Emile Riachi (November 2, 1926 – 15 June 2014) was a renowned
orthopaedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...
in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
.
Biography
Riachi was born in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon, in 1926. He graduated from the "Faculté Francaise de Médecine" in Beirut in 1950 as MD and then moved to Chicago to specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery at Cook County Hospital with Professor
Hampar Kelikian
Hampar Kelikian (January 17, 1899 – July 24, 1983) Համբար Քելիքեան was an Armenian American orthopedic surgeon, who significantly extended the surgical field.
A pioneer in the restoration of damaged limbs, he was instrumental in ...
. Returning to Lebanon, Riachi founded the first service of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the Middle-East in 1954, within Beirut's St George Hospital. He was also the founder and first President of the Lebanese Orthopaedic Association.
He was also an honorary member of the SOFCOT, the French Orthopaedic Association.
In 1960, Emile Riachi, founded the Lebanese Ski Federation and became its first President until 1996. ''Ski au Liban - histoire et evolution - Lebanese Ski Federation''. Under his leadership, Lebanon has become a destination for high level ski champions. From 1962 until 1975 when the civil war in Lebanon erupted, the famous championships known as "Semaine Internationale de Ski au Liban" attracted the best champions from alpine countries.
He was also one of the pioneers who founded
Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian, Lebanon's most famous ski resort.
Representative scientific publications
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Literary writings
* RIACHI, Emile (2007) ''Ma Vie'' Editions Tamyras
* RIACHI, Emile (2011) "L'Orthopédie à la portée de tous" Dar al Kotob
See also
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Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian
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Skiing in Lebanon
References
External links
E. Riachi scientific publications (1) E. Riachi scientific publications (2)Emile Riachi on History of Skiing in Lebanon
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2014 deaths
1926 births
People from Beirut
Lebanese orthopedic surgeons