Joseph Fares was born in Damascus in 1958. He is married and has two sons. He graduated with excellent marks in Medicine (Damascus), and then specialized in General Surgery, Medical and Surgical Coloproctology, and in Microsurgery at the University of Paris VI Pierre & Marie Curie. Moreover, he specialized in Laparoscopic and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Strasbourg (France) and in Digestive and Celioscopic Surgery at St. Joseph University of Beirut.
Currently, he serves as General and Laparoscopic Surgeon at the Italian Hospital of Damascus and he is also the Trusted Doctor at the Italian Embassy in Damascus, apart from his role of Director of the Hospital.