Mansour F. Armaly

Mansour F. Armaly

Mansour F. Armaly (February 25, 1927 – August 19, 2005) was a Palestinian-American physician who researched the treatment of glaucoma.

Early life and education

Armaly was born in Shefa Amr, Palestine on February 25, 1927, the eldest of eight children. Armaly grew up in Haifa, where he completed his elementary and high school education.[1]

He received his B.A. (1947) and M.D. (1951) from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.[2] In 1948, his family sought refuge with him in Lebanon after the founding of the state of Israel.[1]

Career

After completing his residency in Beirut at the American University Hospital, Armaly left in 1955 to attend the University of Iowa, from which he received a M.Sc. in 1957. Armaly became an American citizen and joined the university's faculty in 1958, where he remained for 13 years.[2]

In 1970, he accepted a position as professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the George Washington University Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., serving in that role for 27 years, until 1996. From 1980 to 1987, Armaly served as President of the Pan-American Glaucoma Society.[1]

Death

Armaly died of cancer at the hospital where he had long worked, at the age of 78. He was survived by his wife of 55 years, Aida Armaly, and his two children, Fareed Armaly, an artist in Berlin, and Raya Armaly Harrison, an ophthalmologist in Columbia, Maryland.[3]

Honours and legacy

In 1973, Armaly was decorated as a Knight of the National Order of the Cedar, Lebanon's highest state honour.[1]

Two lectureships were established in Armaly's name with gifts from the family: The Mansour F. Armaly Lecture at The University of Iowa, and The Armaly Lecture at the American University in Beirut.[1]

The Lecture Recipients at the University of Iowa have been nominated since 2004, beginning with Robert N. Weinreb. [4] The inaugural Armaly lecture in Beirut was given by Wallace L.M. Alward in 2012.[1]

Selection of scholarly publications

  1. ^ a b c d e f "About Mansour F. Armaly, M.D. (1927-2005)". eye.medicine.uiowa.edu. University of Iowa. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Sullivan, Patricia (25 August 2005). "Glaucoma Researcher Mansour F. Armaly, 78, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Mansour Armaly, 78, Leader of Early Study of Glaucoma, Dies," New York Times, September 19, 2005. (Requires registration.)
  4. ^ Mansour F. Armaly Lectureship, University of Iowa Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

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