Ahmed Yehia Darwish

Background

Darwish, Ahmed Yehia was born on May 6, 1951 in Cairo, Heliopolis, Egypt. Son of Yehia Hassan Darwish and Laila Ahmed Ismail.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Ein-Shams University, Cairo, 1974. Master of Science, Cairo University, 1982.

Career

Registrar, Ein-Shams Faculty Medicine, Cairo, 1975-1978; lab director tissue culture, Biological Product Organisation, Cairo, 1978-1980; senior registrar genetics unit, Cairo U., 1980-1985; consultant genetics unit, Cairo U., since 1985. Consultant Behman Hospital Handicapped, Cairo, since 1988, As Salam International Hospital, Cairo, since 1995. Director Human Genetics Center, Cairo, since 1991, cytogeneticslab.

Al Borg Laboratory, Cairo, since 1992.

Achievements

• Ahmed Yehia Darwish has been listed as a noteworthy geneticist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Egyptian Genetics Society (founding), Egyptian Society Pediatrics Genetics (founding), American Society Human Genetics, European Society Human Genetics, National Geography Society, National Down's Syndrome Congress, Red Crescent Society (board directors 1983-1985).

Connections

Married Sherein Mohammed Fawzy, November 8, 1984. Children: Amina, Yehia.

Father:

Yehia Hassan Darwish

Mother:

Laila Ahmed Ismail

Spouse:

Sherein Mohammed Fawzy

child:

Amina Darwish

child:

Yehia Darwish