I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer our services.
Magdi YacoubAs a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.
Magdi YacoubI actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.
Magdi YacoubIt is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
Magdi YacoubWhat I worry about is the lack of understanding in society around the world that there is a divide in the world between those who have and those who do not.
Magdi YacoubMy dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.
Magdi Yacoub