Congenital Anomalies of the Penis (PDF)

Prof Mohamed Abdel Baky Fahmy, MD, FRCS, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Al Azher University, Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from Al Azher University and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and trained in the field of pediatric surgery at Egypt and Manchester, UK.

He is the founder and chief of the pediatric surgery departments at Al Galae maternity and children's hospital and Al Zahrae University hospital and faculty of medicine for girls, Al Azher University, Cairo.

He has a wide experience for more than 30 years in the field of pediatric surgery with a special interest in pediatric urology, rare genitourinary anomalies, pediatric gynaecology, and Hirschsprung's disease. He is a member of the British Association of Pediatric Surgeons since June 1994 and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Global Rare Disease Registry (GRDR), and the American Association of Academic Surgery. He was the secretary general of the Egyptian Pediatric Surgical Association "EPSA."

He is an Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pediatric Diseases, PiscoMed Publishing Ltd, and co-editor for many international journals: Advances in Bioscience and Clinical Medicine, Annals of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Journal of Case report (Bio Med), Medicine Journal and World Journal of Paediatrics.

He has a wide range of international publications, and he is an innovator of operations and procedures in pediatric surgery and pediatric urology, with a special emphasis on his technique for continent urinary diversion for children with failed repair for bladder exstrophy, which was published in the International Journal of Surgery (2007) and republished recently in the Journal of pediatric urology (2015).

He is the author of a recently published Illustrative textbook "Rare Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies", Springer, 2015.

“This is a unique text describing in 40 chapters the embryology, anatomy, congenital anomalies, acquired diseases and treatment of the child’s penis. … Recommended to pediatric urologists, pediatric endocrinologists and practicing pediatricians.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 15 (2), December, 2017)


“Author Mohamed Fahmy aimed to assemble an exhaustive collection of congenital diseases of the penis. The basis of this textbook was the extensive experience of the author in the field of neonatology and congenital diseases of the genitalia. … This comprehensive and concise textbook is very useful for paediatricians, senior paediatric surgeons and trainees and will be the reference work for all practitioners managing cases of abnormal penis in children, infants or adolescents.” (European Urology Today, June-July, 2017)
“This is essentially an atlas of known anomalies of the penis. … The book is simple, direct, and well laid out. It will be understandable to all, from medical students to pediatric surgeons well versed in the subject. … this is an atlas or picture book of all things strange and unusual about the development of the penis. It is extensive and copiously illustrated with high-quality photographs.” (Robert M. Arensman, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2017)