Nicolas is originally born and raised in Egypt. After immigrating to Canada, he completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Science at the University of Waterloo. Upon graduating in 2022, he enrolled in medical school at the University of British Columbia, where he began, under the guidance of Dr. Cook, a clinical trial investigating de-airing techniques in cardiac procedures.

This summer, Nicolas is excited to be working at the SickKids Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Barron to explore hemodynamic patterns in two techniques of the Norwood procedure using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance flow parameters.