Edouard Sayad, MD, FAAP

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology

Dr. Edouard Sayad is an American Board-Certified Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist. He specializes in pediatric lung diseases, pediatric respiratory problems, and flexible bronchoscopy, and he also follows patients for general pediatrics issues, well-child visits, and vaccinations.

Dr. Sayad has a great interest in research, has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has presented his work at international conferences. He is currently involved in research projects on pediatric rare lung diseases. Dr. Sayad is also dedicated to medical education and has received several teaching awards.

Dr. Sayad will be caring for general pediatric and pediatric pulmonary patients at LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital and LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital.

Selected Publications

1. Hammoud M, Ammoury C, Iskandar C, Aoun E, Eid R, Sayad E. Case report of parapneumonic effusion and mesothelial subdiaphragmatic cyst: relationship or coincidence? J Int Med Res (2024 Mar) 52(3): 3000605241235026
2. Farah S, Nasr E, Ramadan A, Sayad E, Jallad K. A review of monkeypox infection during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2023 Jun) 161(3): 738-743
3. El Hayek P, Boueri M, Nasr L, Aoun C, Sayad E, Jallad K. Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol (2023 May) 2023: 4563797
4. Jalota Sahota R, Sayad E. Tension Pneumothorax. 2024 Jan 30. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan. PMID: 32644516
5. Sayad E, Silva-Carmona M. Meconium Aspiration. 2023 Apr 12. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan. PMID: 32491357
6. Sayad E, Das S. Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction. 2023 Jan 2. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan. PMID: 32310608
7. Sayad E, Coleman R, Chartan C, Tillman R. Diagnostic Delays and Characteristics of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Presenting as Syncope. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2021 Oct) 60(11-12): 443-446
8. Sayad E, Vogel TP, Guillerman RP, Spielberg D, McNeill DM, De Guzman M, Orman G, Silva-Carmona M. Pulmonary manifestations and outcomes in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis: a single-centre experience. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2021 Jul) 60(7):3199-3208
9. Sayad E, Zeid CA, Hajjar RE, Cabrera NL, Radi Abou Jaoudeh RA, Malek AE. The burden of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum pharyngitis: A systematic review and management algorithm. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol (2021 Jul) 146: 110759
10. Sayad E, Vogel TP, Cortes-Santiago N, Patel KR, McNeill DM, Spielberg D, Silva-Carmona M. Lung biopsy in the diagnosis of pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis. Pediatr Pulmonol (2021 Jan) 56(1): 145-152
11. Chatila R, Mansour J, Mugharbil A, Nsouli G, O’Son L, Sayad E, Deeb ME. Epidemiology and Survival of Colorectal Cancer in Lebanon: A Sub-National Retrospective Analysis. Cancer Control (2021 Jan-Dec) 28:10732748211041221
12. Sayad E, Hammoud M, Khreis D, El Shami M, Matar M, Farah R. COVID-19 associated respiratory failure complicating a pericardial effusion in a patient with sideroblastic anemia. Respir Med Case Rep (2021) 34: 101543
13. Paskaradevan J, Sayad E, Sockrider M. What Is a Spontaneous Pneumothorax? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2020 Dec) 202(12): P33-P34
14. Sayad E, Coleman RD, Silva-Carmona MD. Diagnosis and treatment of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in a child on ECMO. Pediatric Pulmonology (2020 Jan) 55(1): 20-22
15. Silva-Carmona M, Sayad E, Vogel TP. Subclinical Pulmonary Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis With Dramatic Response to Treatment. J Clin Rheumatol (2020 Jan) 55(1): 20-22
16. Lee S, Sayad E, Yenduri J, Guillerman RP, Farber H. Serial Lung Function in E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury in Adolescents Treated with Corticosteroids. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2020) 201: A6031
17. Shay E*, Sayad E*, Milstein C. Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO) in Children and Young Adults: From Referral to Diagnosis. The Laryngoscope (2019 Jun) 130(6): E400-E406
18. Sayad E, Cardenas S. Organizing Pneumonia in a Pediatric Patient on Minocycline: A Potential Culprit. Pediatric Pulmonology (2019 Jun) 54(6): 667-668

View Dr. Sayad’s publications on Pubmed (search terms: Sayad Edouard, Sayad E).  

Professional and Research Interests

• General Pediatrics
• Vaccination
• Pediatric lung diseases
• Pediatric respiratory problems
• Asthma
• Bronchoscopy 

Education and Training

• B.S. degree in Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 2009
• M.D. degree, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Byblos, Lebanon, 2013
• Internship in Pediatrics, Lebanese American University Medical Center- Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, 2014
• Residency in Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 2017
• Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA, 2020
• Certification, American Board of Pediatrics -  General Pediatrics  
• Certification, American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Pulmonology

Professional Organizations and Memberships

• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
• Member, American Medical Association (AMA)
• Member, American Thoracic Society (ATS)  

Keywords

Pediatrics, immunizations, well child, pediatric lung diseases, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pediatric pulmonary hypertension, bronchoscopy, chronic cough, chronic lung disease, sleep related breathing disorders, exercise induced breathing disorders, rare lung disease, pulmonary hemorrhage, spirometry, pneumonia, pneumothorax, vocal cord dysfunction.