Dr. Andre Megarbane is professor of medical genetics and head of the Medical Genetic Unit, St Joseph University, Lebanon. Dr. Megarbane is author and co-author of more than 250 publications. He is member of the Lebanese National Bioethics Committee, member of the French Society of Genetics and Genetic Counseling, the American Society of Human Genetics, and the European Society of Human Genetics. Dr. Megarbane is member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Medical Genetics and member of the Rammal Rammal Prize Committee. Dr. Megarbane has an active research with interest in the domains of mental retardations, dysmorphology, osseous malformations, and others.