Fayez Abillama, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases

Clerkship Director in Intensive Care
Division Head, Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Abillama is a board-certified specialist in Critical Care and Anesthesiology from René Descartes University, Paris V, in France. After working in France for ten years, he moved to Lebanon, where he currently practices as a Critical Care physician.

In addition to his primary board, Dr. Abillama holds a second board in Pharmacology and Clinical Toxicology. He possesses extensive knowledge and experience in nutrition, with a particular focus on parenteral feeding.

Dr. Abillama gained significant experience treating wounded soldiers, notably during the 2007 Nahr el Bared battle. Concurrently, he was elected President of the Lebanese Critical Care Society, during which time he organized seminars and national and regional congresses. He also initiated the first ultrasound seminars dedicated to Reanimation.

Currently, Dr. Abillama is focused on parenteral nutrition at LAU Medical Center - Rizk Hospital. Additionally, he is actively involved in national campaigns with the National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant (NOD-lb) in Lebanon.

He is deeply interested in medical ethics, as evidenced by his participation in ethics committees within the hospital.

Selected Publications

1. Al Osta Soad, Atwi G, El Ahmar N, Bejjani N, Abillama F, Matli K. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Associated Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis and Complications: A Case Report. International Journal of Clinical Research (2021) 2(1): 93-99. https://doi.org/10.38179/ijcr.v2i1.102
2. Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Masri N, Chouery E, Diamond C, Jalkh N, Vicente A, Kajigaya S, Abillama F, Bejjani N, Serhal W, Calado RT, Young NS, Farhat H, Coussa ML. A novel homozygous RTEL1 variant in a consanguineous Lebanese family: phenotypic heterogeneity and disease anticipation. Hum Genet (2019 Dec) 138(11-12): 1323-1330. doi: 10.1007/s00439-019-02076-8. Epub 2019 Nov 1.
3. Abi Saleh W, Bou Khalil P, Ouaijan K, Abillama F, Akiki S, Ahmad N, Mattar L. Evaluation of nutrition support practices: Results from a nationwide survey, Clin Nutr (2018 Dec) 37(6 Pt A): 1976-1979. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Sep 7
4. Blanch L, Abillama FF, Amin P et al. Triage decisions for ICU admission: Report from the Task Force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, J Crit Care (2016 Dec) 36:301-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.014. Epub 2016 Jun 22
5. Myburgh J, Abillama F, Chiumello D. End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Report from the Task Force of World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. J Crit Care (2016) 34:125-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.04.017

Professional and Research Interests

• Clinical intensive care
• Parenteral nutrition
• Medical ethics
• Teaching and research

Education and Training

• Degree in Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Rene Descartes University — Cohin University Hospital, Paris, France, 1990
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Paris VII University, Paris, France, 1991

Professional Memberships and Organizations

• Lebanese Order of Physicians
• European Society of Critical Care Medicine
• French Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Lebanese Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Lebanese Society of Anesthesiology
• National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant (NOD-lb)

Keywords

Critical conditions, intensive care, anesthesiology, nutrition, ethics, organ donation