ABOUT US
Initially, the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery were only one single department; then, some 44 years ago in 1960, the two parted. The Department of Ophthalmology capitalized fully on its independence and quickly became the innovator of many advances in the field not only in Lebanon but also in the region.
Since then, many major landmarks have occurred, below is descriptive of a few:
- In the early 60s, for the first time in the Middle East, retinal detachment surgery (sclera buckling) took place at AUBMC.
- In the early 70s, the use of laser to treat the retina of diabetic patients (1st krypton then argon and diode) was introduced.
- In the mid 70s, glaucoma filtering surgery (trabeculectomy) was introduced and was the first in the region.
- In the early 80s, the use of laser to treat glaucoma was initiated.
- In 1986, the application of the modern way to perform cataract surgery and implanting intraocular lenses.
- In 1991, the move towards implanting glaucoma drainage tubes inside the eye.
- In 1992, the first professional “Eye Bank” was set up in the country: the only local member of the International Federation of Eye Banks.
- In 1994, the acquisition of all types of lasers for treatment of age related retinal degeneration.
- In 1995, the establishment of the ocular electrophysiology laboratory for performing ERG, EOG, VEP tests for children and adults who are poorly sighted.
- In 2002, the inauguration of the first professional and scientific “Laser Vision Correction Center” in the country.
- In 2002, the establishment of the first “Low Vision Clinic”.
- 2006: establishment of a comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus division in the department providing clinical and surgical care for pediatric glaucoma, cataracts, strabismus, tumors and congenital ocular diseases.
- 2009: establishment of the first uveitis service in the country clinical and surgical care for infectious and inflammatory uveitis and it’s complications including uveitic cataract and glaucoma.
- 2012: establishment of a Retinoblastoma Program with the oncology team in the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon, in affiliation with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN: accepting retinoblastoma patients of all nationalities offering work-up, imaging, systemic and ocular treatment, surveillance and genetic testing/ counseling.
- 2013: acquisition of the RetCam imaging device instrumental for managing retinopathy of prematurity and retinoblastoma in addition to any pediatric posterior segment abnormalities.
- 2014: acquisition of a state-of-the art electrophysiology unit, allowing sophisticated electrophysiology testing for inherited retinal disorders, and other posterior segment/ visual pathway anomalies, by trained professionals.
- 2016: First Intraoperative OCT Guided Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
- 2017: First low energy laser Cataract surgery in Lebanon and the region
- 2017: First sutureless scleral fixation of intraocular lens in Lebanon and the region (first by glue technique and later by the haptics flanged technique)
- 2018: First Femtosecond assisted and OCT guided Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty in the Middle East October
- 2019: First non-penetrating sutureless artificial cornea implantation in the Middle East
- 2019: First Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal ring segments (CAIRS) insertion for Keratoconus in the Middle East and 3rd Center in the World
Mission
The mission of the Department of Ophthalmology is to provide outstanding service to patients and their families, excellent training and education to medical students and residents as well as cutting-edge eye and related research through leadership and excellence in patient care, education, and research. The department’s aim is to continuously offer personalized high tech care for eye pathologies and employ the latest medical, surgical, and laser treatments for many diseases of the eye.
SERVICES
- Corneal diseases and surgery
- Ocular inflammatory diseases
- Oculoplastic surgery
- Blepharoplasty
- Botox injections
- Ptosis
- Entropion and Ectropion
- Reconstructive surgery
- Orbital decompression
- Enucleation
- Ophthalmic pathology
- Pediatric ophthalmology and motility
- Retina
- Glaucoma
- Refractive surgery
FACULTY
Bahaa’ Noureddin, MD
Professor and Chairperson
Glaucoma/Cataract
Office: +961-1-350000 ext.: 5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581/2
Email: bndean@aub.edu.lb
Ramzi Alameddine, MD
Assistant Professor
Oculoplastics
Office: +961-1-350000 ext.: 5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581/2
Email: ra169@aub.edu.lb
Shady Awwad, MD
Associate Professor
Cornea and Refractive Surgery and Ophthalmic Pathology
Office: +961-1-350000 ext.: 5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581/2
Email: sa11@aub.edu.lb
Ziad Bashshur, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal
Office: +961-1-350000 ext:5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext:5581/2
Email: zb00@aub.edu.lb
Nadim Farah, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neuro-Ophthalmology/Pediatric Ophthalmology
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext.: 7669
Direct line: +961-1-739840
Email: nadimfarah@yahoo.com
Christiane Al Haddad, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Office: +961-1-350000 ext.: 5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext:5581/2
Email: ca12@aub.edu.lb
Randa Haddad, MD
Assistant Professor
Cornea/External Eye Disease
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext:5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext:5581/2
Email: rh01@aub.edu.lb
Rola Hammam, MD
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director
Vitreoretinal; Uveitis
Office: +961-1-350000 ext:5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext:5581/2
Email: rh46@aub.edu.lb
Riad Maluf, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Oculoplastics/Lacrimal
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext.: 7680
Direct line: +961-1-344882
Email: rmaluf@cyberia.net.lb
Ahmad Mansour, MD
Clinical Professor
Vitreoretinal
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext.: 7694
Direct line: +961-1-374625
Email: dr.ahmad@cyberia.net.lb
Alain Saad, MD
Assistant Professor
Cornea, Refractive, and Cataract surgery
Office: +961-1-350000 ext.: 5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581/2
Email: as194@aub.edu.lb
Haytham Salti, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Clerkship Coordinator
Vitreoretinal
Office: +961-1-350000 ext:5550
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581/2
Email: hs06@aub.edu.lb
Joanna Saade, MD
Assistant Professor Cornea
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581
Alaa Bou Ghannam, MD
Instructor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Neuro-Ophthalmology/Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581
Wajiha Jurdi Khair, MD
Assistant professor
Medical Retina, Ocular oncology and pathology
Clinic: +961-1-759637 or ext.:5581
wk40@aub.edu.lb
ASSOCIATES
Mahmoud Jaroudi, MD
Clinical Associate
General Ophthalmology
Refractive Surgery/Cornea/External Eye Disease
Nada Jabbur, MD
Clinical Associate
Refractive Surgery/Cornea/External Eye Disease
njabbur@yahoo.com
Vicky Massoud, MD
Clinical Associate
Oculoplastics
Hassan Shahine, MD
Clinical Associate
Ocular Electrophysiology
Mohamed Younis, MD
Clinical Associate
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
STAFF
Malak Halawy
Clinical Department Administrator
AUBMC – ACC 8th floor, room 8091
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 5788
Email: mh142@aub.edu.lb
Hussein Wehbi
Technical Assistant, Eye Bank Assistant
AUBMC – ACC 8th floor, room 8069
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 5750
Email: hw08@aub.edu.lb
Hala Zahreddine
Administrative Assistant
AUBMC – ACC 8th floor, room 8125
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext:5550/1
Email: aubeye@aub.edu.lb
Ali Salloum
Ophthalmic Assistant – Imaging Center
AUBMC – ACC 8th floor, room 8054
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 8411
Email: as175@aub.edu.lb
Saleh Bahir Al-Uloom
Optometrist- Imaging Center
AUBMC – ACC 8th floor, room 8054
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 8411
Email: sb109@aub.edu.lb
Rida Jean Karam Optometrist
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: rk162@aub.edu.lb
Maya Mhalla
Optometrist
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: mm199@aub.edu.lb
Hanine Wehbe
Optometrist
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hw02@aub.edu.lb
Larissa Smeets
Optometrist
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: ls46@aub.edu.lb
Farah Nizam
Optometrist
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: fn33@aub.edu.lb
Samira Chouman
Outpatient Department (OPD) Nurse
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: ss71@aub.edu.lb
Ismat Kanaan
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: ik28@aub.edu.lb
Haifa Daher
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hd45@aub.edu.lb
Hasan Farhat
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hf10@aub.edu.lb
Reem Hawi
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: rh211@aub.edu.lb
Hiba Kanso
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hk88@aub.edu.lb
Huda Mahmoud
Clinic Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hm21@aub.edu.lb
Sandra Mourad
Ophthalmic Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: sm219@aub.edu.lb
Nisrine Ali
Teller
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: na122@aub.edu.lb
Thuraya Fouani
Clinic Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: tf12@aub.edu.lb
Zeinab Khanji
Clinic Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: Zk51@aub.edu.lb
Sandra Yassine
Patient Flow Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: Telephone: +961-1-759637
Sara Khalife
Patient Flow Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Mahmoud Bilal
Patient Flow Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: mb79@aub.edu.lb
Hiba Itani
Patient Flow Assistant
AUBMC – Daniel ACC 8th floor
Telephone: +961-1-759637
Email: hi21@aub.edu.lb
RESIDENTS
Elza Rachid
Resident
Email: Er10@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 1209
Diana Khair El KAreh
Resident
Email: Dk56@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 1368
Madeleine Yehia
Resident
Email: My59@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 0133
Nasrine Anais El Salloukh
Resident
Email: Ne81@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 1112
Lulwa Zein, MD
Resident
Email: Le30@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 1349
Julien Torbey, MD
Resident
Email: Jst04@aub.edu.lb
Pager: 1260
CONTACT US
Office of the Chairman
AUBMC, ACC Building 8th floor, room 8124
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 5550
Email: bndean@aub.edu.lb
Appointments (Specialty Clinics)
AUBMC, ACC Building 8th floor,
Telephone: +961-1-350000 ext: 5581
Direct: +961-1-749237
Email: eyeclinic@aub.edu.lb
Clinic Hours
From 8 am to 5 pm
