Ralph Nehme, MD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases
Dr. Ralph Nehme is a full-time faculty physician in the practice of pulmonary medicine and critical care at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, with a special interest in interventional pulmonology. He completed his M.D. degree at Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Lebanon in 2007, then pursued a five-year residency training in pulmonary and critical care at USJ between 2007 and 2012. At the University Medical Center of Nice – France, he completed a fellowship in interventional pulmonology. Dr. Nehme is an active member of many local and international societies. He is the president of the lung cancer committee of the Lebanese Pulmonary Society. He is also heavily involved in academic teaching.
Professional and Research Interests
- Pulmonary medicine and critical care
- Interventional pulmonology
- Lung cancer
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Asthma
Education and Training
- M.D. degree, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 2007
- Residency in Pulmonary and Critical Care, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 2012
- Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology, University Medical Center of Nice – France, 2013
Professional Organizations and Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians
- European Respiratory Society
- Lebanese Pulmonary Society – Board member
- Lebanese Society for Critical Care Medicine – Board member
- World Association for Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology – member of Board of Regents