Originally from Homs, Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul is based in Chicago, where he practices critical care medicine and serves as the president of the Syrian American Medical Society. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/dr-m-zaher-sahloul/rss en Human Rights Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/04/polio-in-syria-the-tip-of-the-iceberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/04/polio-in-syria-the-tip-of-the-iceberg I was in Syria on a medical mission to Aleppo when I heard the news confirming the resurgence of polio in Syria, which has reappeared for the first time in 14 years.