Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI)

Ghazi S. Zaatari, MD

Chair of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation

  • M.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1975.
  • Resident, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1976-1980.
  • Fellow, Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 1980-1981
  • Professor & Chairman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut, 1996 - Present.
  • Director, Environment Core Laboratory, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2001 - Present.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982-1986.
  • Adjunct Associate Professor in Pathology, Baylor School of Dentistry, 1986-1995.
  • Editorial Board, Journal of the American Medical Association (Middle East), 1997 - Present.
  • Member, Tobacco Prevention & Control Research Team, American University of Beirut.
  • Member, National Advisory Council for Quality Management, Ministry of Economics & Trade, Lebanon, 2004 - Present.
  • Extensive experience in cancer diagnosis and research, and conducting on-going research on the harmful effects of water pipe smoking.
  • Published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to cancer research.

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