Ghassan Abu-Sittah
British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon
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| September 17 2024 | Volunteered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center to provide medical assistance after a coordinated Israeli attack in Lebanon and Syria. |
| May 14 2024 | The Potsdam Administrative Court ruled that the travel restrictions against him were unlawful. |
| May 4 2024 | Denied entry to France due to a Schengen-Area-wide entry ban, but joined a symposium via video link. |
| April 2024 | Denied entry to Germany while en route to speak at the Palestine Congress conference in Berlin. |
| April 2024 | Begins serving as Rector of the University of Glasgow. |
| March 26 2024 | Elected Rector of the University of Glasgow, winning 80% of the vote. |
| January 2024 | Travels to The Hague to meet with International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators. |
| 2023 | Granted the TRT World Citizen of the Year award and the TAKREEM Lifetime Achievement award. |
| 2023 | Published the book 'The War Injured Child: From Point of Injury Treatment Through Management and Continuum of Care'. |
| November 18 2023 | Returned to England after 43 days of voluntary medical work in Gaza, giving a press conference about his experiences and testifying about treating patients with white phosphorus burns. |
| October 16 2023 | His family in London was questioned by the Metropolitan Police about his work in Gaza. |
| October 9 2023 | Returned to Gaza at the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, providing medical assistance with Doctors Without Borders at Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. |
| 2021 | Became a lecturer at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London and at the Conflict and Health Research Group of King's College London. |
| September 2020 | Ended his role as director of AUB's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department and returned to London to provide reconstructive and aesthetic consultations. |
| 2018 | American University of Beirut's Bioethics and Professionalism program inaugurated The Ghassan Abu-Sittah Library in his honor. |
| 2018 | Provides medical support during the Great March of Return in Gaza. |
| 2017 | Co-authored the book 'Reconstructing the War Injured Patient'. |
| 2015 | Awarded the American University of Beirut Humanism and Professionalism award. |
| 2015 | Co-founded and co-directed the Conflict Medicine Program at the AUB's Global Health Institute. |
| 2014 | Travels to the Gaza Strip during the war to provide medical assistance. |
| 2012 | Became the director of AUB's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, a position he held until September 2020. |
| 2012 | Travels to the Gaza Strip during a military operation to provide medical support. |
| January 2011 | Joined the faculty of the American University of Beirut Hospital and moved to Beirut, providing remote medical assistance for surgeons in the Gaza Strip. |
| January 2011 | Joined the faculty of the American University of Beirut Hospital and moved to Beirut, beginning his academic and medical career in Lebanon. |
| 2010 | Received fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons. |
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