Professor Hassan Ahmed El-Kashif (1934–2021) was a distinguished Sudanese plastic and burn surgeon and academic. Born in Wad Madani, he completed his secondary education at the renowned Hantoub School and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, in 1960. He worked in several hospitals across Sudan, including Atbara, En Nahud, Ad-Duweim, Lirangu (South Sudan), and Bahri Teaching Hospital. He obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK) and a surgical fellowship from the Czech Republic, and trained in England in the early 1970s where he specialized in plastic and burn surgery. After returning to Sudan, he served at Kosti Hospital before joining Omdurman Teaching Hospital, where he became Senior Consultant of Plastic and Burn Surgery. He also contributed to medical education as an Associate Professor at the Universities of Khartoum and Omdurman Islamic University. He passed away in Ramadan 2021, leaving a lasting legacy in surgical care and medical teaching in Sudan