Born in Maghdouché, Lebanon     
                                     
1978: DMD, St. Joseph University, Beirut.

1978-1979: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Freiburg, Germany

1979-1988: Assistent Professor at theDepartment  of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Münster, Germany

1984: Diploma in Oral Surgery

1985: Doctorate in Dental Science (German PhD)

1988: Habilitation

1988-1994: Associated Professor at the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
of the University of Münster, Germany.

since 1994: Full Professor at the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Münster, Germany  and Chairman of the Privatklinik Schloß Schellenstein, Implantology Center, Olsberg, Germany.

Several patents and more then 100 Publications and 600 lectures / courses on Oral Surgery, Bone Transplantation, Implantology....