Units

Allergy Unit

Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Amina Abdelmaksoud

Year of Establishment: 1993

Site:Outpatient Clinics, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:Saturday, Monday, Thursday. Weekly.

Services:

  1. Performance of Skin Prick Tests for allergens causing Bronchial Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis and Atopic Dermatitis.
  2. Offering Allergen Immunotherapy “AIT”; subcutaneous and sublingual”.
  3. Regular follow-up of patients.

Useful Links:

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing Unit

 

Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Lucy Suliman

Year of Establishment: 2004

Site:Chest Medicine Department, Specialized Medicine Building, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:Saturday, Monday, Thursday. Weekly.

Services:

  1. Performance of Sleep Studies “Polysomnography”.
  2. Offering treatment of sleep related breathing disorders using Non-Invasive Ventilation “NIV” Devices.
  3. Regular follow-up of patients.

 

Useful Links:

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Respiratory Intensive Care Unit

Head of Unit:

Prof. Dr. Mohsen Elshafey

Year of Establishment: 2004; capacity was increased in 2018 then 2022.

Site:New ICUs Building, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Services:

Admission of respiratory critical patients “patients with respiratory failure” presented to Mansoura Emergency Hospital “ER”.

 

Interventional Pulmonology and Pleura Unit

Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Nasef Abdelsalam

Year of Establishment: 1987

Site:Chest Medicine Department, Specialized Medicine Building, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:

Saturday, Monday, Thursday. Weekly.

Services:

  1. Performance of FiberOptic Bronchoscopy “FOB”; diagnostic and therapeutic.
  2. Performance of Endobronchial Ultrasonographic procedures “EBUS”.
  3. Performance of Medical Thoracoscopy.
  4. Performance of Pleural diagnostic procedures and Pleurodesis.

 

Pulmonary Functions and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit

Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Aml Fathi

Site:Chest Medicine Department, Specialized Medicine Building, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:

Every day of the week except Fridays.

Services:

  1. Performance of Spirometry.
  2. Performance of Lung Volume Tests “Plethysmography”
  3. Performance of Lung Diffusion Tests “DLCO”
  4. Performance of CardioPulmonary Exercise Tests “CPET”.
  5. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs.

 

 

Smoking Cessation Unit

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Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Nesreen Shalabi

Site:Outpatient Clinics, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:Tuesday every week.

Services:

  1. Smoking Cessation Counselling.
  2. Offering Behavioral and Medical therapies for smoking cessation.

Useful Links:

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Pulmonary Hypertension Unit

Pulmonary Hypertension

Head of Unit:

 Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elgamal

Site:Outpatient Clinics, Mansoura University Main Hospital.

Appointments:Tuesday every week.

Services:

  1. Performance of Diagnostic Pulmonary Catheters.
  2. Offering treatment modalities for pulmonary hypertension patients.
  3. Multi-disciplinary meetings with related specialties.
  4. Regular follow-up of patients.