Dr. Said graduated from Alexandria Medical School, Egypt in 1994 and received his master’s degree in Dermatology, Venereology & Andrology in 1999. He completed his post-graduate training in Andrology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. from 2002 until 2006. Dr. Said holds a doctorate degree in Medical Sciences from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. The American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) certified him as a High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Directory (HCLD) and as a Clinical Consultant (CC). He is the former Chair of the Andrology Special Interest Group at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS).
Dr. Said is the recipient of a number of academic awards and research grants. He has published over 35 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has presented more than 80 abstracts at both national and international meetings. Dr. Said is an ad hoc reviewer for several esteemed journals such as: Andrologia, Biology of Reproduction, Journal of Andrology, Fertility & Sterility, and Human Reproduction. His main research interests include apoptosis and DNA fragmentation in the male germ line, sperm selection methods and gamete cryopreservation. He worked on developing a new semen preparation method based on immuno-magnetic labeling of apoptotic sperm. Dr. Said has a keen interest in general medical Dermatology as well as interventional and aesthetic Dermatology.