While originally from Egypt, Dr. Youssef was raised in Tallahassee, FL, where he attended college at the Florida State University, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. He then obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, graduating with honors in research. He completed neurosurgical internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, one of the most prominent neurosurgical training programs in the country. Following residency, he completed fellowship training in minimally invasive, robotic, and complex spine surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, TN under mentorship of world-renowned spine surgeons Dr. Kevin Foley and Dr. Paul Park.