Dr. Alain Sabri
Dr. Alain Sabri, MD, MPH
Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck Surgeon
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon · Beirut, Lebanon
American Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgery ENT Specialist
25+
Years experience
2
Board certifications
50+
Publications

Dr. Alain Sabri is an American Board certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon (ENT) and a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon currently practicing in Beirut, Lebanon.

Dr. Sabri began his professional career as an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic, USA where he was voted Teacher of the Year in 2003. In 2004, he returned to Lebanon to join the American University of Beirut Medical Center as an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was appointed the department's Chairman in 2011. In parallel, Dr. Sabri served as AUBMC's Associate Chief of Staff. He was later recruited by Cleveland Clinic, USA and was appointed founding Chairperson of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Abu Dhabi campus, where, with a carefully selected team, he established one of the busiest services at that institution. He was promoted to Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine back in the US. He was appointed as Professor & founding Chairperson of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Lebanese American University as well as Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs. After that, he returned to Abu Dhabi where he served as Medical Director of Human Resources at SSMC, Mayo's 750 bed academic hospital in Abu Dhabi in addition to chairing the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery department and directing the residency training program.

Dr. Sabri also is the founder and CEO of a healthcare consultancy company: Avicenna Healthcare Consultancy Group. In addition, he serves as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO-EMEA) for Europe, Middle East and Africa, for Health Quest Global, a functional medicine, wellness and preventive medicine international organization. He also serves on the board of multiple educational organizations and hospitals.

His medical educational journey included graduating from the American University of Beirut's Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He then completed his general surgery residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, followed by residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio. He went on to complete two sub-specialty fellowships in Head and Neck Cancer/Skull Base Surgery-Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery (1999-2000) and in Otology/Neurotology (2000-2001) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Sabri also holds a master's degree in Hospital and Health Management from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (affiliated with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris). He pursued additional Health Leadership courses at l'Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). He is American Board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He was also awarded the American Board certification of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in 2004.

Throughout his 25 year career, Dr. Sabri has remained active as a busy surgeon, a teacher and researcher. He is a member of numerous professional societies and has held leadership roles on international committees, panels and meetings. He has lectured extensively in Lebanon and internationally and presented instructional courses, almost yearly for two decades, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology, which granted him its Honor Award in 2010. He has published widely and authored several book chapters, including contributions to the Cummings' Otolaryngology textbook. He has published a medical textbook and is currently working on another medical textbook due to be published in the coming year. He currently serves on the International Advisory Committee of the American Head and Neck Society and on the Programs committee as well as the grassroots committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sabri has been involved in numerous humanitarian medical missions in South America and the Middle East helping establish free clinics and serving less fortunate communities. He is a board member of educational organizations and serves on medical boards including a cancer charity. His hobbies include avid reading, exploring various cultures, tennis, padel, squash, downhill skiing, motorcycling, collecting antiques.

Phonatory symptoms and impact on quality of life in female patients with goiter
Hamdan A, Jabbour J, Dowli A, Sabri A, Azar S · Ear Nose and Throat Journal · 2016
Management of chronic otitis media in the only hearing ear
Battaglia AS, Sabri AN, Jackson CG · Laryngoscope · 2002
When to suspect obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Attarian HP, Sabri AN · Postgrad Med · 2002
Vagal paragangliomas
Sniezek JC, Netterville JL, Sabri AN · Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. · 2001
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Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications & Awards
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology Honor Award in 2010
  • Published and authored several book chapters, including contributions to the Cummings' Otolaryngology textbook
  • Advisory Committee of the prestigious American Head and Neck Society
  • American Board-certified specialist in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Teacher of The Year Award Mayo Clinic 2003
  • Outstanding educator of the year award: SSMC-Mayo Clinic 2021
Education
  • Fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer/Skull Base Surgery-Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio
  • Fellowship in Otology/Neurotology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • General Surgery training, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • American Board-certified specialist in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Experience
  • Chairman Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Mayo Clinic Abu Dhabi
  • Medical Director of Human Resources at the Mayo Clinic Abu Dhabi
  • Assistant Professor, faculty at the Mayo Clinic, USA
  • Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Chairman in 2011 at AUBMC
  • AUBMC's Associate Chief of Staff
  • Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in the US
  • Involved in numerous humanitarian medical missions in the MENA and South America region
  • 25 years experience in medical and surgical management of ENT disorders
  • Professor and Chairman of the LAU-MC Rizk Hospital, Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery Department
  • Assistant Dean of LAU School of Medicine