Dr. Esam was raised in Mansoura, Egypt. He attended medical college at the University of Mansoura, Egypt graduating in 1988.
Following his Internship and Specialist training at the University Hospital of Mansoura he undertook a Masters in Medicine (Radiation Oncology) and a Fellowship in Radiology (Therapeutic) at Mansoura University, Egypt in 1994.
He was awarded a two year fellowship at the University of North Shore and Stony Brook, USA from 1998-2000.
Following his return to Egypt, he spent 2 years at the University Hospital Mansoura and was awarded his PhD in Radiation Oncology from Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt, 2002.
He has worked as a Consultant Clinical Radiation Oncologist at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia (2003-2010), the Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia (2010-2012|) and at Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt 2012-2014.
In March 2015 he joined UPMC Radiation Oncology Department as a permanent consultant Radiation Oncologist.
He provides state of the art public and private radiation oncology therapy including intensity modulated radiotherapy, image guided radiotherapy and PET CT assisted radiotherapy techniques