Dr Yasser Menaissy is a well-renowned & experienced Consultant, Cardiac Surgery with over 32 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic surgeries including open-heart surgery for coronary artery diseases, off-pump and on-pump CABG, arterial revascularization and minimal invasive heart surgery.
He has completed his Bachelors in Medicine & Surgery, Masters in Cardiothoracic Surgery and DM (Cardiothoracic Surgery) from the Cairo University, Egypt. He further completed Fellowship in Adults & Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Emory University Hospital, USA and Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery (Total Arterial CABG, Aortic Aneurysm surgeries, Aortic & Mitral Valve surgeries) at Torino University, USA.
Dr Yasser has practiced as Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in several hospitals in the UAE & Egypt where he has practiced in the capacity of Head of the Department & Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr Yasser is a member of several international & national organizations including Member of the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Member and reviewer of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Founding Member, co-editor and reviewer at The Egyptian Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Member and reviewer at the Egyptian Heart Society & Member of the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee Board for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Egypt.
He has several publications & presentations to his name, the latest being – “ Rescue cardiac surgeries after paediatric catheter-based interventions: A 10-year retrospective study” in the renowned World Journal for Paediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery.
Areas of Expertise:
- Adult Cardiac Surgery & Thoracic Surgery
- Open Heart Surgery for ischemic coronary artery diseases (CABG) ,off-pump and on-pump, arterial revascularization and minimal invasive techniques.
- Mitral and Aortic Valve surgeries including repair and replacement using biological and mechanical valves.
- Aortic surgeries for aneurysms , Bentall procedure and Ross procedure.
- Arterial Switch operation for TGA, Ross Procedure, Fontan, VSD and ASD closure.
- Fallots tetralogy repair, CAVC repair and Coarctation of the Aorta repair.
- Modified BT shunts, Glenn shunts and PDA closure.
- VATS Surgeries , pleural and lung biopsy.
- Segmental resection, lobectomy and pneumonectomy.
Languages Spoken: Arabic & English.
