Anthony Rizk
Biographic Data
| ID | 6492093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthony Rizk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthony |
| FAMILY NAME | Rizk |
| SIGNATURE | RIZK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4284-5530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Microbial rights for a planetary age
While microbes have primarily been viewed as pathogens, contemporary microbiome science and microbial ecology increasingly emphasize their non-pathogenic and symbiotic roles in shaping ecosystems and the health of all life forms. In doing so, they advance more nuanced understandings of the complexity of inter-related biological worlds. Yet, as scientific conceptions shift toward relational, functional, and ecological approaches in microbiology, t…
States of Resistance
Drawing on institutional historical records, interviews and student theses, this article charts the intersection of hospital acquired illness, the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), environments of armed conflict, and larger questions of social governance in the specific case of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Lebanon. Taking a methodological cue from approaches in contemporary scientific work that understand…
Antimicrobial resistance and the Iraq wars
Covid-19 and non-communicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Background: There is increasing evidence that respiratory diseases originate in early life (Stocks et al. 2013, Lancet Respir Med). Programmes working to treat severe acute malnutrition (SAM) should not only aim to prevent mortality but also improve long-term outcomes of survivors. Methods: 462 survivors of the FuSAM Cohort (Kerac et al. 2014, PloSone) together with sibling and community controls underwent spirometry and detailed anthropometric m…
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region
Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, thought to occur with an incidence of approximately 1 in 300 000 live births. The main clinical manifestations are popliteal webbing, cleft lip, cleft palate, lower lip pits, syndactyly, and genital and nail anomalies. This report describes the clinical features in two families with PPS and one isolated case, showing the range of anomalies found both within and between the …
Assessing the capacity for conflict and health research in Lebanon
The study indicates that health research in Lebanon is characterized by considerable strengths in terms of human capital and research capacities of certain universities. However, the Lebanese research infrastructure needs further development in terms of ensuring sustainable funding, providing access to data, teaching qualitative research skills, conducting ethical and multidisciplinary research, and promoting cross-sectoral knowledge transfer
A conceptual framework for capacity strengthening of health research in conflict
BACKGROUND: In conflict settings, research capacities have often been de-prioritized as resources are diverted to emergency needs, such as addressing elevated morbidity, mortality and health system challenges directly and/or indirectly associated to war. This has had an adverse long-term impact in such protracted conflicts such as those found in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), where research knowledge and skills have often been co…
Context-led capacity building in time of crisis
BACKGROUND: This paper examines one EC-funded multinational project (RESCAP-MED), with a focus on research capacity building (RCB) concerning non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. By the project's end (2015), the entire region was engulfed in crisis. OBJECTIVE: Designed before this crisis developed in 2011, the primary purpose of RESCAP-MED was to foster methodological skills needed to conduct multi-d…
(Dis)connectivities in wartime
The proliferation of conflicts across borders of Middle Eastern States has transformed the landscapes of health and healthcare across the region. In the case of Iraq, state healthcare has collapsed under the strain of protracted conflicts. Meanwhile, Lebanon's post-war healthcare system is booming, and becoming more privatised. In this paper, we build on an ethnographic study on the movements and experiences of Iraqi patients in Lebanon to show h…
Self-rated health disparities among disadvantaged older adults in ethnically diverse urban neighborhoods in a Middle Eastern country
The social context in which older adults live and their financial security are key in explaining disparities in SRH in marginalized communities. Social capital and economic security, often overlooked in policy and public health interventions, need to be integrated in dimensions of well-being of older adults, especially in post-conflict settings
Landscape of Research on Older Adults’ Health in the Arab Region
This study lays the basis for a "roadmap" for research on older adults' health in the Arab region. It calls for cooperation among various stakeholders to produce a targeted and well-informed research agenda that is more responsive to emerging and context-specific needs of older adults in the region
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Self-rated health disparities among disadvantaged older adults in ethnically diverse urban neighborhoods in a Middle Eastern country
The social context in which older adults live and their financial security are key in explaining disparities in SRH in marginalized communities. Social capital and economic security, often overlooked in policy and public health interventions, need to be integrated in dimensions of well-being of older adults, especially in post-conflict settings
Landscape of Research on Older Adults’ Health in the Arab Region
This study lays the basis for a "roadmap" for research on older adults' health in the Arab region. It calls for cooperation among various stakeholders to produce a targeted and well-informed research agenda that is more responsive to emerging and context-specific needs of older adults in the region
(Dis)connectivities in wartime
The proliferation of conflicts across borders of Middle Eastern States has transformed the landscapes of health and healthcare across the region. In the case of Iraq, state healthcare has collapsed under the strain of protracted conflicts. Meanwhile, Lebanon's post-war healthcare system is booming, and becoming more privatised. In this paper, we build on an ethnographic study on the movements and experiences of Iraqi patients in Lebanon to show h…
A conceptual framework for capacity strengthening of health research in conflict
BACKGROUND: In conflict settings, research capacities have often been de-prioritized as resources are diverted to emergency needs, such as addressing elevated morbidity, mortality and health system challenges directly and/or indirectly associated to war. This has had an adverse long-term impact in such protracted conflicts such as those found in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), where research knowledge and skills have often been co…
Context-led capacity building in time of crisis
BACKGROUND: This paper examines one EC-funded multinational project (RESCAP-MED), with a focus on research capacity building (RCB) concerning non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. By the project's end (2015), the entire region was engulfed in crisis. OBJECTIVE: Designed before this crisis developed in 2011, the primary purpose of RESCAP-MED was to foster methodological skills needed to conduct multi-d…
Assessing the capacity for conflict and health research in Lebanon
The study indicates that health research in Lebanon is characterized by considerable strengths in terms of human capital and research capacities of certain universities. However, the Lebanese research infrastructure needs further development in terms of ensuring sustainable funding, providing access to data, teaching qualitative research skills, conducting ethical and multidisciplinary research, and promoting cross-sectoral knowledge transfer
Covid-19 and non-communicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Background: There is increasing evidence that respiratory diseases originate in early life (Stocks et al. 2013, Lancet Respir Med). Programmes working to treat severe acute malnutrition (SAM) should not only aim to prevent mortality but also improve long-term outcomes of survivors. Methods: 462 survivors of the FuSAM Cohort (Kerac et al. 2014, PloSone) together with sibling and community controls underwent spirometry and detailed anthropometric m…
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region
Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, thought to occur with an incidence of approximately 1 in 300 000 live births. The main clinical manifestations are popliteal webbing, cleft lip, cleft palate, lower lip pits, syndactyly, and genital and nail anomalies. This report describes the clinical features in two families with PPS and one isolated case, showing the range of anomalies found both within and between the …
Antimicrobial resistance and the Iraq wars
States of Resistance
Drawing on institutional historical records, interviews and student theses, this article charts the intersection of hospital acquired illness, the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), environments of armed conflict, and larger questions of social governance in the specific case of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Lebanon. Taking a methodological cue from approaches in contemporary scientific work that understand…
Microbial rights for a planetary age
While microbes have primarily been viewed as pathogens, contemporary microbiome science and microbial ecology increasingly emphasize their non-pathogenic and symbiotic roles in shaping ecosystems and the health of all life forms. In doing so, they advance more nuanced understandings of the complexity of inter-related biological worlds. Yet, as scientific conceptions shift toward relational, functional, and ecological approaches in microbiology, t…
Medicine (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (4 works) · Capacity building (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Middle East (3 works)