• Pediatric Gastroenterologist
• Assistant Professor, MSU CHM Pediatrics and Human Development

Education

• Medical school: Aleppo University Medical School, Aleppo, Syria
  
• Pediatric Residency: Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, Mich.
  
• Child Gastroenterology Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Board Certifications

• American Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology
• American Board of Pediatrics

Scholarly Activity

Dr Tabbah mentors medical students and residents in research projects and helped to investigate the effects of increased lead in Flint drinking water on constipation in children. Some of his most recent work includes:

• Al-Kharraz K, Tabbah MJ, LaChance J, Kriem J. The Effect of the Flint Water Crisis Secondary to Increased Lead Levels in Drinking Water on Constipation in Children in the City of Flint, Michigan, USA. Cureus. 2023 Aug 27;15(8):e44189. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44189. PMID: 37767257; PMCID: PMC10520895.
• Tabbah MJ. P0560 Cost-Effectiveness of Ondansetron Treatment in Vomiting Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis in Children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2004 Jun 1;39:S269-70.