Syrian American Medical Society Foundation
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Boards & Committees
Board & Committees
The SAMS Foundation is led by an appointed Board of Directors and supported by dedicated committees and subcommittees. Together, these volunteers bring deep expertise, regional insight, and a shared commitment to strengthening healthcare systems in Syria, neighboring countries, and beyond.
Foundation Board of Directors
Governance and Oversight
- Abdelfattah Elshaar (Chair)
- Ismaail Aajoukah (Vice Chair)
- Aref Rifai (Treasurer)
- Basel Termanini (Former Chair)
- Amjad Rass
- Wareef Kabbani
- Mufaddal Hamadeh
- Anas Kawayeh
- Ahmad Al-Hazzouri
- Sawsan Rashdan
Foundation Committees
Jordan Medical Relief
- Dr. Ammar Ghanem (chair)
- Dr. Mohammad Saleh
- Dr. Yassar Kanawati
- Dr. Majd Isreb
- Dr. Hend Azhary
- Dr. Basel Atassi
- Dr. Ahmad Sibai
- Dr. Hazar Jaber
- Dr. Aref Al-kaliÂ
- Dr. Wael Al-Husami Â
- Osama Resik (Interim Country Director)
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (Director of Programs)Â
Turkey & Northern Syria Regional Medical Relief
- Dr. Basel Termanini (Chair)
- Dr. Amjad Rass (Ex-Chair)
- Dr. Yahia Rahim
- Dr. Lina Murad
- Dr. Aref Al-kali
- Dr. Mohamad Al-Hosni
- Dr. Anas Moughrabieh
- Dr. Hikmat Kabbani
- Dr. Nabil Alzaeim
- Dr. Hussein Assallum
- Dr. Bassel Atassi
- Dr. Mazen Kewara (SAMS Turkey Country Director)
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (SAMS Director of Programs)
Lebanon Medical Relief
- Dr. Yasser Wafai (Chair)
- Dr. Fuad Sabek
- Dr. Ibrahim Almasri
- Dr. Baraa Alhafez
- Dr. Samer Najjar
- Mireille Dika (Country Director)
- Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh
- Dr. Ammar Ghanem
- Dr. Adeeb Alshahrour
- Dr. Georges Haidar
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (Director of Programs)
KRI, Iraq & Northeast Syria
- Dr. Jihad Alharash (Chair)
- Dr. Jawdat Abboud
- Dr. Mohammad Saleh
- Dr. Mohamed Al-Hosni
- Dr. Zaher Azzawi
- Dr. Hend Azhary
- Dr. Ahmad Tarakji
- Magy Mahrous (Head of Missions)
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (SAMS Director of Programs)
SAMS Global Relief (SGR)
- Dr. Abdulrahman Zanabli (Chair)
- Dr. Tarek Zetoune
- Dr. Majd Isreb
- David Lillie (SAMS Executive Director)
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (SAMS Director of Programs)
- Dr. Natasha Abdul Aziz
- Mehreen Qureshi
- Dania Al-Itani
SAMS Community Outreach (SCO)
- Dr. Maher Azzouz (Chair)
- Dr. Tarek Zetoune
- Safeya Shah Atassi
- Dr. Abdulrazak Alchakaki
- Dr. Abdulfattah Elshaar
- Dr. Kholod Alabed
- Michael Knudsen (SCO Coordinator)
- Dr. Randa Loutfi (Director of Programs)
Medical Missions Committee
- Dr. Mohammad Saleh
- Dr. Ammar Ghanem
- Dr. Hend Azhary
- Dr. Aref Al-Kali
Fundraising
- Dr. Basel Termanini (Chair)
- Dr. Amjad Rass
- Dr. Yahia Abdul Rahim
- Dr. Zaki Lababidi
- Dr. Ammar Ghanem
- Dr. Jihad Alharash
- Dr. Souheil Habbal
- Mrs. Nada Jabri
Foundation Subcommittees
Nephrology
- Dr. Fahd Alsaghir (Chair)
- Dr. Oussama Rifai
- Dr. Mohamed Sekkarie
- Dr. Saleh Kaysi
- Dr. Sami Alasfar
- Dr. Khaldoun Soudan
- Dr. Majd Isreb
- Dr. Akram Almakki
- Dr. Abdulrahman Zanabli
- Dr. Lina Murad
- Dr. Kamel Hatahet
- Dr. Mohamad Hasan
- Dr. Nour Housseini
- Dr. Bashar Mourad
Dental
- Dr. Fuad Sabek (Chair)
- Dr. Othman Shibly (Miles for Smiles)
- Dr. Hazar Jaber
- Dr. Rouzana Hares
- Dr. Hani Eid
- Dr. Mohammad Al-Nahhas
Adult, Pediatrics & Neonatal Critical Care
- Dr. Mohamad Al-Hosni
- Dr. Waseem Ostwani
- Dr. Anas Moughrabieh
- Dr. Jaber Monla-Hassan
- Dr. Abdulghani Sankari
- Dr. Ammar Ghanem
- Dr. Abdulrazak Alchakaki
- Dr. Nidal Elwiher
- Dr. Eyad Karzoun
- Dr. Ahmad Alhajhusain
Ophthalmology
- Dr. Aref Rifai
- Dr. Iyad Azrak
- Dr. Mohammad Al-Khudari
Infectious Disease
- Dr. Jaber Monla-Hassan (Chair)
- Dr. Mazen Najjar
- Dr. Anas Moughrabieh
- Dr. Aula Abbara
- Dr. Nour Akhras
Cardiology
- Dr. Rafel Atassi
- Dr. Zaki Lababidi
- Dr. Luay Sayed
- Dr. Wael Al-Husami
- Dr. Waseem Akhter
- Dr. Hikmat Kabbani
- Dr. Moeen Saleem
- Dr. Khaldoon Alaswad
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Dr. Saud Suleiman (Chair)
- Dr. Basel Termanini
- Dr. Azzam Muftah
- Dr. Khaled Issa
- Dr. Maher Azzouz
- Dr. M. Mazen Kudaimi
- Dr. Mazen Issa
- Dr. Ihab Herraka
- Dr. Bashar Alaswad
- Dr. Samir Ayasso
- Dr. Hiba Radwan
- Dr. Suleiman Abdulrahim
- Dr. Maher Salam
Hematology / Oncology
- Dr. Munther Almalki (Chair)
- Dr. Bassel Atassi (Former Chair)
- Dr. Ammar Hayani (Pediatric Heme/Onc Vice-Chair)
- Dr. Ammar Hamad (Adult Heme/Onc Vice-Chair)
- Dr. Aref Al-kali
- Dr. Zaher Naji
- Dr. Ahmad Hazouri
- Dr. Sausan Abouharb
- Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh
- Dr. Ammar Sukari
- Dr. Haifa Abdulhaq
- Dr. Shadi Latta
- Dr. Tarek Jazaerly
- Dr. Saleh Hatoum
- Dr. Mohamad Othman
- Dr. Belal Ferwana
- Dr. Yaser Alsaek
Women’s Health
- Dr. Adeeb Alshahrour (Chair)
- Dr. Amjad Rass
- Dr. Radwan Asaad
- Dr. Thana Tarsha
- Dr. Noor Abu Alnadi
- Dr. Natasha Abdul Aziz
- Dr. Dana Alkhaled