Department
Radiation Oncology
Institute
Cancer Institute
Language Spoken
English, Arabic, French
31
Years of Experience
Biography
Treatments & Services
Specialized Radiation Procedures
Brachytherapy
Diseases & Conditions
Brain Cancer
Head & Neck Cancer
Education
Fellowship
1989 - 1992
Visiting Scientist and Clinical Fellow , Division of Radiation Oncology
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, US
Residency
1986 - 1989
Resident, Radiation Oncology
University Hospital Bretonneau, Tours, France
Career Experience
1997 - 2021
Professor and Chairman, Radiation Oncology
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
1993 - 1997
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Awards & Recognition
Led the implementation of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Services at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre
Led the implementation of Intensity Modulated and Image Guided Radiation Therapy services at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Lebanon
Appointed founding Director of the Naef Basile Cancer Institute, American University of Beirut Medical Centre
Started the first high dose rate brachytherapy program in the Middle East
Started the first Stereotactic Radiosurgery program in the Middle East
Served as founding Chairman, Radiation Oncology at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre
Awarded the American Cancer Society Career Development Award in Clinical Oncology
American Board of Radiology-Radiation Oncology
Named the University Cancer Foundation Clinical Fellow of the Year at the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, US
