Weesam Al-Khatib, M.D. Visiting Professorship
The Weesam Al-Khatib Education Endowment Fund has been established by the Al-Khatib family in memory of Stanford Vascular Surgeon Dr. Weesam Al-Khatib. Dr. Al-Khatib, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 34 from a rare form of cancer, was a Clinical Instructor of Vascular Surgery. He tended to patients at both Stanford Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Al-Khatib was a consummate surgeon, scholar, mentor, and friend, and he is sorely missed by his colleagues, family, and friends.
Throughout most of his terminal illness, he continued to care for his patients and teach residents. His contributions made a significant impact to resident education within the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery.
In honor of Dr. Al-Khatib's dedication to excellence in education and patient care, his family has established an endowed education fund to memorialize his legacy in the Division of Vascular Surgery. This fund will support an annual academic lecture series broadly to vascular science and graduate medical education.
Weesam Al-Khatib, MD Visiting Professorships
2019-2020
April 27-28, 2020
Matthew Mell, MD
Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery
Medical Director, Vascular Center
2018-2019
April 1-2, 2019
Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor and Lewis B. Saltz Chair
Department of Surgery
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Lecture: “The Anatomy of a Successful Manuscript”
Grand Rounds: “Accreditation of Surgical Subspecialties Quality Programs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come!”
Watch Dr. Sidawy's Grand Rounds Lecture here
Inagural Weesam Al-Khatib Visiting Professorship