Avicenna Journal of Medicine is a quarterly peer-reviewed open-access international medical journal sponsored by the Syrian American Medical Society. The journal exists to promote excellence in medicine. It covers all aspects of comprehensive healthcare including preventative, curative, and rehabilitative. The journal accepts submissions of review articles, original papers, case reports, and letters to the editor. It is published quarterly, and does not charge a subscription. The Avicenna Journal of Medicine is indexed with CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, Google Scholar, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, Hinari, Index Copernicus, MANTIS, National Science Library, OpenJGate, PubMed, PubMed Central, SCOLOAR, SIIC databases and Ulrich’s International Periodical Director.