Author Visit: Ghazi Rayan MD

Presenter: Local author Ghazi Rayan MD

Dr. Rayan is a first-generation immigrant American orthopedic surgeon. His non-fiction books focus on the impact of immigrants and legal immigration throughout American history. Immigrants, transcended borders to enrich their adopted country and left lasting imprint on the American landscape of progress. Their efforts are woven into the fabric of American tapestry and improved the quality of lives for countless Americans.

This power point presentation combines history of medicine and storytelling of many leading first-generation immigrant physicians, men and women, who made groundbreaking contributions and medical innovations that laid the foundation of modern American medicine.

This program is being offered to support the library's STEAM month.