Naji Abumrad Explained

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Naji N. Abumrad (born 1944) is a Lebanese-American surgeon, currently the John L. Sawyers Professor of Surgery, and formerly the Paul W. Sanger Professor from 1984 to 1992, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Abumrad graduated with a B.S. in Biology and an M.D. in Medicine at the American University of Beirut in 1971.^[1] In 2014, he was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^{[2] [3]}

In 2020, the singer Dolly Parton donated one million dollars towards research into a COVID-19 vaccine in honor of Abumrad – the pair having become friends after she was treated at Vanderbilt for minor injuries resulting from an October 2013 automobile accident.^[4]

He is the father of public radio host Jad Abumrad.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. wag.app.vanderbilt.edu. Nov 18, 2020.
2. Web site: Naji Abumrad. vanderbilt.edu. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133249/https://ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/deptsurg/28222. March 6, 2017. March 5, 2017.
3. Web site: Naji Abumrad. aaas.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306140814/https://www.aaas.org/fellow/abumrad-naji. March 6, 2017. March 5, 2017.
4. News: Bella . Timothy . Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna's vaccine. It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship. . 19 November 2020 . Washington Post.
5. Web site: People - Jad Abumrad WNYC New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News . WNYC . 23 October 2020 .