Canary Mission EXPOSES Another Anti-Semitic Doctor!
Walid Khass made numerous threatening anti-Semitic remarks on social media while pre-med and during medical school. In March 2019, Dr. Khass matched as a pediatric resident at NYP Brooklyn hospital. After discovering his hateful posts they removed him from the position, citing significant risk to their "large Jewish population." Dr. Khass successfully sued the hospital, forcing them to reinstate him.
All profile subjects in the Medical List have shown themselves to warrant inclusion based on the requirements that can be viewed on our Ethics Policy page.
- Yazeed IbrahimProfessionalCaliforniaDMU
Yazeed Ibrahim spoke at an anti-Israel event in San Jose, California, in January 2024.
October 7 Overview snippet for scraped profilesAs of July 2025, Yazeed Ibrahim was listed online as a psychiatrist, as well as vice president of the board of Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles chapter.
- Ayah AwwadProfessionalCalifornia
Ayah Awwad participated in an anti-Israel event in Palo Alto, California in 2024.
October 7 Overview snippet for scraped profilesAs of July 2025, Ayah Awwad’s Linkedin profile said she had worked as a physician assistant at One Community Health, located in Sacramento, California, since June 2025.
- Karim FawazProfessionalMassachusettsBDSAUB
Karim Fawaz signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Karim Fawaz signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of July 2025, Karim Fawaz was listed as a gastroenterologist affiliated with Cambridge Health Alliance.
Cambridge Health Alliance is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Renceh FlojoStudentHawaiiJABSOM
Renceh Flojo participated in an anti-Israel march in San Jose, California, in October 2023.
October 7 Overview snippet for scraped profilesAs of July 2025, Renceh Flojo's LinkedIn profile said he was an incoming medical student at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), slated to graduate in June 2029.
- Lila AbassiProfessorNew YorkSGU, SUNY Downstate
Lila Abassi is a doctor who expressed support for Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists, as well as denied Hamas war crimes. As of March 2025, Abassi had reportedly been fired from her position.
Abassi wrote her social media posts during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.
As of February 2025, Abassi was listed on the Mount Sinai Hospital website as a doctor and an assistant professor of internal and hospital medicine.
On March 29, 2025, the New York Post reported that Abassi had been fired from Mount Sinai Hospital.
As of February 2025, Abassi was listed on the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry website as a "Hospitalist," NPI number 1871886606, licensed in the State of New York, license number 291205.
As of the same date, Abassi was listed on the Mount Sinai website as having received a doctor of medicine degree from St. George's University (SGU) School of Medicine. She did her residency at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (SUNY Downstate).
Also as of February 2025, Abassi's LinkedIn said she was located in New York, New York.
- Jessica CannavinoProfessorNorth CarolinaBDSDuke
Jessica Cannavino signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Jessica Cannavino signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of June 2025, Jessica Cannavino was listed as an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Duke University (Duke), which is located in Durham, North Carolina.
As of January 2026, Jessica Cannavino's LinkedIn profile said she graduated with a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from Università di Pavia in 2013, as well as a bachelor's degree in biology from the same university. Università di Pavia is located in Lombardy, Italy.
- Omar AmirProfessorNew YorkBDSIcahn Mount Sinai
Omar Amir signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Omar Amir signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of September 2025, Omar Amir was listed as a clinical assistant professor at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn Mount Sinai), which is located in New York, New York.
As of January 2026, Omar Amir was listed on realmedicinefoundation.org as being from Karachi, Pakistan.
- Soha BayoumiProfessorMarylandBDSJohns Hopkins
Soha Bayoumi signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Soha Bayoumi signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of December 2025, Soha Bayoumi was listed as a teaching professor in medicine, science and the humanities at Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins), which is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
As of the same date, Soha Bayoumi was listed on a Johns Hopkins website as "growing up" in Cairo, Egypt.
- Yazan NagiProfessionalNew YorkBDS, HCW4PNYCColumbia, NYMC
Yazan Nagi is a doctor and activist who participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. He has also spread hatred of Zionists and Israel.
Columbia alumnus Yazan Nagi first participated in the encampment on the evening of April 19, 2024. He also participated on April 26, 2024.
The encampment was also in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Columbia is located in New York, New York.
- Maisa HossainProfessionalNew YorkBDSColumbia
Maisa Hossain participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia University (Columbia) in April 2024. She filmed parts of it and posted the videos on her TikTok account on April 19 and 20, 2024.
On one of the TikTok videos, Hossain wrote: “arrest a hundred of us and another hundred will show up 🍉…” Her statement referred to the arrest of over 100 protesters at the Columbia encampment by the New York Police Department (NYPD) on April 18, 2023. They were charged with trespassing, and were suspended from Columbia indefinitely.
FRMP - Watermelon super shortHossain is a supporter [slide 33] of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of January 2026, Hossain’s LinkedIn profile said she worked as a medical assistant in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine.
As of the same date, Hossain’s LinkedIn said she graduated from Barnard College (Barnard) with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2024. Barnard is part of Columbia and is located in New York, New York.
As of the same date, Hossain’s LinkedIn said she was located in New York, New York.
- Rania KanaziProfessionalNew YorkPalestine Legal, UAW Labor for Palestine, BDSNYU
Rania Kanazi [Rania Lee K. Kanazi] participated in a rally in support of the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia University (Columbia) in April 2024.
On April 19, 2024, Kanazi was featured [00:08:54] in a YouTube video participating in a rally in support of the Columbia encampment. Kanazi was among other anti-Israel protesters heading to the Columbia encampment to join the student protest on campus. Columbia is located in New York, New York.
As of October 2023, Kanazi was affiliated with UAW Labor for Palestine, an anti-Israel collective formed in October 2023 whose aim was “to demand an immediate end to Israel’s apartheid regime, occupation, and ongoing genocide in Palestine.”
As of October 2024, Kanazi was a supporter of anti-Israel group Palestine Legal.
Kanazi is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of October 2024, Kanazi’s LinkedIn profile said she was self-employed as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist in a private practice. She was also listed as the chair of the Psychoanalytic Association of New York (PANY) Fellowship Program at the New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine.
Also, Kanazi was licensed as a mental health counselor, license number 074308-1, and clinical social worker, license number 73077356, in the State of New York. Her National Provider Information (NPI) number was listed as 1821246943 under the name “Rania Lee K Kanazi.”
As of the same date, Kanazi’s Instagram bio said she also worked as a DJ and went by the name “Lee Gemini.”
As of the same date, Kanazi’s LinkedIn said she was located in New York, New York.
- Mohammad ZubairiProfessorOntarioBDSMcMaster
Mohammad Zubairi is a pediatrician who has expressed support for terrorists and promoted an anti-Israel campus encampment. Zubairi is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Zubairi wrote his social media posts during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.
The encampment that Zubairi showed support for was at the University of Toronto (UofT). For more information on the UofT encampment, check out Canary Mission's campaign titled: "University of Toronto’s Encampment."
As of July 2025, Zubairi was listed on the McMaster University (McMaster) website as an associate professor of pediatrics at the university. He was also listed as a developmental pediatrician working at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre. McMaster is in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Achmat AkkadProfessionalNew YorkJohn Jay (CUNY)
Achmat Akkad [Anthony Akkad] was arrested at an anti-Israel protest held by the pro-terror group Within Our Lifetime (WOL) in 2024, according to the New York Times. Akkat has expressed support for Hamas terrorism, spread antisemitism, and promoted hatred of Israel and America online.
October 7 Overview snippet for EP-IT profiles - DONT EDITAs of July 2025, Akkad's LinkedIn said he worked as a "Mental Health First Aid Trainer" at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOH). In September 2024, his X bio said he was in Manhattan, NY.
Also as of July 2025, Akkad used the X handle "@BlackIntifada."
Intifada Defined and Short History - DONT EDITIn May 2024, Akkad was reportedly a graduate student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay), part of the City College of New York (CUNY).
In 2015, Akkad was also reportedly arrested at a "#NYC2Baltimore" protest while wearing a shirt that said: "PALESTINE."
- Fatema Shafie KhorassaniProfessorMassachusettsBDSBU
Fatema Shafie Khorassani signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Fatema Shafie Khorassani signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of June 2025, Fatema Shafie Khorassani was listed as an assistant professor of biostatistics at the Boston University (BU) School of Public Health.
BU is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Farhana SharmeenProfessorMassachusettsBDSHMS
Farhana Sharmeen signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Farhana Sharmeen signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of June 2025, Farhana Sharmeen was listed as an instructor in radiology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), as well as the breast imaging co-fellowship director in the Diagnostic Radiology department of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). BIDMC is affiliated with HMS.
HMS is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Cali CollinProfessorMassachusettsBDSNortheastern, Simmons
Cali Collin [Cali-Ryan Collin] signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Cali Collin signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of May 2025, Collin was listed as an associate teaching professor in the human services program at Northeastern University (Northeastern), as well as adjunct faculty in the School of Social Work at Simmons University (Simmons).
Both Northeastern and Simmons are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Ashley ParedesProfessionalNew YorkBDSSUNY, SBU
Ashley Paredes reportedly signed an anti-Israel statement in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
et October 7 Overview snippet for EP-IT Profiles - DONT EDITThe January 15, 2024 statement Ashley Paredes signed accused Israel of an “ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza” as well as “apartheid [and] ethnic cleansing,” during its war against Hamas.
Signatories were affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY), and the statement sought to develop “a SUNY-wide Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement…at all 64 SUNY campuses.”
As of January 2026, Ashley Paredes' LinkedIn profile said she graduated from Stony Brook University (SBU) with a master's degree in social work in 2025. SBU is part of SUNY and is located in Stony Brook, New York.
As of the same date, Ashley Paredes' LinkedIn said she was a social work intern at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York.
- Alaa ShanbourProfessorCaliforniaStanford
Alaa Shanbour participated in an anti-Israel event at Stanford University (Stanford) in February 2024.
October 7 Overview snippet for scraped profilesAs of August 2025, Alaa Shanbour was listed as a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine (Stanford Medicine).
- Lana AbugharbiehProfessionalVirginiaBDSMason
Lana Abugharbieh is a nurse who has called for Israel's destruction, spread antisemitism, promoted hatred of Israel and engaged in anti-Israel activism. Abugharbieh is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
October 7 Overview snippet for EP-IT profiles - DONT EDITAs of January 2025, the Columbia Spectator reported that Lana Abugharbieh was "a trauma surgical nurse in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area. She volunteered in Gaza from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7, 2024."
As of June 2025, Lana Abugharbieh's RocketReach page said she was located in Ashburn, Virginia. She also graduated from George Mason University (Mason) with a bachelor's degree in nursing in 2016.
- Emily Antoon-WalshProfessorWashingtonBDSUW
Emily Antoon-Walsh [Emily Amber Antoon-Walsh] signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Emily Antoon-Walsh signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of September 2025, Emily Antoon-Walsh was listed as a provider at Seattle Children's Hospital in Olympia, Washington.
As of January 2026, Emily Antoon-Walsh was listed as the co-founder of the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism.
- Ethan CiceroProfessorGeorgiaBDSEmory
Ethan Cicero signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Ethan Cicero signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of September 2025, Ethan Cicero was listed as assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Emory University (Emory).
Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Kevin J. ClancyProfessorMassachusettsBDSHMS
Kevin J. Clancy signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Kevin J. Clancy signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of July 2025, Kevin J. Clancy was listed as an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School (HMS).
HMS is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Manal AssiProfessorMichiganBDSU-M Ann Arbor
Manal Assi signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Manal Assi signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Manal Assi also signed a January 24, 2024, letter by American healthcare professionals accusing Israel of "genocide in Gaza."
As of July 2025, Manal Assi was listed as a child and adult psychiatrist at Ann Arbor Center for the Family, as well as an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan (U-M Ann Arbor).
As of the same date, Manal Assi's LinkedIn profile said she graduated with a bachelor of science in biology from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1991 and with a doctor of medicine from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1995.
- Rachel Mott KeisProfessorMassachusettsBDSCAMED
Rachel Mott Keis signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Rachel Mott Keis signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of September 2025, Rachel Mott Keis was listed as a clinical associate professor at Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine (CAMED), formerly Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). CAMED is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Kamal ItaniProfessorMassachusettsBDSCAMED
Kamal Itani signed an anti-Israel letter during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The May 8, 2024 letter Kamal Itani signed accused Israel of “genocide” in its war against Hamas and showed support for the pro-terror campus encampments. It also endorsed elements of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of June 2025, Kamal Itani was listed as a professor at Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine (CAMED), formerly Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
As of the same date, Kamal Itani was also listed as chief of surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care.
CAMED is located in Boston, Massachusetts.