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Abdelghaffar, Tawhida Yassin was born on April 12, 1956 in Giza, Egypt.
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Tawhida Yassin Abdelghaffar
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Tawhida Yassin Abdelghaffar, Egyptian pediatrician, educator. Achievements include development of bioartificial liver in collaboration with the institute of theoretical & experimental biophysics. Recipient Distinguished Poster award, World Congress Pediatric GI, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2000, 59th Meeting American Association Study Liver Diseases, 2008.
Education
Degree, American College Girls, Cairo, 1973. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Medical school, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1979. Master of Science in Pediatrics, Medical school, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1983.
Doctor of Medicine in Pediatrics, Medical school, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1988.
Career
Rotating house officer Ain shams Teaching Hospital, 1980—1981. Resident pediatrics Ain shams University Hospital, 1981—1984. Assistant lecturer pediatrics Ain shams University, 1984—1989, lecturer pediatrics, 1989—1994, assistant professor pediatrics, 1994—1999, professor pediatrics, since 1999.
Founding member liver transplantation team Ain Shams Hospital, since 2005. Founder & head unit management upper GI bleeding Pediatric Department, Ain Shams Hospital, since 2002, head liver unit, since 1999. Department chairman Society Friends liver patients Arab world, Cairo, since 1999, executive editor afroarab liver journal, since 2004.
Founder head liver transplantation Wady Neel Hospital, Cairo, 2001—2005. Appointed reviewer Supreme Counsil Higher Education, Cairo, since 2009.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Egyptian Association Pediatrics, Society Friends liver Patients Arab World (deputy chairman 1999—2009), European Association Study Liver, American Association Study Liver.
Interests
Connections
Married Khaled Mohammad el Maamoun El Houdaiby, August 18, 1980. Children: Hagar Khaled EL Houdaiby, Mohammad Khaled El Houdaiby, Ibrahim Khaled El Houdaiby, Abdel Rahman Khaled El Houdaiby.
Education
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1973
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1979
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1983
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1988
Career
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1980 - 1981
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1981 - 1984
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2002
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2005
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Poster award, World Congress Pediatric GI, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2000, 59th Meeting American Association Study Liver Diseases, 2008.Recipient Distinguished Poster award, World Congress Pediatric GI, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2000, 59th Meeting American Association Study Liver Diseases, 2008.