Prof. Nizar Bitar

Medical Oncology & HematologyBeirut

For more than 40 years, Prof. Nizar has cared for patients across the full range of cancers and blood disorders.

Prof. Nizar Bitar

Experience

  1. Sahel General Hospital, Beirut

    • Head of Hematology-Oncology
    • Director of Blood Bank

  2. Lebanese University

    • Professor of Medicine
    • Head of Division, Oncology & Hematology · 1993–2018

  3. Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology

    • Ex-President · until 2021
    • Board Member

  4. Ministry of Public Health

    • Consultant to the Minister · 2018–2020

  5. Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut

    • Board Member · 2002–2020

  6. Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels

    • Fellowship in Hematology & Oncology

  7. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    • Doctor of Medicine
  8. 50+ peer-reviewed publications

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Media & Publications

Publication2025-11-17

Evaluating cancer risks: The impact of thirdhand smoke exposure on carcinogenesis

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Publication2024-07-27

Complex Presentation of Multicentric Castleman Disease with Coexisting HIV, HHV-8, and Other Opportunistic Infections

Case Reports in Hematology

Publication2024-07-14

Liquid biopsy as a tool for KRAS/NRAS/BRAF baseline testing in metastatic colorectal cancer

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Publication2023-04-23

Consensus on the management of platinum-sensitive high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer in Lebanon

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

Publication2023-02-06

Diagnosis and management of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer: A joint statement by the Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology and the Lebanese Pulmonary Society

Oncology Letters

Publication2023-01-04

Lung cancer screening in Lebanon: Joint statement from the Lebanese Pulmonary Society and the Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

Publication2022-10-01

Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Adults in Lebanon: Expert Opinion

Vaccines

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Khoury Hospital, VFXM+9MR, Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon

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