Dr. Ahmad Tarakji is the president of the Syrian American Medical Society and also a current board member of the SAMS Foundation. Dr. Tarakji is a cardiothoracic surgeon in California, and a former clinical assistant professor at Stanford University. At SAMS, he spearheads and participates in numerous initiatives, including providing trauma and critical care courses for Syrian physicians and nurses, overseeing SAMS’s advocacy work, and chairing previous SAMS international and national conferences. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/dr-ahmad-tarakji/rss en Health Human Rights War Economy Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000 DR. Ahmad Tarakji https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/12/after-massacre-in-ghouta-aleppo-e-u-states-must-not-fund-reconstruction https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/12/after-massacre-in-ghouta-aleppo-e-u-states-must-not-fund-reconstruction E.U. states must take action over putting an end to violence against civilians in East Ghouta by holding the perpetrators accountable and refusing to fund reconstruction efforts until the attacks stop, says SAMS president Dr. Ahmad Tarakji. Human Rights Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:10:00 +0000 DR. Ahmad Tarakji https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/01/11/critical-patients-in-eastern-ghouta-used-as-bargaining-chips-sams https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/01/11/critical-patients-in-eastern-ghouta-used-as-bargaining-chips-sams The Syrian government recently allowed only 29 of 600 critically ill patients in Eastern Ghouta to be evacuated in a prisoner exchange. It’s the latest example of the regime using a humanitarian situation as a bargaining chip, writes SAMS president Dr. Ahmad Tarakji.