Dr. Layal Abi Zeid

I knew early on in my life that I wanted to become a doctor. Courses of biology fascinated me, and medical doctor was the only career choice I filled in my application. I thank God for having been accepted at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, where I studied for seven years, followed by an OB-GYN residency of two and a half years at Hôtel-Dieu de France hospital.

I then moved to Paris, where I worked at La Pitié-Salpêtrière, the biggest hospital in Europe. The dream came true when I got accepted within Pr. René Frydman's team, internationally renowned and the first infertility doctor in France. It was then that I met Pr. Ayoubi, Lebanese pioneer, internationally recognized and the first to conduct a uterine transplant in 2019. I consider myself lucky to have worked with these two professors for many years.

My journey taught me a lot. My path introduced me to the best in the field. After five years, I discovered that my brain was formatted by the French, but my heart was still in Beirut. In 2010, I came back to Lebanon and took on a great opportunity: Head of the IVF department at Clinique du Levant. I was lucky to also join the CMC women clinic in 2018, whose team is adorable. Four years were also spent as an infertility consultant at the Lebanese Army Hospital. Being a sexologist as well allows me to help patients with sexual difficulties.

You may have seen me on the TV show "The Doctors", broadcast on MTV Lebanon. An exceptional experience that helps raise awareness on general medical topics and on the value of natural remedies, which I apply in my daily routine.

If you want to know what I am most proud of, my answer without hesitation would be "being a mother". My dream, and I am calling it a dream as it sometimes seems impossible, is to help all the patients make their motherhood dream come true. Despite the difficulties, I try my best to help them achieve their objectives.