In continuation of the successive medical achievements, cardiologists at Beni-Suef University Hospitals successfully performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI).

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Dr. Tarek Ali, Acting President of Beni-Suef University, announced the success of the Cardiology Department team at Beni-Suef University Hospitals in performing a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) under local anesthesia only for the patient. This achievement comes as part of the continuous development of medical services provided at the University Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. Hani Hamed, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of the University Hospitals Board, and Dr. Emad El-Banna, Executive Director of Beni-Suef University Hospitals. The procedure represents a new medical milestone added to the record of the Faculty of Medicine at Beni-Suef University.
The operation was performed under the supervision of Dr. Yasser Abdel-Hadi, Professor and Head of the Cardiology Department; Dr. Mohamed Medhat, Lecturer of Cardiology; and Dr. Yasser Sadeq, Professor of Cardiology at Helwan University, with the participation of an outstanding team of nurses and technicians. Members of the department attended and followed all details of the procedure moment by moment through a live broadcast from the catheterization laboratory to the lecture hall, enhancing medical education and hands-on training for young staff members.
This case is the second of its kind to be performed at the Cardiology Department of Beni-Suef University, as the department previously carried out the first case in 2012, marking the first TAVI procedure performed in a cardiology department at an Egyptian university.
Dr. Tarek Ali affirmed that Beni-Suef University continues to make pioneering strides in the medical sector, expressing his pride in this achievement, which reflects the competence of the university’s physicians and the excellence of its medical staff, ensuring advanced medical care befitting Egyptian citizens.

Dr. Hani Hamed added that the success of this procedure confirms the readiness of the Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital to perform the latest complex cardiac interventions, further strengthening the faculty’s role in providing advanced medical and educational services based on direct practical training.
Dr. Emad El-Banna emphasized that this accomplishment is the result of integrated teamwork within the university hospitals, demonstrating their ability to provide highly specialized care using the latest medical technologies.