Edouard Sayad, MD

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.

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 seeing general pediatric and pediatric pulmonary patients at LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital and LAU Medical Center-St. John’s Hospital.

Selected Publications

Jalota R, Sayad E, Pneumothorax, tension and traumatic: Review (2020 Aug) In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island Florida. PMID: 32644516
Sayad E, Silva-Carmona M. Meconium aspiration syndrome: Review (2020 May). In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island Florida. PMID: 32491357
Sayad E, Das S. exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (vocal cord dysfunction). Review (2020 Mar). In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing Treasure Island Florida. PMID: 32310608.
Silva-Carmona M, Sayad E, Vogel TP. Subclinical pulmonary granulomatosis with polyangiitis with dramatic response to treatment [published online ahead of print, 2020 Feb 4]. J Clin Rheumatol. (2020 Feb); doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000001378.
Shay E, Sayad E, Milstein C. Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) in children and young adults: From referral to diagnosis. The Laryngoscope (2019 Sept) doi:10.1002/lary.28276.
Sayad E, Coleman RD, Silva-Carmona MD. Diagnosis and treatment of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in a child on ECMO. Letter. Pediatric Pulmonology (2019 Aug) 5(1): doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24502
Sayad E, Cardenas S. Organizing pneumonia in a pediatric patient on minocycline: A potential culprit. Pediatric Pulmonology (2019 Jun) 54(6)667-668). doi:10.1002/ppul.24283.

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

Professional and Research Interests

General Pediatrics
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

Professional Organizations and Memberships

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
Member of the American Medical Association (AMA)
Member of the 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.