Emile Riachi Explained

Pr. Emile Riachi
Birth Date:	November 2, 1926

Emile Riachi (November 2, 1926^[1] – 15 June 2014^[2]) was a renowned orthopaedic surgeon in Lebanon.

Biography

Riachi was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1926. He graduated from the "Faculté Francaise de Médecine" in Beirut in 1950 as MD and then moved to Chicago to specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery at Cook County Hospital with Professor Hampar Kelikian. Returning to Lebanon, Riachi founded the first service of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the Middle-East in 1954, within Beirut's St George Hospital. He was also the founder and first President of the Lebanese Orthopaedic Association.^[3]

He was also an honorary member of the SOFCOT, the French Orthopaedic Association.^[4]

In 1960, Emile Riachi, founded the Lebanese Ski Federation and became its first President until 1996. Ski au Liban - histoire et evolution - Lebanese Ski Federation.^[5] Under his leadership, Lebanon has become a destination for high level ski champions. From 1962 until 1975 when the civil war in Lebanon erupted, the famous championships known as "Semaine Internationale de Ski au Liban" attracted the best champions from alpine countries.

He was also one of the pioneers who founded Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian, Lebanon's most famous ski resort.^[6]

Representative scientific publications

• E. . An Unusual Deformity of the Medial Semilunar Cartilage . Riachi . A. . Phares . Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 45-B . 1963 . 146–147 . 10.1302/0301-620X.45B1.146 .
• 13422134 . 1957 . Kelikian . E J . Restoration of quadriceps function in neglected tear of the patellar tendon. . 104 . 2 . 200–4 . Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics.
• 14133004 . 1964 . Riachi . Hazards and Complications of Intra-Articular Injections in the Knee . 21 . 67–70 . Revue Médicale du Moyen-Orient.
• 5580544 . 1971 . Riachi . Closed treatment of leg fractures by the 3 pin method . 79 . 24 . 1126–7 . La Presse Médicale.
• 16295323 . 1980 . Khalil . G E W . Benign chondroblastoma. A case report and review of the literature . 31 . 1 . 3–14 . Le Journal Médical Libanais.

Literary writings

• RIACHI, Emile (2007) Ma Vie Editions Tamyras
• RIACHI, Emile (2011) "L'Orthopédie à la portée de tous" Dar al Kotob

See also

• Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian
• Skiing in Lebanon

External links

• E. Riachi scientific publications (1)
• E. Riachi scientific publications (2)
• Emile Riachi on History of Skiing in Lebanon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professeur Emile Riachi.. Lebanese Orthopaedic Association website. 13 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113075213/http://lebaneseorthop.com/docs/article09.pdf. 2014-11-13. dead.
2. News: Hommage à Émile Hanna Riachi. 13 November 2014. L'Orient-Le Jour. 18 June 2014. French.
3. Web site: Pioneers . 2013-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008071056/http://lebaneseorthop.com/pioneers.html . 2013-10-08 . dead .
4. Web site: SOFCOT, la relèveassuré . 11 November 2004 . sofcot.com.fr . 12 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021238/http://www.sofcot.fr/03-espace-grand-public/lien/journalducongres/2004LIENS%40SOFCOT_N_03leger.pdf . 21 July 2011 .
5. Web site: Histoire du Ski au Liban presente par . Skileb.com . 2010-12-12.
6. Web site: Faraya mzaar ski Lebanon . History of Faraya Mzaar ski resort Lebanon . Skimzaar.com . 2010-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216050732/http://www.skimzaar.com/faraya-mzaar/ski-resort/mzaar-evolution.asp . 2010-12-16 .