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ESR DignitariesTarek El-Diasty is professor of radiology and chairman of theradiology department at the Urology and Nephrology Centre,Mansoura University, Egypt.Born in Egypt in 1955, Prof. El-Diasty received his medicaldegree from the Medical Faculty of Mansoura University, Egypt,in 1979. He then completed his internship and residency periodsat the same institution, receiving his master’s degree in 1986and doctorate in 1990. Throughout his long and distinguishedcareer, he has focused on improving urological care in Egyptand he has dedicated much of his time and effort to establishingEgypt’s first uroradiology department.An ardent supporter of international cooperation andexchange, Prof. El-Diasty has worked hard to build closer tiesbetween the Egyptian Society of Radiology and other radiologicalsocieties around the world. As an ambassador forEgyptian radiology, he has helped to build bridges with theEuropean Society of Radiology and the Radiological Societyof North America, to name but a few of the societies he hasestablished links with.In addition to his clinical work, Prof. El-Diasty has also publishedextensively, with more than 100 peer-reviewed papers andsix book chapters to his name. He has also delivered 55 invitedlectures and served as chairman of the European Society ofUrogenital Radiology (ESUR) Symposium, which took place inCairo in 2006. He has actively participated in every EuropeanCongress of Radiology since 1995, as well as every ESUR meetingsince 1992.A dedicated teacher, Prof. El-Diasty has, to date, supervisedmore than 50 postgraduate medical students in the field ofradiology during his time at Mansoura University.23