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Given the current events in Lebanon, Lebanese physicians working there have been in the news extensively lately. Some have chosen to leave in search of a more stable life; some have chosen to stay, and some have chosen not to move back to Lebanon in the first place. We will interview Lebanese physicians working in Lebanon and beyond to get their opinions about the events taking place in Lebanon, the future of medicine in Lebanon, and the role Lebanese physicians play worldwide in their respe ...
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A couple of nerds talking about Lebanese politics.
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”Libnanie with Elie” is a monthly podcast show that focuses on the positive contributions made by Lebanese people from the motherland and around the world. The podcast features a series of entertaining and educational discussions with distinguished members of the Lebanese community from all different walks of life, including athletes, entertainers, healthcare workers, chefs, academics, and everything in between. Press play and discover the ”Libnanie” way of life.
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In this episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardali, we discussed the current crisis in Lebanon with the Chief of the Family Medicine Department at AUBMC Dr. Umayya Musharafieh. The current crisis has led to 1.2 million people displaced in Lebanon which constitutes 25-30% of the country. Many healthcare workers have been directly affected by this di…
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The medical system in Lebanon has faced significant challenges since 2019 due to a combination of economic, political, and security factors. The explosion of August 2020 and the last 10 days have posed significant challenges to the system. In this episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss with Dr. Salah Zeineddine, CMO of the American …
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Episode 99: Advancing Sports Medicine and Rehab in the Middle East and Gulf Region with Tarek Gerbal
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Latest episode of the podcast co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly discussing Sports Medicine in the Middle East, Lebanon, and the Gulf Region with Tarek Gerbal who was senior sports therapist at the American University of Beirut before moving to Doha, Qatar. In this episode, we discuss the advancements in Sports Medicine and physical therapy and the…
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In an episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss with Dr. Andrea Darzi MD, MPH, PhD her work at McMaster University looking at health-care related guidelines. Health-care related guidelines are published to assist in the management of various diseases; however, they do not take cultural differences between countries and continents, and …
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Episode 97: The Health Advantages of Trail Running and The Lebanese Mountain Trail with Nayla Cortas
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Most of use lead busy urban lives these days with days and weeks passing by in some cities without close contact with nature. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the health benefits of hiking and trail running with Nayla Cortas who is a pharmacist by training and an avid trail runner. Nayla along with Lebanon trail running pioneer Ali Kedami…
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A great podcast the beginning of the school year. We all lead fast lives which become faster as the school year starts for those of us with kids. Juggling work, kids' activities, life stressors, worrying about parents in Lebanon for the Lebanese listeners ... this all leads to fatigue, tiredness, and burnout. Burnout has become a major issue in hea…
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Have you ever thought about running a marathon or half marathon? Have you ever wondered how marathoners finish the race alive? Proper nutrition and electrolyte intake before, and during the race, are a major part of the process. In this latest episode of the podcast discuss this topic particularly pertaining to running with Eva Kahwagi, who owns Ev…
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Episode 94: Medical Care in the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories with Dr. Mosa Abo Sabha
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Latest episode of the podcast with Dr. Mosa Abo Sabha, a medical intern at the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank. Mosa has rotated at GW in the past and is currently involved in a World Bank project looking at healthcare needs in different areas of the West Bank and trying to equalize medical care among the different areas. In this ep…
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If you are wondering about the future role of AI in clinical care, this is an episode you must listen to. In this episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss with the integration of AI into clinical care with Dr. Hussain Ismaeel (who is the co-founder of Healtech). He is involved in developing SOLVIT, an AI based clinical practice manage…
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Episode 92: Medonations - Securing lifesaving medications and ensuring equal access to healthcare in Lebanon
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In this episode, our guest is Marina El Khawand who is a recent law school graduate from Sagesse University. Her story started after the Beirut explosion and during the economic crisis when she secured a much needed asthma medication to an old lady stuck in her half destroyed apartment in the Karantina neighborhood in Beirut. Marina was 18 at that …
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In this episode with members of the Mariam Foundation in Brazil, Lebanon, and the US, we discuss the impact of the Lebanese economic crisis on the availability and affordability of medications in Lebanon. We discuss the development of the Mariam Foundation, the impact it has had so far in adopting families and delivering needed medications to them,…
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Do you wonder how much food is wasted in hospitals and restaurants in Lebanon and worldwide? How is the food that is wasted disposed of? If you are interested in learning about this topic, listen to our latest episode of the podcast with Dr. Mohamad Abiad, Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut. In this episod…
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Latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Christiane Ashkar who is an avid art collector and Middle Eastern art enthusiast. She has been involved with promoting young artists in the region and has established the Christiane Ashkar Art Consultancy (CAAC) https://www.christianeashkar.com/ In this episode, we discuss her the Art Foundati…
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If you are wondering what leads to happiness, tune in to our latest episode of the podcast with Sheryn Knaider. Sheryn currently resides in Dubai and is the founder and head of the Professional Speakers Association of Arabia. In this episode, we discuss how creativity and public speaking lead to happiness and help with the mental health epidemic. W…
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The US healthcare market is complex and difficult for patients to navigate. Specialist appointments are hard to find with long waiting times. Access to primary care providers is becoming difficult in certain markets. In this episode, we discuss with David Silverstein this complex landscape and his involvement with pushing for price transparency in …
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians’ Podcast with Dr. Reza Sanai. Reza is married to a great Lebanese pediatrician in the DMV area Dr. Nadine Idriss and is a cardiologist by training, and a healthcare entrepreneur whose goal is to make healthcare more efficient, available, and less costly. In this episode, we di…
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Episode 85: Chronic disease management in Lebanon during times of economic uncertainty - the untold story
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Aniella Abi Gerges, Associate Professor of Physiology at the Lebanese American University and Myriam Boueri, medical student. In this episode co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss their latest published clinical trial: "Cherfane M, Boueri M, Issa…
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Watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Anthony Wehbe discussing his company Sena Health. Dr. Wehbe established his company during the pandemic. In this episode, we discuss hospital overload with inpatients and the role of hospitalizing patients at home in an effort to improve quality and decrease costs. …
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Watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing fake medical news on social media with Manual Manouchakian, a Class of 2026 medical student at the University of Balamand. You have all heard the term "fake news" which has altered and changed outcomes of elections on social media. In this episode, we discuss fake…
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Lina Daouk-Oyri, Associate Professor at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the BI Norwegian Business School and Adjunct Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut. In this episode, we discuss her involvement in the SAWI …
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Episode 81: DRAPP - the Doctor's App: Discussing the future of telehealth in the MENA with Hady Bsat
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In this episode co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss the future of telehealth in the MENA region with the founder of DRAPP Hady Bsat, a biomedical engineer by training. We delve into what inspired Hady to develop the app, how it started, and the learning experiences through the process leading to the latest version of the app. We also…
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Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Fawzi Maalouf. This episode was recorded live from Bar Tartine on Bliss Street, Beirut. Dr. Maalouf is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatology at the American University of Beirut. In this episode, we discuss the recent advancements in neonatal intensive care …
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Episode 79: Reflection on the 3 year anniversary of The Lebanese Physicians’ Podcast with MAJ
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with MohammadAli Jardaly discussing the three year anniversary of the podcast. We reflect on the year 2023 discussing the major themes, which have included artificial intelligence and mental health and their intersection in some episodes. We reflect on some of the mos…
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Episode 78: Are hospitals in Lebanon prepared for mass casualty events with Dr. Mariana Helou
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing disaster preparedness in hospitals in Lebanon. In this episode, I interview Dr. Mariana Helou, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at the LAU-MC Rizk Hospital in Achrafieh. Dr. Helou is very active in Disaster Medicine and Mass Casualty event preparedness train…
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Episode 77: Analyzing Rising Healthcare Costs in the US: the Role of Palliative Care and Advocacy
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Please listen to and watch this latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Lama El Zein MD, MHA. Dr. El Zein just started a position as Vice President, Quality and Implementation Science at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey. In this episode, we discuss the rising healthcare costs in the United States. We analyze the sectors …
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Episode 76: Work-life balance and the science of well-being with Dr. Myriam El Khoury Malhame
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Please watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the science of well-being and work-life balance with Dr. Myriam El Khoury Malhame. If you are struggling with work-life balance issues, stress, and anxiety, this is the episode to listen to. Dr. Malhame is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The Lebanes…
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Episode 75: Mind-Easy: Offering Adaptive Mental Health Services at schools and in the workplace
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Please watch and listen to Episode 75 of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with the founders of the platform Mind-Easy, Alexandra Assouad, CEO, Dalia Ahmed, Chief Clinical Officer, and Akanksha Shelat, Chief Technology Officer. In this episode, we discuss the start-up company Mind-Easy that was developed by the 3 co-founders who came from different …
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Episode 74: Skin cancer screening, sunscreen, and skin lightening products with Dr Rina Allawh
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Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast moderated by MohammadAli Jaradi in a discussion with Dr. Rina Allawh. Dr. Allawh is a medical school graduate from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She runs her own podcast "Skin The Surface" which is available on Apple, Spotify, and multiple other platfo…
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Episode 73: Paving the path foward for people with visual impairment: The inspiring story of Yara Kobrossy
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Listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing life with visual impairment in Lebanon with Yara Kobrossy who was diagnosed with retinitis pigementosa, a degenerative eye disease that leads to progressive loss of vision, at 8 years of age. Instead of letting this be a detriment, Yara completed her studies in education at…
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Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the role of the European Commission and the French Development Agency (AFD) as donors in promoting the development of a strong primary healthcare system in the country. This episode, which was co-hosted by Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly and Dr. Vlad Chaddad (Regional Health Advisor for the …
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Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast with Louis Atallah, PhD, R and D lead Clinical AI and analytics at Phillips in Boston, MA, USA. This episode is co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly. Dr. Atallah is working mostly in tele ICU and eiCU monitoring developing AI algorithms to detect disease early, improve outcomes, and improve qu…
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Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing clincial informatics in primary care and its role in enhancing access to primary care and preventive care. This episode is co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly. Our guest is Dr. Ramy Khalil who is now based in Dubai, but is still director of medical informatics at …
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Episode 69: The role of Artificial Intelligence in Optimizing Nursing Processes with Cynthia Abi Khalil
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Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the role of Artificial Intelligence in Optimizing nursing processes. In this episode, which was co-hosted by MohammadAli Jardali and Antoine Saab, we discuss our topic with Cynthia Abi Khalil, director of nursing services at The Lebanese Hospital-Geitaoui. Ms. Abi Kh…
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Episode 68: Medical NGO work in Lebanon and the Middle East with Drs. Vlad Chaddad and Tania Baban
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Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Drs. Tania Baban and Vlad Chaddad, and co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardali. Dr. Chaddad has been a very active member of the NGO community in the region and is currently responsible for the work of IRC in the region. Dr. Baban is medical director of the MedGlobal missio…
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Episode 67: The Use of Aritificial Intelligence for Pandemic Monitoring and Surveillance with Antoine Saab, PhD
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The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world that our pandemic monitoring systems could not prevent and detect the scale of the pandemic in a timely manner. The responses around the world were variable and differed by region. In this episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardali, we discuss with Antoine Saab, PhD, Healthcare Quality and Development Manager …
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Episode 66: Discussing Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Awareness with Drs. Hala Najm, Rasha Abi Hana, and Ziad Khatib
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Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Hala Najm, Rasha Abi Hana, and Ziad Khatib. This is the first episode recorded in person in Washington, D.C. Ms. Najm and Ms. Abi Hana have significant experience in substance use disorders and mental health awareness in Lebanon. Ms. Najm is also on a Hubert Humphrey Fulbr…
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Episode 65: The mental health needs of healthcare workers in crisis zones with Dr. Maya Bizri
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lease tune in to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Maya Bizri, MD MPH discussing a topic that is often underrecognized, the mental health of healthcare workers. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Bizri's recent trip to Ukraine with MedGlobal in which she visited Lviv in Ukraine as part of a MedGlobal team invited by the M…
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Episode 64: Discussing the genetic determinants of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Dr. Maria Chahrour
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Maria Chahrour at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Autism Spectrum Disorder affects 1 in 36 children in the United States according to the CDC website. According to the WHO, 1 in 100 children worldwide have been identified with the disorder. In t…
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Episode 63: Rates of Malnutrition in Patients Admitted to Lebanese Hospitals with Krystel Ouaijan
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Listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Krystel Ouaijan, Senior Dietician specialized in critical illness at Saint George Hospital University Medical Centre and secretary and founding member of the Lebanese Syndicate for Dieticians and Nutritionists. In this episode, we discuss her latest research on the rates of malnu…
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Episode 62: An Amazing Feat: Successful Separation of Conjoined Twins for the First Time in Lebanon
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Watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardali. In this episode, we discuss with Drs. Ahmad Zaghal (Pediatric Surgery at AUBMC) and Houssein Darwish (Neurosurgery at AUBMC) the recent accomplishment of the separation of conjoined twins at AUBMC. We discuss the great team of doctors,…
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Please watch and listen to the latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the role of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine with Dr. Cyril Zakka. Dr. Zakka has a background in Computer Science at Boston College and has been interested in artificial intelligence since his childhood days. We discuss his role in the Artificial Intelli…
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Listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic at Indiana University and successful infection control practices with Dr. Lana Dbeibo of Indiana University. Dr. Dbeibo was Director of Vaccine Initiatives at Indiana University and received recognition from the Indianapolis Business Jo…
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Please listen to our latest episode of the Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the origins and causes of the cholera epidemic in Lebanon, its future, and its relation to the healthcare, water, and electricity infrastructure in Lebanon. This podcast is also available on YouTube on The Lebanese Physicians Podcast Channel, on Apple, Spotify, Anghm…
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Episode 58: Switching from Clinical Medicine to Industry: Is it a Good Idea with Dr. Emile Mehanna
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If you are a mid career professional who is wondering about switching to industry, or if you are a graduating medical trainee who is wondering about not going into clinical medicine, this is the podcast for you. Tune in to this episode of the podcast, co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardali, listen to Dr. Emile Mehanna describe his successful transi…
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Listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast (co-hosted by MohammadAli Jardali) with Dr. Cesar Yazbeck, Executive Director of Date Science and Care Delivery at CVS Health. In this episode, Cesar discusses his road to CVS Health starting from graduation from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine to his healthcare …
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Tune in to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Pascal Jabbour discussing his pathway to a neurosurgical residency in the United States and his tips for success. We also discuss the research fellowships he is offering to help international medical graduates, specifically Lebanese graduates, succeed in neurosurgical resear…
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Our latest episode of the Lebanese Physicians Podcast with William Azar and Nadia Samaha discussing their recent success story navigating the NGO world and raising money to deliver tons of needed medications to Lebanon. They saw the need in the middle of the crisis in Lebanon and they acted quickly and efficiently to successfully fulfill that need.…
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with CardioDiagnostics Founder Ziad Sankari. In this episode, we discuss the advent of telemonitoring technologies in healthcare. We delve into the initiation of startups in the space in the US and the MENA region with focus on CardioDiagnostics, and we discuss the ro…
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Episode 53: The Medical Campaign -Medical Students Spreading Medical Knowledge to Pay Their Tuition
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Medical school tuition is always hard to afford even in the best of times. It becomes much harder to afford in a country hit by one of the worst financial crises this century. Instead of falling into despair, Jad Boustani, Amal Masrii, Jessica Badawi, and multiple other medical students from most medical schools in Lebanon came together and started…
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Episode 52: Toothpick App: A Story of Innovation in the Lebanese Dental World With Dr. Wael Bizri
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If you want to learn about app development and transforming ideas into success stories and actions, you need to listen to and watch the latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the app toothpick with its creator Dr. Wael Bizri, a dentist in Lebanon. Wael has used his entrepreneurial spirit and skills at team building and team w…
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