Social Activities and membership positions
Sep 2024 to date:
Chairperson and Supervisor of Maxillofacial Head and Neck Surgical Division, Department of Surgery, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag, Egypt.
Sep 2023 to 2024:
Head of the Department of General, Oncologic and Labaroendoscopic Surgery, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.
July 2021 to July 2022:
Vice Dean of the social affairs & environmental development; Sohag Faculty of Medicine
From 30/06/2007 to 10/2011:
Vice Dean of the Undergraduate Studies and Students Affair, Faculty of Nursing. Sohag University since 2007-2011.
From 2005 to 10/2007:
Manager of the Accident and Emergency
Hospital; Sohag University Hospitals
- Member of the council of teaching members of Sohag University Staff Club, 2007-2011.
- Member and head of scientific division of Sohag Medical Syndicate, 2017-2021.
- Member of The Egyptian Society of Surgeons.
- Member of the Egyptian Society of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgeons.
- Member of the Egyptian Society of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.
- Chairperson of the Egyptian Association of Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, branch of Badr Society Charity, Assuit (Chairperson; prof. Salah Shaltout).
- Member of the Egyptian National Training Committee for house officers, the new Medical teaching program 5+2 from 2017-2019
- Organiser of the General Surgery Department during the initial stage of accreditation and quality assurance of Sohag Faculty of Medicine.
- Head of the post graduate study item in the revalidation of Sohag Faculty of Medicine for the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance.
- Executive manager of FP7 (Sohag Focal Point of the European commission for scientific exchange) in the period from 2005-2007.
- Head of the unit of quality assurance of the faculty exams in 2019.
- Organiser for the foreigner medical student in Sohag Faculty of Medicine since 2018 to 2021.
Employment
Employment
- From 1989 To 1994
- From 1994 To 2001
- From 2001 To 2012
- Academic & Clinical Jobs

- 1989-1990
Full-Time Resident House Officer, Assiut University Teaching Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. I spent 2 months in each of the following Departments, General Surgery; Internal Medicine; Paediatrics; Obs. &Gyn.; Ophthalmology; and Anaesthesia and ITU. - 1990-1994
Full-Time Resident Senior House Officer in the Department of Surgery, Assiut University Teaching Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. I have spent most of this time in General Surgery Department in addition to A&E, Plastic, Paediatric and Vascular Surgery. During this period, I was responsible about the administrative work of my patients; attending out-patient clinics; preparing the patients for the operative list; managing post-operative problems; assisting my senior colleagues in operative procedures. It was the period during which I have gained my basic surgical skills in different surgical specialities. I have performed most of the emergency surgeries such as; appedicectomies; intestinal obstruction including strangulated hernia; and laparotomy including those due to internal haemorrhage.

- A1994-1997
Full-Time Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Sohag University Teaching Hospitalª, Sohag, Egypt. My duties during this time was to teach the undergraduate medical students, 2 sessions/week; practical teaching of the junior surgeons; charring in 2 list each week; regular morning ward rounds; attending out-patient clinics; and in the rota for on call (second) on the base of 1 in 5. I have spent most of this period in the Dept. of General Surgery with special interest in surgical oncology. I have involved in managing patients with various types of breast disorders, especially those with breast cancer. I have also, involved in managing patients with hernia; upper and lower GIT disorders, especially patients with colorectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery; and thyroid surgery (which is endemic in Sohag territory). During this period I have gained experience in dealing with various Emergencies, especially, acute abdomen; haematemesis; and trauma cases. I have involved in the work in some surgical specialities, which are Plastic, Paediatric, and Vascular Surgery.
- 1997- 2001
During this period, I have both clinical and academic interests in the Department of Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary. I have been attending regular outpatient clinics; assisting with a wide range of surgical procedures including oncology, trauma, and facial deformities, salivary gland and reconstructive surgery including microvascular surgery. The number of clinical sessions/week was 5. I was sharing regularly with the audit meeting, CPC meeting, and regional meeting in Head and Neck Oncology. I have gained an excellent experience with pre-operative assessment, post-operative care and follow-up of our patients, especially those with Head and Neck Cancer and Maxillofacial trauma. I have a detailed experience in dealing with Database management and SPSS and teaching junior post-graduate doctors basic surgical skills.
During this period in addition to my clinical activities I have carried out my PhD project. The project of my Thesis was about Clinical Outcome and Quality of Life of Oral Cancer Patients. My supervisor was Mr Brian Thomas Musgrove, Consultant and Clinical Director of Maxillofacial Unit, in the MRI, Central Manchester Healthcare Trust.

02/2002 to 06/2007
Senior Lecturer and Consultant:
of Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag Faculty of Medicine. I had been carrying the same job as above except a MD examiner position.
02/ 2001 - 31/01/2002
Full-Time Clinical Fellow:
(equivalent to Specialist Registrar) with one in four rotas in Head and Neck Surgery Unit, at Manchester Royal Infirmary. I was doing regular clinics in both Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery with special interest in trauma and oncology. I have gained a lot of experience in theatre and I have conducted all minor, moderate, and most of the major surgical operations in this field. I had carried out a regular teaching session for the junior post-graduate students.

1-Current Job: Since 10 / 2012 to date:
Professor and Senior Consultant of Maxillofacial Head and Neck Surgery Division, at the Department of Surgery. My current job specifications include:
- Academic activities:
- Teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, regularly in clinical rounds, case presentations and interactive discussion;
- Teaching the postgraduate medical students in regular clinical tutorials.
- Supervising and teaching the postgraduate surgeons principles and skills of surgical techniques.
- Supervising the postgraduate research works and I am supervising regularly the MSc and MD thesis in collaboration with other Colleagues in our Department, other Departments and other Universities.
- Examiner in the board for the final M.B., B. Ch, Master Degree, and MD in General Surgery and other surgical specialities in the University of Sohag and other Egyptian Universities. - Clinical activities:
- Two session in the Out Patient Clinic a week;
- A full day and half day list with special interest on cases of head and neck surgery especially thyroid; parathyroid; All neck sinuses, Fistulae, swellings such as AVM; Maxillofacial trauma and salivary gland surgery; Oral and Jaw tumours; as well as reconstructive surgery of the head and neck area.
- A full day of grand round, group discussion and patients counselling and decision making of the clinical cases.
- Consultant (3rd) in call one in seven rota.
1982-1988
M.B., B.Ch
with grade of very good with Honours, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
1990-1993
Certificates of serving as a deputy in general surgery and its branches at Assiut University Hospitals and its branch in Sohag
1999
FRCS (Edinburgh)
2001
PhD
(Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School), Faculty of Medicine, The University of Manchester
2002
Senior Lecturer & Consultant
of Maxillofacial Head and Neck, and Reconstructive and Thyroid Surgeon, Department of Surgery
2007
Assistant Professor & Consultant
of Maxillofacial Head and Neck and Reconstructive and Thyroid Surgeon, Department of Surgery
2012
Professor & Senior Consultant
of Maxillofacial Head and Neck and Reconstructive and Thyroid Surgeon, Department of Surgery
about us
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Regular attendant
Regular attendant
Chairperson
1-in scientific meetings in many local, national, and inrenational conferences in the last 10 years.
2- President of the Second Maxillofacial Surgical Conference and Facial Aesthetic Surgery Workshop held in the year, 2013 Sohag University Hospitals. Sohag, Egypt.
3- President of the third Maxillofacial Surgical Conference and the first workshop of parathyroidectomy in patients with renal failure held in the year, 2016 in Sohag University Hospitals. Sohag, Egypt.
4- President of the fourth Maxillofacial Surgical Conference and the second workshop of parathyroidectomy in patients with renal failure held in the year, 2017 in Sohag University Hospitals. Sohag, Egypt.
5- President of the fifth Maxillofacial Surgical Conference and the third workshop of parathyroidectomy in patients with renal failure held in the year, 2018 in Sohag University Hospitals. Sohag, Egypt.
6- Honorary President of the sixth Maxillofacial Surgical Conference and the fourth workshop of TMJ Dysfunction that held in the March, 2023 in Sohag University Hospitals. Sohag, Egypt.
Scientific organiser:
December 2019:
About
Courses Attended
9-11 February 1998: The University of Manchester. Personal Transferable Skills Module which covered the following topics; Communication Skills, Teamwork, Time Management, Presentation Skills, Leadership and Self-Assessment.
2-6 March 1998: Full-time course in cancer for clinician, Paterson Institute, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.
18 March 1998: The University of Manchester. Professional Research Skills Module
5-6 of November 1999: Quality of Life I Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Liverpool Medical Institute, Liverpool, England.
Neck dissection (workshop): 14th, July, 2011, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Also, I have attended several seminars and lectures especially on Head& Neck cancer. I am actively participating in the departmental activities such as audit meeting, and conjoint meeting with the pathologists. Many meetings in Quality Assurance and Accreditation such as: Course Specifications; Strategic planes; and Research and Scientific Activities.
I have attended many meetings and workshop that has been aimed to enhance my capabilities of management in the leading positions
Oral Presentation
- Outcome of surgical excision of head and neck lymphatic malformations in children: A prospective study. Kamal Hassanein; Ahmed G Mahmud; and Tarek S Fotohy. Ovedo, Spain, International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2-5, June 2015.
- the use of submandibular intubation approach for tracheal intubation as an alternative to tracheostomy in patients with panfacial fractures. Ahmed Gaber, Ahmed Abd el maaboud and, Kamal Hassanein. 23rd National Congress Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, 4th -6th June, 2015, Oviedo, Spain.
- Attendance and active participation in the conference scientific Activities as Speaker for Presentation titled: Different reconstructive techniques following ablative surgery in head and neck cancer Organized by General surgery Department, Sohag University between 18-19 November, 2015.th June, 2015, Oviedo, Spain.-6th June, 2015, Oviedo, Spain.
- Attendance and active participation in the conference scientific Activities as Speaker for Presentation titled pattern and management of Maxillofacial injuries upper Egyptian population Organized by General surgery Department, Sohag University between 18-19 November, 2015.
- Principles of management of maxillofacial trauma, Attendance and active participation in the Second Qena Faculty of Medicine Scientific Conference in collaboration with The Egyptian Society of Surgeons, 10-12 December, 2016.
- Speaker in Sohag 2nd Annual International conference of surgery, Laparo-endoscopy and oncology titled: Vascular malformations in head and neck General Surgery Department, sohag University between 16th -17th November, 2016.
- Different reconstruction modalities after oral cancer ablation surgery, 1st Conference Of The Egyptian Association Of Maxillofacial Head And Neck Surgery , Assuit, 7-8 April 2016
- Different reconstruction modalities after oral cancer ablation surgery, 1st Conference Of The Egyptian Association Of Maxillofacial Head And Neck Surgery , Assuit, 7-8 April 2016
- Nasolabial flap in reconstruction of oral defects. Kamal Abdel-Aal Mohamed Hassanein. April 2006, The Annual Conference of Sohag Faculty of Medicine. Sohag University Conference Centre, Sohag, Egypt.
- Attendant in-1st conference of the Egyptian Association of Maxillofacial and Head Neck surgery (EAMHNS) Assiut; from 7-8 April,2016.
- Nasolabial flap in reconstruction of orofacial defects. Kamal Abdel-Aal Mohamed Hassanein. February 2008, The Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Hurgada, Egypt.
- Management outcome of lymphatic malformations in children, Kamal Abdel-Aal Mohamed Hassanein. Nabil Abou Eldahab, Tarek Fotohy. February, 2008; Plastic and reconstructive surgery department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag, Egypt.
- Surgical Aspects of Substernal Goitre, A Prospective Study. Kamal Abdel-Aal Mohamed Hassanein. Asem El-sani, Krama M. Eisa, Samy M Osman. April 2009, The Annual Conference of Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University Conference Centre, Sohag, Egypt.
- Simultaneous differential cranial and med-face distraction for treatment of syndromic craniosynostosis. Ahmed Gaber, Kamal Hassanein , Ahmed Medra, Mohamed Warda, and Ahmed Maraey.October 2009, The Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Mediterranean Azur, Alexandria, Egypt.
- Surgical Excision of Lymphatic Malformations in the Cervicofacial Area in Children, Kamal Hassanein, December 2009, The annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Pediatric Surgery, Luxor, Egypt.
- Role of Nasolabial flap in reconstruction of orofacial defects after ablative cancer surgery, 10th International Craniomaxillo-Facial and Plastic Surgery Conference, Winter Meeting in Alexandria, 16-18th December, 2009, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. Egypt.
- simultaneous and differential cranial and midface distraction osteogenesis using RED for syndromic craniosynostosis. Ahmed Gaber Hassanein, Ahmed Medra, Mohamed Warda, Kamal Hassanein The 10th Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery Congress, Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery Department, 16- 18 December 2009; Alexandria, Egypt.
- Outcome of surgical excision of vascular malformations in the cervicofacial area. Submitted to (and accepted) ESPRS meeting, 2010, February, Sharm-Elsheik, Egypt.
- Hypertelorism: causes and management modalities. THE 35TH Summer meeting of the Egyptian society of plastic and reconstructive surgery (ESPRS), 6 – 8 October 2010; Alexandria, Egypt.
- Craniofacial distraction osteogenesis for Apert’s syndrome The 17th International Dental Congress, 2 - 6 November 2010; Alexandria, Egypt.
- Severe Micrognathia secondary to congenital Tempromandibular joint sublaxation treated by bilateral intraoral vertico-sagital ramus osteotomy. Ahmed Gaber Hassanein, Ahmed Medra, Mohamed Warda, Kamal Hassanein 1st meeting of Egyptian Society of Craniomaxillo-Facial Surgery, December, 2010, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. Egypt.
- Congenital craniosenostosis, Mohamed Warda, Kamal Hassanein, Ahmed Gaber Hassanein. 1st meeting of Egyptian Society of Craniomaxillo-Facial Surgery, December, 2010, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. Egypt.
- Simultaneous differential fronto-orbital and mid-face distraction for treatment of syndromic craniosynostosis. Ahmed Gaber Hassanein, Ahmed Medra, Mohamed Warda, Kamal Hassanein. 1st meeting of Egyptian Society of Craniomaxillo-Facial Surgery, December, 2010, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. Egypt.
- Basic Anatomy and Head and Neck Surgery. Kamal Hassanein. Basic Anatomy for Medical Students in Sohag University. March; 2012.
- Surgical Excision of Vascular Malformations in the Cervicofacial Area: Sohag Experience. Kamal Hassanein; El-menia Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department with collaboration with ESPRS. December; 2013.
- Nasolabial flap in reconstruction of oro-facial defects. Kamal Hassanein. ENESTAS meeting. Luxor. March; 2013.
- Attendance and active participation in 8th Egyptian International Otolaryngology Congress Allied Meeting between 13-16 March 2013.
- Attendance and active participation at the 32nd Summer Meeting of the Egyptian society of Surgeons between 24-24 October,2014.
- Management of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Sohag University Hospitals. Kamal Hassanein , Alhayah Aldawly Hospital first meeting. Nile Hotel, Sohag, Egypt. March; 2014.
- Attendance and active participation in 33rd Annual Meeting of Egyptian society of Surgeons in collaboration with 23rd Annual Meeting of the pan Arab Association of surgeons provided by The Egyptian Society of surgeons between 6-8 May,2015.
- Outcome of surgical excision of head and neck lymphatic malformations in children: A prospective study. Kamal Hassanein; Ahmed G Mahmud; and Tarek S Fotohy. Ovedo, Spain, International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2-5, June 2015.
- The use of submandibular intubation approach for tracheal intubation as an alternative to tracheostomy in patients with panfacial fractures. Ahmed Gaber, Ahmed Abd el maaboud and, Kamal Hassanein. 23rd National Congress Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, 4th -6th June, 2015, Oviedo, Spain.
- Attendance and active participation in the conference scientific Activities as Speaker for Presentation titled: Different reconstructive techniques following ablative surgery in head and neck cancer Organized by General surgery Department, Sohag University between 18-19 November, 2015.
- Attendance and active participation in the conference scientific Activities as Speaker for Presentation titled pattern and management of Maxillofacial injuries upper Egyptian population Organized by General surgery Department, Sohag University between 18-19 November, 2015.
- Principles of management of maxillofacial trauma, Attendance and active participation in the Second Qena Faculty of Medicine Scientific Conference in collaboration with The Egyptian Society of Surgeons, 10-12 December, 2016.
- Speaker in Sohag 2nd Annual International conference of surgery, Laparo-endoscopy and oncology titled: Vascular malformations in head and neck General Surgery Department, sohag University between 16th -17th November, 2016.
- Different reconstruction modalities after oral cancer ablation surgery, 1st Conference Of The Egyptian Association Of Maxillofacial Head And Neck Surgery , Assuit, 7-8 April 2016.
- Chairman and Speaker in 12th Winter School IN CRANIO MAXILLOFACIAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY 4th – 6th November,2015.
- Attendant in-1st conference of the Egyptian Association of Maxillofacial and Head Neck surgery (EAMHNS) Assiut; from 7-8 April,2016.
- Chairperson in Sohag 2nd Annual International conference of surgery, Laparo-endoscopy and oncology General Surgery Department, sohag University between 16th -17th November,2016.
- Attendance and active participation in the Egyptian society of Surgeons 36th ANNUAL MEETING March 21st – 23rd ,2018..
- Attendance and active participation in the Egyptian society of Surgeons 36th ANNUAL MEETING March 21st – 23rd ,2018.
- Attendance and active participation in the Egyptian society of Surgeons 36th ANNUAL MEETING March 21st – 23rd ,2018.
- Attendance and active participation in the Egyptian society of Surgeons 36th ANNUAL MEETING March 21st – 23rd ,2018.
- Management of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Sohag University Hospitals. Kamal Abdel-Aal Mohamed Hassanein. June 2006: The 2nd Scintific Meeting "Surgery Update" of Egyptian Society of Surgeons in Collaboration with Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies &Aljedaani Group of Hospitals.
- Attendance and active participation in the Egyptian society of Surgeons 37th ANNUAL MEETING March 13-15,2019.
- Attended The Upper Egypt General Surgery Conference TOWARDS PERFFCT SURGERY between 26-29 August 2019.
- Chairperson in the 3rd Upper Egypt Conference of Surgery, laparoendoscopy and oncology from 15th -18th Septemper,2021 Surgery Department, Sohag University.
- Chairperson in the 1st Annual Conference of Maxillofacial Department, El-Karnak International Hospital. from 10th -12th December, 2022, Luxor.
- Management outcome of surgical excision of head and neck lymphatic malformation in children. the Egyptian Society of Surgeons, 41st ANNUAL MEETING, Cairo, March 16-18 March, 2023.
- Chairperson in the 2nd Annual Conference of Maxillofacial Department, El-Karnak International Hospital. from 29 February -1 March, 2024, Luxor.
- Management outcome of parathyroidectomy in patients with chronic kidney diseases. the Egyptian Society of Surgeons, 43rd ANNUAL MEETING, Cairo, April 23-25, 2025.
