Hello! I am Mahmoud A Hafez. orthopaedic surgeon, teacher, surgical trainer, researcher, editor, manager, poet and Professor & Head of the Orthopaedic Unit, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt.

I was born in Egypt of Arabic and Islamic origin but I belong to humanity. I lived in 4 continents and I came in contact with human beings from different ethnic, religious, cultural and social classes. I believe that mankind is the same everywhere and good nature is always there when you look for it. I also believe there is a child inside every wild man and woman, if you address the child, then you can communicate with the wild and possibly you can make a change.

I have 7 professions: orthopaedic surgeon, teacher, surgical trainer, researcher, editor, manager and poet. Can I do all these contradictory jobs? Yes, because I love them all. Do I have time for that? Yes I do, but with a bit of struggle trying not to encroach on my family time. However, I am still looking forward to make full use of my skills and experiences to benefit the society.

Throughout my life, I gained few characteristics that made me different: I am optimistic because I know from experience that things, which may seem impossible at one time, will be easy to achieve later. I have scientific curiosity which I developed in childhood. I am also self-critic as I spend few minutes at the end of the day for reflection and to review what I did.

I am a humble person and I do not think I am going to change, whatever I achieve and however high my position is. I have a mechanism to keep myself humble. That mechanism always reminds me that I am a weak human being every time I get the feeling that I do an exceptionally good thing: a poem, a surgical operation, a discovery, a revolution or a voluntary work.

Mahmoud A Hafez, FRCS Ed, MD

Professor & Head of the Orthopaedic Unit,October 6 University,Cairo, Egypt

Hobbies:

• I like travelling, music, playing tennis and writing poetry. I have one Diwan (anthology) in Arabic published in 2013 and another one waiting for publication

1. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Locum), NHS, UK
2. Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
3. Professor of Orthopaedics, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt Other positions

1. Instructor for ATLS course, American College of Surgeons, USA
2. Trainer in AO-Recon courses for surgeons & AO Trauma for nurses, Davos, Switzerland
3. SICOT Diploma Examiner. SICOT National Delegate (Egypt) & Plenary Speaker 2019, SICOT (World Orthopaedic Organization, Belgium)
4. Executive Committee Member in CAOS-International Society, Germany
5. Executive Committee Member, International Federation of Inventors Associations, Geneva, Switzerland
6. Principal investigator of Egyptian Community Arthroplasty Register, which is an associate member of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries, Sweden
7. Reviewer to JBJS, CORR, BMJ, ECRI (Health Technology Assessment), AO Foundation
8. Member of the judging panel, UK Alumni Awards, British Council, Cairo, Egypt
9. Board Member and Ex Vice President of the American Fracture Association, IL, USA.
10. Chairman of the Int Arthroplasty Conference, Orthopaedic Review & skills Courses, Egypt
11. Inventor: 21 patents on patient specific instruments & implants for bone & joint surgery