National University Hospital (Damascus)
| National University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Syrian Ministry of Higher Education | |
The University Hospital in 2025 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria |
| Coordinates | 33°30′21″N 36°16′11″E / 33.505716°N 36.269635°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Damascus University |
| Services | |
| Beds | 645 |
| Speciality | Multispecialty |
| History | |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals 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.