Guermazi Honored at Tunisian Embassy

Left to right: Ali Khemili, Executive Director of the TCC, Dr. Guermazi, and Faysal Gouia, Ambassador of Tunisia to the US. — L to r: Ali Khemili, Executive Director of the Tunisian Community Center, Dr. Guermazi, and Faysal Gouia, Ambassador of Tunisia to the US.

Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the Ibn Khaldun Award from the Ibn Khaldun Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, secular advocacy-type think tank focused on the socio-economic development of Tunisia. The annual award recognizes high achievers whose behavior constitutes a direct or indirect service to the Tunisian-American community.

Guermazi is professor of radiology at BUSM, vice chair of academic affairs in the department of radiology at BMC, and serves as director of the Quantitative Imaging Center at both institutions. A French board-certified radiologist, his interests include musculoskeletal diseases, in particular identifying risk factors for developing and worsening osteoarthritis. Guermazi received the award during the Tunisian American Day formal hafla or gala held at the Tunisian Embassy in Washington, DC, June 4.