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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-444-0420Fax+1 216-445-8160- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Loutfi Aboussouan is a pulmonologist in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French and Arabic. He specializes in neuromuscular diseases, control of breathing, physiology, sleep medicine and is experienced in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, general pulmonology.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1990 - 1992
- Good Samaritan Hospital of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1990
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985
- American University of BeirutB.S., 1981
- Academie de LyonBachelor, Mathematics, 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1995 - 2006
- MD State Medical License 1987 - 1992
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 2017
- Abstract Scholarship Award ATS, 2015
- Research Day Award Local Respiratory Institute, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsTreatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond.Loutfi S Aboussouan, Aparna Bhat, Todd Coy, Alan Kominsky> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2023 Dec 1
- The quest for accurate evaluation and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in spinal cord injury.Loutfi S Aboussouan, M Safwan Badr, Abdulghani Sankari> ;Sleep. 2023 Dec 11
- 7 citationsRespiratory Management of Patients With Neuromuscular Weakness: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline and Expert Panel Report.Akram Khan, Lindsy Frazer-Green, Reshma Amin, Lisa Wolfe, Garner Faulkner, Kenneth Casey, Girish Sharma, Bernardo Selim, David Zielinski, Loutfi S Aboussouan, Douglas ...> ;Chest. 2023 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Sleep in amyotrophic lateral sclerosisAboussouan LS, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Curr Sleep Med Rep, 1/1/2017
- Postoperative complications in patients with unrecognized obesity hypoventilation syndrome undergoing elective non-cardiac surgeryKaw R, Bhateja P, Paz-y-Mar H, Hernandez AV, Ramaswamy A, Deshpande A, Aboussouan LS, Chest, 1/1/2016
- Acute exacerbation of COPD: A narrative review for the internistHatipoglu U, Aboussouan LS, Cleve Clin J Med, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Impact of pulmonary physiologic and metabolic factors on arterial carbon dioxide levels in obesity hypoventilation syndrome.Mehta H, Wang L, Kaw R, Mehra R, Aboussouan LS, Sleep, 1/1/2017
- Predictors of survival in a large cohort of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Panchabhai TS, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Pioro EP, Aboussouan LS, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
- Course of Decline of Lung Function Based on Tolerance to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Panchabhai TS, Pioro EP, Aboussouan LS, Wang XF, Zhang Q, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Sleep and neuromuscular disease, and sleep cases challenges.1/13/2017
- Sleep disorders in ALS.1/6/2017
- Central control of breathing and neuromuscular disorders.Atlanta, GA - 1/28/2016
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Other
- Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with neuromuscular disease. A review of our approach.Aboussouan LS, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Consult QD
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/2017/05/treatment-sleep-disordered-breathing-patients-neuromuscular-disease/
1/1/2017 - ABG procedure.Aboussouan LS, ACP Smart Medicine
http://smartmedicine.acponline.org/
1/1/2016 - Emphysema-like disease in HIV. Invited Review.Aboussouan LS, UpToDate
www.uptodate.com
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Press Mentions
- 12 Ways to Breathe Better with COPDSeptember 28th, 2021
- Does COPD Have a Genetic Component?June 2nd, 2017
- 12 Ways to Breathe Better with COPDAugust 27th, 2023
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- French, Arabic
Hospital Affiliations
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, Ohio
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