Biography
• Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
• Member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), Nyon, Switzerland
• Editor In-Chief, The Egyptian Rheumatologist (Hosted and produced by Elsevier)
• Certified EULAR Rheumatologist, Zürich, Switzerland (4th edition; 2009)
• Member of the EULAR Task Force committee.
Prof. Gheita is a Rheumatology consultant at many worldwide hospitals with Joint Commission International IJCI) accreditation. He has authored 100+ publications in top ranked international journals; coeditor of 10+ scientific books internationally published mostly in the field of Rheumatology; supervised on and discussed 25+ MD and MSc theses and was acknowledged by many of his colleagues for his guidance and help in their work. Has actively participated in 100+ regional and international conferences and is considered a notable speaker. Certificates of excellence were awarded for his effort in endorsing the practice of Rheumatology in regional countries, for his outstanding performance on attending many medical convoys and for sharing in lectures for junior MOH physicians all over Egypt. Prof. Gheita is a member of many specialized societies in the field of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteoporosis and Orthopedics. He is a member of the Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE), Editorial Board Member of 20+ International Journals (such as the International J of Rheumatic Diseases, International J of Clinical Rheumatology, European J of Rheumatology, Annals of Pediatric Rheumatology, African J of Rheumatology and is on the review board of 100+ international journals in the field of Medicine, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Pharmacology and reviewed landmark textbooks as ‘Rheumatology’ (6th edition;2015), Pediatric Rheumatology (7th edition;2016) and Kelley and Firestein's Textbook of Rheumatology (10th edition;2017). He shared in the scientific and organizing committee of several regional conferences. Attended and successfully passed the courses held by Faculty and Leadership Development center Program (FLDP), Cairo University recognized by the International Board of Certified Trainers (IBCT), The Netherlands. He holds the Platinum BMJ learning high-usage certificate, for successfully accomplishing rheumatology modules. He has acceptable computer skills (ICDL, UNESCO, USA, 2009).
He is the founder of the RHEUMATOLOGY fb group established 2008; with the largest number of members https://www.facebook.com/groups/19448554147/about/ and chief admin of the EGYPTIAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (ECR) established 2017 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1602036553190321/about/. Additionally, swimming, football and travelling are his preferable hobbies.
Professor Gheita studied and attended his school in London, UK. He graduated from The Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (December 1993) (Excellent with grade of Honors), attained the M.Sc degree (1997) with an excellent grade and successfully received his MD degree (2003). He is an active Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Professor since 2013.