Anwar Shayya, MD

Clinical Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology-Oncology

Dr. Anwar (Annoir) Shayya is a Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at the Lebanese American University (LAU) Medical Center - Rizk Hospital Achrafieh, and St. John’s Hospital - Jounieh with experience in treating a variety of blood disorders and malignancies. He completed his medical degree at the Lebanese American University in 2015 after which he completed three years of internal medicine and was selected as the Chief Resident in 2018. In 2018, Dr. Shayya started his Hematology and Oncology fellowship at LAU and completed it in 2021. Dr. Shayya is the Problem-Based Learning Coordinator at LAU school of medicine and is interested in gynecologic oncology, palliative care, and bleeding & clotting disorders.

Selected Publications

1. Assi T, Tikriti Z, Shayya A, Ibrahim R. Targeting RET mutation in medullary thyroid cancer. Pharmacogenomics (2024 Feb) 25(3):113-115.
2. Wilson Dib R, Dandachi D, Matar M, Shayya A, Davila JA, Giordano TP, Mokhbat JE. HIV in Lebanon: Reasons for Testing, Engagement in Care, and Outcomes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections. AIDS Behav (2020 Aug) 24(8):2290-2298
3. Assi R, Farhat H, Faour W, Bejjani N, Nader R, Shayya A, Mchayleh W, Ghanem H. Discordant Hodgkin Lymphoma and Marginal Zone Lymphoma: A Single Clone with Two Faces? Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia (2019 Sept) 19(1): S306
4. Nader R, Saad E, Najjar V, Shayya A, Comair Y, Ghanem H. Primary Bone Burkitt’s like Lymphoma of the Skull Mimicking Meningioma - Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Leukemia (2017) 5:3

Professional and Research Interests

• Benign Hematology
• Gynecologic Malignancies
• Palliative Care
• Thrombosis
• Medical Education

Education and Training

• B.S. degree in Biology, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, 2008
• M.D. degree, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, 2015
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2018
• Chief Resident Internal Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2018
• Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2021
• Masterclass in Clinical Oncology, European Society of Clinical Oncology, 2021 

Professional Memberships and Organizations

• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• European Society of Medical Oncology
• European Hematology Association
• American Society of Hematology
• European School of Clinical Oncology
• Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology
• Lebanese Society of Hematology

Keywords

Hematology, Oncology, Cancers, Clotting disorders, thrombosis, bleeding disorders, breast cancer, lung cancers, lymphoma, leukemia, platelet disorders, white blood cell disorders, palliative care, cancer related pain