Gabriel Sara

Dr. Sara attended medical school at the Faculté Française de Médecine (FFM) in Beirut and Paris XI School of Medicine and obtained his Doctorate in Medicine in 1980. In 1980, he moved to New York City where he obtained and trained 3 American Boards: Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology. He is a Senior Attending Physician in the division of Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai-Roosevelt Hospital in New York where he is the Medical Director of the Chemotherapy Unit. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. In 2005, Dr. Sara and Fuad Sawaya established the Helen Sawaya Fund, in memory of Fuad’s wife, Helen who passed away of cancer. This program transformed the experience of cancer patients through art, music therapy, reflexology, a travel program, and more. Dr. Sara is the author of several articles in the field of hematology and oncology and 2013, he co-edited the first textbook about “Music and Medicine: Integrative Models in the Treatment of Pain.” He is annually cited in the Hematology/Oncology section of "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area" by Castle Connolly and the "Super Doctors” edition of the New York Times Magazine. In 2003, Gabriel co-founded “Jamhour Alumni US” and was its President from 2006 to 2010.