Yasmine Yasser Hassaneen

Yasmine Yasser Hassaneen

Hematologist, Medical Oncologist

Hematology Oncology

National Cancer Institute Cairo University

Location Egypt, Cairo

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Dr. Yasmine Yasser Hassaneen is a medical oncologist specializing in medical oncology and malignant hematology. She is currently serving as a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Medical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, while concurrently holding a position as Medical Oncology and Hematology Assistant Lecturer at the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt. Her work focuses on breast oncology, hematologic malignancies, and clinical research, with international training and certification spanning the UK, Egypt, and Europe.

Current Position

  • Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Medical Oncology — The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, UK (March 2026 – Present)
  • Fellow — European School of Oncology (December 2025 – Present)
  • Medical Oncology and Hematology Assistant Lecturer (Specialist Doctor) — National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt (October 2022 – Present)
  • Review Editor — OncoDaily (October 2025 – Present)
  • GMC Full Registration to Practice, United Kingdom
  • Member, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
  • Member, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
  • Member, European School of Oncology (ESO)

Education

  • Specialty Certificate Examination in Medical Oncology — Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK & Association of Cancer Physicians (October 2025)
  • Master’s Degree (MSc), Medical Oncology and Hematology — National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt (2019–2022)
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) — Kasr El Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt (2011–2017)
  • Internship Year — Kasr El Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt (March 2017 – March 2018)

Professional Experience

  • Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Medical Oncology — The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, UK (March 2026 – Present)
  • Fellow — European School of Oncology (December 2025 – Present)
  • Medical Oncology Fellow (Specialty Doctor) — North West Cancer Centre, Western Health and Social Care Trust, NHS, UK (May 2024 – March 2026)
  • Medical Oncology and Hematology Assistant Lecturer (Specialist Doctor) — National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt (October 2022 – Present)
  • Medical Oncology Specialist — Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (February 2023 – April 2024)
  • Medical Oncology Registrar — Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (October 2022 – January 2023)
  • Breast Cancer Specialist Doctor — Baheya Charity Women’s Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (October 2022 – April 2024)
  • Medical Oncology Specialist — Baheya Foundation, Cairo, Egypt (October 2022 – April 2024)
  • Medical Oncology and Hematology Resident (Training Program) — National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt (September 2019 – August 2022)
  • House Officer (Intern) — Kasr El Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt (March 2018 – February 2019); rotations included Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics &
  • Gynecology, General Surgery, General Medicine, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, and ENT

Research Activity

  • Hematologic malignancies, including acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) — molecular markers and survival outcomes
  • Breast oncology and breast cancer management
  • Medical oncology clinical research at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Memberships / Honors / Awards

  • Member, Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), United Kingdom
  • ESMO Certified — European Society of Medical Oncology
  • Fellow, European School of Oncology (ESO)
  • Specialty Certificate Examination in Medical Oncology — Royal College of Physicians, UK (2025)
  • GMC Full Registration to Practice, United Kingdom

Areas of Specialization

  • Medical oncology
  • Malignant hematology
  • Breast oncology
  • Clinical research in oncology
  • Medical practice management
  • Hospital medicine

Publications

Dr. Yasmine Yasser Hassaneen has contributed to peer-reviewed research in hematologic oncology and has presented work at international oncology conferences. Selected recent publications are listed below.

Selected Recent Publications

Abdelhamid T, Hassaneen YY, Ghareeb M, Rasekh E. The influence of lymphoid enhancer binding factor-1 expression on the outcome of adult acute promyelocytic leukemia patients. Expert Review of Hematology. February 2025.
Hassaneen YY. Poster AOS Birmingham. Conference Poster. September 2024.