Magdi H. Yacoub
Cardiac Surgery
Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation
About
Magdi H. Yacoub works in Cardiac Surgery affiliated with Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.
Sir Magdi Yacoub is a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. He served as a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital where he established the heart transplantation program. He founded the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation to support cardiac care and research.
Research focus
Heart TransplantationCardiac Valve RepairMechanical Circulatory SupportPulmonary HypertensionCardiomyopathy
Impact
1,369 pubs · 50,887 cites · h-index 109
Training
Medicine
Cairo University
1957
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London · 1986 - Present
Founder and Director
Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation · 2008 - Present
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Harefield Hospital · 1973 - 2001
Instructor and Assistant Professor
University of Chicago · 1969 - 1973
Surgical Senior Registrar
National Heart and Chest Hospitals · 1964 - 1969