In a press conference, Dr. Mohamed Abde-Sameia Eid, president of Assiut University declared the success of the first liver transplantation surgery at the Al-Rajhi University Hospital. Dr. Abdel-Sameia his extreme delight and pride with this Medical achievement which represents a glimpse of hope for thousands of liver patients in Upper Egypt. This achievement comes to crown the distinct medical service offered by Assiut University Hospitals. The president added that Al-Rajhi University Hospital does not only offer medical service, but it is also considered as a high-quality integrated medical centre where advanced studies and research on liver diseases are conducted. The hospital has indeed achieved sound reputation within the country and abroad.   Dr. Mostafa Hamad indicated that this is the first surgery to be done in Upper Egypt since it is one of the most complicated and critical surgeries. He also said that the surgery took more than two successive years of preparation including the preparation of the hospital at the highest possible level, training a team of surgeons reaching about 30 medical doctors, who have been completely devoted for the task; a team including the best figures in the fields of internal medicine, liver diseases, surgery, radiology, pathology, Anesthetics, and intensive care. These doctors received intensive training in a number of foreign countries such as the US, Korea, England, and Japan together with a medical team from Ain Shams university. The surgery took more than 10 hours time.