About Mr Alawy
Mr. Mahmoud Alawy
MBBCh, MSc, MD, FRCSI, FEBVS (Hons)
Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery
Saolta University Health Care Group
About Us
Mr. Alawy works as a vascular surgeon at Galway University Hospital, which also serves as a teaching hospital for the National University of Ireland. The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Section and Board of Vascular Surgery, awarded Mr. Alawy an honorary degree. In addition, he is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI).
A doctorate in surgery was awarded following the completion of a randomized control study titled “Radio-cephalic versus brachio-cephalic arterio-venous fistula in diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease.” This study was carried out at Ain Shams University Hospitals.
While earning his master’s degree in surgery in 2008, Mr. Alawy studied “Recent Trends in the Management of Recurrences of Varicose Veins.”
Much of his research in Vascular Surgery has been published in high-quality journals like the European Journal of Vascular Surgery (EJVES), the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS), Vascular (BMJ OpenHeart), and the Journal of Vascular Surgery (EJVES).
Mr. Alawy worked as a senior clinical fellow at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, with a special interest in complex endovascular aortic procedures.
Mr. Alawy has 17 years of vascular surgery experience in landmark hospitals in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Egypt that provide the best vascular specialty services.
An expert in open, endovascular, and hybrid vascular surgery interventions.
Membership of Professional Body or Organization
FEBVS Fellow of European Board of Vascular Surgery with (Honours)
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons Ireland FRCSI
Irish Vascular Society
ESVS European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
Academic Qualifications
Honours Fellow of European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS)
European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
Section and Board of Vascular Surgery
September 2017
Lyon, France
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI)
Intercollegiate Specialty Examination General Surgery (Vascular Surgery Subspecialty)
September 2017
Dublin, Ireland
Medical Doctorate in General Surgery (MD)
Ain Shams University
October 2011
Cairo, Egypt
Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS)
Royal College of Surgeon England (RCS)
March 2009
London, UK
Master of Science in General Surgery (MSc)
Ain Shams University
April 2008
Cairo, Egypt
M.B.B.Ch in Surgery & Medicine, Grade: Excellent
Ain Shams University
June 2004
Cairo, Egypt
Vascular Surgery Specialist Registration
Ireland Medical Council (IMC)
UK General Medical Council (GMC)
Egyptian Medical Syndicate (Egypt)
Work Experience
Mr Alawy is a consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at Galway University Hospital (GUH) and Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery at Saolta University Health Care Group. Galway University Hospital (GUH) is an academic partner of University of Galway. It is a higher medical and surgical training institution and a referral centre for the West and North West Hospital Groups (Saolta).
August 2018- August 2019
Senior Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital Trust, London.
St. Thomas’ Hospital is a large NHS hospital in Central London, England.
It is one of the institutions that comprise King’s Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
The vascular department at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital is a busy tertiary referral centre and is the vascular hub site for South East London.
July 2016 - July 2018
Vascular surgery Registrar at St. James’s Teaching Hospital, an academic partner of Trinity College, Dublin.
July 2015 - July 2016
Vascular Surgery Registrar at Tallaght University Hospital, an academic partner of Trinity College, Dublin.
July 2012 – July 2015
Vascular surgery registrar at Galway University Hospital, an academic partner of the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway.
October 2008 - July 2012
Specialist Registrar in General and Vascular Surgery at Wadi El-Neel Hospital, a tertiary referral centre in Cairo.
Wadi El-Nile Hospital has been accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI).
October 2005 - October 2008
Basic Surgical Training in General and Vascular Surgery at Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
Ain Shams University Educational Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Cairo that offers a variety of surgical subspecialties.
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