Antoine Aoun, MD

Dr. Antoine Aoun is an Associate Professor, University Physician, and Director of the Center for Obesity Prevention, Treatment, Education, and Research (COPTER) at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), accredited by NECHE. Currently on a leave of absence, Dr. Aoun is contributing his expertise to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen and Hôpital La Musse Saint Sébastien de Morsent in Normandy, France, where he is deepening his knowledge in obesity prevention and advanced treatment. During his time in France, he chaired the blue-ribbon committee responsible for establishing a Faculty of Medicine at NDU and led the multidisciplinary obesity team at Hôpital La Musse.

Dr. Aoun is the primary or corresponding author of over 40 peer-reviewed publications. He graduated as valedictorian of his high school class in 1994, and he has received numerous accolades, including the 'Best Abstract' award at the ESPEN Congress in 2010 and the ‘Best Poster’ award at the WONCA Europe Congress in 2017. He completed his Family Medicine specialty and earned a Diploma in Medical Ethics from Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Dr. Aoun joined NDU in 2013 after serving as an Assistant Professor (Maitre de Conference) at the School of Medicine at Saint Joseph University. He holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition from Rouen University, a Diploma in Obesity Management from Pitié Salpêtrière University, and a Diploma in Malnutrition Management from René Descartes University in France. He also completed a Clinical Nutrition Fellowship at Rouen University Hospital and advanced medical courses at Harvard and Stanford Universities. His primary research interests focus on eating behaviors and nutritional supplementation.

From 2006 to 2021, Dr. Aoun served as the medical advisor for ‘Mission de Vie’ and actively participated in numerous regional and international congresses. He has also practiced Family Medicine and Clinical Nutrition while instructing medical and post-graduate nutrition students.