Magdi Habib Yacoup was born in Asharqya , Egypt on November 16 , 1935 . His father was a general surgeon and inspired him to become a doctor. At the age of four, he witnessed the death of his aunt due to heart disease. Her death, in her early 20s, inspired him to specialize in heart surgery He started studying medicine at Cairo University at the age of 15 and thereafter moved to the U.K. He is well known for his innovations in tissue engineering, myocardial regeneration, and transplant immunology. He is married to Marianne, who is a German decent .
In 1962, Magdi moved to London
and worked in leading hospitals in cardiac surgery for the next 40 years. As
a pioneer in his field, he is hailed as one of the world's most
In 1968, he took a short break to teach in the United States. He spent a
year as an associate professor at the University of Chicago. He returned to
London a year later to resume his work in the UK.
Upon his return to the UK, he began work as a
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Harefield Hospital. In 1986, while still
working at Harefield Hospital, he became a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at
Royal Brompton Hospital. In the same year he was appointed as a professor of cardiothoracic
surgery at the National Heart & Lung Institute. In 1995, he founded the UK-based
children's charity ‘Chain of Hope’ which treats children with correctible
cardiac conditions from war-torn and developing countries. Chain of Hope has
also established training and research programs in Egypt and other Middle
Eastern countries. Magdi stopped working in London-area hospitals in 2001 and spends his
time recruiting doctors from around the world for the UK's National Health
Services. He has also devoted significant time to his charity Chain of Hope.
He launched Magdi Yacoup Heart
Foundation, Aswan Heart Center in 2009 to establish a
centre of excellence to combat heart disease in Egypt.
Dr. Yacoub was knighted in 1992 by Queen Elizabeth II
for his contribution to medicine and surgery. In 1998, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical
Sciences for his work and pioneering techniques. In that same year, the Texas
Heart Institute presented him with the Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific
Achievement in Cardiovascular Disease. He got other awards include the WHO Prize for
Humanitarian Services (Geneva), Medal of Merit from the International Academy
of Cardiovascular Sciences, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International
Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation.
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