Background

Barsoum, Rashad Sami was born on July 3, 1941 in Assiut, Egypt. Son of Sami Botros and Soad Naguib (Bedwani) Barsoum.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1969.

Career

Registrar in internal medicine, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1963-1965; clinical demonstrator in medicine, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1967-1969; lecturer internal medicine, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1969-1974; associate professor medicine, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, 1975-1979; professor internal medicine, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, since 1979; department chairman nephrology, Kasr El Aini School Medicine, Cairo, since 1992. Councilor, chief nephrology King Fahd Nephro-Urology Unit, Cairo U., 1987. Chairman Cairo Kidney Center, since 1987.

Member Supreme Health Common for Renal Disease, Ministry of Health, 1982, member State Organisation for Drug Control, 1986-1993, 95-.

Achievements

• Rashad Sami Barsoum has been listed as a noteworthy Nephrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member renal transplant ethics committee Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Cairo. Member church county Virgin Mary's Church Zamalek, Cairo. Colonel Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Egyptian Military, 1973-1974.

Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal College Physicians London. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Nephrology (president African Kidney and Electrolytes Conference 1987, member county since 1993, nomination committee 1992-1995, sec.nomination committee since 1995), International Society for Artificial Organs (vice president, regional officer, member publications committee since 1988), Middle East Society Organ transplantation (vice president 1990-1994), European Dialysis and Transplant Association (keyman 1980-1993), Egyptian Society Nephrology (secretary-general 1981-1993, president since 1997), South African Renal Society (honorary), New York Academy Sciences, American Society Nephrology, European Renal Association Mediterranean Society Infectious Disease, Arab School Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (president since 1996), Egyptian Society Organ transplantation, African Association Nephrology (past and founding president 1987).

Connections

Married Mona Tawfik Farid, February 21, 1971. Children: Noha, Nadine, Mireilie.

Father:

Sami Botros Barsoum

Mother:

Soad Naguib (Bedwani) Barsoum

Spouse:

Mona Tawfik Farid

child:

Nadine Barsoum

child:

Mireilie Barsoum

child:

Noha Barsoum