Joseph J. Naoum, MD FACS

Dr. Joseph Naoum graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine where he was also awarded an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. He completed his General Surgery Residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch and a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the prestigious Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He is currently certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General and Vascular Surgery and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a good standing member of various academic surgical societies. His research interest includes the design of novel vascular devices and has been the Principal investigator or Sub-investigator in numerous clinical trials. He has actively published peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Naoum has expertise in open and endovascular approaches to aortic surgery, limb salvage procedures, carotid surgery, dialysis access, and the treatment of venous disease and varicose veins. He contributed the establishment of very successful dialysis access, limb salvage, venous and aortic surgery programs. He has joined the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the LAU Medical Center Rizk Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon where he continued to deliver patient care and train future generations of physicians and medical professionals. He has currently returned to practice in Houston, Texas were he also serves as the Director of the Vascular Surgery service line at the Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital.

The Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2007—01/2012

University Medical Center Rizk Hospital

Beirut, Lebanon,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

02/2012—01/2019

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay, TX

Director

02/2019—Present

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Instructor

07/2003—07/2007

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Assistant Professor

07/2007—01/2012

Lebanese American UniversityP.O. Box 13-5053 ChouranBeirut 1102 2801, Lebanon

Associate Professor

02/2012—01/2019