Joseph Touma

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1 Joseph B. Touma

[edit] Joseph B. Touma

American physician, inventor, professor of medicine and business man, Born May 27, 1938 in Damascus, Syria and moved the the United States in 1963 and settled in Huntington, West Virginia since 1971. He has invented 15 medical devices in ear surgery, published several books and articles in the field and produced dozens of medical education videos presentation and lectures. He is also known for his rare historical collection of medical and surgical instruments presented at Touma Museum of Medicine

In 1998, He and his wife Omayma Tayar has contributed "The Touma Near Eastern Gallery" with over 500 pieces of ceramics, glasswork, rugs, manuscripts, paintings, metalwork, weaponry and armor. One hundred pieces were selected to form "The Allure of the East" collection and toured the country for a three year period.

He is also the founder and president of Touma Ear Foundation, Inc., a non-profit foundation dedicated to public education and financial assistance to the hearing impaired.

[edit] Medical Training:

Premed and medical school: Damascus University School of Medicine.
Internship: Rotating and straight (ENT and Surgery): Damascus University or Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, 1961-1963
Residency, General Surgery: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, 1966-1967
Residency, Otolaryngology: Veterans Administration Hospital and University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee 1967-1970
Fellowship and additional Residency, Otology and Pediatrics ENT, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 1970-1971

[edit] Membership in Academic and Professional Organizations:

Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 1970- present
Member, West Virginia Medical Association, 1971-present
Member, Cabell County Medical Society, 1971-present
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1974-present
Member, Southern Medical Association, 1975-present
Member, International Society for the History of Otolaryngology, 1976-present
Fellow, International College of Surgeons, 1976-present
Member, West Virginia Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1977-present
Member, Centurion Club, Deafness Research Foundation, 1978-present
Fellow, American Neurotological Society, 1986-present
Member, National Hearing Conservation Association, 1991
Member, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1992
Member, Noise and Hearing Conservation Committee, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1992
Member, Industrial Health Foundation, 1993

[edit] Medical Inventions

Touma Mucosal Dissector, 45 degree angle tip (Catalog No. 2376), manufactured by Xomed, Jacksonville, FL
Touma Mucosal Dissector, 110 degree angle tip (Catalog No. 2377), manufactured by Xomed, Jacksonville, FL
Touma Dissector (Catalog No. N1705-86), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma Ossicle Holder (Catalog No. SP7-25613), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma Deep Left-hand Cup Forceps (Catalog No. SP7-27578), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma Crooked Tipped Suction Tube, #3 French (Catalog No. N1685-S27), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma Crooked Tipped 20 gauge Suction Tip (Catalog No. N-1685- S28), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma Crooked Suction Tube, 22 gauge (Catalog No. N-1685-S29), manufactured by Stortz Instrument Company, St. Louis, MO
Touma T-type Grommet Tube (Catalog No. 6012, 6012T, 6012B), manufactured by Xomed , Jacksonville, FL
Touma T-Tube (Catalog No. VT-0405), manufactured by MicroMedic, St. Paul, MN
Tiny Touma Grommet (Catalog No. VT-1601), manufactured by MicroMedics, St. Paul, MN
Touma Tiny Tube (Catalog No. 91-16320), manufactured by Xomed, Jacksonville, FL
Touma T. Grommet Tube, Tapered, I.D. Activent, (Catalog No. 1066-012), Manufactured by Xomed, Jacksonville, FL
Touma "All Purpose" Prosthesis, (Catalog No. 91-00508), Xomed, Jacksonville, FL

[edit] Awards

Physician's Recognition Award: American Medical Association, 1972-present
Regent of the Year: International College of Surgeons, 1984
Citizen of the Year Nominee, 1991
Honor Award Recipient: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, October 2, 1993, Minneapolis, MN
West Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, 1995
Greater Huntington Wall of Fame, inducted 10/4/97
West Virginia Philanthropist of the Year Award, November 9, 1999
Distinguished West Virginian Award by Governor Cecil Underwood, November 9, 1999