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Hibah Osman, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Hibah Osman is a palliative care physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her work focuses on the development of palliative care in her home country of Lebanon and across the Middle East through policy development, advocacy and capacity building.

Key Roles & Accomplishments
  • Member of Regional Expert Network on palliative care – World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO)
  • Board member International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
  • Member of the National Committee on Pain Control and Palliative Care in the Ministry of Public Health and Chair of its Subcommittee on Practice
  • Founder and board member of Balsam – Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, an NGO providing home-based palliative care in Beirut
  • Founding Director of the Palliative and Supportive Care Program at the American University of Beirut Medical Center’s Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute - the first hospital-based palliative care program in Lebanon.

Address
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Founders 600
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in an urban population of primiparas in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.
Authors: Authors: Hamade H, Chaaya M, Saliba M, Chaaban R, Osman H.
BMC Public Health
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Family medicine in Arab countries.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Romani M, Hlais S.
Fam Med
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What do first-time mothers worry about? A study of usage patterns and content of calls made to a postpartum support telephone hotline.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Chaaya M, El Zein L, Naassan G, Wick L.
BMC Public Health
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The safety and quality of childbirth in the context of health systems: mapping maternal health provision in Lebanon.
Authors: Authors: DeJong J, Akik C, El Kak F, Osman H, El-Jardali F.
Midwifery
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Cultural beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding among Lebanese women: a qualitative analysis.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, El Zein L, Wick L.
Int Breastfeed J
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Using emergency obstetric drills in maternity units as a performance improvement tool.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Campbell OM, Nassar AH.
Birth
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Facility-based audit of maternal mortality in Lebanon: a feasibility study.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Campbell OM, Sinno D, Zarwi R, Nassar AH.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
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Experiences of a support group for interns in the setting of war and political turmoil.
Authors: Authors: El Jamil F, Hamadeh GN, Osman H.
Fam Med
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Risk factors for the development of striae gravidarum.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Rubeiz N, Tamim H, Nassar AH.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
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Buried penis in the newborn.
Authors: Authors: Osman H, Batley NJ.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
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