Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

On the staff of DePaul , St. Anthony , St. Luke, St. John's Mercy, Des Peres and Glennon Children.
* Currently the Chief of Plastic Surgery at DePaul

Society Memberships

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Association for Hand Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Missouri State Medical Association
Missouri Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society
St. Louis Area Society of Plastic Surgeons
National Arab American Medical Association

Offices Held

Alternate delegate to the American Medical Association (2004-present)
Member of the Governing Council of the IMG section, American Medical Association

Past President of the followings:
Missouri State Medical Association (2004-2005 )
St Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (1995)
St Louis Society for Medical and Scientific Education (1995)
St. Louis Area Society of Plastic Surgeons (1993-95)
National Arab American Medical Association (1995)
Missouri Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (2000-2002)

Chairman of the Board of Trustees: National Arab American Medical Association's Foundation (1999)

Member, Carrier Advisory Committee, Medicare carrier in Eastern Missouri (1994-present)

Honors and Awards

The American Medical Association Foundation "Excellence in Medicine" Leadership Award (2005)
Honorary Medical Alumni Award University of Missouri, Columbia (2005)
Awarded The Certificate of Special Recognition for Community Service and Volunteerism by The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2002)
Fourth World of Children Award, health category, by Progressive Youths Connection (2001)
Recipient of the Citizenship and Community Service Award: Missouri State Medical Association (1999)
Honored as the " Physician who goes the extra mile" by Medical Economics at it's 75th anniversary (1999)
Honorary Resolutions By The Missouri House of Representatives, and The Missouri Senate (1995)
Numerous other awards and honors.
Numerous appearances and mentions on international, national and local TV,radio, and print media.