Background
Elghamry was born on November 25, 1963 in Fayoum, Fadan, Egypt; the son of Hussein Mahmoud and Amal Ali (Bikpashy) Elghamry.
Elghamry was born on November 25, 1963 in Fayoum, Fadan, Egypt; the son of Hussein Mahmoud and Amal Ali (Bikpashy) Elghamry.
Elghamry received a Bachelor of Medicine degree and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Kasar Elini School of Medicine in 1986. Five years later he was given a Master of Science degree in 1991 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1997 from the same school.
Elghamry began his career as a house officer at Cairo University in 1987. Then in 1988, he became a resident in surgery and an assistant lecturer in 1991 at the same university. Six years later Ashraf took a position of a lecturer at the same university. He worked as an assistant professor at Fayoum University, from 2002 to 2005. Since 2005 Elghamry has served as a head of General Surgery Department at that university.
Elghamry is a member of Egyptian Society of Surgeons and Egyptian Society of Plastic Surgeons.
On April 25, 1993 Ashraf Elghamry married Ghada Mohamed Abdelaziz. They have 2 children.