Prof. Ahmed Fathy Mohammed Sadek

Biography

Professor Ahmed Fathy Mohammed Sadek is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Minia University and Head of its Hand and Microsurgery Unit. He became President of ESSHM on 6 May 2026, following service on the Society’s Executive Board from 2018 to 2026. His academic career brings together clinical reconstruction, postgraduate training and research into the restoration of hand and upper-limb function.

He graduated from Minia University in 2001 and completed his master’s degree in 2006, with a thesis on arthroscopy in chronic ankle pain. A visiting fellowship at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2008–2009 developed his reconstructive microsurgery training. His doctorate, completed in 2012, concerned vascularized bone grafting for upper-limb bone defects. He subsequently led the Minia Hand and Microsurgery Unit and became Professor in 2022.

His research addresses flexor tendon repair, nerve compression, brachial plexus reconstruction, fracture fixation and bone nonunion. He co-authored the 2026 IFSSH consensus on flexor tendon repair and reconstruction with an international group led by Jin Bo Tang, as well as an earlier review of contemporary flexor tendon methods. He has also contributed to Current Practice in Hand Surgery. Together, these publications connect the Minia unit’s clinical experience with wider international discussion of reconstructive practice.

Training & career milestones

1. 2001MBBCh · Minia University
2. 2006Master’s degree · Arthroscopy in chronic ankle pain
3. 2008–2009Visiting fellow · Reconstructive Microsurgery, HUSM, Malaysia
4. 2012MD · Vascularized bone reconstruction; Head of the Hand & Microsurgery Unit
5. 2022Professor · Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
6. 2026President · ESSHM, from 6 May

Academic & institutional leadership

• Head, Hand and Microsurgery Unit · Minia University
• ESSHM Executive Board · 2018–2026
• President, ESSHM · since 6 May 2026

Contact the President

For professional correspondence with Prof. Ahmed Fathy Mohammed Sadek, President of ESSHM, use the following details:

• Emails: Ahmed_fathy@minia.edu.eg · Sadek_orthop@yahoo.com · Sadekbek@gmail.com
• Telephone: +201011150666 · +2001023450287

A distinctive contribution

ESSHM legacy

His presidency follows eight years on the ESSHM Executive Board and brings the clinical and academic experience of the Minia Hand and Microsurgery Unit to the Society’s leadership.

Selected publications · الأبحاث المختارة

Selected peer-reviewed work. Titles retain their original publication language; DOI links open the journal record.

1. 2026· J Hand Surg Eur · 51(2):127–138
   The IFSSH consensus and current guidelines on flexor tendon repairs and reconstructionTang JB, Lalonde D, Fernandes CH, Sadek AF, Besmens ISRead publication ↗ DOI 10.1177/17531934251404821
2. 2022· J Hand Surg Eur · 47(6):633–638
   Repair of flexor digitorum profundus avulsions including the palmar plate: a retrospective comparative study of 56 casesFathy Sadek A, et al.Read publication ↗ DOI 10.1177/17531934221074514
3. 2020· J Hand Surg Eur · 45(10):1034–1044
   FDP with or without FDS tendon repair in acute zone 2B injuriesSadek AFRead publication ↗ DOI 10.1177/1753193420932446
4. 2015· J Hand Surg Am · 40(7):1389–1396
   Early versus delayed fourth ray amputation with fifth ray transposition for mutilating ring finger injuriesSadek AF, et al.Read publication ↗ DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.04.010