Sami Melki

About

I am an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, with fellowship training in head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction.

I graduated in medicine from Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut and trained at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio, where I completed an internship in general surgery, a residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, and a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction.

My practice covers benign and malignant tumors of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the skin of the head and neck. Where a resection leaves a defect that affects speech, swallowing or appearance, I reconstruct it during the same operation, most often by free tissue transfer. I also see patients with general otolaryngologic conditions, including disorders of the voice and airway.

I am Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the American University of Beirut. I previously served on the faculty of the Lebanese American University, and then as consultant and residency program director at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, with an appointment as Associate Professor of Surgery at Khalifa University. I have published on free flap reconstruction, airway surgery and inner ear physiology, and I teach residents and medical students. I consult in Arabic, French and English.