Faculty Directory
Abdallah Noufaily, MD
Clinical Instructor
Interventional Radiology
Abdallah Slim, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Abdo Saad, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Fellowship in Gastroenterology
Abdul Rahman Shatila, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Neurology
Abeer J. Hani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Pediatrics
Alain El Asmar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Alain Sayad, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Pediatrics
Alain Tanios, MD
Clinical Instructor
Program Director, Residency in Emergency Medicine
Alfred Khoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Ama Sadaka, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Ophthalmology
Andre Megarbane, MD, PhD
Professor
Assistant Dean for Research
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Aniella Abi-Gerges, PhD
Associate Professor
Physiology Discipline Coordinator
Medical Ethics Discipline Coordinator
Director of Medical Year 2
Anis Nassif, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Interventional Neuroradiology
Bassam Gerges, MD
Clinical Instructor
Anesthesiology
Camille Samaha, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Carmel Bouclaous, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Student Affairs
Coordinator, Social Medicine Discipline
Caroline Chahine, MD
Clinical Instructor
Chief of Section, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesiology
Chahine Assi, MD
Clinical Professor
Chair, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Charbel Ghosn, MD
Clinical Instructor
Emergency Medicine
Christina Khater, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology
Cybel Mehawej, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Coordinator, Genetics Discipline
Department of Human Genetics
Daniel Mahfoud, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting Chair, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Therapeutics
Head, Division of Diagnostic Radiology
Chief of Section of Ultrasound
Dany Gaspard, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Pulmonary Diseases
Program Director, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Edouard Sayad, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Eliane Chouery, PhD
Associate Professor
Genetics Discipline Co-Coordinator
Department of Human Genetics
Elsy Jabbour, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Fayez Abillama, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Intensive Care
Division Head, Critical Care Medicine
Interim Chief Medical Officer for Clinical and Emergency Affairs
Georges El Khoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, General Surgery
Georges Ghanem, MD
Clinical Professor
Division Head, Cardiology
Georges Yared, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gerard Wakim, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Hady Ghanem, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head, Hematology-Oncology
Hala Kilani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Nephrology
Program Director, Fellowship in Nephrology
Hanane Barakat, MD, MHM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, LAU Clinical Simulation Center
Program Director, Residency in Anesthesiology
Hanane Ziadeh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ibrahim Saikali, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Jacques Mokhbat, MD
Clinical Professor
Infectious Diseases
Jamal Bleik, MD
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Jinane El Khoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Dermatology
Jocelyne Azar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Psychiatry
Program Director, Residency in Psychiatry
Clerkship Director in Psychiatry
Jocelyne Eid Fares, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Internal Medicine
Joseph Stephan, PhD
Associate Professor
Biochemistry Discipline Coordinator
Chair of LAU Institutional Review Board
Joumana Kmeid, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chief of Section, Infectious Diseases
Kaissar (Cesar) Yammine, MD, MPH, PhD
Clinical Professor
Chief of Section, Diabetic Foot Clinic
Program Director, Residency in Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Kamal Hirbli, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Endocrinology
Karl Jallad, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Uro-gynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Acting Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Krystel Malek Saade, MD
Clinical Instructor
Chief of Section, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Laure Irani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Rheumatology
Lena El Hachem, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
Program Director, Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Malko Dunya, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anatomy Discipline Coordinator
Mariana Helou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Head of Division, Emergency Medicine
Clerkship Director in Emergency Medicine
Marie-Louise Coussa-Koniski, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases
Maroun Matar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Division Head, Pediatric Neonatology
Director of Medical Year 3
Mary E. Deeb, PhD
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Year-Long Project
Epidemiology and Population Health
Michel E. Mawad, MD
Professor
President of the Lebanese American University
Michel Samaha, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michele Cherfane, PhD
Associate Professor
Epidemiology and Population Health Discipline Coordinator
Mohamad El Dassouki, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting Chair, Department of Neurology
Moueen Bou Ghanem, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director of Pathology
Nada Ayoub, MD
Clinical Instructor
Internal Medicine
Nadia El Asmar, MD, MHPE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Nancy Falco Chedid, MD (On Leave)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Student Affairs
Human Anatomy
Nancy Maalouf, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology
Nazih Youssef, MD, MHPE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Assessment
Program Director, Residency in Urology
Division Head, Urology
Noha Bejjani, MD
Clinical Instructor
Pathology
Paul Hage, MD
Clinical Professor
Director, Residency Program in Neurosurgery
Director of International Medical Education Affiliations
Division Head, Neurosurgery
Perla Audi, MD
Clinical Instructor
Diagnostic Radiology
Rachid Rahme, MD
Clinical Instructor
Chief of Section, Emergency Medicine, LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital
Rajaa Chatila, MD, MHPE
Clinical Associate Professor
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Coordinator of Med-II Gastrointestinal Module
Rami Saade, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Ramzi Nakhle, MD
Clinical Instructor
Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Rana E. Barake, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Rania Sakr, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Family Medicine
Clerkship Director in Primary Care
Riad Azar, MD
Clinical Professor
Division Head, Gastroenterology
Rima Moghnieh, MD
Clinical Professor
Division Head, Infectious Diseases
Rita Nemr, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head, Endocrinology
Program Director, Fellowship in Endocrinology
Robert Fakhoury, MD
Clinical Instructor
Chief of Section, Cardiology
Rodrigue Chemaly, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in General Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery
Roland Seif, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Ophthalmology
Rony Al Nawar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Anesthesiology
Roula Husni Samaha, MD
Clinical Professor
Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Head, Infection Control
Sabine Khoury, MD
Clinical Instructor
Diagnostic Radiology
Sahar Semaan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Medical Imaging
Chief of Section, Musculoskeletal Imaging, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital
Samer Traboulsi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director in Urology
Selim Nasser, MD
Associate Professor
Foundations Module Coordinator
Pathology Discipline Coordinator
Program Director, Residency in Pathology
Chair, Department of Pathology
Siba Kallab, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE
Dean
Professor
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Souha S. Allam, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
Tamina Elias Rizk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director of Medical Imaging
Chief of Section, Breast Imaging
Director of Medical Year 4
Tony Hayek, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Clerkship Director of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Toufic Chaaban, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Internal Medicine
Co-Clerkship Director in Internal Medicine
Vanda Abi Raad, MD, MHPE, EMBA
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Wadih Ghaname, MD
Clinical Associate Professor,
Chief Medical Officer – LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital
Chief of Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology, LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital
Wael Dimassi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Surgery
Wael Salame, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program Coordinator
Associate Director of the LAU Clinical Simulation Center
Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Walid S. Tarcha, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Wissam H. Faour, PhD, EMBA
Professor
Director of Medical Year 1
Pharmacology Discipline Coordinator
Coordinator of the Biomedical Research Labs
Youssef Rizk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Family Medicine
Zeina Akiki, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Zeina S. Tannous, MD
Professor
Chair, Department of Dermatology
Program Co-Director, Residency in Dermatology
Zeinat Hijazi, MD
Professor Emerita
Zelia Francis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Endocrinology