Clinical Research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery is highly active in clinical and basic research with an average output of 12 published papers per year. All our publications are peer-reviewed and published in high impact factor journals indexed in PubMed. Our team is specialized in both primary and secondary research.

As per the AD Scientific Index 2023, we are ranked 1^st in Lebanon and 1^st in the Middle East region in Orthopedic Surgery research.

Ranked among Top 2% scientists in the world according to Stanford University Ranking 2023.

ExpertScape 2024 ranked our team in the 22^nd position in the world (among more than 22000 authors) in the field of diabetic foot disease.

Areas of Current Active Research

• Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Diabetic Foot Medicine & Surgery
• Reconstructive Hip surgery
• Reconstructive Knee surgery
• Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Projects in Development

Our 15 residents are involved in 10 ongoing projects covering all our research areas.

Research Partners and Collaborators

Extended Research Team

The inter-disciplinary research within LAU includes vascular surgery, radiology, anesthesia, nutrition, endocrinology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, anatomy and pharmacology.

International collaboration

Active international collaboration with researchers from USA, Canada, France Serbia/Croatia, UAE and Thailand.