Ahmed N Ghanem was qualified in 1968, Mansoura University, Egypt. He gained all postgraduate experience in the UK where he was promoted in posts up to the consultant level. He practiced as a consultant Urologist in UK, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. During his career life he reported over 60 articles of which he made important discoveries in medicine, physiology, urology, nephrology, cardiovascular and surgery. He discovered two new types of vascular shocks, proved that one physiological law is wrong, and provided an alternative. He resolved the puzzles of 3 clinical syndromes; the transurethral of the prostate (TURP) syndrome, the loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS), and the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He is now on the editorial board of many medical and surgical journals and he is happily retired in Egypt.