Maissa SAFIEDDINE KASSIR

Faculté de médecine – Maître de conférences

+961 (1) 421 000 maissa.safieddine1@usj.edu.lb

Dr. Maissa is an experienced professional with over eight years of expertise in biomedical research, backed by a strong foundation in statistics epidemiology. Currently, she serves as the Director of a Clinical Research Center, where she coordinates international studies, supervises medical interns, and provides methodological and statistical support for various medical research projects. She also teaches biomedical statistics and leads advanced workshops, contributing to the training of future researchers.Dr. Maissa has conducted numerous advanced statistical analyses, written research protocols, and published scientific articles in renowned journals, further establishing her reputation in the field. Versatile, rigorous, and possessing excellent communication skills, she excels in multidisciplinary environments and continues to make valuable contributions to the progress of clinical research.

Education

Diplôme	Université	Pays	Année
SNIIRAM Training (National Information System for Cross-Regime Health Insurance): Individual Beneficiary Data	Institut 4.10 Paris	France	2023
Masters in Methodology and Statistics in Biomedical Research	Université Paris-Sud (Paris 11)	France	2022
PHD in Life Sciences and Health: Epidemiology/ Biostatistics	Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne	France	2020
University Diploma in Interpretation of Clinical Trials	Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I)	France	2017
Master’s in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	2009

Teaching at USJ

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ	Pays	Institution	Start date	End date
University lecturer	Réunion	Université de la Réunion		30/12/2023
University lecturer	France	Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne	01/09/2018	19/12/2019

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience	Organisation	Start date	End date
Director of Clinical Research Center	USJ-FM	01/01/2024
Statistician/Epidemiologist	CHU de la Réunion	06/01/2021	30/12/2023
Statistician	CHU de Saint Etienne	11/11/2016	27/10/2020

Areas of expertise

Medecine and Health

Research themes

Epidémiologie, Statistiques, Biostatistiques,

Publications and communications

1. Maissa Safieddine, Celine Chapelle, Edouard Ollier, Laurent Bertoletti,Patrick Mismetti, Michel Cucherat, etSilvy Laporte. Quel apport des étudesde vraie vie par rapport aux études randomisées avec les anticoagulantsorauxdirects (AOD) ? Revue d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique 2018 2. Maissa Safieddine, Celine Chapelle, Edouard Ollier, Laurent Bertoletti,Patrick Mismetti, Michel Cucherat, etSilvy Laporte. Comparison of randomizedcontrolled trialsand cohort studies for the assessment of direct oralanticoagulants (DOAC). Fund Clin Pharmacol 2018. 3. Maissa Safieddine, Celine Chapelle, Edouard Ollier, Cyril Ferdynus, LaurentBertoletti, Patrick Mismetti, Michel Cucherat, et Silvy Laporte. « Compared toRandomized Studies, Observational Studies May Overestimate theEffectiveness of DOACs: A Metaepidemiological Approach ». Journal of ClinicalEpidemiology 130 (février 2021): 49-58.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.10.013. 4. Safieddine Maissa, Kassir R. COVID 19 the race to publish: an ethical issue.Br J Surg. 2020 Oct107(11):e504. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11966. Epub 2020 Aug 28.PMID: 32856718 PMCID: PMC7460919. 5. Dargai, F., G. Hoel, Maissa Safieddine, E. Payet, R. Leonard, Z.Jaffarbanjee, et I. Daoudi. « Ten-Year Radiological Clinical Outcomesof Capitolunate Arthrodesis with Scaphoid and Triquetrum Excision forAdvanced Degenerative Arthritis in the Wrist: Single-Center, RetrospectiveCase Series with 10patients». Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation 39, no 1(février 2020): 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hansur.2019.10.193. 6. Laporte, Silvy, Céline Chapelle, Jane-Chloé Trone, Laurent Bertoletti,Philippe Girard, Guy Meyer, Maissa Safieddine, et al.« Early Detection of the Existence or Absence of the Treatment Effect: ACumulative Meta-Analysis ». Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 124 (août2020): 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.04.006. 7. El Soueidy, Toni, Radwan Kassir, Mary Nakhoul, Axel Balian, MarcoNunziante, Maissa Safieddine, Gabriel Perlemuter, Panagiotis Lainas, etIbrahim Dagher. « Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication for theTreatment of Obesity: A Systematic Review ». Obesity Surgery 31, no 3(mars 2021): 1168-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05112-z. 8. Lainas, Panagiotis, Radwan Kassir, Marine Benois, Joseph Derienne,Tarek Debs, Maissa Safieddine, Jean Gugenheim, Ibrahim Dagher, etImed Ben Amor. « Comparative Analysis of Robotic versus LaparoscopicRoux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in Severely Obese Patients ». Journal ofRobotic Surgery 15, no 6 (décembre 2021): 891-98.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-020- 01181-5. 9. Maissa Safieddine, Léa Bruneau, Ibtissame Soulaimana, XavierDebussche, Sophie Lafarge, Bruno Falissard, Cyril Ferdynus, LaetitiaHuiart. Quality of life assessment in patients with diabetes type 2: validityof the Creole and French versions of the EQ-5D-5L in Reunion Island.Frontiers in Psychology14 June2023 10. Ibtissame Soulaimana, Léa Bruneau, Maissa Safieddine, AntoineTisseaux, Xavier Debussche, Sophie Lafarge, Bruno Falissard, CyrilFerdynus, Laetitia Huiart. Psychometric properties of a Creole version ofMedical Outcome Study - Short Form 36 (SF-36) among diabetic patientson Reunion Island. Front. Public Health, August 2023 11. Mohammad kermansaravi, Sonja Chiappetta, Radwan Kassir, AlfonsoBosco, Xavier Giudicelli, Panagiotis Lainas, Maissa Safieddine. Efficacyof one anastomosis gastric bypass for the treatment of type 2 diabetesmellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinicaltrials. Int J. Surg. Submitted, October 2023 12. Arthur Duberneta, Céline Roussinb, Nathalie Sultan-Bichatc, AurélieFoucherd, Cécile Saint-Pastou Terrierd, Patrice Poubeaud, Julien Klisnick,Antoine Bertolotti, Loraine Gaüzèrea, Frederic Renoua, Anne Gerbera,Kelly Bagnya, Sophie Osdoit- Médarda, Tannvir Desrochea, QuentinRichiera, Nathalie Allouf, Stéphane Lecoulesg, Stéphanie Fayeulleh, ,Damien Vagnera, Maissa Safieddine, Loïc Raffray. Prevalence andincidence of systemic sclerosis in Reunion Island, a French multi-ethnicaland tropical oversea territory. J Rheumatol. 13. Dollen Eid, Jad Jabbour, elissar Moujaes, Hampig Raphael Kourie,Maissa Safieddine, Joeseph Kattan. Impact of the economic crisis anddrug shortage on Lebanese cancer patients care. World J Clin Oncol.2024 May 24;15(5):644-652. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v15.i5.644. PMID:38835845