Prof. Khalil Bedran (LEBANON)
Biography
Prof. Khalil Bedran is currently Head of Division at St Georges University Medical Center and President of the Lebanese Society of Gastroenterology. Moreover, Professor Bedran is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Gastroenterology – Proctology at the UOB Faculty of Medicine. As former Assistant Chairman (2000-2004) and Vice-Chair (2004-2006), he also served as member on the Medical and Technical Development Committee (2005-2007) at Saint Georges University Medical Centre.
After completing his doctorate and role as Assistant Chairman of the Department of Medicine (2002-2004), Prof. Bedran became Coordinator of the MED III programme, a member of the MED III Teaching Committee, the Student Affairs Committee and the Curriculum Committee at Balamand University Faculty. His clinical experience includes his role as Principal Investigator in a phase II clinical trial on Crohn's disease and Sub-Investigator in phase III clinical trials on ulcerative colitis.
Positions
Balamand Faculty of Medicine
- 2003 – current Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Saint Georges University Medical Center
- 2015 – current Head of Division
- 2005 – current Physicians Fee Committee
Activity in the Lebanese Order of Physician (LOP)
- Member of Society of Gastroenterology
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the LOP
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Pan Arab Gastroenterology Congress
Activity in the Lebanese Society
- 2020 – current President
- 2018 – 2019 President elect
Research interest
Prof. Bedran's main research interest includes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), where he is actively involved in numerous clinical trials. Moreover, he is engaged in many prospective studies in the field of fatty liver disease.
Accolades
2000 The first Syrian-Jordanian Lebanese Congress Aleph
2003 Endoscopic Ultrasonography experience in the malignant rectal pathology congress
“Francophone en Chirurgie Digestive”.
Topic
IBS: from diagnostic to treatment