Background:

• American Board-Certified Otolaryngologist–Head and Neck Surgeon with over 25 years of clinical, surgical, academic, and leadership experience.
• Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and several leading medical schools in the Middle East.
• Former Chairman of four Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
• Served as Assistant Dean at the Lebanese American University (LAU) School of Medicine and Chairman & Associate Chief of Staff at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
• Former faculty surgeon at Mayo Clinic (USA) and Mayo Clinic Abu Dhabi.
• Recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award (Mayo Clinic), the inaugural Outstanding Physician-Educator of the Year Award (Mayo Clinic Abu Dhabi), and the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Certificates:

• American Board Certified in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
• American Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (since 2004).
• Advanced specialty training at Georgetown University Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (USA).
  

Skills:

• Head and neck surgery
• Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Thyroid and salivary gland surgery
• Nasal and sinus surgery
• Ear and balance disorders
• Voice disorders
• Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, head, and neck conditions