Cardiothoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Valve Disease and Surgery, Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Aortic Disease, Endocarditis, Cardiac Reoperations

Faisal Bakaeen, MD, is a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board-certified in surgery and cardiac and thoracic surgery. Dr. Bakaeen is Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

Dr. Bakaeen earned his degree in medicine and surgery with honors from the University of Cambridge School of Medicine, Cambridge, UK, and completed his postgraduate training at the University of Cambridge School of Medicine Teaching Hospitals. He served a residency in general surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., followed by a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He completed his subspecialty training in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and complex cardiac procedures at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland. Dr. Bakaeen was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2015.

Dermatology, Clinical Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Dermatologic Oncology, Clinical Research, Procedural Dermatology, Melanoma and Cutaneous Surgery, Oncology, Skin Cancer, Mohs Surgery, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Dr. Alison Durham is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan Health System. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, completed her internship at Summa Health System in Akron, OH, and her dermatology residency at the University of Michigan where she served as chief resident. After completing an ACGME procedural dermatology fellowship with additional advanced training in melanoma and cutaneous surgery and oncology at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Dr. Durham joined the Dermatology faculty in 2013.

Dr. Durham's clinical work is focused on management of complex patients with melanoma in the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Program in addition to Mohs surgery and associated reconstruction. Her clinical research is focused on skin cancer epidemiology, therapy, education, and biology. She has used her clinical environment as a research base that facilitates advancement of knowledge in her field, particularly in melanoma. She serves as Faculty Director of established biobanks in both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer.

Oncology, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Clinical Development, Immunology, Protein Chemistry, Clinical Trials, Biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Industry

Medicine, Public Health, Health Policy, Preventive Medicine, Occupational Health, Quality Improvement, Public Policy, Public Health Policy

Periodontics and Periodontology, Dental Medicine, Orthodontics, Dentistry, Internal Medicine

Prof. Ayala Stabholz is an associate professor at the Department of Periodontology at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine founded by the Alpha Omega Fraternity. She graduated from the Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine in 1980 and completed the graduate program in Periodontics in 1985 at the same institution. At present, she is the director of undergraduate training in periodontics as well as an instructor in the graduate program in Periodontology. She is the official delegate of the Israeli Periodontal Society to the European Federation of Periodontology and a member of the scientific committee of the Israeli Dental Association.

Prof. Stabholz is the past president of the Israeli Periodontal Society and a member of professional committees, boards and dental organizations. She has published extensively and has been lecturing as an invited speaker at national and international dental meetings. Her current research is focused on the application of lasers in the treatment of periodontitis and peri-implantitis as well as on the inter relationship between orthodontics and periodontics.