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Division of Neurosurgery was established in 1955 when Dr. Fuad Sami
Haddad, the first neurosurgeon in Lebanon and the Middle East, returned
from his training at McGill University in Canada. The structured residency
training program in neurosurgery started in 1979 and consisted of
3 years of clinical neurosurgery following one year of internship
and one year of general surgery. The first resident to complete the
program was Dr. Camille Salameh who graduated in 1981. Since then,
the program has evolved into a comprehensive training given over a
5 year period following one year of internship and one year of general
surgery.
The Division of Neurosurgery is the most comprehensive Neurosurgery
Program in the region, providing diagnosis and management for a
wide spectrum of neurological disorders. All members of the Division
are American or Canadian Board certified. The Division is active
clinically and academically - its members participate on a regular
basis as speakers or guest speakers in national and international
conferences. They have contributed extensively to the neurological
literature including standard textbooks of Neurosurgery. It is regarded
as a pace setter in Neurosurgery in the Middle East.
FACULTY OF THE
DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY
Dr.
Youssef Comair
Professor and Chief of the Division
MD 1982, St. Joseph University
Research Fellow in Cerebrovascular Laboratory,
University of Iowa, 1982-1983
Residency training 1983-1989, Montreal Neurologic
Institute, McGill University
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Head,
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UCLA, 1990-1991
Staff Neurosurgeon and Head, Section of Epilepsy
Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
1991-1997
Joined the Department in 1997 as Professor and
Chief of the Division.
Special
Interests
Brain Tumor Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Epilepsy
and Functional Surgery and Stereotactic Surgery
Bibliography
88 articles, 2 books ( Epilepsy Surgery, Lippincott,
and Atlas of Regionan Anatomy of the Brain, Springer Verlag) and
7 book chapters
Accomplishments
Multitude of awards and honors
Diplomate, American Board of Neurosurgery
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
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Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
On the Editorial Board of 3 major neuroscience
journals
Dr. Fuad Sami Haddad
Professor Emeritus
MD 1948, AUB
Surgical Residency, 1948-1950, Orient Hospital, Beirut
Neurosurgery Residency, 1950-1955, Montreal Neurological
Institute, McGill University
Joined the Department in 1955 as the only trained
neurosurgeon in Lebanon and the Middle East
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, 1965-1979
Chairman, Department of Surgery, 1990-1992
Became Professor Emeritus in 1996
Special Interests
General neurosurgery
Bibliograpphy:
132 articles
Accomplisments
A multitude of honors and awards, among them:
The Lebanese Golden Merit Award, Order of the
Cedars - Commander
AUB Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Golden Medal, Lebanese Order of Physicians
Outstanding Practice of Surgery Award, Lebanon
Chapter of the ACS
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
President, Middle East Neurosurgical Society
President, Lebanese Society of Neurology, Neurosurgery
and Psychiatry
Dr. George Fuad Haddad
Clinical Associate Professor
MD with distinction, AUB, 1985
Fellowship in neuropathology at the University
of Texas, 1985-1986
Internship in general surgery at Rochester, NY,
1986-1987
Neurosurgery residency at McGill University, 1987-1992
Fellowship in base of skull surgery, Loyola University,
1992-1993
Joined the Department in 1994 as clinical assistant
professor and was promoted to the rank of clinical associate professor
in 2001
Special Interests
Base of skull surgery
Bibliography
18 articles
Accomplishments
Diplomate, American Board of Neurosurgery
Diplomate, Canadian Board of Neurosurgery
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