Fadlo R. Khuri MD

Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, is the 16th president of the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Dr. Khuri maintains his appointment as Professor of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He is the former Executive Associate Dean of Research and the former Chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He also served as Deputy Director for the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Dr. Khuri earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University, in New Haven, CT, and his medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York, NY. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Boston City Hospital, Boston University School of Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and is an active member of the American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He was on faculty at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1995-2002 prior to joining Winship.