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Dr. Viviane TRAK SMAYRA
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dental Medicine
Professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext viviane.traksmayra@usj.edu.lb
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Saint Joseph University (USJ) in 1998, specializing in Anatomical Pathology in 2002 from the same institution. Currently serves as the Head of the Anatomical Pathology Department at Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF), the Head of the Anatomical Pathology Department at the Faculty of Medicine at USJ, and the Director of the Residency Program.
Highest degree : Medical Doctor (MD) with a Specialization Diploma in Pathological Anatomy - Saint Joseph University of Beirut
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty in Anatomic pathology | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2002 |
| Docteur en Médecine | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 1998 |
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Research topics
Hepatology, steatosis, obesity
+ Publications and communications
Fakhoury-Sayegh N, Hamdan A, Lebbos S, Itani T, Trak-Smayra V, Khazzaka A, Dagher-Hamalian C, Sayegh LN, Mallah M, Obeid O, Sayegh R. Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Improved Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Characteristics Microbiota Did Not Affect Organ Fibrosis Induced by a Fructose-Enriched Diet in Wistar Male Rats. Nutrients. 2024 May 3016(11):1701. - Nasr S, Haddad FG, Khazen J, Kattan J, Trak-Smayra V. PD-L1 protein expression by Combined Positive Score (CPS) in patients with muscle invasive or advanced urothelial carcinoma: a single institution experience. BMC Cancer. 2023 Sep 123(1):817. - Bucher S, Begriche K, Catheline D, Trak-Smayra V, Tiaho F, Coulouarn C, Pinon G, Lagadic-Gossmann D, Rioux V, Fromenty B. Moderate chronic ethanol consumption exerts beneficial effects on nonalcoholic fatty liver in mice fed a high-fat diet: possible role of higher formation of triglycerides enriched in monounsaturated fatty acids. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Jun;59(4):1619-1632 - Trak-Smayra V, Paradis V, Massart J, Nasser S, Jebara V, Fromenty B. Pathology of the liver in obese and diabetic ob/ob and db/db mice fed a standard or high-calorie diet. Int J Exp Pathol. 2011; 92(6):413-21. - Trak-Smayra V, Dargere D, Noun R, Albuquerque M, Yaghi C, Gannagé-Yared MH, Bedossa P, Paradis V. Serum proteomic profiling of obese patients: correlation with pathology and evolution after bariatric surgery. Gut. 2009; 58(6):825-32.