He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona, and Founding President & CEO of Vascular, Heart & Lung Associates in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Dr. Shennib is an internationally recognized cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon and an opinion leader in health care policies and international relations. With a keen interest in foreign policy, he has played key roles in international conflict resolution, participated in the Middle East World Economic Forum as part of the Canadian delegation, chaired the Libya European Benghazi Children with AIDS Working Group, and made presentations to the European Union Parliament on the Bulgaria-Libya conflict. He is listed in the Canadian Who’s Who registry, serves as President of the National Council on US Libya Relations, and is a Senior Policy Advisor to the Libyan Presidential Council. He has held leadership positions including President of the National Council on Canada Arab Relations, President of the Quebec Muslim Association, and member of the Board of Governors of Concordia University in Montreal.
Dr. Shennib regularly serves as an advisor in designing regional health care models worldwide and has participated in the development of educational and health care projects and reviews for numerous countries including Bosnia, Kazakhstan, UAE, Egypt, and Libya. He received an honorary PhD from Kazakhstan Institute of Medical Sciences at Astana for his contributions.
Dr. Shennib is currently a Clinical Professor at the College of Medicine at University of Arizona and previously was a Professor in the Departments of Surgery, Immunobiology and Transplantation, and Oncology and Medicine at McGill University-Faculty of Medicine in Montreal. After completing his postgraduate residency training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at London University in the UK and McGill University in Montreal, he underwent further fellowship training in Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation at the University of Toronto and in Vascular and Endovascular Therapy at the Arizona Heart Institute. He is the CEO of Vascular, Heart & Lung Associates, an established cardiovascular practice in Phoenix. He holds American Board Certifications in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Vascular Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons, and is a member of numerous specialty societies, co-editor of medical journals, and has published over 200 original articles. Dr. Shennib also holds a Master of Science degree in Experimental Surgery from McGill University. He is an inventor and holds 17 patents.
