Alexandria Ear Hospital is the only specialized Ear, Nose and Throat hospital in the Middle East. Developed in sporting 1996 by professor Aziz Belal, world-renowned as the first ear surgeon to perform Cochlear Implantation in the Middle East at Maghrabi Hospital in Saudia Arabia and former dean of Alexandria Medical School. It now has over 30 doctors in different subspecialties including facial plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, pediatrics, and internal medicine.