About Dr. Hassaballa
Aly is a Cardiothoracic Transplantation Surgery Fellow in the department of surgery.
Education
2024 - 2025
Cardiac Surgery Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
2019 - 2022
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2015 - 2018
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt
2016 - 2017
MSc - Master's Degree of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2007 - 2013
MBBCh - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery/Doctor of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
Publications
- Hany Hasan Elsayed, Mohammed Alanany, Mohamed Tarek ElSayegh, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Mohammed Abdel-gayed Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma after cytoreductive surgical procedures: a systematic review, World Journal of Surgical Oncology July 2024 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03748-8
- Aly Hassaballa, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Sitaram Emani Conversion of Left AV Valve Cleft to Commissure Using Artificial Cords. Congenital Innovation Novel Valve Solutions, 105th The American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA on May 3, 2025https://www.aats.org/resources/conversion-of-left-av-valve-cl-9789#abstract
- Mohammed Tarek Hasan; Hazem Salah Rezq; Othman Saleh; Heba Aboeldahab; Mohammad K. El khashab; Salah Mahmoud Hamouda; Hassan Elkersh; Mohamed Ibrahim Gbreel; Aly Sherif Hassaballa; Ahmed K. Awad Acute Type A Aortic Dissection surgical repair in Octogenarians: A Meta-analysis Nature Partner Journal (npj) Cardiovascular Health March 2024 10.1038/s44325-024-00007-9
- Mahmoud Abuelnaga, Rasha Gendy, Mark Yao, Curtis Phelan, Julie Pain, Wanxin Wang, Jirayr Ajzajian, Timing Liu, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Ben Challacombe, Sashi Kommu, Ben Eddy Impact of definitions on continence outcomes in a series of 1000 robot-assisted radical prostatectomies, time for an internationally agreed definition? BJU International February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16327
- Ahmed K. Awad, Ramadan, Abdelmoez Farahat, Eman Reda Gad, Mahmoud Shaban Abdelgalil, Aly Sherif Hassaballa Does ozaki procedure have a future as a new surgical approach for aortic valve replacement? a systematic review and meta-analysis Annals of Medicine & Surgery, June 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000982
- Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Ahmed Mostafa, Tamer Hikal, Ahmed Elnori, Hany Hasan Elsayed Pleural manometry during thoracocentesis in patients with malignant pleural effusion: A randomized controlled trial Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy January 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.29390/cjrt-2022-047
- Hany Hasan Elsayed, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Mohammed, Hussein Mostafa, Assem Adel Moharram Is hormonal manipulation after surgical treatment of catamenial pneumothorax effective in reducing the rate of recurrence? a systematic review and meta-analysis European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology September 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.09.019
- Hany Hasan Elsayed, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Taha Aly Ahmed, Hazem Youssef Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with severe COVID-19 adult respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis The Cardiothoracic Surgeon December 2021
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 8047554.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43057-021-00046-3
- July 2021 Does the Nuss procedure for treating pectus excavatum compromise the long term internal mammary artery flow? A systematic review Hany Hasan Elsayed, Taha Aly Ahmed, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Hazem Youssef
Published in: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 34018244.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15576
- July 2021 Validation of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Score for Prediction of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Ezzeldin Mostafa, Shady E Elelwany, Khaled Shahin Ashraf Elmidany, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Mostafa Elbarbary, Ramy Khorshid
Published in: Heart, Lung and Circulation
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 34219024.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.084
- June 2021 Variation in outcome of invasive mechanical ventilation between different countries for patients with severe COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis Hany Hasan Elsayed, Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Taha Aly Ahmed, Assem Adel Moharram
Published in: PLoS ONE
PubMed; PMID: 34086779.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252760
- January 2021 Recurrence of mesothelioma after a macroscopic complete resection procedure: is a second radical surgery justified? Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Hany Hasan Elsayed, Taha Aly Ahmed, Hazem Youssef
Published in: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 33496324.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaa338
- April 2019 Effectiveness of Prosthesis Valve Replacement in Patients with Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Sami Salahia, Obaida Safi, Mohamed Shehata, Aly Sherif Hassaballa
Published in: Structural Heart
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24748706.2019.1589866
- April 2019 Efficacy and Safety of Triiodothyronine in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Sami Salahia, Muaaz Abdullah Alrefai, Ahmed Hadi Salahia, Aly Sherif Hassaballa
Published in: Structural Heart
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24748706.2019.1591078
- Jan 2017 “Is surgical resection superior to bronchoscopic resection in patients with symptomatic endobronchial hamartomas?” SM Abdelhady, SE Elbastawesy, AS Hassaballa, HH Elsayed
Published in Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (2017)
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 28329273.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw443
- Aug 2016 “Choosing between the modified Ravitch and Nuss procedures for pectus excavatum: Considering the patient’s perspective HH Elsayed, AS Hassaballa, SM Abdelhady, SE Elbastawesy, TA Ahmed
Published in Annuals of Royal College of Surgeons 2016; 00: 1-5
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 27652794.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2016.0254
- Elsayed Hany H, Hassaballa A, Ahmed Taha A “Is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery talc pleurodesis superior to talc pleurodesis via tube thoracostomy in patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax?” Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 0 (2016) 1–3 May 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw154