Patient Care

Ghassan Haddad, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clerkship Director, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Ghassan Haddad is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and LAU Medical Center–Rizk Hospital. He completed his M.D. degree at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2015, followed by a five-year residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at AUB Medical Center. He then pursued a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Airway Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.

Dr. Haddad is a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist whose clinical expertise spans pediatric airway disorders, tracheostomy management, and complex pediatric ENT procedures. His broader practice also includes general otolaryngology for all ages, endoscopic rhinology, otology, and cochlear implantation. He provides pediatric otolaryngology services at LAU Medical Center–Rizk Hospital and several other hospitals across Lebanon.

Dedicated to advancing the field, Dr. Haddad completed a year of focused research that led to multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Voice. Notably, he was part of the pioneering team that successfully 3D-printed human vocal cords for the first time.

In addition to his clinical and research activities, Dr. Haddad is actively involved in teaching medical students and residents at LAU. He is a member of several national and international professional societies, including the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Selected Publications

  1. Haddad, G, Sataloff RT, Hamdan AL. Laryngeal metastatic lesions: A literature review. J Voice. 2024 Nov;38(6):1458-1464. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.06.016.
  2. Haddad, G, El Hage A, Yammine Y, Hamdan AL. Prevalence of Obesity in Patients with Dysphonia. J Voice. 2024 May;38(3):741-745. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.12.001. 
  3. Dillard C, Kiyohara M, Mah V, McDermott SP, Bazzoun D, Tsui J, Chan AM, Haddad G, Pellegrini M, Chang YL, Elshimali Y, Wu Y, Vadgama JV, Kim SR, Goodglick L, Law SM, Patel DD, Dhawan P, O’Brien NA, Gordon LK, Braun J, Lazar G, Wicha MS, Wadehra M. EMP2 Is a Novel Regulator of Stemness in Breast Cancer Cells. Mol Cancer Ther. 2020 Aug;19(8):1682-1695. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-19-0850.
  4. Hamdan AL, Haddad G, Haydar A, Hamade R. The 3D Printing of the Paralyzed Vocal Fold: Added Value in Injection Laryngoplasty. J Voice. 2018 Jul;32(4):499-501. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.07.011. 
  5. Hamdan AL, Haddad G, Dunya G, Sarieddine D, Turfe B, Tabet G, Azar S. Effect of vitamin D deficiency on the laryngo-pharyngeal tract. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 May-Jun;38(3):333-336. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2017.02.001.
  6. Ziade G, Haddad G, Assaad S, Kasti M, Hamdan AL. Changes in abnormal muscle tension pattern after fiberoptic injection laryngoplasty. Ear Nose Throat J. 2017 Dec;96(12):472-476.
  7.  Shah S, Haupert M, Haddad G, Barazi R. Laryngomalacia: The importance of disease severity. HSOA J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;5:28.
  8. Abi-Akl P, Haddad G,, Zaytoun G. Otoacariasis: An infestation of mites in the ear. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017;2:1329.
  9. Abi-Akl P, Haddad G, Zaytoun G. Temporal bone lesion: A recurrence of mandibular Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017;2:1330.
  10. Haddad G, Barazi R. Translation of the Tonsil and Adenoids Health Status Instrument (TAHSI) to the Arabic language. Acta Sci Otolaryngol. 2021;3(7):22–26.

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Keywords

ENT, otolaryngology, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, Meniere’s disease, migraine, ataxia, concussion, BPPV, benign positional vertigo, hearing loss, facial nerve paralysis, temporomandibular joint disorder, jaw joint, TMJ, ear pain, otalgia, mastoiditis, dysphagia, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, dysphonia, epistaxis, nose bleed, turbinectomy, septoplasty, allergy, sinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery, adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, tympanostomy tubes, tonsillitis, rhinitis, hoarseness, OSA, obstructive sleep apnea, tracheostomy, subglottic stenosis, dysphagia, aspiration, airway surgery