Ghassan Abu Sittah working at Al-Awdah Hospital in Jabalya refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Photo courtesy of Medical Aid for Palestinians. MER Article The Evolution of Conflict Medicine in the Middle East - An Interview with Ghassan Abu Sittah During his tenure at AUB, Ghassan Abu Sittah’s work radically transformed the practice of medicine and surgery. As the chair of the plastic surgery department at AUB Medical Center, he singlehandedly redefined the workload of the hospital from a focus on cosmetic surgery to one on reconstructive sur Ghassan Abu Sittah, Omar Dewachi, Nabil Al-Tikriti • 17 min read
