Non-Medical CV

In addition to his professional career in cancer medicine and research, Dr. Salem served from 1989-1992 as a member of an advisory committee on healthcare to the U.S. President George H. Bush. In May 1994, he received the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom, from the U.S. Congress, the highest honor the Republican members of the U.S. Senate can bestow on an American citizen. In May 1998, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition Organizations (NECO) for his “exceptional humanitarian efforts, and outstanding contributions to America”. In July 1994, he was honored by the President of Lebanon, Mr. Elias Hrawi, in a special ceremony in the presidential palace and was decorated with the Medal of the Cedars. In April 2002 Dr. Salem was honored as the “Intellectual of the Year” by Diwan Ahl Al-Qalam (a club of intellectuals in Lebanon) in a ceremony held at UNESCO in Beirut under the auspices of the president of Lebanon. After the ceremony, Dr. Salem was decorated by President Emile Lahoud and was given the highest civilian honor. In May 2000, he was chosen as the Arab American of the Year by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services.

In March 1999, Dr. Salem was honored by the Cultural Movement of Antelias, Lebanon for his contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics. In April 2000, he was awarded the Khalil Gibran International Award by the Arabic Heritage League in Sydney, Australia for his contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics. In May 2003 he was selected “Man of the Month” by Arrajol Magazine, a monthly magazine published by Saudi Publishing and Distributing Company. The article included a 14-page cover story featuring Dr. Salem’s life and philosophy. In July 2004 a book entitled, “Philip Salem – The Man, The Homeland, The Science”, authored by Peter Indari, an Australian journalist, was launched in Beirut, Lebanon. 

Dr. Salem has authored many editorials on Lebanon in the Beirut Annahar newspaper over the last twenty-five years. The two major commitments in his life are the commitment to the struggle of man against disease to the struggle for an independent and free Lebanon. For the latter purpose, Dr. Salem has written extensively on the Lebanese crisis and Arab issues and has traveled all over the world lecturing on Lebanon and how the Lebanese abroad can help build a new Lebanon. He has been described by several journalists in Australia and Latin America as the “Man of the Lebanese Diaspora”.