Ahmed Shafik (sexologist)

For the politician, see Ahmed Shafik.
Ahmed Shafik
BornMay 1933 (1933-05)
Shebin-El-Kom, Egypt
DiedOctober 31, 2007(2007-10-31) (aged 74)
Paris, France
Resting placeCairo, Egypt
Alma materCairo University (Faculty of Medicine) '57
Known forResearch in anatomy, physiology and surgery
SpouseDr. Olfat El-Sibai
AwardsEgyptian State Prize for Science and Arts, 1st Class (1977), four time nominee for Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, won Harvard university Ig Nobel prize (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsGeneral surgery, colorectal surgery, urology, andrology, sexology proctology and Anatomy
InstitutionsAhmed Shafik Hospital
Thesis Adrenocortical Function in Stress Conditions  (1962)
Websitewww.ahmedshafik.com

Ahmed Shafik (May 1933 – October 31, 2007) was an Egyptian researcher whose studies centered on human anatomy, physiology, surgery and sexual physiology and other associated reflexes.[1]

  1. ^ Roach, Mary (2009). "What would Allah say? The Strange, Brave Career of Ahmed Shafik". Bonk : the curious coupling of science and sex. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. pp. 263–266. ISBN 9780393334791.