Samy Youssef, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
| Medical Boards/Certifiacations | American Board of Neurological Surgery Board Eligible |
| Licensure: | Sate of Florida |
| Specialty/Research Interests: | Skull Base / Cerebrovascular Surgery |
| Languages Spoken: | English French Arabic |
Bio Sketch
Samy Youssef, M.D.Ph.D. joined the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery in August 2008. Dr. Youssef has received extensive training in both his homeland of Egypt and here in the United States. His specialty training and academic work focuses on skull base microsurgery, spinal cord and brain tumors as well as vascular lesions of the brain. He has studied under the mentorship of the department Chairman, Harry van Loveren, M.D. Dr. Youssef practices at USF and the James .A. Haley Veteran's Hospital where he heads the Department of Neurosurgery Skull Base/ Cerebrovascular procedures.
Education
| Medical Degree | Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine Cairo, Egypt Completed 1991 |
| Internship | Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine Cairo, Egypt 1992-1993 |
| Residency (Neurosurgery) |
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine Cairo, Egypt 1993-1996 |
| Masters Science of Surgery | Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine Cairo, Egypt Completed 1995 |
| Ph.D Neurosurgery | Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine Cairo, Egypt Completed 2000 |
| Fellowship (Pediatric Neurosurgery) |
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children University, Philadelphia, PA Completed 1996-1998 |
| Fellowship (Skull Base Surgery) |
University of Cincinnati, Mayfield Clinic Cincinnati, OH Completed 2001-2002 |
| Fellowship (Skull Base / Cerebrovascular Surgery) |
University of South Florida Tampa, FL Completed 2002-2003 |
| Residency | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Completed 2003-2008 |