Mission and Vision

To promote networking among Jordanian American physicians.

To support Jordanian healthcare system. This will be achieved through charity, education, and research.

To build bridges of cooperation between the US healthcare system and the Jordanian one.

Who Are We?

Welcome to the Jordanian American Physicians Association (JAPA) organization website. Our organization is dedicated to strengthening relationship between Jordanian American Physicians Association, healthcare system in Jordan and the United States based on volunteerism, charity, and science.

JAPA started as a social network platform in 2014 and formally launched in the spring of 2020 by the efforts of several Jordanian Physicians who trained in the US. In 2020, JAPA has executed several projects that helped Jordanian healthcare system fight the COVID-19 pandemic. JAPA focuses on helping young physicians achieve their goals in the US and tries to strengthen social and professional networking among Jordanian American Physicians Association.

We invite you to join our efforts and support our cause. Jordan has been a great ally to the US and we are looking forward to strengthen this relationship in healthcare and healthcare charity.

Sincerely,

BahaEddin Shabaneh

Baha’eddin Shabaneh (Attamimi)
MD MBA FACC FASCA

Past President,
Jordanian American Physicians Association

Executive Board

Raed Hamed, MD

Raed Hamed, MD

JAPA President

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Maen Hussein, MD

Maen Hussein, MD

Vice President

Hematology Oncology
Tavares, Florida

Ahmad Abu Alsoud, MD

Ahmad Abu Alsoud, MD

Treasurer

Pediatrics Otolaryngology, Rhinology
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Hamza Alshami, MD

Hamza Alshami, MD

Secretary

Pulmonology and Critical Care
Kansas City, Missouri

BahaEddin Shabaneh, MD

BahaEddin Shabaneh, MD

JAPA Past President

Interventional Cardiology
Houston, Texas

Naser Gharaibeh, MD

Naser Gharaibeh, MD

Member

Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine
Joplin, Missouri

Baha Abu-Esheh, MD

Baha Abu-Esheh, MD

Member

Neurologist
Ardmore, Oklahoma

Amjad Hammad, MD

Amjad Hammad, MD

Member

Vitreoretinal Ophthalmology
Saratoga, New York

Amal Abu Libdeh, MD

Amal Abu Libdeh, MD

Member

Pediatric Neurology
Charlottesville, VIrginia

Bashar Alzghoul, MD

Bashar Alzghoul, MD

Member

Pulmonary and Critical Care
Gainesville, Florida

Jamilah Shubeilat, MD

Jamilah Shubeilat, MD

Member

Infectious Disease
Phoenix, Arizona

Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MD

Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MD

Member

Gastrointestinal Surgery
Amman, Jordan

Saif Al Qatarneh, MD

Saif Al Qatarneh, MD

Member

Pediatrics Pulmonology
Morgantown, West Virginia

Mohammad El-Ghanem, MD FSVIN

Mohammad El-Ghanem, MD FSVIN

Member

Neuroendovascular Surgery & Vascular Neurology
Houston, Texas

Taleb Hammad, Pharmacist

Taleb Hammad, Pharmacist

Executive Director

Strategic Partners