Boyle Chair Professor of Medicine
Joint Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Staff Physician, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Associate Director of Medical Science Training Program (MSTP)

Dr. Obeid is the Boyle Endowed Chair Professor of Medicine.  She received her MD with distinction from American University of Beirut, Lebanon and completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.  She completed her fellowship training in endocrinology at Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Obeid is a Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar.  Dr. Obeid is a member of the Association of American Physicians, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Society of America, and American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Dr. Obeid serves on NIH study section and on several editorial boards.  She is a member of the following MUSC committees: Chair, Appointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee; Advisory Committee, Neuroscience Institute; Steering committee member for the NHLBI Short-term Training Grant for Minority Medical Students; Associate Director for Biology of Aging, Center for Study of Aging; Member, MUSC Strategic Plan; Director, and Office of Diversity.

Dr. Obeid teaches medical students and housestaff at the Geriatrics outpatient clinic at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  She teaches several spring classes in Biochemistry and Lipids at the Medical University of South Carolina.  She also instructs and mentors graduate students and junior faculty.  She is Director of a Center of Biomedical Excellence (COBRE) in Lipidomics and Pathology.