Dr. Kamal A. Mansour

Kamal Akhnoukh Mansour went to be with his Lord Jesus on June 6, 2016, after 48 years as a cardiothoracic surgeon at The Emory Clinic and Atlanta VA Medical Center and Professor of Surgery at Emory University. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he received his M.D. degree from Ein Shams University and began practicing as a surgeon at the Baptist Hospital in Ajloun, Jordan and Gaza.

He followed a call and a dream in coming to the U.S. with his wife Sylvia Cleopatra and his daughter Sylvia. In the U.S., he found a country of great possibility and wanted to fulfill and excel in all the potential that God had given. With humor and intensity, he reveled in pioneering surgeries and later in teaching and mentoring another generation of surgeons, all with the priority of caring, treating, and healing of hundreds of patients.

During the last 12 years, he has returned to Egypt many times to teach and train thoracic surgeons and was awarded Egypt’s Shield of Medicine in 2001. In 2006 he and his wife established the Kamal A. Mansour Professorship in Thoracic Surgery at Emory University. He received the Emory Medal in 2008 and was named one of Emory University’s 175 HistoryMakers. In 2010, he was given the Inspiration Award from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association.

His loved ones include wife Sylvia Cleopatra; daughter Sylvia and husband Samy Naguib; grandson Nicolas and wife Erin Bailey Naguib of N.Y., sister Widad Monsour in Egypt; sister-in-law Nadia Mansour, nephew Andrew and wife Kim Mansour of Nashville, TN; nephew Talaat and wife Magy Tadros, daughters Mary Grace and Sarah; nephew Maher and wife Dalal Mansour, son Sherif and wife Karla Mansour of Akron, OH. He was one of 8 children and had many beloved nieces and nephews in Egypt, Australia and Sweden.

As much as he loved the ministry of surgery, he loved God’s Word even more and was an enthusiastic Bible Study teacher for over 60 years. There will be graveside service at Arlington Memorial Park on Thursday, June 9 at 11:00 a.m. and a memorial service at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church on Friday, June 10 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to Second-Ponce de Leon TV Ministry or the Kamal A. Mansour Professorship in Thoracic Surgery at Emory University.