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American University of Beirut Medical Center / Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute
Lebanon's leading academic medical centre, whose Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute is a regional referral centre for the Levant.
Also called: AUBMCNKBCI
Overview
The American University of Beirut Medical Center is the teaching hospital of the American University of Beirut, founded in 1866, and is accredited by Joint Commission International. Its Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute brings together medical oncology, haematology and bone marrow transplantation, radiation oncology, surgical oncology and paediatric oncology (with the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, a St. Jude partner), and runs a clinical trials unit that participates in international phase 2 and 3 studies. AUBMC trains oncologists for Lebanon and the wider Arab world and has continued to operate through the country's economic crisis.
Location
Beirut, LB
Type
hospital · American University of Beirut
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#567 · 4 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 4 from 2 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-10-15.
Matched to American University of Beirut Medical Center, including child institutions. 154 works · 917 citations · 71% open access · 11% clinical trials · 3% reviews.
Oncology works per year
352022
202023
302024
342025
352026
Most works
- Ali I. Shamseddine35 works
- Maya Charafeddine25 works
- Sally Naji Temraz18 works
- Laudy Chehade16 works
- Firas Kreidieh15 works
- Monita Hassib Al Darazi14 works
- Deborah Mukherji11 works
- Nicole Charbel11 works
- Hazem I. Assi10 works
- Samer Doughan10 works
Most cited
Programmes
4- Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon
- Clinical trials
People
1Connected
3institutions
people
Sources
Every source this page cites, grouped by who published it. Grouping is read from the web address, not assigned by hand.
aubmc.org.lb · 1
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ProvenanceLast edited 2026-09-11 · Jude Gomila · Link wave 4 leaders and trialists from their institutions… · diff · file
Sourced, not expert-reviewed