Committee Biography

Dr. Maya Zeineddine is a Lebanese Senior Clinical/Ambulatory Care Pharmacist specialized in neurology and multiple sclerosis. Dr. Zeineddine, winner of the "Best Clinician" and "Positive Attitude" awards, completed several internships at major hospital and community pharmacies in Lebanon and the US and graduated from LAU with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with distinction in June 2011. In August 2015, Dr. Zeineddine successfully passed the Multiple Sclerosis Specialization examination and became the first and only Multiple Sclerosis Certified Pharmacist in Lebanon and the Middle East. From September 2011 to August 2020, Dr. Zeineddine worked as the ambulatory care pharmacist of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). In December 2015, Dr. Zeineddine was appointed as Executive Secretary of the Middle East North Africa Committee for Research and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis (MENACTRIMS). Dr. Zeineddine is an active researcher and a public speaker. Dr. Zeineddine has multiple publications, is involved in several international clinical trials in the field of neurology and multiple sclerosis, and is a member of several national and international professional organizations. From 2015 until 2022, Dr. Zeineddine was also the fund coordinator at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Lebanon (MSSL). Dr. Zeineddine is currently the leader of the Neuropsychiatry Listserv at IVPN-Network and is a PhD candidate in "Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases" at the Tropical Institute of Neurology at Limoges University, Limoges, France. In May 2023, Dr. Zeineddine was invited by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation to join their International Medical and Scientific Board, representing the Middle East and North Africa region in the aim of improving the quality of life of people affected by multiple sclerosis.