Souhel Najjar ( ar, سهيل نجار) is a

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neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

whose story with

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turned into an American drama film. He was the first physician in

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history to identify the mechanism of interaction between the

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and the

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. He is considered an expert in the field of

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, specifically the treatment of encephalitis. He was selected as a recipient of 2020 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Syrian neurologists Syrian emigrants to the United States Damascus University alumni Albany Medical College alumni American neurologists New York University Grossman School of Medicine faculty {{Syria-med-bio-stub

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