Cedars-Sinai has promoted Heitham Hassoun, MD to Chief Executive of Cedars-Sinai International. Hassoun is a highly regarded clinician with considerable experience in global partnerships, international patient services, health system development and academic medicine. In his new role as chief executive of Cedars-Sinai International, Hassoun will continue to lead Cedars-Sinai’s strategic efforts to expand global reach through worldwide collaborations and affiliations.

Hassoun joined Cedars-Sinai in 2018 as vice president and medical director of Cedars-Sinai International. He shepherded Cedars-Sinai’s first global affiliation, The View Hospital in Affiliation with Cedars-Sinai, in Doha, Qatar. Hassoun also has led academic and strategic collaborations in China, Ecuador, Indonesia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Simultaneously, Hassoun has overseen the expansion of Cedars-Sinai’s regional offices in multiple countries, including China, Mexico and Singapore.

In addition to leading Cedars-Sinai International, Hassoun is a professor of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai and maintains a clinical practice in vascular and endovascular surgery.

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