OUR CLINICAL RESEARCH TEAMS

- ONCOLOGY

- MENTAL HEALTH

- NEUROLOGY

- CARDIOLOGY

- EMERGENCY MEDICINE

- SURGERY

- GASTROENTEROLOGY

- WOMEN'S HEALTH

- ENDOCRINOLOGY

ONCOLOGY

PROJECT LEAD: SAFA SALEM

For many Arab Americans, cancer often holds a deep-seated stigma that can impede patients from seeking care until their symptoms become severe. Through an evaluation of oncologic data for Arab Americans, interventions can be targeted at increasing screening rates, promoting preventative services, and encouraging care early on.

MENTAL HEALTH

PROJECT LEAD: MINA DAWOD

Studies have shown that Arab Americans face significant barriers to accessing healthcare, particularly mental health services. It is important to prioritize these issues and work towards creating equitable access to care for all individuals, regardless of their background.

NEUROLOGY

PROJECT LEAD: OMAR FATHY

It is crucial to study health disparities related to neurodegenerative diseases in Arab Americans due to their underrepresentation in research and limited access to healthcare. These challenges can lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment of these diseases, resulting in worse health outcomes, especially among the elderly.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

PROJECT LEAD: HUSSAM ALKHALAILEH

Emergency medicine research plays an important role in enhancing the health outcomes of Arab American communities by addressing their specific healthcare needs. This will lead to medical care that puts their unique culture, practices and background first, ultimately delivering tailored and improved healthcare that saves lives.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

PROJECT LEAD: LAYLA AL-ZUBI

SURGERY

PROJECT LEAD: BAYAN SHALASH

Social and racial disparities exist amongst all areas of medicine, including surgery. Our aim is to investigate the most common indications for surgery, rates of accessibility, and post-operative complications within the Arab community, in order to advocate for improvements in the field.

GASTROENTEROLOGY

PROJECT LEAD: EMAN ELTOBGY

Arab Americans experience a high burden of gastroenterological diseases, leading to an increased need to study the legal ramifications of health disparities. In doing so, research can improve and promote medical nutrition and GI literacy among the Arab community while advocating for equitable access to quality medical care.

CARDIOLOGY

PROJECT LEAD: AHMED HUSSEIN

ENDOCRINOLOGY

PROJECT LEAD: SARA AL-ZUBI

With a high burden of Type 2 Diabetes among Arab Americans, endocrinology research plays a significant role in assessing the disparities that affect this unique community. By acknowledging this population's unique cultural practices and background, tailored approaches to endocrine care can be developed to save lives.

A new report by The Commonwealth Fund emphasizes that due to limited access to essential care, U.S. women experience higher illness rates, increased stress, and shorter lifespans. This concern underscores the need to address healthcare disparities, especially for Arab American women, to ensure equitable access and quality of care.

Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality both in the United States and worldwide. Our research hopes to identify risk factors, cultural influences, and healthcare accessibility influencing cardiovascular outcomes that are unique to the Arab American community.

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