Faculty Profile: Dr. Labib Ghulmiyyah

Labib Ghulmiyyah, MD

New to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is Dr. Labib Ghulmiyyah, who has been assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical Center since July 2008. A 1993 graduate of International College, he earned a BS in chemistry from AUB in 1996, having been inspired to study chemistry by his grandfather, a chemistry teacher in his hometown in southern Lebanon. He then completed his MD from AUB in 2000.

Ghulmiyyah then headed for Case Western University in the United States, where he completed a year of internship. Soon after, he started a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Atlanta Medical Center. After completion of his residency training he spent three years on a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Texas Medical Branch. In 2008, he returned to Lebanon and AUB, saying he could not stay away from Lebanon and his family for too long. He added, “AUB is in my blood.” He said that his pleasurable experience at AUB has been not much different from life in the United States.

He is grateful for being able to pursue his research interests, describing his specialty in obstetrics and gynecology as a “happy” one, in which he regularly witnesses childbirth.

Ghulmiyyah recounted a frequently recurring incident in the Medical Center. On account of his youthful appearance, he is often mistaken for a resident, and on more than one occasion he found himself being addressed sharply by doctors who did not know that he is actually a full-fledged MD at the Center.

When he’s not busy at AUB, Ghulmiyyah enjoys outdoor activities, especially swimming. He confided that his winter tan comes from swimming regularly throughout the winter months.