Iman Nuwayhid, MD, DrPH

Professor and Associate Dean - Environmental Health

Phone: 4627
Email: iman.nuwayhid@aub.edu.lb
Office: Van Dyck - Room 325

 Educational Background

 

Postdoctoral fellowship, Occupational Epidemiology, 1991, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
DrPH, Occupational Health, 1990, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
MPH, Occupational & Environmental Health, 1985, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
MD,1984, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

 
 Research Interests

 

Occupational health in developing countries/ Environmental determinants of health/ Child labor/ Neurotoxicity/ Ecohealth

 
 Selected Publications

 

Saddik B, Nuwayhid I. Child labour in Arab countries: call for action. BMJ. 2006; 333(7573):861-2.

Jabbour S, El-Zein A, Nuwayhid I, Giacaman R. Can action on health achieve political and social reform? BMJ. 2006;333(7573):837-9.

Djoundourian S, Nuwayhid I, Chaaban FB. Quantification of health impact of air pollution in a developing country. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences (accepted for publication)

El-Zein A, Nasrallah R, Nuwayhid I, Kai L, Makhoul J. Why do neighbors have different environmental priorities? Analysis of environmental risk perception in a Beirut neighborhood.  Risk Analysis: An International Journal  2006; 26:423-35.

Habib RR, Hamdan M, Nuwayhid I, Odaymat F, Campbell O. Musculoskeletal disorders among full-time homemakers in poor communities. Women and Health 2005; 42:1-14.

El-Zein A, Nasrallah R, Nuwayhid I. Determinants of the willingness-to-participate in an
environmental intervention in a Beirut neighbourhood. Environmental Management 2006; 37:200-8.

Maziak W, Ward KD, Mzayek F, Rastam S, Bachir ME, Fouad MF, Hammal F, Asfar T, Mock J, Nuwayhid I, Frumkin H, Grimskey F, Chibli M. Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria: report from the Aleppo household survey.  Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2005; 78:547-58.

Saddik B, Williamson A, Nuwayhid I, Black D. The effects of solvent exposure on memory and motor dexterity in working children. Public Health Reports 2005; 120:657-663.

Nuwayhid I, Usta J, Makarem M, Khudr A, Zein A. Health of children working in small urban industrial shops. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005; 62:86-94.

Nuwayhid I.  Occupational health research in developing countries: A partner for social justice. American Journal of Public Health 2004; 94:1916-1921.

Semerjian L, El-Fadel M, Zurayk R, Nuwayhid I. An interdisciplinary approach to environmental education. ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice  2004; 130:173-181.

Fayad R, Nuwayhid I, Tamim H, Kassak K, Khogali M. Cost of work-related injuries in insured workplaces in Lebanon. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003; 81:509-516. [Corresponding author]

Saddik B, Nuwayhid I, Williamson A, Black D. Evidence of neurotoxicity in working children in Lebanon. Neurotoxicology 2003; 24:733-9.

Nuwayhid I, Fayad R, Tamim H, Kassak K, Khogali M. Work-related injuries in Lebanon: Does nationality make a difference? American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2003; 44:172-81.

Nuwayhid I, Nabulsi M, Muwakkit S, Kouzi S, Salem G, Mikati MA, Ariss M. Blood lead concentrations in 1-3 year old Lebanese children. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2003; 2:5.

Nuwayhid I, Kambris M, Mahfoud M. Childhood injuries in the city of Beirut: the experience of three major emergency services. Lebanese Science Journal 2002; 3:29-48.

Kobrossi R, Nuwayhid I, Sibai AM, El-Fadel M, Khogali M. Respiratory health effects of industrial air pollution on children.  International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2002; 12:205-220. [Corresponding author]

Sibai A, Nuwayhid I, Beydoun M, Chaaya M. Inadequacies of death certification in Beirut, Lebanon: Who is responsible? Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2002; 80:555-561.

Nuwayhid I, McPhaul K, Bu-Khuzam R, Duh SH, Christenson RH, Keogh JP. Determinants of elevated blood lead levels among working men in Greater Beirut.  Lebanese Medical Journal 2001; 49:132-139.

Shediac-Rizkallah MC, Afifi Soweid RA, Farhat TM, Yeretzian J, Nuwayhid I, Sibai AM, Kanj M, El-Kak F, Kassak KM, and Kanaan N.  Adolescent health-related behaviors in postwar Lebanon: Findings among students at the American University of Beirut.  International Quarterly of Community Health Education 2000-2001; 20(2): 115-131.

Chaaban FB, Nuwayhid I, Djoundourian S.  A study of social and economic implications of mobile sources on air quality in Lebanon.  Transportation Research Part D 2001; 6: 347-355.

Keogh JP, Nuwayhid I, Gordon J, Gucer P. The impact of occupational injury on injured worker and family: Outcomes of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders in Maryland workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000; 38: 498-506.

Keogh JP, Gucer P, Gordon J, Nuwayhid I. Employer response to upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000; 38: 489-497.