Background
AbouSamra, Moustapha was born on July 11, 1947 in Damascus, Syria. Son of Mohammad Chafik and Riad AbouSamra. came to the United States, 1972.
AbouSamra, Moustapha was born on July 11, 1947 in Damascus, Syria. Son of Mohammad Chafik and Riad AbouSamra. came to the United States, 1972.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Damascus, 1972.
Training in surgery, New Jersey College Medicing and Dentistry, Newark, 1973-1975;
training in neurosurgery, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1975-1980;
assistant professor neurological surgery, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1980-1981;
staff neurosurgeon, Cmty. Memorial Hospital, Ventura, caif., since 1981;
staff neurosurgeon, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, since 1981;
staff neurosurgeon, St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California, since 1981;
member, Ventura County Neurosurg. Associations Medical Group, Ventura, since 1981.
Member board medical directors Easter Seals, Ventura, since 1995.
Board of directors American Cancer Society, Ventura, since 1983, president, 1988-1989. Board directors Ventura County Symphony, 1989-1993, Ojai (California) Festival, since 1996. Trustee St. Paul's Parish Day School, Ventura, 1991-1994.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association Neurological Surgeons, California Congress Neurological Surgeons, Western Neurosurg. Association, Neurosurg.
Society American, North America Spine Society, Ventura County Neurosurg. Association (president), Ventura County Medical Society (Board of Governors 1986-1993, president 1992).
Married Joan Estelle Morrison, August 18, 1973. Children: Omar Brian, Leyla Jane, Jason Chafik, Jamil Susan, Patricia Riad.