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Riad SARKIS
Professor
Faculty of Nursing Science
Faculty of Medicine
+961 (1) 421 000 ext 2308 riad.sarkis@usj.edu.lb
surgeon-Researcher (MD, Ph.D.)
Areas of Expertise :
Surgical Innovations: Development of minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques.
Bariatric Surgery: Pioneered new physiologically respectful techniques in bariatric procedures.
Innovative Detection Methods: Innovator in using canine detection of volatile molecules for COVID-19 diagnosis.
Cancer Research: Focused on early detection strategies for cancer.
Education
| Degree | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorat de spécialité - Chirurgie générale | Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI) | France |
Research themes
Implantable Bio Artificial Liver
Bariatric Surgeries
Early Detection Of Diseases using the Volatile Organic Compounds as Marker
Publications and communications
New method of screening for COVID-19 disease using sniffer dogs scents from axillary sweat samples. Sarkis R, Lichaa A, Mjaess G, Saliba M, Selman C, Lecoq-Julien C, Grandjean D, Jabbour NM. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Mar 744(1):e36-e41. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab215. PMID: 34164680 Can the detection dog alert on COVID-19 positive persons by sniffing axillary sweat samples? A proof-of-concept study. Grandjean D, Sarkis R, Lecoq-Julien C, Benard A, Roger V, Levesque E, et al. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 1015(12):e0243122. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243122. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33301539