Beirut to Brooklyn: From war to healing | Oscar Lahoud, MD | TEDxNYU Langone Health

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A Lebanese-born physician and CMO shares how war, judo, piano, and a Brooklyn snowstorm taught him that life's detours are often its greatest opportunities. Dr. Oscar Lahoud is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is also the Chief Medical Officer at NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn and Deputy Chief, Clinical Officer, Strategy and Program Development at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and Section Chief of Hematology at NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Tags: English, Identity, Leadership, Life, Medicine, Middle East, Overcome, Personal growth, TEDxTalks, [TEDxEID:67829]

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