Trad Hospital’s board:

Dr. Sami F. Trad:
Born in Beirut, 1929. Graduated in 1954 with an M.D. degree from the American University of Beirut. Completed his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in London, England and Vienna, Austria, under the famous Dr. Knaus (co-inventor of the Ogino-Knaus method of birth control). Returned to Lebanon in 1959 and has assumed the directorship of the Hospital for the past 36 years. Dr. S. Trad is also known locally and regionally for having developed a popular method of painless childbirth (the TAC - Trad Analgesic Cocktail-), which was validated at the University of Kiel, Germany in 1972. He is the author of a book on this subject, entitled "Programmed Painless Childbirth" (Georg Thieme Verlag). Dr. Sami Trad is Chairman of the Board of Trad Hospital and Medical Center S.A.L.


Dr. Fouad S. Trad:
Born in Beirut, 1960. Received his M.D. degree from the American University of Beirut in 1985. Completed a residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the same institution in 1988. Pursued further specialty training in Germany and in the U.S.A. at the University of Arizona and the University of Vermont. Became American Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1994). Completed a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility ("IVF") at Harvard University in Boston. Dr. Fouad is also author of several papers and the grant recipient of several prestigious national awards in the field. Today, Dr. Fouad takes an active part in the management of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department and in the running of its "in Vitro Fertilization Unit", in addition to his own practice.


Dr. Karim S. Trad:
Born in Beirut, 1961. Received his M.D. degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, U.S.A. in 1986. Completed a residency training in General Surgery at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Sub-specialized in Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Returned to the George Washington University where he was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Endoscopic Surgery (1992-1995). Became American Board certified in Surgery (1993) and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (1995). Returned to Lebanon in October 1995 to assume the position of Medical Director at Trad Hospital, in addition to his own General and Laparoscopic Surgery practice.




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