Faculty Directory
Abdallah Noufaily, MD
Clinical Instructor
Interventional Radiology
Abdallah Slim, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Clerkship Director, Surgery
Abdo Saad, MD, FACG
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, Pediatrics
Alain Tanios, MD
Clinical Instructor
Program Director, Residency in Emergency Medicine
Alfred Khoury, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Ama Sadaka, MD
Clinical Associate 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
Anwar Shayya, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Hematology-Oncology
Bassam Gerges, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Camille Samaha, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
Carmel Bouclaous, PhD
Associate Professor
Social Medicine Discipline Coordinator
Director of Student Affairs
Caroline Chahine, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chief of Section, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesiology
Chahine Assi, MD
Clinical Professor
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
Colette Hanna, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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 of Medical Imaging
Chief of Ultrasound Section
Dany Gaspard, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Pulmonary Diseases
Program Director, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Eddie K. Abdalla, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor
Assistant Dean for Strategy and Development
Chair, Department of Surgery
Edouard Sayad, MD, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Eliane Chouery, PhD
Professor
Genetics Discipline Co-Coordinator
Department of Human Genetics
Elias Hanna, MD
Clinical Professor, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Cardiology
Elsy Jabbour, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Fadi Wehbe, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology
Fayez Abillama, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, Critical Care Medicine
Clerkship Director in Intensive Care
Georges Assaf, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Georges El Khoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Head, General Surgery
Georges Ghanem, MD
Clinical Professor
Division Head, Cardiology
Georges Yared, MD, MHM, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head and Clerkship Director, General Obstetrics and Gynecology
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 Associate Professor
Director, LAU Clinical Simulation Center
Program Director, Residency in Anesthesiology
Hanane Ziadeh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hicham Cheikh Hassan, MD, MMed, FASN, FISN
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Program Director, Residency in Internal Medicine
Ibrahim Saikali, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Jamal Bleik, MD
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Jamil Barhoun, MD
Clinical Instructor
Infectious Diseases
Jinane El Khoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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
Johny Abboud, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Fellowship in Cardiology
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 Associate Professor
Health System Chief Medical Officer
Division Head, Uro-gynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
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
Assistant Professor
Anatomy Discipline Coordinator
Mariana Helou, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head and Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine
Maroun Matar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Division Head, Pediatric Neonatology
Director of Medical Year 3
Michel E. Mawad, MD
Professor
Interventional Neuroradiology
Michele Cherfane, PhD
Associate Professor
Epidemiology and Population Health Discipline Coordinator
Year-Long Project 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 Maalouf, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology
Nazih Youssef, MD, MHPE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Assessment
Division Head, Urology
Program Director, Residency in Urology
Paul Hage, MD
Clinical Professor
Program Director, Residency in Neurosurgery
Director of International Medical Education Affiliations
Division Head, Neurosurgery
Perla Audi, MD
Clinical Instructor
Diagnostic Radiology
Pierre Khalifeh, MD, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Rachid Rahme, MD
Clinical Instructor
Chief of Section, Emergency Medicine, LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital
Raghid Kikano, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head of Interventional Radiology Division
Rajaa Chatila, MD, MHPE
Clinical Professor
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Rami Saade, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Ramzi Nakhle, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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 Feghali, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Acting chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Rita Nemr, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division Head, Endocrinology
Robert Fakhoury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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
Ophthalmology
Rony Al Nawar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director, Anesthesiology
Roula Husni Samaha, MD
Clinical Professor
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Ruzanna Petrosyan MD, PhD, MHPE
Assistant Professor
Anatomy Discipline
TBL Coordinator
PBL Co-Coordinator
OSCE Co-Coordinator
Sabine El Khoury, MD
Clinical Instructor
Diagnostic Radiology
Sahar Semaan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Residency in Medical Imaging
Chief of Section, Musculoskeletal Imaging
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
Toni Hayek, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Clerkship Director, 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
Program Director, Fellowship in Endocrinology