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History of society
Egyptian Society of
Neurological Surgeons was founded In 1967, during a meeting at
the Maadi Military Hospital. Prof. Boctor was appointed president,
Dr. Sorour secretary, and Dr. El Gindi treasurer . They were joined
by 7 qualified neurosurgeons and 30 doctors in training. The number
of neurosurgeons in the society is now more than 400. The Egyptian
Society of Neurological Surgeons joined the World Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies in 1969, with Drs. Boctor and Sorour as
delegates.
Memorial picture of the first board of the Egyptian
Society of Neurological Surgeons, 1967. From the left are Drs. S.
El Gindi, S. Boctor, and O. Sorour. El Gindi: Neurosurgery, 51(3).2002.789-796
ACTIVITIES IN THE WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROSURGICAL
SOCIETIES
Egyptian neurosurgeons
have participated in numerous international conferences. In 1993,
Dr. El Gindi was elected as the second vice president of the World
Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; in 1997, he became an honorary
president. Dr. El Banhawy was one of the founding members of the
neurotrauma committee.
ACTIVITIES IN AFRICAN AND ARAB COUNTRIES
The following are Egyptian
names linked to the foundation of the joint Neurological Science
Societies in African and Arab countries. Dr. Sorour was the president
of the Pan African Association of Neuroscience. Dr. El Gindi was
the chairman of the neurosurgical section of the Pan Arab Society
of Neurological Sciences and their representative in the European
Association of Neurosurgical Societies. Several Egyptian neurosurgeons
have been instrumental in establishing neurosurgical departments
in Arab countries (especially Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), such as
Drs. Mahdi, A.W. Ibrahim, and A. Ammar
Objectives
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Initially, the
main focus of the society was to publish articles in the Journal
of the Egyptian Medical Association; this was before the creation
of the Journal of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons.
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The society also
held annual meetings and organized training courses to train
and update the neurosurgeons knowledge's
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To interact with
international neurosurgical organization in the field of neurosurgery
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