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Jan 2021
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Episode 3: The Experience of an Oncologi...

KHALIL DIAB
About this episode

Welcome to our third episode of the Lebanese Physicians' Podcast. In this episode, we interview Dr. Wassim Mchayleh, a US trained hematologist and oncologist who moved to Lebanon and subsequently moved back to the US. We discuss his experiences in the US and Lebanon, and we touch on the economic turmoil in Lebanon and how it is affecting the medical students and trainees there. We hope you enjoy this episode. 

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