Qualifications

• MBCHB Medical degree, Cairo University, Egypt
• MSc. Master’s degree of Chest Diseases (Specialty Degree), Cairo University, Egypt
• Doctorate Degree of Chest Diseases, Cairo University, Egypt
• European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine

Professional Background

With more than 10 years of experience as a consultant and lecturer in Pulmonary Medicine and Respiratory Intensive Care, Dr. Shehata’s professional background includes the following:

• Consultant and lecturer of Pulmonary Medicine and Respiratory intensive care unit Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University teaching hospitals, Kasr Alaini, Cairo, Egypt (2013 – 2022)
• Consultant of Pulmonary Medicine at Al-Salam International Hospital Maadi, Egypt (2021 – 2022)
• Consultant of Pulmonary Medicine and Respiratory Intensive Care Unit Al Manial Specialized University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2019 – 2022)
• Consultant of Pulmonary Medicine and Respiratory Intensive Care Unit in New Kasr Alini Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2019 – 2022)

She is also a clinical researcher in the field of pulmonary medicine with many international publications.

Clinical Expertise

• Management chest diseases including obstructive airway diseases, infectious lung diseases, infiltrative and interstitial lung diseases, environmental & occupational lung diseases, disorders of pleura, disorders of sleep and control of breathing, among other conditions
• ICU clinical skills including mechanical ventilation (invasive and non-invasive), management of respiratory failure, management of pulmonary critical cases in ICU
• Flexible bronchoscopy including bronchoalveolar lavage, endobronchial biopsies, TBLB, TBNA.
• Medical thoracoscopy for diagnosis of different pleural diseases
• Ultrasound-guided aspiration of pleural effusion.
• Non-Invasive mechanical ventilation
• Ultrasound guidance insertion of Pigtail in pleural cavity