Ghaleb A. Saab, MD

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English, Arabic, French

Specialty

Education

Fellowship:
Ohio State University Hospital; Columbus, OH (Clinical Fellow, Hematology - Oncology, NIH Fellow) Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation; La Jolla, CA - 1978-79 (Clinical Fellow, Hematology - Oncology) Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Division of Hematology - Oncology; La Jolla, CA - 1976-78 (Research Fellow) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology Division; Baltimore, MD - 1975-76 (Visiting Resident Physician)

Residency:
American University Medical Center; Beirut, Lebanon - 1976-76 (Chief Resident, Internal Medicine) American University Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon - 1974-76 (Internal Medicine)

Internship:
American University of Beirut; Beirut, Lebanon - 1973-74 (Straight Internship/Internal Medicine)

MedSchool:
American University Medical School; Beirut, Lebanon - 1974

UnderGrad:
School of Arts and Sciences, American University; Beirut, Lebanon - 1970 (B.S.) International College, French Section; Beirut, Lebanon - 1967

Teaching:
American University Medical Center; Beirut, Lebanon - 1986-87 (Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology - Oncology) American University Medical Center; Beirut, Lebanon - 1980-86 (Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology - Oncology)

Publications:
Saab, GA; Green, R.; and Crosby, WH: Rapid assay for measurement of ferritin, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 0:275, 1978: Green, R., Watson, LR., Saab, GA., and Crosby, WH: "Normal" serum ferritin: a caution. Blood 50:545, 1977/ Saab, GA, Green, R., and Crosby, WH: Serum ferritin in diagnosis of hemochromatosis: a reply Lancet 1:103-104, 1978 (letter to the editor): Green, R., Saab, GA, and Crosby, WH: Normal serum ferritin: Another caution a reply Blood 51:765, 1978: Saab, GA, Green, R., and Crosby, WH: Serum and liver isoferritin differences: Evidence that serum ferritin may be underestimated in hyperferritinemia. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 161: 444-448, 1979 Carloss, HW., Saab, GA, and Tavassoli, M.: Pure red cell aplasia and lymphoma. JAMA 242 (1): 67-68, Jul. 6, 1979: Saab, GA, and Carloss, H.: Lymphoblastic lymphoma without Tdt. NEJM 32: 969-970, 1980: Carloss, H., and Saab, GA: Breast Cancer and retroperitoneal metastasis. Southern Medical Journal Dec 1980, 73 (12) 1570-1 Smith, R., and Saab, GA: Platelet dysfunction in acute lymphoblastic lymphoma Arch. Int. Med Feb. 1981 14(2); 269-270 Saab, GA, and Traboulai, E: Splenomegaly and iron deficiency anemia. Middle East Journal of anesthesiology, 7(3): 217-219, 1983 Saab, GA, Mutassim, D., Kurban, A: Graft versus host disease in lymphoma. Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology 7(3): 22225, 1983 Abstracts: Green, R., Saab, GA., Watxon, LR, and Crosby, WH: Differences between liver and serum ferritin dose response curves suggesting immunologic nonidentity. Blood 48: 990, 1976.: Saab, GA, Green, R., and Crosby, WH: Serum ferritin concentration. Relative or absolute? Blood 50:85, 1977 (Suppl. 1) Green, R., Saab, GA., Conjalka, MS, and Crosby, WH: Monocyte ferritin levels disproportionately low in untreated idiopathic hemochromatosis. Blood 52:80: 1978 (Suppl.) Saab, GA, Salti, N., Jabre, F.: Serum and Monocyte ferritin levels in hepatitis and in Solid Malignancies. Blood 62(5): 39, (Suppl. 1): November, 1983 Jirjus, A., Sarrou, E., and Saab, GA: Ferritin synthesis by human blood monocyte derived macrophages in thalassemia. Presented at the Federation Meetings (St. Louis): April, 1984. Published in Federation Proceedings. 43:607: 1984 Saab, GA, Jirjus A., and Sarrou, E: Lack of in-vitro evidence for ferritin synthesis defect in thalassemia intermedia and major. Blood 64 (5, Suppl 1) : 41a, Nov, 1984 Saab, GA, Azouri, N., and Ibrahim, N: Antiemetic efficacy of Meciopramide-Diphenhydramine-Dexamethasome combination in patients receiving multi-drug chemotherapy with Cis-Platinum infusions. Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 5:247: 1986 Saab, GA, Fayyad, FF., Habbal, Z., and Nassar, C: Calcium distribution in normal and thalassemic red blood cells. Federation Proceedings (presented in Washington, DC. by coauthor Dr. C. Nassar on April 2, 1987). Mutassim, D, Saab, GA, and Kurban, A: Graft versus host disease following blood transfusion in lymphoblastic lymphoma. Cutis 3: 206-210: 1984 Saab, GA: Lymphoma, cancer of the bladder, colon and prostate in Lebanon: An epidemiological challenge. Int J. Epidem 14(2) : 338, June, 1985 Saab, GA, Jirjus, A., and Sarrou, E: Monocyte ferritin in idiopathic hemochromatosis, thalassemia and liver diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Hematology 35: 427-432, 1985: Saab, GA, Abdeul, Karim F., and Samara M: Breast carcinoma metastatic to the nasopharynx. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 101:723-725, 1987 Saab, GA, Jirjus, A., and Sarrou, EA: Ferritin Synthesis by monocyte-derived macrophages in thalassemic patients with intrinsic iron overload. Eur. J. Hematol 38:105-110: 1987 Saab, GA, Azouri, N., and Ibrahim, N: Efficacy of continuous high-dose metoclopramide in patients receiving daily cisplatin infusions. Cancer Treatment Reports 71(10): 979-981, 1987 Saab, GA, and Shamseddine A: Prolonged chlorpromazine infusion as antiemetic in patients on daily cisplatin infusion: a pilot study. American J. Clin. Oncology 11(4) : 470-473, 1988 Saab, GA, Hashimi, L.< and Manning, K.: How to cut cost in Oncology: a pilot study. Proceedings of ASCO 14:309, 1995 Saab, GA, Concepcion, R., and Saukel, G.: Sarcomatous teratoma of ovary highly resistant to treatment - a case report and review of the literature. Gynecol Oncol. (in print).

Professional Organizations:
New York Academy of Sciences; American Society of Hematology; American College of Physicians; American Society of Clinical Oncology

Honors:
Awards: National Research Service Award, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Cancer Institute; Bethesda, MD - 1979 Physician of the Year Award, Pacific Physician Service's Network - 1993 Teacher of the Year Award, Western University; Pomona, CA - 1998

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