The operating theatre during a procedure, with the surgical team at the table under the overhead lights.
Dr Waleed Ismail Kamel in surgical scrubs and cap, looking to camera against a plain background.
Congenital cardiac surgery · pediatric and adult

Twenty-six years of congenital heart surgery, taught as well as practised.

Fellowship training at the London Chest Hospital, Barts and The London, and at the Children’s Heart Unit, Freeman Hospital Newcastle. Operating across nine hospitals in Greater Cairo and teaching at the Ain Shams Cardiothoracic Surgery Academy.
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DoctoratePhD in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ain Shams University
FellowshipsLondon Chest Hospital, Barts and The London · Children’s Heart Unit, Freeman Hospital Newcastle
TeachingAin Shams University Cardiothoracic Surgery Academy
SocietiesEACTS · BACTS · Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Referring a caseEcho, catheter report and weight — reviewed within 3 working days.For physicians and medical teams →
01Practice scope

What this service operates on

Full clinical scope →
An anatomical model of the heart, opened to show the chambers and valves

Neonatal arterial switch

Transposition of the great arteries, primary repair
Surgical instruments and sutures laid out on a sterile table

Septal defect repair

ASD, VSD, AVSD — including late presentation
A surgical instrument tray laid out before an operation

Tetralogy of Fallot

Primary and staged repair, children and adults
A vital-signs monitor in the operating room

Adult congenital surgery

Reoperation, conduit and valve revision
The surgical team at the operating table during a procedure, seen from the side.
26
Years in practice
200
Cases a year, approximately
9
Hospitals operating in
22
Published research
7
Countries patients travelled from
Dr Waleed Ismail Kamel seated at a desk.
02The record

Training, appointments and academic work

The full academic record — degrees, appointments, fellowship posts, teaching and society roles — is set out on the CV page. Nothing is downloadable; the page itself is the document of record.
Read the full CVTraining and fellowships
04Where he operates

Nine hospitals across Greater Cairo

Hospitals and facilities →
  • Ain Shams University Heart & Chest Surgery Hospital
  • Ain Shams Specialized Hospital
  • Ain Shams University Cardiothoracic Surgery Academy
  • Saudi German Hospital Cairo
  • Shefa Hospital, Fifth Settlement
  • Nasr City Police Hospital
  • Bahteem Specialized Surgery Hospital
  • Souad Kafafi Hospital
  • Al Amal Hospital, Mohandessin
A map of Greater Cairo and Menofia marking the hospitals where he operates.
Clinic address shown for reference only — patient booking routes to the patient site.
A quiet hospital corridor.
05Press and media

In the press

Press archive · 19 items →
VetoGate · 2026The Ross Procedure Renaissance and the Urgent Call for a National Pediatric Heart Fund
Ain Shams University Hospitals Media Center · 2026Successful Ross Procedure in an Adolescent
Minimally Invasive Surgery as the New Gold StandardAin Shams University Hospitals Media Center · 2026Minimally Invasive Surgery as the New Gold Standard
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