Egypt’s Nihal Shakankiry Among Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology

Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology Nihal Shakankiry has been named amongst the top 100 women in ophthalmology on the Ophthalmologist Power List 2021. A professor at Alexandria University, Shakankiry is known for her pro bono surgeries in the one-day surgery centre at Amiri Hospital, where she has performed free eye surgeries on children from Alexandria and surrounding governorates.

Shakankiry was previously awarded with a presidential honour in March 2019, during a ceremony that paid tribute to female role models throughout Egypt.