Medical School

American University of Beirut Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Clinical and Research Interests

1. Bone and joint diseases
2. MRI evaluation of sports injuries Imaging of low back pain
3. Emergency Radiology
4. Muscle Diseases
5. Tendon Diseases
6. MDCT
7. Imaging of spinal trauma

Current Projects
1. Imaging of calcific tendinitis of the glutens maximus tendon
2. Imaging of insufficiency fractures of the acetabulum
3. Assessing age related changes in the sacro-iliac joint
4. Studying the natural history of rotator cuff degeneration
5. Studying suppression of metal artifacts with CT

Links
Diagnosis of Disk Disease
Imaging of Muscle Injuries

Area Available for Consultation

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Procedures Performed

Bone and soft tissue biopsies
Arthrograms
Epidural steroid injections
Facet injections