Amine was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of four. He earned his Medical Degree and a Master of Science from the University of Montreal. Following medical school, he joined the Cardiac Surgery Residency program at the University of Toronto, where his clinical interest crystallized around congenital heart disease and complex valve surgery. Amine also has a keen interest in the global burden of heart disease in the developing world, and has taken part in yearly surgical missions to countries such as Egypt and Ethiopia.
In addition to his medical training, Amine completed a PhD in Stem Cell Biology at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering. His doctoral research focused on the generation of cardiac valve lineage from human pluripotent stem cells, advancing the potential for regenerative therapies in heart disease.
An avid traveler, Amine has visited over 30 countries. His interests outside of medicine include scuba diving, history, language learning, martial arts, and chess.