Draft:Sherif Sultan

Sultan obtained his medical degree from Ain Shams University in 1987. He earned a master's degree in surgery in 1991, followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. In 1993, he moved to Ireland, where he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Dublin. He completed a pectoral fellowship at the Arizona Heart Institute in 1997 and received a Diploma in Endovascular Surgery from the University of Paris XII in 1998. Sultan later attained his Intercollegiate FRCS in vascular surgery in 2001 in London and was certified by the European Board of Vascular Surgery in the same year. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary PhD from the University of Sibiu.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-09 |title=RO health minister appoints intl. surgeons as honorary advisers |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/intl-surgeons-advisers-health-minister-2019 |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Romania Insider |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Prof. Sherif Sultan awarded title of Doctor Honoris Causa at University in Romania |url=https://www.saolta.ie/article/prof-sherif-sultan-awarded-title-doctor-honoris-causa-university-romania |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Saolta University Health Care Group}}

Since 2001, Sultan has been based in Galway, where he focuses on advancing vascular and endovascular surgical techniques. He leads a dedicated team of vascular and endovascular specialists in a hospital group that serves a substantial regional population. His clinical work emphasizes stroke prevention, carotid artery interventions, the management of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections, lower limb revascularisation, and wound care management for chronic venous ulcers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.blackrockhealth.com/consultants/prof-sherif-sultan |title=Vascular medicine consultant Prof. Sherif Sultan |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=www.blackrockhealth.com}}

Sultan leads a research team at the Western Vascular Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, and the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. He has secured substantial research funding from organizations including the European Commission, Irish Research Council, Health Research Board, and Science Foundation Ireland. His research portfolio includes over 400 international peer-reviewed publications, 500 international presentations, and 250 national presentations.{{Cite web |title=Publications Sherif Sultan Vascular Galway |url=https://sherifsultan.ie/publications/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Sherif Sultan |language=en}}

Sultan's contributions to vascular surgery have been acknowledged internationally with 36 awards. His work on the cost-effectiveness of endovascular aortic repair has been recognized as groundbreaking by the National Institute of Health in the USA.{{Cite journal |last1=Canning |first1=Patrick |last2=Tawfick |first2=Wael |last3=Whelan |first3=Nicola |last4=Hynes |first4=Niamh |last5=Sultan |first5=Sherif |date=August 2019 |title=Cost-effectiveness analysis of endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a high-volume center |journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery |volume=70 |issue=2 |pages=485–496 |doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2018.11.018 |issn=1097-6809 |pmid=30777686}} Sultan's team developed a system for removing clots from stroke patients in 20 minutes.{{Cite news |title=Galway scientists develop system for removing clots from stroke patients in 20 minutes |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2022/08/15/galways-scientists-develop-system-for-removing-clots-from-stroke-patients-in-20-minutes/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}

Sultan holds several key positions and memberships in professional organizations, including:

• President of the International Society of Vascular Surgery
• President of the American Society of Angiology (Irish chapter)
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the Society of Vascular Surgery
• Member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• Member of the European Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

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