Academic Catalog 2021–2022

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Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Mission

The mission of the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine is to nurture our students to become compassionate, ethical physicians dedicated to the highest standards of patient care, the well-being of society, and the advancement of the field of medicine; provide innovative medical education, and foster professionalism, global health awareness, research and scholarly pursuit.

Vision

We aspire:

  • To become a leading institution in medical education through advancement of pedagogical innovation and cutting-edge simulation technology, and to be a hub for local and regional leadership in the field.
  • To develop academic and clinical centers of excellence dedicated to the highest standards of patient care, clinical training and research, in collaboration with affiliated teaching hospitals and regional and international partnering medical institutions.

The integrated curriculum, with its reliance on small-group, self-directed, and patient-centered learning, and its emphasis on the patient rather than the disease, develops the depth of character and the insight into human nature required of the graduating physician. The school will be distinguished by its success in preparing graduates who achieve academic excellence, demonstrate commitment to patient and community service, exhibit outstanding interpersonal skills, and adhere to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and medical ethics.

School Administration

Interim Dean

 Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE

Associate Dean

Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE, Medical Education

Assistant Deans

  • Vanda Abi Raad, MD, MHPE, Faculty Affairs and Development
  • Rajaa Chatila, MD, Graduate Medical Education
  • Andre Megarbane, MD, PhD, Research
  • Tony Zreik, MD, MBFA, Business Development

Basic Sciences Faculty

  • Nancy Chedid, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Anatomy, Director of Student Affairs
  • Mohammed Abou Ghazal, MD, Clinical Instructor, Anatomy
  • Malko Dunya, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Anatomy
  • Joseph Stephan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
  • Christy Costanian, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health
  • Selim Nasser, MD, Associate Professor, Histology and Pathology, Program Director of Pathology, Director of Medicine Year 1
  • Carole Dagher Hamalian, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Histology and Pathology, Ethics, Clerkship Director of Pathology
  • Eliane Chouery, Associate Professor, Human Genetics
  • Andre Megarbane, MD, Professor, Human Genetics
  • Cybel Mehawej, Assistant Professor, Human Genetics
  • Anna Farra, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE, Professor, Pharmacology
  • Wissam Faour, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
  • Aniella Abi Gerges, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology, Ethics
  • Nadia El-Asmar, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care Clerkship Director, Associate Director of the Clinical Simulation Center, Director of Medicine Year 2
  • Carmel Bouclaous, PhD, Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Global Health

Clinical Departments

Anesthesiology

  • Elie Abi Nader, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair
  • Vanda Abi Raad, MD, MHPE, Clinical Professor, Director of the Clinical Simulation Center
  • Yara Al Jalbout, MD, Clinical Instructor, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director
  • Rony Al Nawar, MD, Clinical Instructor
  • Hanane Barakat, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Anesthesiology
  • Micheline Bou Khalil, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Caroline Chahine, MD, Clinical Instructor
  • Bassam Gerges, MD, Clinical Instructor
  • Krystel Malek Saade, MD, Clinical Instructor

Dermatology    

  • Zeina Tannous, MD, Professor, Chair
  • Jinane Okais, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology Residency Program Director

Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Therapeutics

  • Daniel Mahfoud, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Acting Division Head of Diagnostic Radiology
  • Raghid Kikano, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Acting Division Head of Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Michel Mawad, MD, President of Lebanese American University, Professor, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Anis Nassif, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Tamina Rizk, MD, Clinical Instructor, Clerkship Director of Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Director of Medicine Year 4
  • Sahar Semaan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology Residency Program Director, Division of Diagnostic Radiology

Human Genetics

  • Andre Megarbane, MD, Professor, Chair
  • Eliane Chouery, Associate Professor, Human Genetics
  • Cybel Mehawej, Assistant Professor, Human Genetics

Internal Medicine

  • Jacques Mokhbat, MD, Clinical Professor, Chair
  • Georges Ghanem, MD, Clinical Professor, Chief Medical Officer of the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Division Head of Cardiology and Fellowship Director
  • Emile Mehanna, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
  • Walid Tarcha, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
  • Mariana Helou, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Emergency Medicine, Acting Division Head of Emergency Medicine
  • Elie Alzaghrini, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Elsy Jabbour, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Ramzi Nakhle, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Alain Tanios, MD, Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Kamal Hirbli, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division Head of Endocrinology
  • Madona Azar, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director, Division of Endocrinology
  • Jocelyne Eid Fares, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
  • Rita Ghanem Nemr, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology
  • Rania Sakr, MD, Clinical Instructor, Family Medicine Residency Program Director, Clerkship Director of Continuity Experience, Acting Division Head of Family Medicine
  • Khairat El Habbal, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Family Medicine
  • Riad Azar, MD, Clinical Professor, Division Head of Gastroenterology
  • Rajaa Chatila, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
  • Abdo Saad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology Fellowship Director, Division of Gastroenterology
  • Hady Ghanem, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division Head of Hematology & Fellowship Director
  • Roula Husni Samaha, MD, Clinical Professor, Division Head of Infectious Diseases
  • Anna Farra, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Joumana Kmeid, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Jacques Mokhbat, Clinical Professor, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE, Professor, Division of Nephrology
  • Siba Kallab, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology
  • Hala Kilany, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Nephrology Fellowship Director, Division Head of Nephrology
  • Fadi Tohme, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Internal Medicine
  • Jocelyne Azar, MD, Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry Residency Program Director and Clerkship Director, Division of Psychiatry
  • Wael Salame, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Psychiatry
  • Marie-Louise Coussa-Koniski, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division Head of Pulmonary Diseases
  • Fayez Abillama, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
  • Toufic Chaaban, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Fellowship Director, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
  • Ralph Nehme, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
  • Laure Irani, MD, Clinical Instructor, Acting Division Head of Rheumatology

Laboratory Medicine

  • Hussein Farhat, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Chair
  • Hind Rahban, MD, Clinical Instructor

Neurology

  • Rechdi Ahdab, MD, PhD, Professor, Chair, Clerkship Director of Neurology
  • AbdelRahman Shatila, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology
  • Nancy Maalouf, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology Residency Program Director

Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Tony Zreik, MD, MBA, Professor, Chair
  • Lena El Hachem, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Wadih Ghaname, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Director, LAU Medical Center-Saint John’s Hospital
  • Ziad Hubayter, MD, MBA Medical Service Management, Clinical Assistant Professor, OBGYN Residency Program Director
  • Karl Jallad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Michel Samaha, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Georges Yared, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Co-Clerkship Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ophthalmology

  • Jamal Bleik, MD, Clinical Professor, Chair
  • Ama Sadaka, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology Residency Program Director
  • Roland Seif, MD, Clinical Instructor, Clerkship Director of Ophthalmology

Orthopedic Surgery & Trauma

  • Chahine Assi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Chair
  • Tony Hayek, MD, Clinical Associate Professor
  • Alfred Khoury, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Rima Nasser, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Kaissar Yammine, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Program Director & Clerkship Director of Orthopedics

Otolaryngology

  • Rami Saade, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Clerkship Director of Otolaryngology
  • Rana Barake, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology Residency Program Director

Pathology

  • Noha Bejjani, MD, Clinical Instructor, Chair, Co-Clerkship Director of Pathology

Pediatrics

Gerard Wakim, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair

  • Ahlam Azar, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Abeer Hani, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Residency Program Director
  • Maroun Matar, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director, Acting Division Head of Pediatric Neonatology, Director of Medicine Year 3
  • Alain Sayad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Edouard Sayad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor

Surgery

  • Chahine Assi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Chair
  • Adnan Aoude, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, General Surgery Residency Program Director
  • Georges El Khoury, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery
  • Ibrahim Saikali, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery Residency Program Director & Acting Division Head of Neurosurgery
  • Abdallah Slim, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery
  • Samer Traboulsi, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Urology
  • Nazih Youssef, MD, MHPE, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division Head of Urology, Program Director & Clerkship Director of Urology, Director of Assessment

Staff

  • Rana Abboud Abi Saad, Lead Program Officer, Office of Medical Education
  • Pamela Abou Khalil, Senior Science Lab Supervisor, SOM
  • Rebecca Assaf, Program Officer, Office of Medical Education
  • Hadil Attieh, Lead Program Manager, Office of Medical Education
  • Rudy Bahri, Lead Clinical Simulation Lab Supervisor, Clinical Simulation Center
  • May Chahine, Lead Academic Assistant, Office of the Dean
  • Nelly El-Chammas, Senior Clinical Simulation Lab Supervisor, Clinical Simulation Center
  • Elsy El-Khoury, Lead Program Officer, Office of Medical Education
  • Jinane Esper, Lead MedCare Operations Supervisor, Office of the Dean
  • Roula Faour, Lead Program Manager, Office of the Dean
  • Gihane Kaddoum, Lead Executive Assistant, Office of the Dean
  • Maysoon Naaman, Program Manager, Office of Medical Education
  • Lama Naim, Senior Program Officer, Office of the Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Development  
  • Rania Salha, Lead Academic Assistant, Office of the Dean
  • Rania Sobh, Lead Science Lab Supervisor, SOM
  • Kayane Tashjian, Senior Program Officer, Office of the Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education