Original Papers: Common

• Bitar MA, Macari AT, Ghafari JG. Correspondence between subjective and linear measurements of palatal airway on lateral cephalometric radiographs. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 136:43-47, 2010.

• Macari A., Kassab A., Aoun H., Abouchacra K. Evaluation of Hearing in Children Treated with Palatal Expansion. Journal of the Lebanese Dental Association. 2010;47(1):93-95

• Macari AT., Bitar MA., Ghafari JG. New insights on age-related association between nasopharyngeal airway clearance and facial morphology. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research. (Submitted January 2011).

• Tabri D, Abouchacra KS, Pring T. (2010). Speech Perception in Noise by Monolingual, Bilingual, and Trilingual Listeners. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (VOL. 00, NO. 0, 1–12).

• Abouchacra KS, Sinno S, Letowski T. (2010). 3D Audio Interface: A User’s Survey. Proceedings of the 26th National Conference on Noise Control Engineering (NOISE-CON), nc10_079, 1-12.

• Hamdan AL, A Sibai, L Mahfoud, D Oubari, N Fuleihan. Short term effect of hubble bubble on voice. J Laryngology Otology.

• Hamdan AL, Mokarbel R, Natout M. Angiofibroma of the nasal septum.Middle East Journal Of Anesthesiology

• Hamdan AL, Sibai A, Oubari D, Ashkar J, Fulaihan N. Laryngeal findings and acoustic changes in Hubble Bubble smokers. Eur Arch J.

• Hamdan AL, Mokarbel R, Hadi U. Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.Middle East Journal Of Anesthesiology

• Hamdan AL, Barazi A , Tabri D, Saade R , Kutkut I , Sinno S, Nassar J. Relationship between Acoustic Parameters and Body Fat Mass Analysis in Young Males. Journal of Voice

• Hamdan AL, Barazi A , Kanaan A , Sinno S, Hussari A. Effect of Snoring on Voice . Ear, Nose & Throat Journal

• Hamdan AL, Moukarbel R, Tawil A, El-Khatib MF, Hadi U. Tracheal Shwannoma: a misleading entity. Middle East Journal Of Anesthesiology . 2010 feb;29(4):611-3

• Natout M. , Fuleihan N., Sabra O., Aburizk I., Hamdan AL. Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea. Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology. 2010 Feb;20(4):607-9

• Natout M.,Fuleihan N., Sabra O., Aburizk I., Hamdan AL. Primary malignant melanoma of the trachea. Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology. 2010 Feb;20(4):607-9.

• Abouchacra KS, Koehnke J, Besing J, Letowski T (2011). Sentence Recognition in the Presence of Competing Speech Messages Presented in Audiometric Booths with Reverberation Times of 0.4 and 0.6 Seconds. Archives of Acoustics, 36(1):3-14.

• Abouchacra KS,, Letowski T, Besing J, Koehnke J. (2009). Clinical Application of the Synchronized Sentence Set (S3). Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Sound & Vibration (ICSV16), 1-8.

• Bassim MK,, Berliner KI, Fisher LM, Brackmann DE, Friedman RA “Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Critical Evaluation of the State of the Literature” Otol Neurotolo. 2010 Mar 18 ( Epub ahead of print)

• Roche JP, Huang BY, Castillo M, Bassim MK,, Adunka OF, Buchman CA. “Imaging characteristics of children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.” Otol Neurotol. 2010 Jul;31(5):780-8

• Souccar NM, Chakhtoura M, Ghafari JG, Abdelnoor AM. Porphyromonas gingivalis in dental plaque and serum C-reactive protein levels in pregnancy. Journal of Infections in Developing Countries. 30;4:362-366, 2010.

• Chebel NA, Ziade D, Achkouty R. Bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure after orthognathic surgery. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2010 Jun;48(4):e14-5

• Anhoury PS. Nonsurgical treatment of an adult with mandibular asymmetry and unilateral posterior crossbite. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009 Jan;135(1):118-26.

• Sabri R. Treatment of a severe arch length deficiency with anteroposterior and transverse expansion: Long-term stability. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010; 137: 401-11.

• Chidiac JJ, Al-Asmar B, Rifai K, Jabbur SJ, Saadé NE. Inflammatory mediators released following application of irritants on the rat injured incisors. The effect of treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs. Cytokine. 2009 May;46(2):194-200.

• Hamalian TA, Nasr E, Chidiac JJ. Impression Materials in Fixed Prosthodontics: Influence of Choice on Clinical Procedure. J Prosthodont. 2011 Feb 1.

• Berjawi G, Othman I, Mahfoud L, Husseini S, Nassar J, Kotobi A, Hamdan AL. Cricothyroid joint abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Voice. 2010 Mar 22.

• Hamdan AL, Geara F, Rameh S, Sibai A, Fuleihan N. Vocal changes following radiotherapy to the head and neck for non-laryngeal tumors. Eur Arch Otolaryngol. 2009 Sep;266(9):1435-9.

• Yamout B., Hajj T, Sibai A, Sabra O, Rifai H, Fuleihan N, Hamdan AL. Vocal symptoms and acoustic changes in relation to the expanded disability status scale, duration and stage of disease in patients with multiple sclerosis. Eur. Arch. Otolaryngol. 2009 Nov;266(11):1759-65.

• Hamdan AL. , Tanbouzi Husseini S., Halawi A., Sibai A. Arytenoid Asymmetry in Relation to Vocal Symptoms in Singers. J Voice. 2010 Feb 25.

• Hamdan. AL, Nassar, J, Ashkar, J, Sibai, A. Prevalence of arytenoid asymmetry in relation to vocal symptoms. J Laryngol Otol.

• Hannoun T., Zreik T., Tanbouzi Husseini S., Mahfoud L., Sibai A., Hamdan AL. Vocal changes in patients with polycystic ovary symptom. J Voice

• Tanbouzi Husseini S, Halawi A, Sibai A, Hamdan AL. Arytenoid Asymmetry in Relation to Posture, Neck Tension and Glottal Attack in Singers. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

• Hamdan AL, Ashkar J, Sibai A, Oubari D, Tanbouzi Husseini S. Effect of fasting on voice in males. Am J Otolaryngol. 2010 Apr 12.

• Hamdan AL, Deeb R, Sibai A, Rameh C, Rifai H, Fayyad J. Vocal characteristics in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. J Voice. 2009 Mar;23(2):190-4.

• Hamdan AL, Shami N, Mahfoud L, Saoud M. Effect of Pregnancy on the speaking voice. J Voice. 2009 Jul;23(4):490-3.

• Farhat F.S., Geara F., Natout, M. , Serhal, J., Daya, W. Tongue carcinoma in an adult Down's syndrome patient: A case report World Journal of Surgical Oncology 7 2009 , art. no. 26

• Department Faculty Members
  
  

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Certificate of Honor for exceptional services in the Scientific Programs , Exhibits , Continuing Education Courses and Instructional Courses of this Society (Sep 2010) (Dr. Alain Sabri)

• Otology
  
  

  • Recognition for Service, AUB Institutional Review Board (2010) (Dr Abouchacra)

  • North American Scholar Consortium (NASC) Honor Society (2009) (Dr Abouchacra)

• Orthodontics
  
  

  • 1st price for best poster : Lebanese University dental meeting, Beirut- Lebanon Evaluation of hearing in children treated with palatal expansion (Dr Macari)

  • The Habib Rihan Award for best poster presentation Beirut International Dental Meeting (BIDM)- Lebanese Dental Association Maxillary-mandibular interdependence during growth: a field theory (Dr Macari and Dr Haddad and Dr Ghafari)