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Written by a NHS patient at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
12th August 2021


Mr Bishay was very informative about the surgical procedure and supportive at the start of theatre. His follow up was confidence inspiring, friendly and helpful.I have every confidence in his abilities. Prior to lung surgery I had been regularly cycling to improve fitness and after a five week recovery he suggested I could start cycling again gently at first. I feel he really cares about the outcome of his patients recovery after surgery.

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Written by a private patient at The Priory Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
23rd May 2021


I cannot fault Mr Ehab Bishay. This wonderful physician gave me outstanding care after 1 received the devastating diagnosis of lung cancer last year. He was sympathetic, reassuring and always at the end of a phone if I needed to talk. At no time did I feel that it was inconvenient for him; on the contrary, he rang me on numerous occasions, including later on in the evenings, both before my lobectomy and weeks afterwards. I was one of the lucky survivors-early Stage 1 cancer meant that he was able to remove the tumour in its entirety. I am now cancer free, thanks to his skilful hands. I will never be able to thank him enough and I cannot recommend a more thorough, brilliant surgeon, who has a heart of gold.

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31st March 2021


Mr Bishay is a good listener and will explain everything a patient needs to know. His advice is sound and makes any decisions with care on the patients behalf..

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Written by a NHS patient at Cheltenham General Hospital
12th March 2021


After an x-ray and a subsequent C. T. scan, which confirmed a large (8cm) tumour in my right lung, I was I referred to Mr. Bishay at Cheltenham General Hospital. During my appointments, he explained in considerable detail the courses of action that were open to me and supplied useful booklets covering the different stages of investigation and possible surgery. Each procedure was explained fully until understood by myself. So far, the various biopsy’s had failed to discover any malignant cells either in the tumour or surrounding lymph nodes, but because of the size of the tumour, surgery was going to be the most likely outcome. There were a number of services available from Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Hospitals which were especially useful: Firstly, the Cancer Nurse Service provides telephone support to confused and sometimes frightened out-patients as well as dealing with in-patients. My contact with Fiona Young never failed to improve my situation, answer my questions and make me feel better in myself. Remarkable. Secondly, there is a Pre-operation service which helps to prepare you for your up-coming operation and improving your fitness levels and general well being and health, so important for a successful recovery. Finally, there is a Dietitian Service to help monitor your weight and diet to prepare for your operation, and recover more quickly after it. All these services have a follow up after your discharge and later during your recovery and are extremely valuable. Mr. Bishay informed me that a biopsy performed during the operation, carried out at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, had proved malignant and had been removed. As he had suspected all along that there was a malignancy, he appeared to be more than a little pleased to have been proved right, after all! My recovery was amazing, over the next two days I was able to get up and eventually walk as various tubes and drains were removed. My breathing seemed absolutely normal and I felt only a small amount of post-operative pain, which could be controlled by paracetamol. I had arrived on the 26th November and was discharged on the 28th November in the late afternoon. Three months later I am back to normal and extremely grateful for the tremendous service I received from the NHS. In a time when a pandemic was raging around the world I never experienced anything other than superb treatment and the best of care. Thank you to Mr. Bishay and his team, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital nurses, the Services Teams at Cheltenham and Gloucester Royal and everybody involved in keeping me alive. I owe you my life, and I will try not to waste the time you have kindly given me. Anthony Lewis

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Written by a NHS patient at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
4th February 2021


I was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2020 which was a considerable shock to my wife and I having never smoked. Fortunately, following a broncoscopy examination, it was found that the tumour, located in the lower lobe of my right lung was a carcinoid tumour. I was told that this was low grade and furthermore, the cancer had not spread to the tissue surrounding the tumour. After having a lobectomy to remove the lower lobe of my right lung, I was told that there was a good chance that the cancer would not have spread to lymphatic system. My wife and I then spent a somewhat agonising 7 weeks after surgery before I was advised by Mr Bishay the good news that it had not spread into the lymphatic system and that I was completely clear of cancer. We were naturally delighted but I wonder if there might have been some way that we could have been advised of this good news a little sooner as I was told when I was discharged from hospital that I would hear within about 3 weeks about the histology. Having said that, I was enormously impressed by the care that was given to me during my stay at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and that the surgery was carried out within 10 weeks of diagnosis despite being in the middle of pandemic. Due to the pandemic, I was unable to meet with Mr Bishay in advance of the operation which meant that when the ward rounds were undertaken subsequently, I was not sure who had been my surgeon. Maybe I was told but due to my comotose state after surgery, I missed it! Perhaps a special effort might be made by Mr Bishay in such circumstances to ensure that the patient is aware of his identity as I would have liked to have thanked him at the time. It is clear that Mr Bishay's skills are superb as there is hardly any scarring arising from the keyhole surgery which was undertaken. A fantastic outcome for which I feel a deep sense of gratitude to Mr Bishay and his team for such wonderful care.

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Ehab S Bishay qualified in 1992 from St. Bartholomew’s Medical College, London, with honours colours of the college. He then completed his basic surgical training in London gaining his general Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1996. He spent two and a half years in full time research in the premiere American Cardiothoracic Centre, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, being awarded his Master of Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the work he performed there.
He then entered specialist Cardiothoracic training on the West Midlands rotation gaining his specialist Fellowship of the Cardiothoracic Surgeons of England, FRCS (C-Th), and then shortly afterwards was allowed onto the Specialist Cardiothoracic register in 2006. He was appointed as Consultant Thoracic Surgeon to the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital where he has held this position since 2007. There he previously led the lung cancer services, and leads on training as the regional training programme director for Cardiothoracic Surgery for the West Midlands deanery.
He is the co-chair and lead Thoracic surgeon organiser on the internationally recognised Birmingham Review Course in Cardiothoracic surgery. He is also a regular faculty member on a number of Royal college of surgeons of England, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons courses.
He is the Royal College of Surgeons of England Regional specialist professional affairs advisor for Cardiothoracic surgery for the West Midlands as well as a College assessor. He practices all aspects of adult thoracic surgery with a specialist interest in superior sulcus tumours, tracheal surgery, sleeve resections, as well as VATs Lobectomies. He is a keen innovator and recently implanted the UK's first 3D printed breast bone implant in a patient with a large breast bone defect.