I have known Mr. Shawkat Abdulrahman for more than 08 years, on both a professional and a personal basis. I have worked closely with him in ENT Department in Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy, from July 2011 to November 2016 He was enrolled in the Fellowship Programs of our department for 4 years; rhinoplasty and facial reconstructive surgery & rhinology and skull base surgery. In this period he was a very smart fellow, showing great interest for all aspect of the fellowships program. We have had close collaboration during the periodical Hands-on Surgical Courses, in Italy and mainly in Europe. I have been fortunate to cooperate with him during courses I was organizing together with the others colleagues of the Italian Skull-Base Group (Prof. P.Nicolai,Prof.P. Cappabianca,Prof.G.Frank, Prof.D.Locatelli) and with the European Skull Base Group (Prof. H.Stammberger,Prof.W. Draf , Prof.P.Herman, Prof.Mokry) .
I always was impressed by the quality of his scientific and clinical presentations as well as his structured didactic capabilities. His organizational talents and his warm personal interaction skills have greatly contributed to the success that these events have achieved.
He is widely recognized as one of the younger expert in skull base surgery and He is published in peer reviewed journals with an important contributions to clinical research in this area and he is very skillful in his ability to transmit his ideas and his thinking.
I have also operated together with him and can only say that he is a very subtle and clean surgeon with a outstanding knowledge of the human anatomy, absolutely strong strategy and vision for the treatment options.
Paolo Castelnuovo, M.D., FRCSEd, FACS
Full Professor in Otorhinolaryngology
Chairman & Head Dept. Otorhinolaryngology – Head NeckSurgery
University of Insubria – Varese – Italy
Testimonials from the fellowship Directors :
Mr Shawkat Alaa Shawkat has been a fellowship on Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery in the Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Varese, Italy.
As a consultant and clinical professor in the same hospital, I have had the pleasure to work with him. During this period, he has shown dedication to his work and service to others. I was impressed by his many qualities: a thorough knowledge of ENT and especially rhinology, a solid scientific background, and good character.
I was also touched by his enthusiasm in learning nasal plastic surgery by traveling several times to Varese hospital and private clinic in Milan even after his fellowship to participate in performing nasal plastic operations and facial reconstructive surgeries.
I acknowledge Dr. Shawkat Alaa Shawkat as a moral, honest and utterly reliable doctor . He is capable of ensuring a safe and efficient provision of an excellent service to his patients
I highly recommend you Dr Shawkat Alaa Shawkat.
Prof. Pietro Palma, MD,FACS
– Consultant & Clinical Professor, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Insubria, Hospital “Macchi”, Varese, Italy
– President, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) www.eafps.org
– President, International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies(IFFPSS) www.iffpss.org
