Mohamed Sayegh
An eminent leader, Dr. Mohamed H. Sayegh served as the Raja N. Khuri Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Executive Vice President of Medicine and Global Strategy at the American University of Beirut (AUB) from 2009 to 2020. Dr. Sayegh started his career path by obtaining his MD with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 1984. He then moved to the USA where he pursued the rest of his training and spent most of his academic career. In 1987, he completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. By 1990, he completed his research and clinical fellowship in Renal Medicine and Transplantation Immunobiology at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He then ascended the academic ranks at Harvard Medical School, from Instructor in 1990 to Assistant Professor in 1992, to Associate Professor in 1997, and Full Professor of Medicine in 2004. By 2005, he was awarded the Warren E. Grupe and John P. Merrill Endowed Chair in Transplantation Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Schuster Family Transplantation Research Center at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. He served as the Special Advisor to the President of AUB for Medicine and Health at AUB focusing on new business development outside Lebanon from January – June 2020. Currently, he is serving as the Senior Advisor on Research in the Middle East and North Africa at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) / National Institutes of Health (NIH) to promote NIH-funded research in the MENA region.
Dr. Sayegh actively engaged in research early in his academic career and became internationally known as a world leader in transplantation, renal medicine, and transplantation immunobiology. As an investigator, Dr. Sayegh’s name appears in 359 journal publications. Since 1989, he has published 270 articles, 57 reviews, and 36 editorials in peer-reviewed journals. Among the 359 publications, he is the major contributor (First or Senior author) on more than 45% most of which are in top tier journals (Q1) in their respective discipline. Additionally, he published 41 book chapters, 8 textbooks/monographs, 50 proceedings of meetings, and established 19 patents. According to Scopus, his H-index is 97 and his total citations are 32,207. However, according to Google Scholar, his H-index is 110 and his total citations are 44,495.
In addition to his interest in research, Dr. Sayegh has extended his knowledge and experience in the scientific community by serving on several committees in various capacities. He served as Council Member and President (2000 - 2001) of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and as the Chair of the Transplant Advisory Board of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). He also served as the Chair of the AST Program, Education and Development Committees, Chair of the 2005 ASN Program Committee, and Chair of the Program Committee of the 2006 World Transplant Congress and the 2007 World Congress of Nephrology. His efficiency and determination to progress further in his career led him to serve as co-chair of the Steering Committee of the NIH Immune Tolerance Network and a member of the Executive Committee. Subsequently, he was selected as Chair of the Steering Committee of the NIH consortium, Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT). He continues to provide ongoing editorial support for many prominent journals and served on their editorial board, and served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Immunology and Deputy Editor for the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Believing that leadership is about creating leaders, and in addition to his notable achievements, Dr. Sayegh proved to be a distinguished mentor with exceptional training skills when elected as a member of the ASCI, AAP, and FRCP. Under his direction, tens of investigators trained and grew to become active leaders in
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Transplantation, Immunobiology; Tolerance
1980 - Jan 1984
American University of Beirut
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
1977 - Jan 1980
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Science (BS)
2011 - Present
Lecturer
Harvard Medical School
2009 - Present
Raja N. Khuri Dean and
American University of Beirut
2009 - Present
Professor
American University of Beirut
2004 - Present
Senior Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2003 - Present
Associate Chief
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2003 - Present
Director
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston
1999 - Present
Research Associate
Children's Hospital Boston
1999 - Present
Research Director
Children’s Hospital Boston
1995 - Present
Honorary Professor
Oporto University
2009 - 2011
Visiting Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
2005 - 2009
Endowed Chair in Transplantation Medicine
Harvard Medical School
2005 - 2009
Professor
Harvard Medical School
2004 - 2009
Professor
Harvard Medical School
2007 - 2008
Adjunct Principal Scientist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
1997 - 2004
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
1991 - 2004
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1998 - 2003
Research Director
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1992 - 1997
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
1990 - 1992
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
2011
Top Power 500 of the Most Influential Arabs
Arab Business’ 2010 Power 500 - World’s Most Influential Arabs
2010
Elected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors® in America from 2001 to 2010
Best Doctors Inc.
2010
AST Basic Science Established Investigator Award (Professor Level)
AST
2008
Princeton Premier Business Leaders and Professionals Honors
2008
NKF's Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture Award
NKF's Shaul G. Massry
2008
2008 First Recipient of the American Society of Transplantation Mentor Award in Transplantation
American Society of Transplantation
2007
2007 Dr. Suad Sabah Award
American University of Beirut Alumni
2006
Best Doctors List
2006 Boston Magazine
2005
Endowed Chair in Transplantation Medicine, J.P. Merrill and Warren E. Gruppe Chair
Harvard Medical School
2003
Benson Ford Visiting Professor
Henry Ford Hospital
2002
Visiting Professor
Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation
2000
Harvard Nominee for King Faisal International Prize in Medicine
2000
Mary Jane Kugel Award Medical Science Research Committee,
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
2000
Paul C. Peter M.D. Lecture
Texas Transplantation Society
2000
Recognition Award
The Sixth Congress of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Marrakech, Morocco
1999
Nominee for the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Awards
1999
Clinician Scientist Award
National Kidney Foundation
1998
Findling Lectureship
Mayo Clinic Foundation
1998
Novartis Lectureship
British Transplant Society
1998
University of Toronto Day in Transplantation Lectureship
University of Toronto
1997
First Young Scientist Award
Wyeth-Ayerst-American Society of Transplant Physicians
1996
Clinician Scientist Award
National Kidney Foundation
1994
Young Investigator Travel Award
XV International Congress of The Transplantation Society
1993
Young Investigator Travel Award
Third Basic Science Symposium of The Transplantation Society
1992
Ortho-Grant-In-Aid Young Investigator Award
American Society of Transplant Physicians
1992
Young Investigator Travel Award
XIV International Congress of The Transplantation Society
1992
Young Investigator Travel Award
XIV International Congress of The Transplantation Society
1991
Young Investigator Travel Awards
American Society of Transplant Physicians
1991
Ortho-Grant-In-Aid Young Investigator Award
American Society of Transplant Physicians
1990
Young Investigator Travel Awards
American Society of Transplant Physicians
1989
UPJOHN Young Investigator Award
American Society of Transplant Physicians
1984
Dean Honor List
American University of Beirut
1984
MD Diploma with Distinction
American University of Beirut
1983
Alpha Omega Alpha
Alpha Omega Alpha
1989 - 1990
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship
1987 - 1990
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Fellowship
1987 - 1989
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship
1984 - 1987
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Residency
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