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Dr. Michel Daher

Dr. Michel Daher Professor of Surgery and Ethics at Saint George University of Beirut, Lebanon

Michel Daher, MD, FACS, FEBS, is a Professor of Clinical Surgery at Saint George University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is currently the Secretary General of the National Ethics Committee, and Coordinator of the Medical Ethics and Bioethics Teaching Program at the Saint George University of Beirut, and Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee (IRB) at the SGUB and SGH-UMC. He has more than 135 peer reviewed published articles with local and international collaborators on a diverse range of topics and presented more than 145 lectures as invited speaker in international congresses. Many of these publications and conferences address Surgery, Professional articles, Medical Ethics and Bioethics issues, and Pain Relief and Palliative Care. He has served as advisor and consultant to international organizations including WHO and UNESCO. He is also invested in Cancer Control through his activity in the Lebanese Cancer Society, and in the development of Pain Relief & Palliative Care in Lebanon. He has received an Award of Appreciation from the American Cancer Society for his commitment to the global control of cancer. He is mainly interested in General and Colorectal Surgery, Breast Cancer management, Cancer Control, Pain Relief and Palliative Care, and Medical Ethics and Bioethics Education. mndaher@inco.com.lb; mdaher@sgub.edu.lb

Specialty and Interest

Locations

Beirut
Lebanon

Experience

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Saint George University of Beirut
February 1976 - Present
Beirut, Lebanon
Michel Daher, MD, FACS, FEBS, is a Professor of Surgery at Saint George University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is currently the Secretary General of the National Ethics Committee, and Coordinator of the Medical Ethics and Bioethics Teaching Program at the Saint George University of Beirut, and Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee (IRB) at the SGUB and SGH-UMC. He has more than 135 peer reviewed published articles with local and international collaborators on a diverse range of topics and presented more than 145 lectures as invited speaker in international congresses. Many of these publications and conferences address Surgery, Professional articles, Medical Ethics and Bioethics issues, and Pain Relief and Palliative Care. He has served as advisor and consultant to international organizations including WHO and UNESCO. He is also invested in Cancer Control through his activity in the Lebanese Cancer Society, and in the development of Pain Relief & Palliative Care in Lebanon. He has received an Award of Appreciation from the American Cancer Society for his commitment to the global control of cancer. He is mainly interested in General and Colorectal Surgery, Breast Cancer management, Cancer Control, Pain Relief and Palliative Care, and Medical Ethics and Bioethics Education.
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Saint George University of Beirut (SGUB) and Saint George Hospital- UMC
February 1976 - Present
Lebanon
Formal specialties: - Specialist in General Surgery (1976) - Fellowship of Colorectal Surgery- Lahey Clinic and Minneapolis U Hospitals- 1984 - Diploma of Laparoscopic Surgery from CICE Clermont Ferrand (1992), - Diploma of advanced Laparoscopic Surgery from Saint Joseph University (1996) - Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)- since 1996 - Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) since 2014 Main Interests: - Colorectal Surgery and Proctology , Breast Cancer Surgery, Medical Ethics and Bioethics, Cancer Education and Control, Palliative and EOL Care Academic status: - Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Balamand, Lebanon ( since 2008) - Director, Medical Ethics&Bioethics Teaching Program- Uni of Balamand since 2002 - Lecturer in Surgery , Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences (1985- 2003) - Lecturer Lebanese University, Faculty of Public Health (2000- 2008) - Assistant Professor, Saint Joseph University, Faculty of Medicine (1989- 1996) Latest positions: - President, Lebanese Cancer Society (2006 to 2014) - Member of the National Committee for Medical Specialties (MOH) since 1990 - Secretary General of the National Consultative Committee for Ethics- Comite Consultatif National Libanais d’ Ethique (CCNLE) founded by the Ministry Council Presidency (since March 2007) - Associate Editor of the Lebanese Medical Journal (since1992) - Member of the National Cancer Registry Committee since 2005 - Member of the Research Committee of the University of Balamand since 2008: - Member of the Curriculum Committee of the University of Balamand in Feb 08 - Member of the Credentials Committee- Saint George Hospital- in June 2007 - Vice-Chair National Committee for Palliative Care (MOPH) - Vice-Chair National Committee for Cancer Control (MOPH) Publications, Abstracts, Oral Presentations: - More than 135 peer reviewed published articles (including original articles, book chapters, books, editorials, reviews,) with local and international collaborators and on a diverse range of topics - More than 85 published abstracts in local and international congresses proceedings - More than 140 international lectures as invited speaker in international congresses Scientific Societies - President- Lebanese Cancer Society (2006- 2016) - Fellow of the European College of Surgeons (since 2014) - Past President- Lebanese Society for General Surgery- (President 2007-2009) - Past President of the American College of Surgeons- Lebanon chapter ( President 2003- 2005, and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1996 - Member of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons since 1985 - Member of the Association Française de Chirurgie since 1996

Education and Training

Lahey Clinic and Minnesota University Hospitals
Fellowship - Colon & Rectal Surgery
January 1984 - December 1984
Universite Paul Sabatier- Toulouse- France
MD - General Medicine
October 1965 - December 1972
Michel Daher, MD, FACS, FEBS, had started his Medicine in October 1965, and graduated from this University in Dec 1972 after a one yesr of Internship at Saint George Hospital-UMC in Beirut, Lebanon, and presenting his Thesis successfully in front of the Jury. He then started his post-graduate specialty in General Surgery and obtained his CES d'ETAT of General Surgery (French Board of General Surgery) from the Universite PaulSabatier of Toulouse- France in 1976.
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Dr. Michel Daher is Psychiatrist in Beirut. Dr. Michel Daher is affiliated with medical facilities such as Saint George University of Beirut and Saint George University of Beirut (SGUB) and Saint George Hospital- UMC. Dr. Michel Daher graduated from Lahey Clinic and Minnesota University Hospitals and Universite Paul Sabatier- Toulouse- France.
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Dr. Michel Daher graduated from Lahey Clinic and Minnesota University Hospitals and Universite Paul Sabatier- Toulouse- France.
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Dr. Michel Daher is affiliated with medical facilities such as Saint George University of Beirut and Saint George University of Beirut (SGUB) and Saint George Hospital- UMC.
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Patients frequently visit Dr. Michel Daher for anxiety, emotional disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, paranoia, dementia, schizophrenia.

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