Overcoming Odds: A Lebanese-American Physician's Story

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In his new inspiring autobiography "Call Me Del: Dogged in the Pursuit of Excellence" (published by Trafford Publishing), experienced author and accomplished doctor Adel A. Yunis finally shares his arduous journey of education and success, starting from his rural days as a poor, young farmer in a remote village and ending with the realization of his career as a renowned physician-scientist.

Yunis's experience as a physician-scientist and academician and his views about the standards of excellence of medical schools and/or centers serve as a guideline for those who intend to pursue a career in academic medicine. As he himself has stated about his profession, "Our mission as physician-scientists is to constantly generate new knowledge through research for the betterment of the quality of human life and to reproduce ourselves, always creating new generations of physician-scientists to carry the torch. It is this noble mission, and its execution distinguishes great medical schools from the average ones."

Determined to help patients and academicians, Yunis has devoted himself to education and educational centers so that others may avoid the pitfalls that threaten their goals. As Dr. William Peck, former vice-chancellor for medical affairs at Washington University, wrote of "Call Me Del," "In my view, it should be required reading for anyone who aspires to and is in a leadership position in academic medicine."

Revisit Yunis's struggles balancing his schoolwork in northern Lebanon as his father relocates to the west coast of Africa for 11 years to finance his education. Follow Yunis as he puts himself through school and continues his scientific research, moving from a great institution to a young medical school promising a wealth of challenges and the potential for academic excellence, finally fulfilling his own father's dream.

About the Author

In 1954, Yunis graduated with his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. After two years of internships and residencies at the American University Hospital in Beirut, he came to the U.S. to receive training in hematology. From 1956 to 1959, he was resident and then a research fellow in hematology at Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He then studied biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle. He later joined the faculty of the Department of Medicine at Washington University as an instructor and an assistant professor. In 1964, he moved to the University of Miami to direct the division of hematology. There, Yunis taught medicine, biochemistry, molecular biology and oncology. He also directed the division of hematology and the center for blood diseases. He then became chief of hematology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, director of the Howard Hughes Laboratories for Hematological Research and director of the General Clinical Research Center. Yunis was a Leukemia Society scholar, a recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Health and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He has been an active member in the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the American Society of Hematology. He was also on the editorial board of journals, including the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine and the Journal of Cell Cloning and Blood. He was cited in Marquis's Who's Who: 38th Edition 1974-1975. Additionally, Yunis has published more than 150 research papers in journals and many reviews.

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