Dr. Issam Shaarani, MD, MSc, is Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Beirut Arab University, where he previously served as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and founding Medical Director of the BAU Healthcare Center. Between 2021 and 2022, he was Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Lebanon's Minister of Public Health. His advisory work extends to international organizations, including consultancies with UNFPA and UNDP and the review of WHO's policy brief on ethics in medical radiological imaging. He is Chair Elect of the WONCA Working Party on Ethics and Professionalism and an editorial board member of BMC Health Services Research and the Lebanese Medical Journal.

Author of more than 20 publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Digital health: telemedicine adoption and acceptance, health informatics, and physician-patient communication in the digital era. Public health: refugee and vulnerable population health, vaccination, reproductive health, and health behaviour; epidemiology and community-based research. Health economics and policy: health insurance and sustainable coverage, financial literacy among physicians, and health systems.

PhD in Health Economics and Policy (candidate), Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 2023 - present MSc in Epidemiology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2020 Arab Board in Family Medicine, The Arab Board of Health Specializations, 2015 Scholars in Health Research Certificate, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2015 Specialist in Family Medicine (residency training), American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon, 2014 Bachelor in Medicine and General Surgery, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, 2009

Evidence-based medicine: critical appraisal and applying evidence at the point of care. Health disparities: inequalities in health within and between countries, from global and local perspectives. Telemedicine and digital health in clinical practice. Biomedical ethics: principles of medical ethics, professionalism, and the ethical dimensions of clinical practice.

Most Active Researchers Award, Academic Year 2024-2025, Beirut Arab University, 2026 Montegut Award, American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), 2016 Resident of the Year, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, 2014