Meet our Trainees
Ghassan Khairallah, MD, MS (cand.)
Joined in Fall 22-23 term
Ghassan Khairallah, MD (family medicine physician, occupational and environmental medicine fellow, MS in Epidemiology candidate)
Degrees: BS in Biology, General Medicine, Family Medicine physician
Home institution: American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Research Interest:
- Barriers and facilitators for the use of patient lifts by the nursing staff
- The establishment of an Employee Assistance Program at a tertiary healthcare center in a crisis-stuck country
- Change in trends of occupational injuries among healthcare workers in a tertiary healthcare center in Lebanon
Abdelrahman Mohamed, MD, MS (cand.)
Joined in Fall 23-24 term
Abdelrahman Yahia Moustafa Ahmed Mohamed, MD (Occupational medicine specialist)
Degrees: General Medicine, MS in Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health
Home institution: American University of Beirut
Research Interest: Occupational noise induced hearing loss, workplace mental health and wellbeing
Josleen Barathie, MPH, PhD (cand.)
Joined in Spring 22-23 term
Josleen Al Barathie , PhD Student in Epidemiology
Degrees: MPH (Biostatistics and Epidemiology)/ BS (Medical Laboratory Sciences)
Home institution: American University of Beirut
Research Interest: Interplay between environmental and social stressors and their effect on neurobehavioral outcomes
Bandar Salah Noory Mohamed, MBBS, MPhil, PhD (cand.)
Joined in Spring 22-23 term
Bandar Salah Noory Mohamed, PhD student in Epidemiology
Degrees: Bachelor in Medicine and General Surgery (MBBS), Master of philosophy degree (M.phil) in Public Health)
Home institution: American University of Beirut,
Research Interest: Political, economic, and social dynamics influencing the health of Syrian refugee agricultural workers in Lebanon.
Sarah Assaf , MS, PhD (cand.)
Joined in Spring 22-23 term
Sara Ali Assaf , PhD student in Epidemiology
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Master's degree in Parmaco-epidemiology
Home institution: American University of Beirut
Research Interest: Conceptualizing displacement stressors: the Case of Syrian refugees