Adel Kassim Afifi

Background

Afifi, Adel Kassim was born on October 19, 1930 in Akka, Palestine. Son of Kassim and Zeinnab (Akki) Afifi. came to the United States, 1984. Naturalized, 1988.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, American U., Beirut, 1957; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1965.

Career

Intern, American University of Beirut, 1956-1957; resident in internal medicine, American University of Beirut, 1959-1961; resident in neurology, U. Iowa, 1962-1964; fellow in neuroanatomy, U. Iowa, 1961-1962; fellow in neurology, New York Neurological Institute, 1964-1965; fellow in electron microscopy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1967-1968; assistant professor, American U., Beirut, 1965-1969; associate professor, American U., Beirut, 1969-1974; professor, American U., Beirut, 1974-1984; assistant dean College Medicine, American U., Beirut, 1969-1978; chairman Department Human Morphology, American U., Beirut, 1969-1984; professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1984.

Achievements

• Adel Kassim Afifi has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy: A Functional Approach : Companion to Histology and Neuroanatomy

    (Coverage includes investigations of cells, blood, tissues...)

  • Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy by Ronald A. Bergman (1974-02-05)

Membership

Trustee Diana Tamari Sabbagh Foundation, Beirut, since 1979, Medical Welfare Fund, Switzerland, since 1991. Member King Faisal International Prize in Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1981-1985. Member American Neurological Association, American Academy Neurology, Child Neurology Society, Society for Neurosci., Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Larryanna Patten, June 17, 1960. Children: Rema, Walid.

Father:

Kassim Afifi

Mother:

Zeinnab (Akki) Afifi

Spouse:

Larryanna Patten

child:

Walid Afifi

child:

Rema Afifi