Youssef Fares

Youssef Fares is a Lebanese neurosurgeon, academic and healthcare leader. He is Professor of Neurosurgery at the Lebanese University, Founding President of the Lebanese Academy, and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Al-Zahraa Hospital University Medical Center. He previously served as Dean of the Lebanese University Faculty of Medicine and Founding Director of its Neuroscience Research Center.

Fares is the Founding President of the Lebanese Association of Spine Surgery and has held leadership roles within the World Academy of Medical Sciences. He serves on the editorial boards of Surgical Neurology International

In 2020, he was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, where he serves as Lebanon’s delegate.

Early life and education Fares was born and raised in Lebanon. In 1982, he moved to Spain to pursue medical training. He received his MD from the University of Granada in 1987 and a PhD in Medicine and Surgery summa cum laude from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1992. 2020: Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts 2018: Distinguished Pioneer Award, Lebanese University 2017: Fellow of the World Academy of Medical Sciences 2017: Fellow of the International College of Surgeons 2017: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons