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Honors And Awards:
1981 Medal of Achievement, Italian Association of Pathologists
1982 The International Register of Profiles. International Biographical Center, CB2 3QP, England
1985-1987 Who's Who in Lebanon
1985-1987 Who's Who in the Arab World
1986 The First Five Hundred. International Biographical Center, Cambridge, CB2 3QP, England
1986 The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (American Biographical Institute, Inc.)
1988 International Leaders in Achievement, International Biographical Center, Cambridge CB2 3QP, England
1989-1992 Member - White House Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation of Medical Care Facilities in the Middle East.
1993 Honored for contributions to cancer research at the Annual Convention of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Oct., 1993
April, 1994 Received the Distinguished Leadership Award for contributions to cancer research by the American Biographical Institute, Inc.
May, 1994 Received the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom, which is "the highest honor the Republican members of the U.S. Senate can bestow".
May, 1994 Received honor of appointment as Goodwill Ambassador for the City of Houston, Texas, from the Honorable Bob Lanier, Mayor of the City of Houston.
June, 1994 Selected member of The International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Eleventh Edition, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge CB2 #QP, England
June, 1994 Selected for the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Hall of Fame, The American Biographical Institute, Inc.
July 27, 1994 Honored by the American University of Beirut for his contributions to cancer medicine.
July 31, 1994 Honored by the President of Lebanon, Mr. Elias Hrawi in a special ceremony in the presidential palace and decorated with the Medal of the Cedars
December, 1994 "Man of the Year in Medicine," "ALMAJALLA" (International Arab Weekly News Magazine), Arab Press House, London, England
January, 1995 Selected honored member of the National Directory of Who's Who, 1995-96
January, 1995 Selected honored member of the International Who's Who of Professionals
January, 1995 Featured by the Middle East Broadcasting Television Station in London, as the "Outstanding Cancer Physician of the Year"
March, 1995 Selected member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute, Inc.
May 18, 1996 Elected as first President of the Arab American Cancer Foundation
October, 1997 Selected, Life Member, National Registry, Who's Who ID #130-83
October 29, 1997 Honored by the British-Lebanese Association (BLA) in London for his contributions to cancer medicine and for service to Lebanon
May 9, 1998 Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition Organizations (NECO) for "exceptional humanitarian efforts, and outstanding contributions to America"
June 4, 1998 Honored by the President of the Republic of Italy, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who bestowed upon him, the honor in rank of COMMANDER (Commendatore) of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI)
June 24, 1998 Awarded as a Distinguished 20th Century Republican Leader by the Republican Members of the United States Senate
August 14, 1998 Selected, Member of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Society
December 5, 1998 Al-Amal Award, Doctor of the Year, by Ana Al-Arabi Festival, Washington, D.C.
February, 1999 Accepted as a Life Member of the National Registry of Who's Who. First published in the 1998 edition; revised biography published in the 1999 edition (#69187)
March 12, 1999 Honored by the Cultural Movement of Antelias, Lebanon for contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics
April 16, 2000 Khalil Gibran International Award. This was awarded by the Arabic Heritage League in Sydney, Australia for contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics
May 6, 2000 Arab American of the Year award. Awarded by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn, Michigan. This national award is given to two outstanding Arab Americans each year for their contributions to America.
February, 27, 2001 Selected as one of America's top doctors in the premier edition of America's Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States. Fewer than one percent of physicians in the United States have been recognized by inclusion in this national Castle Connolly Guide. Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2001, America's Top Doctors, page 312

 

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