Head and neck surgeons
Surgeons in Lebanon who specialize in head and neck cancer. They are listed in alphabetical order by family name. The order says nothing about rank or quality.
Bassel El Baba
Head and neck surgeon
- LAU Rizk Hospital
- Saint George Hospital
- Makassed Hospital
Dr Bassel El Baba is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. His clinical and academic interests focus on head and neck oncologic surgery and advanced microvascular reconstruction.
He studied medicine at the University of Balamand. He completed his specialist training in Germany in 2013, including training at Heidelberg and Greifswald University Hospitals and other German centers. He holds a Diploma in Reconstructive Microsurgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Amine Haddad
Head and neck surgeon
- Beirut Eye & ENT Hospital
Dr Amine Haddad is an otolaryngologist whose professional interests include head and neck cancer surgery, research, and medical education. He has held senior clinical and academic positions at McGill University, Saint Joseph University, and Hôtel-Dieu de France, including department chair and hospital medical director.
He graduated from Saint Joseph University’s medical school in Beirut in 1981 and completed his otolaryngology residency at McGill University in Canada in 1986.
Anthony Hawat
Head and neck surgeon
- Saint George Hospital
Dr Anthony Hawat is an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon. He holds an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery appointment at Saint George University of Beirut.
He earned his medical degree and completed his otorhinolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at the University of Balamand. His training also includes a DFMS qualification in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at Toulouse University Hospital in France.
Jihad Khoury
Head and neck surgeon
- Saint George Hospital
Dr Jihad Khoury is an otolaryngologist whose clinical specialties include head and neck surgery and maxillofacial surgery. He holds an Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery appointment at Saint George University of Beirut. He also chairs the ENT department at Saint George University Medical Center.
He completed his medical education and ENT residency at Aix-Marseille II University in France.
Antoine Melkane
Head and neck surgeon
- Hôtel-Dieu de France
Dr Antoine Melkane is an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon whose clinical interests include head and neck oncology, reconstructive surgery, and endocrine surgery.
He earned his medical degree from Saint Joseph University in Beirut in 2004 and completed his otolaryngology residency at Hôtel-Dieu de France in 2009. He subsequently trained in head and neck cancer surgery at Gustave Roussy in France and the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University in the United States. He also holds a master’s degree in surgical science from Paris XI University.
Sami Melki
Head and neck surgeon
- AUBMC
- Keserwan Medical Center
Dr Sami Melki is a head and neck surgical oncologist and microvascular reconstructive surgeon. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and previously served as residency program director at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi. He holds a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment at the American University of Beirut. His clinical interests include head and neck cancer, free-flap reconstruction, airway surgery, and thyroid and salivary gland surgery.
He graduated from Saint Joseph University in Beirut in 2008 and completed his otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, in 2015. He then completed a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction at the same institution.
Roger Moukarbel
Head and neck surgeon
- Clemenceau Medical Center
Dr Roger Moukarbel is an otolaryngologist whose practice encompasses head and neck cancer surgery, reconstructive surgery, and facial plastic surgery. He has held academic and departmental leadership positions in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.
He earned his medical degree and completed his otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at the American University of Beirut. He pursued fellowship training in head and neck surgical oncology at the University of Toronto, followed by training in microvascular reconstruction and facial plastic surgery at the University of Western Ontario.
Marc Mourad
Head and neck surgeon
- AUBMC
- Keserwan Medical Center
Dr Marc Mourad is an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon. He holds a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment in the American University of Beirut’s Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
He earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut. He completed a fellowship in head and neck oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, in 2017.
Rami Saade
Head and neck surgeon
- LAU Rizk Hospital
Dr Rami Saade is an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon whose clinical interests include head and neck tumors, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and salivary gland surgery. He directs the otolaryngology residency program at the Lebanese American University.
He graduated from the American University of Beirut’s medical school in 2008 and completed his otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at AUB Medical Center in 2013. He then completed a two-year fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.