Sherif Hakky is a graduate of Kasr Al Ainy medical school . He graduated in 2001 and started a residency program in general surgery shortly thereafter at Cairo University hospitals. After finishing his residency program he was appointed as an assistant lecturer of general surgery. At about the same time he got accepted for a fellowship of laparoscopic surgery ( key-hole surgery) and bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) at Imperial College London . Three years later he was offered a job as a consultant surgeon at St Mary’s and Charing Cross hospitals of Imperial College London where he led his own surgical team and practised independently Becoming a Consultant Surgeon at the very young age of 33, Sherif Hakky, Consultant Bariatric and General Surgeon at St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospitals of Imperial College London and Associate Professor of Surgery, Cairo University, now teaches his surgical skills that he has acquired over the years. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx