Ramzi Nakhle, MD
Clinical Instructor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Ramzi Nakhle is an Emergency Medicine specialist and an expert in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).
He received his medical degree from the LAU - Gilbert and Rose Marie Chagoury School of Medicine in 2016, followed by a four-year residency in Emergency Medicine where he served as Chief Resident during his final year of training. He then underwent an intensive fellowship in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound at the esteemed McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is a certified member of the Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society (CPOCUS), the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) and a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).
He then joined the full-time faculty of the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, with appointments at both LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital and LAU Medical Center-Saint John’s Hospital.
Selected Publications
- Abou Khater D, Daou R, Khoury A, Nakhle R. Bilateral renal and splenic infarction secondary to atrial fibrillation: A case report. JEM Reports. 2023; 100018. doi: 10.1016/j.jemrpt.2023.100018.
- El Hussein M, El Tawil C, Nakhle R, Souaiby N. (2020). HHV 6–7 reactivation causing pityriasis rosea and labyrinthitis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.005
- Nakhle R, Zaatari G, Helou M. Survival of cardiac arrest after 43 minutes of resuscitation. Poster: The European Emergency Medicine Congress, Virtual 2020
View Dr. Nakhle’s publications on Pubmed.
Professional and Research Interests
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Resuscitation
- Trauma
Education and Training
- B.S. in Biology, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, 2009 – 2012
- M.D Degree, LAU Gilbert and Rose Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, 2012 – 2016
- Residency in Emergency Medicine, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, 2016 – 2020
- Chief Resident, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, 2019 – 2020
- Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2022 – 2023
Professional Organizations, Memberships, Affiliations, and/or Honors:
- Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
- Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Acute Care Core – Independent Practitioner Certificate (CPOCUS-IP)
- Member of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
- Member of the Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society
- Member of the European Society of Emergency Medicine
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Emergency Medicine
- Member of the Lebanese Order of Physicians