Arab American Fadlo Khuri to be new AUB head
BEIRUT: American University of Beirut announced Thursday the appointment of Dr. Fadlo Khuri as the next president for the prestigious institution.
“The Board of Trustees at the American University of Beirut has voted to elect Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, as the 16th president of the university,”an AUB statement said.
He will replace Dr. Peter Dorman, who became the university’s president in March 2008.
Currently, Khuri is professor and chairman of the department of hematology and medical oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, and holds the Roberto C. Goizueta distinguished chair for cancer research, the statement said.
He also serves as deputy director for the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Khuri was recently appointed executive associate dean for research of the Emory University School of Medicine.
According to the statement, Dr. Khuri was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and brought up in Beirut, where he attended AUB from 1981-82. He moved to the U.S. in 1982, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University, in Connecticut, and his MD from Columbia University in New York.
He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Boston City Hospital, Boston, and his fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the Tufts Medical Center.
He was on faculty at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1995-2002 prior to joining Emory University and the Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, in 2003.
An accomplished molecular oncologist and translational thought leader, Dr. Khuri’s clinical expertise and research are focused on the development of molecular, prognostic, therapeutic and chemopreventive approaches to improve the standard of care for patients with lung and aerodigestive cancers.
“President-elect Khuri is a highly accomplished educator and researcher and an articulate voice on the imperative of liberal arts education in the Arab world. Equally important, he is a person of profound personal integrity,” AUB Board Chairman Dr. Philip S. Khoury said.
Source: www.dailystar.com.lb