Ibrahim Fayad

Ibrahim Mohamed Fayad (Arabic: إبراهيم محمد فياض [ˈibrahim mohamed fayad]; 8 May 1931 – 31 January 2008) was an Egyptian senior pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics at Kasr Al Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University.

Fayad's major achievements may be summarized:
 * modifying of WHO-ORS for treatment of diarrhea dehydration
 * Comparison of Soy-Based Formulas With Lactose and With Sucrose in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Infants
 * establishing the Egyptian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (EGSPGHAN) in 1991
 * founding the Pan-Arab Union of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition in 1998, which led to the founding of similar societies in many Arab countries
 * establishing the Egyptian Society of Child & Environment in 1994
 * establishing the Pan-Arab Union Child & Environment in 2000
 * addressing many important health problems among Egyptian & Arab children such as zinc deficiency, aflatoxin toxicity, celiac disease and many others, which were discussed at the societies' annual conferences
 * designing the Rehydro-Zinc formula in association with the pharmaceutical company CID that is currently available on the Egyptian market

Early life
Fayad was born on 8 May, 1931, in El-Mahalla El-Kubra Gharbia. He was the son of a science teacher and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education during the era of Dr. Taha Hussein, and the brother of Dr. Mohamed Fayad. He studied at Cairo University and qualified as a doctor in 1953.

Other activities and achievements

 * Fayad served as a consultant and a board member of many national and international organizations such as the National Project of Diarrheal Diseases Control, International Association of Maternal & Neonatal Health, Egyptian Pediatric Association and WHO.
 * He collaborated with many national and international bodies on research and projects in addition to many multicenter studies with Egyptian universities.
 * He has over 40 publications published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, and many other journals.

Curriculum vitae

 * 1953 Medical Bachelor, Cairo (Egypt)
 * 1956 Master of Pediatrics, Cairo (Egypt)
 * 1959 Master of Internal Medicine, Cairo (Egypt)
 * 1959 MD pediatrics, Cairo (Egypt)
 * 1961 Master of Biochemistry & pharmacology, Cairo (Egypt)
 * 1984-2008– Associate Professor in the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA from 1984 to 2008
 * – Professor of Pediatrics, Cairo University
 * – Director of Gastroenteritis Unit, Cairo University Children's Hospitals