Daniel Sidi, MDProfessor Daniel Sidi is the head of Pediatric Cardiology at l’Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris, Vice President of La Chaine de l’Espoir, and a fellow of the University of California.
While he is a renowned pediatric cardiovascular practitioner, Sidi is also both a researcher and teacher. As a professor, his teaching activities are dedicated to both direct training of interns and residents. As a researcher he established many bodies of research in France and abroad, including the most prestigious American scientific review. Professor Sidi has advanced many medical techniques in the domain of pediatric cardiology, particularly for newborns.
Vice President of La Chaine de l’Espoir, Sidi has actively contributed to the creation of pediatric cardiac units in developing countries and trained at Necker a number of physicians from these regions. He was deeply involved in the advancement of The Heart Institute of Ho Chi Min City, next the Phnom Penh Heart Center, and finally the Maputo Heart Institute. He extended his experience with responding to the range of local needs in various countries by participating in many missions around the world (from Morocco to Uruguay).
A member of the board of the Cambodian Medical Association, and president of the Maputo Heart Institute, Sidi participates directly in the workings of medical projects to which he is affiliated.
His experience and qualifications in pediatric cardiology, as a teacher, researcher, and surgeon make him an indispensable member of SoH’s board.