Biographical Sketch
Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD, FCCP, was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He has been a Staff Physician in the Respiratory Institute of Cleveland Clinic since 2003. He has also been a Staff Physician in the Neurological Institute since 2007.
He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. His interests include general pulmonary medicine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neuromuscular diseases, sleep medicine, long-term ventilator care and teaching. He has been the Director of Pulmonary Curriculum for the second-year class of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine since 2006.
Dr. Aboussouan received College Teaching Awards at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., in 1999 and 2003. He has been elected by his peers as one of the Best Doctors in America in 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006 and most recently in 2007-2008. He has been listed in the "Top Docs" issue of Cleveland magazine in 2006 and 2007.
He has several publications in the fields of pulmonary and sleep medicine, and is a reviewer for several scientific journals.
Professional Highlights
College Teaching Awards, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.,1999, 2003
Specialty Interests
general pulmonary medicine, long-term ventilator care, neuromuscular diseases, sleep medicine
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Aboussouan has reported no financial relationship with
industry that is applicable to this listing. Patients
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