Prof. Mohamed Hantira, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine – Tanta University and Chairman of the Board of University Hospitals, inaugurated the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery Training Workshop at the Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, entitled “Training on Basic Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery.”

The workshop was held in cooperation with the Egyptian Pediatric Surgery Association and the International Group for Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery, and took place over two days, November 26–27, 2025.

The workshop was held under the patronage of:

• Prof. Mohamed Hussein Mahmoud, President of Tanta University

• Prof. Hatem Amin, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research

• Prof. Mohamed Hantira, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of the Board of University Hospitals

• Prof. Loay El-Ahwal, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development

• Prof. Mohamed Gaber, Acting Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs

• Prof. Mohamed Abouria, Head of the Department of General Surgery

• Prof. Mohamed Hashish, Professor and Head of Pediatric Surgery Unit “B”

• Prof. Hesham El-Mohamady, Professor and Head of Pediatric Surgery Unit “A”

• Prof. Sherif Shehata, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, and Head of the International Group for Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery (Workshop Chair)

The workshop was supervised by:

• Prof. Mohamed Arafa, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Executive Board Member of the Egyptian Pediatric Surgery Association

• Prof. Ahmed El-Haddad, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery (Workshop Coordinators)

The workshop was held at the Skills Development Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine.

12/15/2025