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Samir Bishara | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1935-10-31)October 31, 1935 Cairo |
| Died | October 8, 2010(2010-10-08) (aged 74) |
| Education | Alexandria University, University of Iowa College of Dentistry |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Institutions | University of Iowa College of Dentistry |
| Sub-specialties | Orthodontics |
| Research | Growth and Development |
Samir Bishara (October 31, 1935 – October 8, 2010) was anEgyptianorthodontist.[1]
He was born inCairo in 1935 to Edward and Georgette Bishara. He obtained his dental degree and his Orthodontic degree fromAlexandria University. He practiced dentistry in Egypt for 11 years at Moassat Hospital in Alexandria after which he moved to New York City to work as a Pediatric Dentist at the Guggenheim Clinic. He then moved toUniversity of Iowa College of Dentistry where he received his Orthodontic degree a second time. In 1968, he became a faculty at the Orthodontic Program of Iowa University and served there until 2010. Bishara was married to Anne Ghalioungui and had four daughters.
Bishara has published over 200 scientific articles.[2]
Bishara published an orthodontic textbook calledTextbook of Orthodontics in 2001.[3]
Before he died, he was a still a Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He died at the age of 74 in 2010.