Samer Jabbour

Samer Jabbour pursues a dual path in medicine as a cardiologist and in public health as a researcher in the Syrian Center for Policy Research. He previously directed the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases & Mental Health at WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and was a professor of public health practice, American University of Beirut in Lebanon. His current work focuses on health in relation to war/conflict, human rights, and humanitarianism. He has served as Co-Chair of The Lancet-AUB Commission on Syria, Founding Chair of the Global Alliance on War, Conflict, & Health, and a Commissioner of the IAS-Lancet Commission on Health & Human Rights. He completed a medical degree at Aleppo University (Syria) and a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University (USA).