Loutfi Aboussouan, MD
Primary Location
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- Appointment:
- 216.444.6503
- Desk:
- 216.444.0420
- Fax:
- 216.445.8160
Additional Locations
Sleep Disorders Center
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Driving Directions
- Appointment:
- 216.636.5860
- Desk:
- 216.445.1352
- Fax:
- 216.636.0090
Critical Care Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Driving Directions
- Appointment:
- 216.444.6503
- Desk:
- 216.445.7666
- Fax:
- 216.445.8160
Treatment & Services
- Long-Term Ventilator Care
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Oxygen Therapy
- Polysomnogram
- Positive Airway Pressure Titration (cpap; Bilevel Pap Titration)
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Sleep Medicine
- Sleep Studies
- Treating Asthma With Bronchodilators
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Disease
- Sleep Apnea
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View All PlansAbout Loutfi Aboussouan, MD
Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD, FCCP, was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He has been a Staff Physician in the Respiratory Institute of the Cleveland Clinic since 2003, and additionally in the Neurological Institute since 2007.
He is board-certified in 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, and received the CCLCM preclinical Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014. He has been elected by his peers as one of the Best Doctors in America since 2001. He has been listed in the "Top Docs" issue of Cleveland magazine since 2006.
He has several publications in the fields of pulmonary, neuromuscular, and sleep medicine, and is a reviewer for several scientific journals.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2003
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Critical Care Medicine
Cleveland,
OH USA
1993
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Pulmonary Disease
Cleveland,
OH USA
1992
Residency - Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland
Internal Medicine
Baltimore,
MD USA
1990
Residency - Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland
Internal Medicine
Baltimore,
MD USA
1987
Internship - American University of Beirut
Internal Medicine
Beirut,
Lebanon
1986
Medical School - American University of Beirut
Beirut,
Lebanon
1985
Undergraduate - American University of Beirut
Beirut,
Lebanon
1981
Professional Highlights
- Director of Pulmonary Curriculum for the second-year class of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine since 2006.
Certifications
- Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
- Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine
Specialty Interests
Asthma, bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cough, emphysema, pulmonary disease, neuromuscular disease, sleep medicine
Awards & Honors
- College Teaching Awards, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.,1999, 2003
CCLCM preclinical Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
- Fellow, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Thoracic Society
- American College of Physicians
Research & Publications
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87 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleveland Clinic.
| Overall | Star Ratings | |
|---|---|---|
| Explains | 4.9 | |
| Listens | 4.9 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 5 | |
| Knows Medical History | 4.8 | |
| Time Spent with Patient | 4.9 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.9 |
13 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on Aug 17, 2018
Dr Aboussouan is one of the best providers very thorough and very nice. Excellent bedside manner
Reviewed on Jul 27, 2018
Dr. Aboussuan, in pulmonary medicine, is one of the best physicians my father has at the Cleveland Clinic. He is a wonderful doctor - kind, thorough and extremely knowledgeable. I would recommend him as a doctor to anyone needing a pulmonologist. Also, his administrative assistant, Carla is very kind and compassionate and always helpful.
Reviewed on Jul 27, 2018
The doctor is always thorough
Reviewed on Jul 9, 2018
Excellent dr. #1. No delays.
Reviewed on Jun 12, 2018
I had an appointment scheduled with a provider in this office. I scheduled that 4 months in advance. The week prior to the appointment, the provider had to cancel the appointment. The next available appointment was another 4 month wait. It is quite aggravating that I started the process 8 months prior to actually being seen.
Reviewed on Jun 6, 2018
excellent experience with physician. Being seen every 5 months so visits prescheduled with PFTs. No real prescriptions out out of the office so no office medication interaction other than BiPap needed. PFTs discussed at visit so no calls needed to me. This is tertiary specialist follow up (not routine checkup). There should be more than one person doing F/u scheduling during busy times for A90 area. My appointment with pulmonary physician was excellent. Some of the questions not truly applicable for the dynamics of this particular visit.
Reviewed on May 18, 2018
Provider only has appointments at main campus now which is somewhat inconvenient for me.
Reviewed on May 15, 2018
Dr. Aboussouan is a great doctor, thorough, very detailed and studies the entire chart and asks relevant questions, makes excellent recommendations. He's one of my favorite Cleveland Clinic doctors!
Reviewed on Apr 9, 2018
the doctor is very knowledgeable and explains my condition and treatment well
Reviewed on Jan 5, 2018
Dr. A. was very helpful and knowledgeable. He discussed pros/cons of different sleep studies and rationales for them. I felt utterly respected. We did not need to discuss medications at this time although he did ask me about my caffeine consumption. Dr. A was very informed of my medical history. He was highly professional, very knowledgeable, helpful and compassionate. I have full confidence in his ability to help me with my presenting medical problem.
Reviewed on Jan 5, 2018
Dr. A provided direction for scheduling testing and follow-up care. He was very thorough, patient and explained the process to me very clearly. I could not ask for better communication. Excellent experience. The woman in the check-out area was very helpful and efficient in scheduling my testing for me. She was very considerate of my scheduling needs.
Reviewed on Nov 8, 2017
Dr. has strong opinions about what I should do but respects my decisions about my care.
Reviewed on Oct 16, 2017
Doctor Aboussouan is great - he listens carefully, he remembers and is clearly focused on me during my appointments