Best reviewer of the July-August 2018 issue - Mohammed S. ElSheemy
Mohammed S. ElSheemy

February 2019

Mohammed S. ElSheemy is currently an Associate Pro-
fessor of Urology at Cairo University, Egypt. After ob-
taining his medical degree from Cairo University in 
1999, Dr. Mohammed ElSheemy earned a Master of Sci-
ence then Doctor of Medicine in Urology in 2008. His 
research includes endourology and urolithiasis, SWL, 
pediatric urology, pediatric renal transplantation, female 
urology, pelvic floor dysfunctions and urodynamics. 
 Based on Dr. ElSheemy research, a surgeon tailored ordi-
nary polypropylene mesh was inserted as a mid-urethral 

tape for treatment of SUI using his own-designed (with his team) helical passers with marked 
decrease in the cost of treatment. Additionally, an important part of his research was on calcular 
anuria in children and infants which resulted; for the 1st time, in a protocol for management 
depending on severity of obstruction, size and site of stones, and renal functions. Furthermore, 
he has several publications on Mini-PNL in adults and children. His publications on the use of 
Mini-PNL for the management stones in patients with renal congenital anomalies or the use of 
single-stage bilateral Mini-PNL for bilateral renal stones may be the first studies in this field. 
 He has published several scientific papers and book chapters and serve as an editor and reviewer 
in several international peer-reviewed scientific journals. These research activities was sup-
ported by several courses in scientific writing and advanced statistical analysis. 
 He  was selected as one of the top 10% of reviewers in the field of medicine for 2016 in 
the peer review week (2016) through (Sentinels of Science awards) that is provided by 
(Publon) which is an international  web site concerned with peer review activities (with its 
verification) for international scientific journals. Then, he was selected as one of the top 1% 
of reviewers  in the next 2 years (2017) and (2018). Additionally, his researches were select-
ed as the best poster/abstract in many international conferences including ESPU and EAU. 
Dr. ElSheemy is a member of several societies in Urology including Europe-
an Association of Urology (EAU), European Society for Pediatric Urology (ESPU) 
and Societe internationale Urologie (SIU). He has served as Assistant-Secre-
tary of Peditric Urology Section of Egyptian Urological Association (EUA). 
Being a reviewer for Urology Journal is an honor, as you are allowed to contrib-
ute to the scientific level of this journal. Careful and fair-minded evaluation of scien-
tific articles is an important scholarly contribution and a gratifying duty in academics.