Laure Irani, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Rheumatology

Division Head, Rheumatology

Dr. Laure Irani is the Acting Division Head of Rheumatology at LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital. She completed her M.D. degree at the Lebanese University School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Irani then pursued a four-year residency training program in Bichat and Cochin (René Descartes University) Hospitals. She further pursued a university degree in immunology, which she received in 1992. Dr. Irani has expertise in clinical densitometry, and she is involved in academic teaching at LAU’s School of Medicine. She also serves as a consultant in rheumatology for a number of local hospitals.

Selected Publications

• Ziade, N. Abi Karam, G. Merheb, G. Mallak, I. Irani, L. Baraliakos, X. HLA-B27 Prevalence in axial spondyloarthritis and in the general population in Lebanon: Results from a nationwide study. Int J Rheum Dis. 2019 Apr;22(4):708-714. doi:10.1111/1756-185X.13487

View Dr. Iran’s publications on PubMed.

Professional and Research Interests

• Adult rheumatology
• Osteoporosis
• Clinical densitometry

Education

• M.D. degree, Lebanese University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, 1988
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Lebanese University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, 1989
• Residency in Rheumatology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, 1990
• Residency in Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, 1990 — 1993

Professional Organizations and Memberships

• Lebanese Society of Rheumatology
• French Society of Rheumatology

Keywords

Rheumatology, connective tissue disease, vasculitis, densitometry, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Behçet syndrome, low bone density