Hatim Kanaaneh

Dr. Hatim Kanaaneh was raised in the Palestinian village of Arrabeh. After earning his medical degrees at Harvard University, he returned home to head the region's governmental health office and served as the only area physician. He helped establish The Galilee Society, an NGO addressing the health needs of the rural population. Kanaaneh documented those efforts in an earlier book, A Doctor in Galilee: The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel (Pluto Press, 2008). Chief Complaint is his...See more

Dr. Hatim Kanaaneh was raised in the Palestinian village of Arrabeh. After earning his medical degrees at Harvard University, he returned home to head the region's governmental health office and served as the only area physician. He helped establish The Galilee Society, an NGO addressing the health needs of the rural population. Kanaaneh documented those efforts in an earlier book, A Doctor in Galilee: The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel (Pluto Press, 2008). Chief Complaint is his first work of fiction. See less