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Dr. Naji WAKED

Faculty of Medicine

Professor

(+961) 1 421 000 ext naji.waked@usj.edu.lb

Professor and Head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University (USJ), Beirut, Lebanon. He is a practicing ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beirut. He also serves as the Medical Director of the VOIR Institute at Hôpital des Soeurs du Rosaire in Beirut and as the Director of the Lebanese Human Tissue Bank at USJ.

Highest degree : Medical Doctor (MD) with a Specialization Diploma in Ophthalmology - Université de Paris - France


DegreesUniversityCountryYear
DES OphtalmologieUniversité de ParisFrance1991
Docteur en MedecineSaint Joseph University of BeirutLebanon1985

Medecine and Health

1- Traitement cryothérapique de lulcère de Mooren. Comte P Vérin P Gendre P; Lagoutte F; Waked N. Bull. Soc. Ophtalmol. Fr. (France), juin-juillet 1988, 88(6-7) p777-8, 781-2. 2- La cyclodiathermie: a-t-elle encore une valeur dans le traitement du glaucome? Waked N; Hamard H; Godde-Jolly D; Ruellan YM; Roussat B. J. Fr. Ophtalmol. (France), 1990, 13(3) p159-64. 3- Lophtalmologie du Généraliste. Waked N; Lebuisson DA; Montin JF. Les Documents du médecin généraliste (France), juin 1990, n 12 ; Suppl. 4- L'ophtalmoscope laser à balayage. Waked N. Propos (France), 4ème trimèstre 1990. 5- Chirurgie de la cataracte secondaire à l'injection d'huile de silicone dans la cavité vitréenne. Waked N; Korobelnik JF; Chauvaud D; Pouliquen Y. Bull. Soc. Ophtalmol. Fr. (France), 1991, 91(6-7) p579-582. 6- Epidémiologie de la dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge. Waked N. Coscas G. Rapport de la Société Française d'Ophtalmologie, Masson, Paris (France) , 1991, p121-140. 7- Oeil et vitiligo. Waked N; Lebuisson DA. Dermatologie pratique (France), Nov. 1991, 82. 8- Chirurgie de la cataracte après injetion d'huile de silicone. Korobelnik JF; Waked N; Chauvaud D; Pouliquen Y. J. Fr. Ophtalmol. (France), 1992, 15(3) p199-202. 9- L'Uttara Tantra de la Susruta Samhita. Waked N; Franzini S. L'ophtalmologie des origines à nos jours (France), 1992, 7. 10- Results of transverse keratotomies for astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty: a retrospective study of 48 consecutive cases. Saragoussi JJ; Abenhaim A; Waked N; Koster HR; PouliquenYJ. Refract. Corneal. Surg. ( United States), Jan-Feb 1992, 8(1) p33-8 11- Les manifestations oculaires du SIDA. Waked N. Le Monde Medical, spécial SIDA (Liban), Avril 1993, 4(9). 12- Dégénérescence calcaire de la cornée. Waked N. Les pathologies liées aux désordres calciques, Saliba G; Jawish R; ed. Sacré-Coeur, Juin 1994. 13- Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in Lebanon. Waked N; Ojeimi GK. J. Refract. Surg. (United States), Mai-Juin 1995,11(3 Suppl) pS270-3 PUBLICATIONS SOUMISES A UN COMITE DE LECTURE 14- La chirurgie de la myopie. Waked N. J. Med. Libanais (Liban), Juin 1996, 44(2). 15- Laser in situ keratomileusis for hyperopia. Ojeimi G; Waked N. J. Refract. Surg. (United States), Aôut 1997, 13(5 Suppl) pS432-3. 16- Two sibs with myoclonic epilepsy, congenital deafness, macular dystrophy psychiatric disorders. Megarbane A; Khalil G; Waked N; Rotig A; Caillaud C; Loiselet J. American Journal of Medical Genetics ( United States ), Dec 1999, 3 ; 87 (4) : 289 – 293. 17- Exclusion of chromosome 15q21.1 in autosomal-recessive Weill-Marchesani syndrome in an inbred Lebanese family. Megarbane A, Mustapha M, Bleik J, Waked N, Delague V, Loiselet J. Clin Genet. ( United States ), 2000 Dec ; 58 (6) : 473-8. 18- Microcephaly, cutis verticis gyrata of the scalp, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, sensorineural deafness, mental retardation in two brothers. Megarbane A, Waked N, Chouery E, Moglabey YB, Saliba N, Mornet E, Serre JL, Slim R. Am J Med Genet. ( United States ), 2001 Jan 22; 98 (3) : 244-249. 19- Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia, and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome: Report of a new family with additional features and review. Megarbane H, Zablit C, Waked N, Lefranc G, Tomb R, Megarbane A. Am J Med Genet. ( United States ), 2004 Jan 30; 124A(3) : 323-7. 20- Ocular findings in ichthyosis follicularis-alopecia-photophobia (IFAP) syndrome. Traboulsi E, Waked N, Megarbane H, Megarbane A. Ophthalmic Genet. 2004 Jun;25(2):153-6. 21- Utilisation de la membrane amniotique en ophtalmologie. Waked N, El-Kazzi V. J Med Liban. 2005 Jan-Mar;53(1):39-44. 22- Caractéristiques épidémiologiques de la rétinopathie diabétique au Liban. Waked N, Nacouzi R, Haddad N, Zaini R. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2006 Mar;29(3):289-95. 23- A newly recognized autosomal recessive syndrome with short stature and oculo-skeletal involvement. Megarbane A, Ghanem I, Waked N, Dagher F. Am J Med Genet A. (United States), 2006 July 15; 140(14):1491-6 24- Prévalence, causes et facteurs de risque de la cécité et de la malvoyance chez les personnes âgées des maisons de retraite libanaises. Waked N ; Saad A ; Mehanna C ; Sleilaty G ; Kortbaoui R J Fr Ophtalmol. 2007 Mai;30(5):497-502. 25- Lebanese Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane in Ocular Surface Diseases Waked N, Kallassy Awad M. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2008; 36 (Suppl 1): A136–A201 PUBLICATIONS SOUMISES A UN COMITE DE LECTURE 26- Dépistage du kératocône dans une population universitaire au Liban Waked N, Fayad,AM, Fadlallah A, El Rami H. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2012 Jan;35(1):23-9. 27- Clinical and molecular findings in three Lebanese families with Bietti crystalline dystrophy: report on a novel mutation. Haddad NM, Waked N, Bejjani R, Khoueir Z, Chouery E, Corbani S, Mégarbané A. Mol Vis. 2012;18:1182-8. Epub 2012 May 5. 28- Azithromycin 1.5% ophthalmic solution: efficacy and treatment modalities in chronic blepharitis. Fadlallah A, Rami HE, Fahd D, Dunia I, Bejjani R, Chlela E, Waked N, Jabbour E, Fahed S. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2012 May-Jun;75(3):178-82. 29- Analyse de l'indice NFI du GDx VCC dans le glaucome au Liban. Waked N, Daou Z, Fadlallah A, Antoun J. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2013 Apr;36(4):310-5. 30- Establishment of a normative database for retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in a Lebanese population. Waked N, Jabbour E, Matar D, Antoun J, Abdelmassih Y. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2015 Oct;38(8):e179-86. 31- Thick keratoconic cornea associated with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy. Zaarour K, Slim E, Antoun J, Waked N. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2017 Mar;40(3):232-236. 32- Evaluation of allergic sensitization in Lebanese patients with allergic conjunctivitis. Arej N, Irani C, Abdelmassih Y, Slim E, Antoun J, Bejjani R, Schakal A, Waked N. Int Ophthalmol. 2017 Aug 22. 33- Influence of soft contact lens material on corneal warpage: prevalence and time to resolution. Rayess Y, Arej N, Abdel Massih Y, Antoun J, Waked N. Can J Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;53(2):135-138. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Oct 31. 34- Screening for diabetic retinopathy by non-mydriatic fundus photography: First national campaign in Lebanon. Arej N, Antoun J, Waked R, Saab C, Saleh M, Waked N. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2019 Mar;42(3):288-294. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2018.12.005. Epub 2019 Mar 8. French. 35- Unusual Side Effect of Brentuximab Vedotin in a Hodgkin Lymphoma: Case Report Nour A. Haidar, Jessy AlChidiac, Fady Nassr, Naji Waked Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia. 2019;19:S305-S306 36- Evaluation of corneal sensitivity in multiple sclerosis patients Sukkarieh G, Ghorayeb R, Issa M, Koussa S, Waked N. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep; 69(9): 2421–2424. Published online 2021 Aug 25. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3052_20 37- Biomolecular evaluation of cryopreserved amniotic membranes for ophthalmological use by ELISA and RT-PCR at one and eighteen months. Wahab C, Fakhoury O, Serhan H, Ayash J, Jabbour F, Dirani A, Kallassy M, Waked N.  J Fr Ophtalmol. 2021 Dec;44(10):1529-1535. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2021.05.013. Epub 2021 Oct 30.  38- Dyschromatopsia as presenting sign of carotid occlusion. Sukkarieh G, Waked C, Hachem K, Koussa S, Waked N.  J Fr Ophtalmol. 2022 Apr;45(4):e209-e211. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2021.06.036. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PUBLICATIONS SOUMISES A UN COMITE DE LECTURE 39- The role of funduscopy in severe thrombocytopenia: A prospective study. Saadé MC, Gh Haddad F, Sukkarieh G, Mechleb N, Waked N.  Transfus Clin Biol. 2022 May;29(2):138-140. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2021.11.004. Epub 2021 Dec 16.