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AMT Faculty Member


Ashraf Aly, MD

Ashraf Aly, MD, PhD, MSc, FACC, FAAPProfessor, Pediatrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Director Pediatric Cardiology 

Dr. Aly received his MD from Cairo University School of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt and completed his Pediatric residency at Penn State University, Hershey Pennsylvania and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Michigan Children’s Hospital. He received a PhD in Genetics from the George Washington University in Washington DC. He also received two Masters Degrees in Biochemistry and Microbiology. Before joining UTMB in 2003, he was in private practice in Michigan. Dr. Aly is deeply involved in clinical, teaching, research and other activities at UTMB. He is a member of the UTMB faculty Senate, Academic Progress committee and undergraduate medical education committee. He is also a member of both the Academy of Master Teachers and Academy of Master Clinicians. He currently mentors many students, residents and fellows in their research projects and is well published in peer review journals. Dr. Aly received many academic awards, just to mention a few: Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, established by UTMB’s John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine; Educator of the Month award; Excellence in Medical Student Education award; Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor medical society; Outstanding Mentorship of a Resident Scholarly Project award and America’s Top Pediatric Cardiologists.

Learner Types: Faculty/Educator Development.

Advancement/Promotion: Clinical Skills Assessment.

Assessment of Learners: Educator Portfolio, CV Development, Promotion/Tenure for Educators, Peer Observation of Teaching.

Curriculum: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Objectives.

Instructional Methods: Audience Response Systems, Case-Based Teaching, Clinical Teaching (Hospital or Clinic).

Special Content: Faculty Development - Teaching Skills, Humanities in Health Professions Education, Professionalism.