Patient Care

Jinane El Khoury, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Program Director, Residency in Dermatology

Dr. Jinane El Khoury obtained her Medical Doctorate from the American University of Beirut in 2009. She then pursued her dermatology residency training at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, focusing on general dermatology, dermatopathology, and basic science. Following her residency, she was awarded a one-year scholarship from the College of Medicine of the Hospitals in Paris (Bourse du Collège de Médecine des Hôpitaux de Paris). During this time, she completed advanced training at Cochin Tarnier Hospital in Paris, specializing in cutaneous oncology, with additional exposure to the management of connective tissue diseases, bullous diseases, female genital mucosal membrane diseases, and skin ulcers. In October 2014, she was awarded a Diploma of Specialized Medical Training (DFMS, Diplôme de Formation Médicale Spécialisée).

Dr. El Khoury returned to Lebanon in 2015 and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and Program Director in the Department of Dermatology at the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital in Beirut and St. John Hospital in Jounieh.

Dr. El Khoury has authored numerous publications in the fields of general dermatology and dermatopathology. She is particularly interested in managing challenging medical dermatology cases and female genital mucosal diseases. Her research interests include psychodermatology and atopic dermatitis.

Selected Publications

  1. Saade N, Chedraoui CP, Mitri MT, Salameh P, Said Y, El Khoury JE. The Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Outpatient Dermatology Clinics: A Systematic Review. Clin Exp Dermatol. (2024 May) :llae204. doi: 10.1093/ced/llae204. 
  2. Berjawi A, Irani L, El Khoury J. Deep Morphea in an Immunosuppressed Patient With Anti-U1RNP Myositis: A Case Report. International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology (2024 Jun) 7(2):p 111-114.
  3. Chidiac G, Salameh G, Maamari M, El Khoury J, Halabi-Tawil M, Khodeir J, Hallit S, Ayoub N. L’hidradénite suppurée : prévalence et caractéristiques démographiques dans une population d’acné. Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie – FMC. (2023) 3 (8)S1:A123-A124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fander.2023.09.148.
  4. Berjawi A, Salameh P, Fadel N, El Khoury J. Mask-Acne Prevalence and Risk Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Single Institution Study.  Dermatologic Therapy, (2023) 9470636, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9470636
  5. Chrabieh R, Haddad I, Salameh P, Kurban M, Kechichian E, Habre M, Ayoub N, Torbey G, El Sayed F, Maamari M, Tannous Z, Farra A; Lebanese COVID Rash Consortium; El Khoury J. Dermatological manifestations associated with COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination: results from the Lebanese COVID registry. Int J Dermatol. (2023 Oct) 62(10):1248-1256. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16815. 
  6. El Hakim J, Mehawej C, Chouery E, Megarbane A, El-Feghaly J, El Khoury J. Non-syndromic hypotrichosis: A report of two novel variants in the LSS gene. Pediatr Dermatol. (2023 Sep-Oct) 40(5):960-961. doi: 10.1111/pde.15320.
  7. Chidiac G, Chrabieh R, Maamari M, El Khoury J, Ayoub N. Spontaneous complete resolution of alopecia totalis post SARS-CoV-2 infection. JAAD Case Rep. (2022 Sep) 27:106-109. 
  8. El Khoury J. Scarred skin and wiggling worms: What I learned from my eating disorder. In: Lebano-Pathography. 1st ed. Routledge; 2024. p. 10. doi:10.4324/9781003467182.
  9. Khalil J, Stephan C, Kurban M, Abbas O, El-Khoury J. Elastophagocytosis in Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report. Am J Dermatopathol. (2021 Jun) 43(6):468-469.
  10. Farah M, El Chaer F, El Khoury J, El Zakhem A. Erythema multiforme-like hand, foot, and mouth disease in an immunocompetent adult: a case report. Int J Dermatol. (2020 Apr) 59(4):487-489.
  11. El-Khoury J, Renald MH, Plantier F, Avril MF, Moyal-Barracco M. Vulvar hidradenoma papilliferum (HP) is located on the sites of mammary-like anogenital glands (MLAGs): Analysis of the photographs of 52 tumors. J Am Acad Dermatol. (2016 Aug) 75(2):380-4.
  12. El Khoury J, Kurban M, Kibbi AG, Abbas O. Fibroblast-activation protein: valuable marker of cutaneous epithelial malignancy. Arch Dermatol Res. (2014 May) 306(4):359-65.
  13. El-Khoury J, Kurban M, Abbas O. Elastophagocytosis: underlying mechanisms and associated cutaneous entities. J Am Acad Dermatol. (2014 May) 70(5):934-44.
  14. El Khoury J, Khalifeh I, Kibbi AG, Abbas O. Cutaneous metastasis: clinicopathological study of 72 patients from a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Int J Dermatol. (2014 Feb) 53(2):147-58.
  15. El Khoury J, Abd-el-Baki J, Succariah F, Abbas O, Kibbi AG, Kurban M. Topical immunomodulation with diphenylcyclopropenone for alopecia areata: the Lebanese experience. Int J Dermatol. (2013 Dec) 52(12):1551-6.
  16. Abbas O, Farooq M, El Khoury J, Kibbi AG, Fujikawa H, Fujimoto A, Shimomura Y, Kurban M. A novel splice-site ECM1 gene mutation in a Lebanese girl with lipoid proteinosis. Int J Dermatol. (2013 Jul) 52(7):824-6.
  17. El Khoury J, Salman S, Kibbi AG, Abbas O. Indurated hyperpigmented plaques with overlying fibrotic nodules in an adolescent boy. Pediatr Dermatol. (2012 Jan-Feb) 29(1):111-2.
  18. El Khoury J, Taher A, Kurban M, Kibbi AG, Abbas O. Livedoid vasculopathy associated with sickle cell trait: significant improvement on aspirin treatment. Int Wound J. (2012 Jun) 9(3):344-7
  19. El-Khoury J, Kibbi AG, Abbas O. Mucocutaneous pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: a review. Am J Dermatopathol. (2012 Apr) 34(2):165-75.

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Keywords

Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, dermatology, bullous diseases, vulvar pathology, eczema, alopecia, hair loss, Body dysmorphic disorder, Psycho- dermatology