About us The Lebanese Society for General Surgery was created in 1969 by less than ten Lebanese surgeons, most of them are still alive. This organization grew rapidly and many other surgeons spontaneously joined this scientific association. By 1975, their number exceeded 70, and their scientific activities became regular and highly instructive. Many foreign surgeons and physicians were invited to contribute to its meetings and conferences. The activities of the Lebanese Society for General Surgery have stagnated during the Lebanese war (1975-1990). By 1993, a new executive committee was elected and a new era of intense administrative and scientific activities started. A continuing Surgical Education program with accreditation of scientific meetings has then started. A National Surgery Board Exam was instituted. An animal Laboratory was created, and since 1995, a yearly National Spring Congress started to be organized. By 2007, the number of active members of the surgical society exceeded 300. The actual president of the LSGS is Dr. Fouad Zanati. The members of the administrative committee are Michel Daher, Négib Geahchan, Saad Bizri, Melhem Azzi, Pierre Farah, Hikmat El-Husseini, Ghassan Nawfal and Mustapha Oweidat. A special Award, the “Golden Hand Prize” was attributed to: Antoine Ghossein 1999 Kamal Bikhazi 2000 Chahine Abousleiman 2001 Ali Raad 2002 Adnan Haydar 2003 Robert Daou 2004