Dr. Wael Khoury - Cleveland International Hall of Fame 2016
Dr. Wael Khoury 2017 Cleveland International Hall of Fame Cleveland Marriott Hotel Ballroom April 18, 2017
Dr. Wael Khoury
Wael Khoury,M.D., is the Head of Cardiology at Marymount Hospital. His impressive Curriculum Vitae follows.
Education:
Medical School: University of Damascus, 1975
Internal medicine Residency, Huron and St. Luke’s Hospitals, Cleveland Ohio, 1976-1979
Cardiology fellowship, Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio. 1979-1981
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, 1982
Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1982- Present
Academic – Professional Positions:
Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Staff, 2013-Present
Consultant Faculty, Cleveland Clinic, 2000- 2013
President, Cardiology Associates of Cleveland, 1981-2013
Head of Cardiology, Marymount Hospital, Cleveland Ohio, 1982- Present
Director of Cath Lab and CHF Clinic, Marymount Hospital, 1990- Present
Marymount Hospital, Chief of Staff 1993-95, V.P. of Medical Affairs 1995-2001
Member, MEC Advisory Council, Cleveland Clinic Health System, 1996- Present
Medical director, Clinical Research Office, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Eastern Region, 2002- 2011
Principal Investigator, Several Cardiology Research projects, 2005-2013
Organizational Positions:
1st Vice president, Cleveland American Middle East Organization (CAMEO), 1981-83
Board Member, American Heart Association, Cleveland Chapter, 1993-1997
Board Member, Council on World Affairs, Cleveland Ohio, 1998- Present
Chairman of the Board, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, 2012-2015. 2016- Present
Member, Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations, 1998- Present
Advisory Board Member, Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee, ADC, Washington, D.C. 2002- Present
President, National Arab American Medical Association, Ohio Chapter, 1996-1997
National Arab American Medical Association ( NAAMA ), Chairman of the cultural committee and the Syrian Liaison committee, in the 1990`s. Hosted leading Arab poets and musicians in Cleveland.
NAAMA`s Secretary, 1998, Vice President, 1999, President Elect, 2000, National President, 2001
Board Member, National Arab American Medical Association Foundation, 2002-2005
Active and Leading role in numerous medical conventions, seminars, workshops in Syria and other Arab countries 1980`s- 2005
Member, Community Outreach committee, The Cleveland Orchestra, 2010- Present Member, International Cleveland Community Advisory Committee, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011- Present.
Founding President, Syrian American Cultural Council, 2005-Present.
Chairman of the Syrian Cultural Garden project, Cleveland, Ohio, 2008- Present.
President of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, Beginning April 2017
Dr. Wael Khoury was inducted into the 2017 Class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame on the evening of April 18, 2017, 2016. Over 500 people attended the induction ceremony at the Marriott at Key Center.
2017 Class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame
Dr. Wael Khoury was inducted by Dr. Nizar Zein.
Dr. Nizar Zein inducts Dr. Wael Khoury
In the video below, Cleveland International Hall of Fame co-founder Dan Hanson introduced Dr. Nizar Zein who then inducted Dr. Wael Khoury who gave his acceptance remarks.
Here are some pictures from Dr. Wael Khoury's induction into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.
Dr. Nizar Zein inducts Dr. Wael Khoury
Dr. Nizar Zein, Dr. Wael Khoury and Mrs. Sawssan Khoury
Dr. Wael Khoury giving his acceptance remarks
Inductees Dr. Wael Khoury, Marianna Miller and Sam Kim
CCWA group honoring Dr. Wael Khoury
Steve and Mrs. Petras, Dr. Wael Khoury and Amb. Heather Hodges
Dr. Wael Khoury and George Koussa
Friends of Dr. Wael Khoury
Tony and Mrs Abdulkarim, Sawssan Khoury and Pierre Bejjani
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