I always wanted to be a surgeon, because I had a lot of admiration for my father, who is also a surgeon. I also wanted to be a heart surgeon. That was motivated by the fact that my young aunt,… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
The nanofibrillar scaffolds designed to guide the process of cellular repopulation is an important step towards prolonging life and enhancing the quality of life for patients with advanced heart disease with defective valve. — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
If I wasn't going to be a surgeon, I wanted to be a farmer or grow oranges or something like that. I grow flowers… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries. — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family. — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a surgeon, because I had a lot of admiration for my father, who is also a surgeon. I also… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
I don't have any regrets. I consider myself really privileged to belong to medicine and do what I do. I would do it all… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
What I worry about is the lack of understanding in society around the world that there is a divide in the world between those… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
The nanofibrillar scaffolds designed to guide the process of cellular repopulation is an important step towards prolonging life and enhancing the quality of life… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
