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'''Jawad Youssef Fares''' ({{lang-ar|جواد يوسف فارس}}; born 1991 in [[Madrid]], Spain)<ref name="forbeseu" /> is a Lebanese [[medical doctorphysician]], [[researcher]] and -[[scientist]].<ref name= "ayp">{{cite web |url=http://pioneers.arabyouthcenter.org/en/#pioneers/678 |title=Landing}}</ref><ref name= "maingate">{{cite web |url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/186050e2?page=56 |title=A Pioneering Scientist, Surgeon, and Researcher |first=Prototype |last=Interactive |website=www.aub.edu.lb/maingate/ |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> He was selected for the [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list in [[science]] and [[healthcare]] for his contribution to solving healthcare problems in the [[developing world]].<ref name="forbeseu">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jawad-fares/#3dd96d945d87 |title=Jawad Fares |website=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="forbesarticle">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elliekincaid/2018/01/21/from-bionic-limbs-to-dinosaurs-30-under-30-europe-in-science-and-healthcare/#3daeac771616 |title=From Dinosaurs To Bionic Limbs: The 2018 Europe 30 Under 30 In Science And Healthcare |first=Ellie |last=Kincaid |website=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> He also featured twice in the [[Forbes]] Middle East 30 Under 30,<ref name="forbesme">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/arab-30-under-30-class-2018/item/15/ |title=Arab 30 Under 30: Class Of 2018 |last=ranjujason |accessdate=14 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026104447/https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/arab-30-under-30-class-2018/item/15/ |archive-date=26 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="forbesme2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/profile/middle-easts-30-under-30-2019/jawad-fares |title=Jawad Fares |accessdate=23 March 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323053358/https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/profile/middle-easts-30-under-30-2019/jawad-fares |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was selected as one of the top 10 young scientists in the world by ''Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News''.<ref name="gen">{{cite web |url=https://www.genengnews.com/the-lists/top-10-under-40/77901097 |title=Top 10 Under 40 - The Lists - GEN |website=GEN |accessdate=14 October 2018 |date=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref name= "lebuni">{{cite web |url=https://www.ul.edu.lb/common/news.aspx?newsId=1867 |title=Jawad Fares, a graduate of the Lebanese University featuring again in the "Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30" |website=www.ul.edu.lb/ |accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Fares was elected as a Fellow of The World Academy of Medical Sciences, and in 2021 was one of the Young Physician Leaders<ref>{{Cite web|last=Partnership (IAP)|first=the InterAcademy|title=Meet the next generation of IAP Young Physician Leaders: the 2021 cohort is here|url=https://www.interacademies.org/news/meet-next-generation-iap-young-physician-leaders-2021-cohort-here|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.interacademies.org|language=en-GB}}</ref> selected by the [[InterAcademy Partnership]] .

Fares was born in Spain and raised in [[Beirut]], the eldest of four siblings of [[neurosurgeon]] [[Youssef Fares (neurosurgeon)|Youssef Fares]] and [[architect]]-[[psychologist]] [[Aida Hoteit]].<ref name="mbr">{{cite web |url=http://www.almaktouminitiatives.org/en/MEE/articledetail/?articleUrl=this-lebanese-doctor-is-bringing-hope-to-the-country-s-cluster-bomb-survivors |title=This Lebanese doctor is bringing hope to the country's cluster bomb survivors |first=Prototype |last=Interactive |website=www.almaktouminitiatives.org |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> He credits his upbringing for his thirst for knowledge and medical discovery.<ref name="mbr" /> Fares earned a [[B.S.]] degree in [[Biology]] from the [[American University of Beirut]], where he also attended [[medical school]] to acquire his [[M.D.]] degree. He, concurrently, attained an [[M.S.]] degree in [[Neuropsychology]] from the [[Lebanese University]] Neuroscience Research Center.<ref name="forbeseu" /><ref name="ayp" /><ref name="mbr" /> In 2018, Fares moved to the [[United States]] to pursue postdoctoral research in [[Neuro-oncology]] at [[Northwestern University]]. He further completed a postgraduate medical program in [[Cancer]] Biology and Therapeutics at [[Harvard Medical School]].<ref name="linkedin.com">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyfares/{{self-published inline|date=March 2019}}</ref>

Fares's research entails [[neuroscience]], [[neurosurgery]], conflict medicine and [[global health]].<ref name="ayp" /> In [[Lebanon]], he explored injuries resulting from [[cluster munitions]], which are bombs that release many smaller [[submunitions]], to highlight the effects of these weapons on humanitarian and ecological levels.<ref name="mbr" /> During the [[2006 Lebanon War]], it was estimated that 4.6 million submunitions were released over Lebanese soil, and almost one million of which remained unexploded.<ref name="mbr" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/02/17/israels-use-cluster-bombs-shows-need-global-ban |title=Israel's Use of Cluster Bombs Shows Need for Global Ban |date=17 February 2008 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> These unexploded bombs continued to injure and kill civilians after the war ended.<ref name="ayp" /><ref name="bwho">{{cite journal |url=https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/8/17-202481/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815151353/http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/8/17-202481/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |title=Cluster munitions: military use and civilian health hazards |journal=World Health Organization |volume=96 |issue=8 |pages=584–585 |accessdate=14 October 2018 |doi=10.2471/BLT.17.202481 |pmid=30104799 |pmc=6083390 |year=2018 |last1=Fares |first1=Jawad |last2=Fares |first2=Youssef}}</ref> Fares studied cases of amputations and injuries involving multiple regions of the body due to blast explosions.<ref name="ayp" /><ref name="mbr" /><ref name="bwho" /><ref name="main">{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s10072-013-1343-7 |pmid=23456473 |title=Anatomical and neuropsychological effects of cluster munitions |journal=Neurological Sciences |volume=34 |issue=12 |pages=2095–2100 |year=2013 |last1=Fares |first1=Youssef |last2=Fares |first2=Jawad|s2cid=9810840 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s10072-013-1623-2 |pmid=24389857 |title=Head and facial injuries due to cluster munitions |journal=Neurological Sciences |volume=35 |issue=6 |pages=905–910 |year=2014 |last1=Fares |first1=Youssef |last2=Fares |first2=Jawad |last3=Gebeily |first3=Souheil|s2cid=24233741 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s10072-013-1427-4 |pmid=23563862 |title=Pain and neurological sequelae of cluster munitions on children and adolescents in South Lebanon |journal=Neurological Sciences |volume=34 |issue=11 |pages=1971–1976 |year=2013 |last1=Fares |first1=Youssef |last2=Ayoub |first2=Fouad |last3=Fares |first3=Jawad |last4=Khazim |first4=Rabi |last5=Khazim |first5=Mahmoud |last6=Gebeily |first6=Souheil|s2cid=34834498 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.jiph.2013.05.006 |pmid=23999350 |title=Trauma-related infections due to cluster munitions |journal=Journal of Infection and Public Health |volume=6 |issue=6 |pages=482–486 |year=2013 |last1=Fares |first1=Youssef |last2=El-Zaatari |first2=Mohamad |last3=Fares |first3=Jawad |last4=Bedrosian |first4=Nora |last5=Yared |first5=Nadine|doi-access=free }}</ref> These injuries often led to [[disability]],<ref name="bwho" /><ref name="main" /> and significant social and [[mental health]] problems.<ref name="mbr" /><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017214 |pmid=28821528 |pmc=5724068 |title=Post-traumatic stress disorder in adult victims of cluster munitions in Lebanon: A 10-year longitudinal study |journal=BMJ Open |volume=7 |issue=8 |pages=e017214 |year=2017 |last1=Fares |first1=Jawad |last2=Gebeily |first2=Souheil |last3=Saad |first3=Mohamad |last4=Harati |first4=Hayat |last5=Nabha |first5=Sanaa |last6=Said |first6=Najwane |last7=Kanso |first7=Mohamad |last8=Abdel Rassoul |first8=Ronza |last9=Fares |first9=Youssef}}</ref> His research led to the "[[Fares Scale of Injuries due to Cluster Munitions]]" that assesses injuries based on functional impairment.<ref name="forbeseu" /><ref name="forbesme" /><ref name="mbr" /><ref name="main" /> The scale helped better classify the wounds of victims and determine the best possible treatment.<ref name="forbeseu" /><ref name="forbesme" /><ref name="mbr" /><ref name="main" />

* Award of Honor, [[American University of Beirut]] Faculty of Medicine, “''for his outstanding achievement in impactful humanitarian research'',” 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://website.aub.edu.lb/fm/shbpp/ethics/public/Pages/EM2017-2018.aspx |title=AUB - Public Lectures - 2017 - 2018 |website=website.aub.edu.lb |accessdate=14 October 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119015926/http://website.aub.edu.lb/fm/shbpp/ethics/public/Pages/EM2017-2018.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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