Dr. Ali Guermazi, PhD, from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has received the Ibn Khaldun award from the Ibn Khaldun Institute.
The annual award recognizes high achievers whose behavior constitutes a service to the Tunisian-American community, according to Boston University Medical Center. Guermazi is a professor of radiology at BUSM, vice chair of academic affairs at Boston Medical Center, and director of the Quantitative Imaging Center at both institutions.
Guermazi specializes in musculoskeletal diseases, particularly in identifying structural risk factors for developing and worsening osteoarthritis. He also has helped develop several original and widely accepted radiological methods to assess osteoarthritis disease risk and progression.
He received the award at a June 4 event held at the Tunisian embassy in Washington, DC, to celebrate Tunisian-American Day.
