National University Hospital (Damascus)

National University Hospital
Syrian Ministry of Higher Education
The University Hospital in 2025
Geography
LocationDamascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
Coordinates33°30′21″N 36°16′11″E / 33.505716°N 36.269635°E / 33.505716; 36.269635
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityDamascus University
Services
Beds645
SpecialityMultispecialty
History
Opened1988
Links
Websitewww.nuhd.edu.sy
ListsHospitals in Syria

National University Hospital (Arabic: المستشفى الوطني الجامعي) in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education. The hospital is affiliated with Damascus University.

Following the Fall of Assad regime in December 2024. The hospital's name was changed from al-Assad University Hospital to National University Hospital. The current director of the National University Hospital is Dr. Abdel Ghani Al-Shalabi, who assumed the position on December 24, 2024. Dr. Al-Shalabi is a specialist in general and laparoscopic surgery, having trained in France, and serves as a professor of general and laparoscopic surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the Damascus University.