surgeons. Feb. 8 - 10, 1994.

11. Raafat Afifi; Ali El Hindawi and Moamena Kamel (1995): Hyperacute soft tissue infection (acute necrotizing fasciitis in Egypt). Paper presented to the 7 th. Annual Kasr El-Aini Medical Congress. April 26 - 28, 1995. Cairo - Meridian. Published by the Medical Journal of Kasr El-Aini, 1 (1): 125 - 136, 1995.

12. Raafat Afifi; Sherif Mokhtar and Alaa Hosni (1995): Systemic sepsis (cost effectiveness of therapy and antibiotic use). Paper presented to the 7 th. Annual Kasr El-Aini Medical Congress. April 26 - 28, 1995. Cairo - Meridian.

13. Raafat Afifi; Alaa M. Hosni and Sherif Mokhtar (1995): Major Surgical sepsis: the prognostic potentiality of a modified scoring system with emperical antimicrobial therapy. Medical Journal of Kasr El-Aini, 1 (1): 137 - 148.

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14. Raafat Afifi; Ahmad Shokry; Yusri Hosney and Ali Hindawi (1995): A new practical classification of axillary lymph nodes based on an anatomical study. Paper presented to the 6th. Conference for the Pan Arab Association of Surgeons in collaboration with the 3rd. Jordanian German Medical Congress and the 23rd. Conference for the Jordanian Surgical Society. 16 - 18 October, 1995, Amman, Jordan.

15. Raafat Afifi; Ahmad Shokry; Yusri Hosney and Ali Hindawi (1996): A new practical classification of axillary lymph nodes based on an anatomical study. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 64 (4): 801 - 808.

16. Raafat Afifi; Ahmad Shokry and Soliman Saba (1997): A strategy for axillary lymph nodes management in breast cancer patients based on a new practical classification. Proceeding of the International College of Surgeons, XX European Federation Congress, Athens, Greece, 17 - 20 September.

17. Raafat Afifi; Sanaa El-Tatawy and Magdi Bassiouni (1997): Non penetrating abdominal trauma: Key points to explore or to conserve. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 65 (4): 779 - 798.

18. Ahmed Shafik; Yehia Ahmed Ali and R.Afifi (1997): Is the rectum a conduit or storage organ?. International Surgery, 82 (2): 194 - 197.

19. Raafat Afifi, Soliman Saba, Hazem Moharram and Magid Amer (1997): The role of cytoreductive surgery in the combined management of locally advanced abdomino-pelvic malignancy. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 65 (4) suppl. II: 327 - 349.

20. Raafat Afifi, Ashraf Sami, Abdullah El-Tawil, Ali El-Hindawi and Mohammad Kenawi (1997): Sentinel lymph nodes excision versus Axillary dissection in staging of breast carcinoma. Msc Thesis in General Surgery, Cairo University.

21. Raafat Afifi, Mohammad Kenawi, Sanaa Abdel-Shafy, Soliman Saba, Ahmed Abd-Elsammee and Sherif Mokhtar (1998): The diagnostic and prognostic potential of IL-6 in patients with systemic sepsis. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 66 (2), suppl.: 191 - 207.

22. Moustafa Gad and Raafat Afifi (1998): Interventional ultrasound of the breast. The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, XXIX (2), suppl.: 23 - 35.

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23. Raafat Afifi, Mohammad Kenawi, Abdalla El-Tawil, Ali El-Hindawi and Ashraf Sami Abdo (1999): Utility of Scintigraphy of suspicious breast lumps and the value of Scintigraphy in detection of sentinel axillary lymph nodes in comparison with other modalities including supravital staining. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 67 (1), suppl: 9 - 22.

24. Mohammad Kenawi and Raafat Afifi (1999): Long term follow-up of properitoneal Mersilene mesh repair for post-sternotomy epigastric incisional hernia. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 67 (1) suppl.: 173 - 181.

25. Mohammad Kenawi and Raafat Afifi (1999): Therapeutic ultrasound for the congested superficial temporal island flap in eyebrow reconstruction. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 67 (2), suppl. 1-7.

26. Raafat Afifi and Mohamad El-Sherif El-Sarky (1999): Vertical deceleration injuries: Predictors of the injury and the outcome. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 67 (2), suppl.: 9 - 24.

27. Raafat Afifi, Mohamad Salah, Ayman Salah, Mostafa El-Hamamsy, Wahid Radwan and Abdalla El-Tawil (2000): The oesophagus as a cause of spontaneous angina like chest pain: A reappraisal. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 68 (4): 643 - 649.

28. Mohammad Kenawi, Raafat Afifi, Mohammad Khattab, Adel Bellal, Sherif Sery El-Deen and Khaled Ahmed (2000): Colour Duplex Ultrasonography For The Localization Of The Undescended Testis. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 68 (3) suppl.:1 - 6.

29. Mohammad Kenawi, Omar Zaki, Raafat Afifi, Sherin Wagih and Abd-Elkader Mohamed (2001): Lymphatic drainage of the skin of the deltoid area of the upper arm: Correction of an erroneous classical anatomy. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 69 (2), (suppl.): 79 - 82.

30. Nagui A Wahab, Raafat Afifi, Osama Labib and Nabil Mashhour (2001): The value of colour Doppler, colour-coded Duplex and power Doppler examination in the differentiation of benign and malignant axillary lymph nodes. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 69(2), Suppl. II:101–108.

31. Ashraf Salah, Raafat Afifi, Ayman Helmy, Soliman Saba and Rady Saad (2001): The role of laparoscopy in evaluating the operability of hepatic malignancy. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 69 (3): 545 - 550.

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32. Mohamed El-Sherif El-Sarky, Ayman Salah and Raafat Afifi (2001): The diagnostic and therapeutic impact of laparoscopy in cases of acute intestinal obstruction and acute peritonitis. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 69 (4) suppl. II: 49 – 61.

33. Raafat Afifi, Mostafa Gad and Abdel-Hamid Askar (2002): Retroperitoneal pus collection: Image guided percutaneous versus primary surgical drainage. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 70 (1) suppl.: 1 – 12.

34. Ahmad T. Hadidi, Hisham El-Safory and Raafat Y. Afifi (2003): A technique to improve results in colon replacement of the oesophagus. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 71 (2) suppl.II: 161 – 165.

35. Hesham Salem, Raafat Y. Afifi, Moenes M. Kairy and Sherif Radwan (2003): The impact of early diagnosis and associated injuries on the outcome of patients with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. The Medical Journal of Cairo University; 71 (4): 727 - 735.

36. Nader A. Abulata, Hisham A. Aboueisha, Usama S. Imam, Mohamed M. Essawy, Raafat Y. Afifi, Ayman M. Salah, Hussein M. Ezzat, Nouman M. Elgarem, Motaz S. Siam and Ahmed Zeidan (2003): Cervical lympho-venous shunt versus peritoneo-venous (Denver) shunt in management of intractable ascites secondary to liver cirrhosis (analysis of 170 cases). The Medical Journal of Cairo University; 71 (2) suppl: 199 - 215.

37. Omar A. El-Khashef, Walied A. El-Baz and Raafat Y. Afifi (2003): Sartorius Muscle Rotation-Transfer (SMRT) in prophylaxis against graft infection after reoperative groin vascular procedures. The Journal of the Egyptian Society of Surgeon, 22 (4): 353 – 358.

38. Raafat Y. Afifi (2003): A Double Mesh Intraperitoneal Repair (ADMIR) for the management of large recurrent ventral hernia. The Medical Journal of Cairo University; 71 (4): 931 - 938 .

39. Raafat Y. Afifi and Ali A El-Hindawi (2003): Hyperacute soft tissue infection in diabetics. The Medical Journal of Cairo University; 71 (4): 29 - 39 .

40. M. Gad, Raafat Y. Afifi, M Shazly and Noman El-Gariem (2003): Short term results in Loco-regional ablation of different size hepatocellular carcinoma. The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine; 34 (4): 1785 - 1804.

41. Raafat Y. Afifi, Emad Hamad and Soliman Saba (2004): The prognostic value of Bcl-2 in Egyptian females with breast carcinoma. The Medical Journal of Cairo University. 72 (2): 221 - 231.

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42. Raafat Y. Afifi and Soliman Saba (2004): Ductoscopy assisted breast surgery in patients with pathological nipple discharge: A preliminary report. The Medical Journal of Cairo University. 72 (2) suppl. II: 267 - 274.

43. Raafat Y. Afifi and Ali A El-Hindawi (2004): Analysis of nipple - areolar complex (NAC) involvement with mastectomy: Can the nipple be preserved in Egyptian patients receiving skin-sparing mastectomy? The Breast Journal, 10 (6): 543 – 545..

44. Afifi R (2005): A prospective study between two different techniques for the repair of a large recurrent ventral hernia: a double mesh intraperitoneal repair versus onlay mesh repair. Hernia, 9: 310 - 315.

45. Henry Silverman, Raafat Afifi, Amina El-Nemer, Sherif Hamouda, Medhat Hassan, Nahed Kandeel, Heba Kassem, Nahed Mostafa, Isabelle Nakhla, Sahar Lashin, Samer S. El-Kamary, Maged El-Setouhy, Adil Shamoo, Robert Wachbroit and David Wasserman (2006): Enhancing Research Ethics Committees in Egypt: Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedures . The Monitor; 20 : 49.

46. Afifi R (2007): Biomedical research ethics: Islamic view – Part I. Intenational Journal of Surgery (editorial), 5 (5): 292 – 296.

47. Afifi R (2007): Biomedical research ethics: Islamic view – Part II. Intenational Journal of Surgery (editorial), 5 (6): 381 – 383.

48. Raafat Afifi and Ali-Elhindawi (2008): Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis in Egyptian patients: A case series. International Journal of Surgery, 6 (1): 7 - 14.

49. Raafat Afifi (2008): Blunt abdominal trauma: Back to clinical judgement in the era of modern technology. International Journal of Surgery (editorial), 6 (2): 91 – 95.

50. Raafat Afifi, Riaz Agha and David Rosin (2009): Is research ethics committee approval necessary for publication of prospective surgical research studies? International Journal of Surgery (editorial), 7 (3): 180 - 181.

51. Raafat Afifi (2009): Islam and biomedical research ethics in the 21 st. century. In Islam in the 21 st. century (chapter 5). Edited by Gregory H. Franco et al. Nova Science publisher, Inc. ISBN: 978 – 1 – 60876 – 910 – 0. PP: 115 - 134.

52. Raafat afifi (2011): Islam and biomedical research ethics in the 21 st. century. International Journal of Religion and Society, 2 (2/3): 211 – 225.

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53. Raafat Afifi (2014): Diabetic foot infection: State of the art. Saudi Surgical Society annual meeting. Jeddah, KSA; April 8 – 10..

54. Raafat Afifi (2015): Pattern of breast cancer in Egyptian patients with its impact on axillary lymph nodes management. The 14th. Annual meeting of International College of Surgery. Cairo, Tiba Rose (New Cairo); 11 – 12 February.

55. Riaz Agha, Alexander J F, Alexandra S, et. al and the Scare group: Raafat Y. Afifi, Raha A, Joerg H, et. al (2016): The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines. IJS; 34: 180 - 186.

56. Riaz A. Agha, Alexander J F, Shivanchan Rajmohan, Ishani Barai, Dennis P. Orgill, for the PROCESS Group: Raafat Afifi, Raha Alahmadi, Joerg Albercht et al (2016): Preferred reporting of case series in surgery; the PROCESS guidelines. IJS; 36: 319 – 323.

57. Riaz Ahmed Agha, Mimi R. Borrelli, Martinique Vella-Baldacchino , Rachel Thavayogan , Dennis P. Orgill , for the STROCSS Group: Duilio Pagano, Prathamesh S Pai , Somprakas Basu, Jim McCaul, ……………, Raafat Yahia Afifi et al (2017): The STROCSS statement: Strengthening the Reporting of Cohort Studies in Surgery. IJS; 46: 198 – 202.

Published books:

M. Baum and R. Afifi (1991): Adjuvant endocrine therapy (chapter 23), in Medical Management of Breast Cancer. Edited by Trevor J. Powels and Ian E. Smith. Published by Martin Dunitz, PP: 231 - 242.

Kasr El-Aini introduction to surgery; First, second and third editions, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Chapter 52: Infections of bones and joints, Chapter 53: Generalized disorders of bones and joints and Chapter 54: Bone tumours.

The art of Surgical Clinical Examination, First edition, 2003.

The art of Surgical Clinical Examination, evidence based and clinical atlas, 2008.

The art of Surgical Clinical Examination, evidence based and clinical atlas, reprinted, 2010.

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Evaluation of research papers:

Reviewed 112 original research articles for the International Journal of Surgery (Editorial board reviewer), Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery, International Journal of Surgery Case Report, Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Saudi Surgical Journal and African Journal of biotechnology.

Decision making for 514 original research articles for the International Journal of Surgery (Assistant editor).

Decision making for 224 original research articles for the International Journal of Surgery Case Report (Assistant editor).

Society membership and scientific activities:

Egyptian Medical Syndicate (1985).

Kasr El-Aini friends Society (1985).

Egyptian Society of Surgeons (1987).

Egyptian American Society of Medicine (1993) - Elected council member.

Arab Society of Chemotherapy, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (1995).

Egyptian Society of Cancer (1995).

American Society of Clinical Oncology (2000), (ID 32597).

The American Society of Breast diseases (2000).

The American Society of Breast Surgeons (2000).

The Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology (2000).

Listed in Who’s Who encyclopedia by the American biography institute (2002).

Member of the International Society of Breast Health.

Member of the International Senology Society - S.I.S – scientific centre (2003).

Member of the research ethics committee of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (2004).

Member of the Board of Directors of SIS (2005).

Member of the Research Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (2005 - 2008).

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Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Surgery (2005).

Assistant editor International Journal of Surgery (2006).

Member of Ethics, Research and Library Committee, King’s Fahad Specialist Hospital – Dammam – SA, 2007.

Listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, sixth edition, 2006 – 2007.

Member of the Egyptian national committee for promotion of professors and associate professors of general surgery.

Vice chairman of the biomedical research ethics committee, King’s Khalid School of Medicine, Abha, Saudi Arabia, 2009.

Board reviewer for the Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery, April 2009.

Member of the European Society of Surgical Oncology, January 2010.

Assistant Editor International Journal of Surgery: Case Report (2010).

Reviewer for Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (2011 till now).

Reviewer for The African Journal of biotechnology (2012 till now).

Board reviewer for Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2013 till now).

Reviewer for the Saudi Surgical Journal (2014 till now).

Editorial board member international Journal of Surgery: Oncology (2016 till now).

Senior Editor International Journal of Surgery (2016 till now).

Senior Editor International Journal of Surger Open (2016 till now).

Senior Editor international Journal of Surgery Case Report (2016 till now).

Member of the Research Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (2015 till now).

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Courses organized:

1. Postgraduate Emergency Surgery Course for Nursing (Master), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 2003.

2. Postgraduate Emergency Surgery Course for Nursing (Doctorate), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 2004 – 2006.

3. General Surgery Course for Egyptian Fellowship Program sponsored by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, 2005.

4. The potential clinical applications of Mammary Ductoscopy, at the New Kasr Al-Aini Teaching Hospital, 8 / 5 / 2005.

5. General Surgery Course for post-graduate studies (Master and Doctorate), Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, September – October, 2005.

6. One-day workshop in Biomedical research ethics in collaboration with the Hearing and Speech Institute and University of Maryland, USA, Giza, Egypt (27/12 /2005).

7. Research Methodology and Biomedical Statistis course, In collaboration with Saudi Al-Babtain centre, Dammam, SA, May 2 – 3, 2007.

8. Critical care course, In collaboration with Saudi Al-Babtain centre, Dammam, SA, June, 2007.

9. Breast pathology for surgeons, In collaboration with Professor Hoda, Syed, Professor of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, USA; and Professor Hoda, Rana, Professor of Patholgoy, University fo Rochester Medical Centre, NY, USA, Cairo University, Giza, June 1, 2008.

10. Chairman of the scientific committee of the department of Surgery, AlHada Armed Forced Hospital, AlHada, Taif Region, SA.

11.Coordinator of Taif Surgery club, Taif region, SA

12.Coordinator of Taif Surgery Update monthly meeting, Taif Region, SA.

13.Coordinator of the monthly morbidity and mortality meeting, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

14.Complex hernia workshop In collaboration Mr. Suhail Anwar, Senior lecturer, Leeds University, Uk. LRC, Cairo University, March, 20 – 21, 2017.

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Thesis supervision and evaluation:

Name of candidate

Thesis title Specialty

Ashraf Samy Abdu Sentinel lymph node excision versus axillary dissection in staging of breast carcinoma.

Master

(Surgery)

Ahmed M. Abd-samee The effect of treatment on tissue and serum level of IL-6 in patients with systemic sepsis.

Master

(Surgery)

Maher Melika Abadeer The natural history of hypersplenism. Master

(Surgery)

Yaser Abd-Eldaem The role of laparoscopy in staging of gastro-intestinal malignancy.

Master

(Surgery)

Kasem F. Abd-Elhamid Juxtarenal varicocelectomy in the treatment of recurrent varicocele following retroperitoneal operations.

Master

(Surgery)

Osama Labib Gomaa Benignancy and malignancy of axillary lymph nodes: Ultrasonography and colour coded duplex study.

Master

(Radiodiagnosis)

Abdel-Kader Mohamed The normal lymphatic drainage of the deltoid area MD

(Surgery)

Dalia Magid El-Kateb Ultrasound and computed tomography in diagnosis of splenic emergencies

Master

(Radiodiagnosis)

Mohamed Hasan Fathy

The prognostic significance of apoptotic-related protein (bcl-2) and the calculated apoptotic index (AI) in Egyptian patients with primary breast carcinoma.

Master

(Surgery)

Hadia Rafaa Mohamedain

Clinical Assessment versus Three-dimensional Ultrasonography In The Diagnosis of Breast Lesions And Evaluation Of Axillary Lymph Node Status

MD

(Surgery)

Mohamed Maher Abdel-Moneim.

Analysis of nipple / areolar complex (NAC) involvement with mastectomy: Can the nipple be preserved in patients receiving skin-sparing mastectomy.

Master

(Surgery)

Wafaie Fahmi Badawi Bcl-2 expression in benign and malignant epithelial lesions of the breast: immunohistochemical study.

Master (Pathology)

Seham Ahmed Mohamed

The impact of a designed triage management protocol on complication and hospital stay among patients with blunt abdominal trauma in Manial University Hospital.

Master (Nursing)

Maged Hassan Abdullah

Long term results of A. Double Mesh Intra-peritoneal repair for huge recurrent ventral hernia

Master

(Surgery)

Ebrahem El-Sayed Zaki

Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Master

(Surgery)

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Raafat Y. Afifi, MD, FICS Professor of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Afifi, Raafat Y. Oc / Professor of General Surgery and head of section 11 A, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University; ed / Graduate, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 1983 (Excellent with honour); Master degree in General Surgery, Cairo University, 1987 (Excellent); MD in General Surgery, Cairo University, 1993; Provider of advanced cardiac life support according to the Canadian heart and stroke foundation, 1994; Fellowship International College of Surgery, 1995; Employed as an intern at Cairo University Hospitals in 1984, then appointed as Registrar of General Surgery, Senior Registrar, Clinical Demonstrator, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, then Professor of General Surgery, Cairo University (the current job). Was appointed as a clinical research fellow (honorary registrar), King’s College Hospitals, London, Uk (1989 – 1990); Clinical research fellow, Clinical Oncology Department, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN, USA (1990 – 1992); Assistant Professor of General Surgery, King’s Khaled University, Abha, Saudi Arabia (2002); Biomedical Research Ethics Fellowship, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA (2005); Consultant surgeon, King’s Fahad specialty Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2007). Professor of General Surgery, King’s Khalid School of Medicine, Abha, SA (2008- 2009).

Memberships: Member of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate since 1985, Kasr El-Aini Friends Society, 1985; Egyptian Society of Surgeons, 1987; Egyptian American Society of Medicine (elected council member), 1993; Arab Society of Chemotherapy, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1995; Egyptian Society of Cancer, 1995; Founding member of the Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology, 2000; Member of the American Society of Breast Diseases, 2000, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, 2000; The American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2000; Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Surgery, Cairo University, 2002; Member of the International Senology Society (SIS) Scientific Centre, 2003; Member of the SIS Board of Directors, 2005; Research ethics Scholarship, University of Maryland, USA, 2005; Member of the Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 2005; Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Surgery (IJS), 2005; Assistant editor International Journal of Surgery, 2006. Vice chairman Biomedical Research Ethics Committee, King’s Kahlid School of Medicine, Abha, SA, 2009. Board reviewer for the Langbeck’s Archives of Surgery, 2009, Assistant Editor International Journal of Surgery: Case Report (2010), Reviewer for Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (2011), Reviewer for the African Journal of Biotechnology (2012). Board reviewer for Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2013), Reviewer for the Saudi Surgical Journal (2014), Senior Editor International Journal of Surgery (2016).

Specialty: Subspecialty of interest is breast surgery. Dr. Afifi proposed a hypothesis that would explain the mechanism of breast cancer spread, 1991; proposed a simple surgical classification of the axillary Lymph nodes, 1997; Nipple sparing mastectomy, 2004 (The breast Journal); proposed a modified technique for the management of huge recurrent ventral hernias (ADMIR), 2005 (Hernia); Biomedical Research Ethics An Islamic View, 2007 (editorial article, IJS); proposed a simple triage scoring system for the management of blunt abdominal trauma cases (CASS), 2008 (editorial article, IJS); Acute necrotizing fasciitis in Egyptian patients, 2008 (IJS).