Dr. Walid AMMAR
Faculty of Medicine
Professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 2174 walid.ammar@usj.edu.lb
Professor Walid Ammar is the Director of the Doctorate and Research Program in Public Health at Saint Joseph University (USJ) and the former Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (1993–2020). He served as a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2012 to 2015 and currently chairs the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for WHO. He has published two books and over 200 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 61). Professor Ammar has been honored as an Officer in the French National Order of Merit and in the Belgian Order of the Crown.
Highest degree : PhD in epidemiology and public health intervention - Université de Bordeaux II - France
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Publications and communications
•Health Care Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices Toward Medicinal Cannabis: The Case of Lebanon Bassima Hazimeh,1,* Ibrahim Bou-Orm,1 Mohamad Mroueh,2 and Walid Ammar1.(16) (PDF) Health Care Providers Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Medicinal Cannabis: The Case of Lebanon. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Volume 00, Number 00, 2024.Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381706829_Health_Care_Providers'_Knowledge_Attitudes_and_Practices_Toward_Medicinal_Cannabis_The_Case_of_Lebanon [accessed Sep 19 2024]. •M. Seoud, I. Jaafar, R. Hamadeh, F. El-Kak, W. Ammar … Feasibility of Implementing Cytology Based Cervical Cancer Screening National Program in Lebanon: A pilot Study. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. October 2022. DOI:10.1002/ijgo.14489. •P. Makhoul, R. Tcheroyan, W. Ammar, Gh. Nabbout… The impact of Syrian refugees on patient demographics and type 2 diabetes across five public health centers in Lebanon. Journal of Global Health Reports. September 2021. DOI:10.29392/001c.24948 •M. Aoun, C. Halabi, W. Ammar. Treatment of Glomerular Diseases in Lebanon. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. February ,2021. (32) 4:1089-1100