About the Egyptian Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Society 

ECTAS aims to be a forum in Egypt and the Middle East for international scientific discussions and exchange of ideas in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia and related topics, and to promote education and development in this field.

The society aims as well to promote scientific excellence in our specialty through awarding scholarships; assist in scientific investigations; enabling educational visits to centers in Egypt and other countries; and to publish selected abstracts of papers presented at ECTAS meetings in the society’s professional Journal, EJCTA.


Mission statement

    • To disseminate knowledge by:
      • Presenting new scientific basic and clinical information at annual meetings.
      • Formulating and promoting high standards of clinical practice.
    • To promote research in the field of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
    • Setting guidelines and assuring excellence in programs that train and educate our profession
    • Raising the standards of practice.

ECTAS Board Members 

Dr Fawzia A.Foutouh , President

Board Members

    • Dr Mohamed El Tahan , Board Member
    • Dr Ahmed Ihsan , Board Member
    • Dr Hosam Al Ashmawy, Board Member
    • Dr Dina Soliman, Board Member
    • Dr Maged Salah, Board Member
    • Dr Walid Abdel Migeed, Board Member
    • Dr Amr Abdel Monem , Board Member
    • Dr Ahmed Karim Abdel Hady , Board Member
    • Dr Negm El Din Fathy, Board Member
    • Dr Ahmed El Sherbiny, Borad Member
    • Dr Ahmed El Hadad, Board Member
    • Dr Hesham Hosny, Board Member