Aref Rifai
President of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).
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Name in Arabic:
عارف الرفاعي
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Nationality:
Syrian
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Country of Residence:
USA
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Aref Rifai's Bio
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President of the Syrian American Medical Society ( SAMS ) since July 2025, United States of America.
He is an ophthalmologist, retina and vitreous specialist at the Pensacola Retina Center since January 2014, and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Alabama School of Medicine.
He was a resident physician in ophthalmology at George Washington University.
He obtained a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Aleppo in 1989, and a fellowship in retinal and vitreous diseases and surgery from the Eye Center at Louisiana State University in 1996.




