• American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Medicine. • American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine. • American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). • Belgium Board of Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine: Belgium Federal Ministry of Health (Service Public Federal, Sante Publique): Titre professionnel de médecin spécialiste, Pneumologie, Belgium, Europe. • European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine-HERMES-European Respiratory Society.
Education and Training:
Fellow/Clinical Assistant Instructor in Medicine: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE: State university of New York, Downstate medical center, Brooklyn, New York: July 2012-June 2013.
Fellow/Clinical Assistant Instructor in Medicine: PULMONARY MEDICINE: State university of New York, Downstate medical center, Brooklyn, New York: July 2010-July2012.
French Baccalaureate, Scientific section, Academy of Aix-Marseille, France. June 1997
Medicine Doctor Diploma (MD), Saint joseph University, Faculty of Medicine. July 2005.
Medicine Doctor Diploma/Nostrification (MD), Ministry of Culture and higher Education, Government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, European Union. March 2007.
Medicine Doctor Diploma/Nostrification (MD), Ministry of Health, Brussels, Belgium, European Union. May 2011.
Visiting Fellow: PULMONARY MEDICINE: Respirology department, Ottawa General Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. September-October 2011.
Visiting Fellow: NEURO-CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. February-March 2013.
Employment:
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. (2023-present)
Cleveland Clinic Global Ambassador to the European Region, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio. (2022–2023)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. (2021–2023)
Program Director, International Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute, Cleveland, Ohio. (2021–2023)
Subspecialty Coordinator, Core Faculty and Associate Program Director, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio (2021–2023)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. (2018–2021)
Chairman of Medicine, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, Indiana. (2017–2018)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Marian University-COM, Indianapolis, Indiana. (2015–2018)
Medical Director of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy & Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Clinic, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, Indiana (2014–2018)
Fellows Track Symposium Award Winner, American Thoracic Society International Meeting, San Francisco, (May 2012).
Certificate of Appreciation and Outstanding Achievements in nosocomial infection prevention at Downstate Medical Center, the State university of New York, Brooklyn, New York. (June 2011).
Twenty-Eight Appreciation Awards for Professionalism and Quality of care provided, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (2018-2023)
Research Expertise:
Cardiac arrest/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
COVID-19 Management
Critical Care Outcomes
Health Care Disparities and Health Equity
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Nodules
Medical Education
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Quality Improvement
Sepsis
Smoking Cessation
Journal Articles:
(2023) Lin DY, Abi Fadel F, Huang S, Milinovich AT, Sacha GL, Bartley P, Duggal A, Wang X. Nirmatrelvir or Molnupiravir Use and Severe Outcomes From Omicron Infections. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2335077. (Sep)
Admon AJ, Iwashyna TJ, Kamphuis LA, Gundel SJ, Sahetya SK, Peltan ID, Chang SY, Han JH, Vranas KC, Mayer KP, Hope AA, Jolley SE, Caldwell E, Monahan ML, Hauschildt K, Brown SM, Aggarwal NR, Thompson BT, Hough CL; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute PETAL Network. Assessment of Symptom, Disability, and Financial Trajectories in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 at 6 Months. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2255795. (2023) (Feb)
Bowdish ME, Barkauskas CE, Overbey JR, Gottlieb RL, Osman K, Duggal A, Marks ME, Hupf J, Fernandes E, Leshnower BG, Golob JL, Iribarne A, Rassias AJ, Moquete EG, O'Sullivan K, Chang HL, Williams JB, Parnia S, Patel NC, Desai ND, Vekstein AM, Hollister BA, Possemato T, Romero C, Hou PC, Burke E, Hayes J, Grossman F, Itescu S, Gillinov M, Pagani FD, O'Gara PT, Mack MJ, Smith PK, Bagiella E, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC. A Randomized Trial of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Moderate to Severe ARDS From COVID-19. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Sep 13. (2022) (Sep)
Self WH, Semler MW, Leither LM, Casey JD, Angus DC, Brower RG, Chang SY, Collins SP, Eppensteiner JC, Filbin MR, Files DC, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Gong MN, Harrell FE, Hayden DL, Hough CL, Johnson NJ, Khan A, Lindsell CJ, Matthay MA, Moss M, Park PK, Rice TW, Robinson BRH, Schoenfeld DA, Shapiro NI, Steingrub JS, Ulysse CA, Weissman A, Yealy DM, Thompson BT, Brown SM, , Steingrub J, Smithline H, Tiru B, Tidswell M, Kozikowski L, Thornton-Thompson S, De Souza L, Hou P, Baron R, Massaro A, Aisiku I, Fredenburgh L, Seethala R, Johnsky L, Riker R, Seder D, May T, Baumann M, Eldridge A, Lord C, Shapiro N, Talmor D, O’Mara T, Kirk C, Harrison K, Kurt L, Schermerhorn M, Banner-Goodspeed V, Boyle K, Dubosh N, Filbin M, Hibbert K, Parry B, Lavin-Parsons K, Pulido N, Lilley B, Lodenstein C, Margolin J, Brait K, Jones A, Galbraith J, Peacock R, Nandi U, Wachs T, Matthay M, Liu K, Kangelaris K, Wang R, Calfee C, Yee K, Hendey G, Chang S, Lim G, Qadir N, Tam A, Beutler R, Levitt J, Wilson J, Rogers A, Vojnik R, Roque J, Albertson T, Chenoweth J, Adams J, Pearson S, Juarez M, Almasri E, Fayed M, Hughes A, Hillard S, Huebinger R, Wang H, Vidales E, Patel B, Ginde A, Moss M, Baduashvili A, McKeehan J, Finck L, Higgins C, Howell M, Douglas I, Haukoos J, Hiller T, Lyle C, Cupelo A, Caruso E, Camacho C, Gravitz S, Finigan J, Griesmer C, Park P, Hyzy R, Nelson K, McDonough K, Olbrich N, Williams M, Kapoor R, Nash J, Willig M, Ford H, Gardner-Gray J, Ramesh M, Moses M, Ng Gong M, Aboodi M, Asghar A, Amosu O, Torres M, Kaur S, Chen JT, Hope A, Lopez B, Rosales K, Young You J, Mosier J, Hypes C, Natt B, Borg B, Salvagio Campbell E, Hite RD, Hudock K, Cresie A, Alhasan F, Gomez-Arroyo J, Duggal A, Mehkri O, Hastings A, Sahoo D, Abi Fadel F, Gole S, Shaner V, Wimer A, Meli Y, King A, Terndrup T, Exline M, Pannu S, Robart E, Karow S, Hough C, Robinson B, Johnson N, Henning D, Campo M, Gundel S, Seghal S, Katsandres S, Dean S, Khan A, Krol O, Jouzestani M, Huynh P, Weissman A, Yealy D, Scholl D, Adams P, McVerry B, Huang D, Angus D, Schooler J, Moore S, Files C, Miller C, Gibbs K, LaRose M, Flores L, Koehler L, Morse C, Sanders J, Langford C, Nanney K, MdalaGausi M, Yeboah P, Morris P, Sturgill J, Seif S, Cassity E, Dhar S, de Wit M, Mason J, Goodwin A, Hall G, Grady A, Chamberlain A, Brown S, Bledsoe J, Leither L, Peltan I, Starr N, Fergus M, Aston V, Montgomery Q, Smith R, Merrill M, Brown K, Armbruster B, Harris E, Middleton E, Paine R, Johnson S, Barrios M, Eppensteiner J, Limkakeng A, McGowan L, Porter T, Bouffler A, Leahy JC, deBoisblanc B, Lammi M, Happel K, Lauto P, Self W, Casey J, Semler M, Collins S, Harrell F, Lindsell C, Rice T, Stubblefield W, Gray C, Johnson J, Roth M, Hays M, Torr D, Zakaria A, Schoenfeld D, Thompson T, Hayden D, Ringwood N, Oldmixon C, Ulysse C, Morse R, Muzikansky A, Fitzgerald L, Whitaker S, Lagakos A, Brower R, Reineck L, Aggarwal N, Bienstock K, Freemer M, Maclawiw M, Weinmann G, Morrison L, Gillespie M, Kryscio R, Brodie D, Zareba W, Rompalo A, Boeckh M, Parsons P, Christie J, Hall J, Horton N, Zoloth L, Dickert N, Diercks D. (2020) Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Status at 14 Days in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA (Dec), 324(21): 2165-2176. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.22240
Abi Fadel F, Corbett M, Garvey C., “Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the United States: Updates on Covered Indications and Reimbursement” American Thoracic Society Web Committee Quarterly Bite. March 2021. https://www.thoracic.org/ HYPERLINK "https://www.thoracic.org/members/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/pr-in-the-us-updates-on-covered-indications-and-reimbursement.php"m HYPERLINK "https://www.thoracic.org/members/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/pr-in-the-us-updates-on-covered-indications-and-reimbursement.php"embers/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/pr-in-the-us-updates-on-covered-indications-and-reimbursement.php. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, “American Thoracic Society International Conference 2021: Pulmonary Rehabilitation and The COVID 19 Pandemic”. Invited by Doximity Editorial team to author an article as a Contribution to the ATS 2021 post-Conference Digest on Op-Med Doximity. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/american-thoracic-society-international-conference-2021-pulmonary-rehabilitation-and-the-covid-19-pandemic?. (1900) (Jan)
Morales MJM, Maroo A, Kewan T, Alwakeel M, Al-Jaghbeer M, Fadel FA. Cardiovascular Adverse Events after COVID-19 Vaccination. Int J Anaesth Crit Care. 2023;2(1):1-4. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, “ American Thoracic Society International Conference 2022: Highlights in Pulmonary Rehabilitation” American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly Quarterly Bite. August 2022. https://www.thoracic.org/members/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/ats-international-conference-2022-highlights-in-pr.php. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, Corbett M, Lui K., Garvey C., “Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the United States: December 2021 Updates on Covered Indications and Reimbursement.” American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly Quarterly Bite. December 2021. https://www.thoracic.org/members/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/pulmonary-rehabilitation-in-the-united-states-december-2021-updates.php. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, Houchen-Wolloff Linzy “American Thoracic Society International Conference 2023: Highlights in Pulmonary Rehabilitation” American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly Quarterly Bite: August 2023. https://www.thoracic.org/members/assemblies/assemblies/pr/quarterly-bite/ats-international-conference-2023-highlights-in-pr.php. (1900) (Jan)
ACP-MKSAP 19 (American College of Physicians-Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program) Pulmonary and Critical Care Q&A Section Contributor (2023). (1900)
Abstracts:
Harasiuk K., Abi Fadel F., Ng M., Gottesman A., “Mollaret’s meningitis, 65 years of history: A case report.” (Journal of Hospital Medicine) J Hosp Med. 2010;5(3)(suppl 2):S 271. (1900) (Jan)
Gunasekaran D., Abi Fadel F., Khan S.G., Kumar S., Arrossi A.V., “Ibrutinib Induced Organizing Pneumonia After Four Years of Therapy”, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;201:A3136. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, Kumar S., “Isolated Tracheal Amyloidosis: A Five Years Follow-Up”, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;201:A6655. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F, Saleem T, Alqaisi S, Afzal S. “Lung Malignancy and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Two Faces of One Disease or Two Unrelated Entities”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021;203:A2103. (1900) (Jan)
Bhardwaj A., Alwakeel M., Dugar S., Krishnan S., Wang X., Duggal A., Abi Fadel F., Abella B., “Abstract 12933: Myocardial Dysfunction After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in COVID-19 Patients.” Circulation. 2021;144:A12933. (1900) (Jan)
Bhardwaj, A., Bansal, A., Alwakeel, M., Ennala, S., Han, X., & Abi Fadel, F. (2022). 338: COVID-19 VERSUS NON-COVID-19 in-hospital cardiac arrest survival at a large US HealthCare System. Critical Care Medicine, 50(1), 155. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., Murphy C., Smultea L., Fababe K., Tauquir A., Rodaitis M., Kaffel M., Orlosky K., Berriochoa J., Tapryal N., Mushtaq K., Ghimire B., Krishtopaytis E., Karki A., Boustany A., Al-Jaghbeer M. “ Multimodal Quality Initiatives in Sepsis: Impact on Core Measures and Outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205:A5533. (1900) (Jan)
Obeidat M, Alwakeel M, Alayan D, Morales M, Abi Fadel F, Awad M. Assessment of Nasal Polymerase Chain Reaction For Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in The Diagnosis of MRSA Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit. CHEST, Volume 164, Issue 4, A6524. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., El-Charabaty E., Said R., Odaimi M., Gottesman A., Wetz R., “Clinical and Diagnostic Pitfalls In Vitamin B12 Deficiency.” (Journal of Hospital Medicine) J Hosp Med. 2010;5(3)(suppl 2):S 205. (1900) (Jan)
Szerszen A, Abi Fadel F, Ross J, Vassell K, Ahern K,, Shtaynberg N, Edwards A, Rothman J, Maniatis T, Bagon E, Castellanos M.R. “Hemoglobin A1C level less than 6.5% is associated with severe hypoglycemia in critically ill patients treated with insulin”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 181: A1620. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., Harris K., Fan Z., Chalhoub M. “Exogenous lipoid pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 181: A4508. (1900) (Jan)
Apergis G., Abi-Fadel F., Kuperberg S., Zein J., Fahmy S. “Will Early Management Improve the Outcome of Gastrointestinal Bleeding? An Intensivist perspective.” Chest Journal October 2011 Vol. 140, Num 4, 341 A. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., Harasiuk K., Ciccone R., Gottesman A., “Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare entity”. 5th Annual hospitalist medicine meeting, Chicago, Il, October 2009. (1900) (Jan)
Abi-Fadel F., Apergis G., Botros R., Kuperberg S., Fahmy S.,“Do Clinical Presentations Predict the Outcome In Gastro-intestinal Bleeding? An Intensivist Perspective.” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 185: A1621. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., Tauquir A., Crosby L., Orlosky K., Alayan D., Edwards M., McMahan J. Murphy P., Cassara J., Al-Jaghbeer M. “Impact of Educational Activities, Dedicated Rapid Response Team, and Quality Case Reviews on In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest”. CHEST Vol. 162 Issue 4 Supplement A1471–A1472. (1900) (Jan)
Ogbue O., Kewan T., Mehkri O., Fadell F., Nautiyal I., Reynold M., Durmaz A., VanOudenhove J., Awada H., Unlu S., Singh A., Visconte V., Mendez L., Bosler D., Duggal A., Halene S., Maciejewski J., Al-Jaghbeer M., Gurnari C. ; Can Emergency Hematopoiesis Due to Sepsis Lead to Clonal Hematopoiesis? Implications for Understanding the Pathogenesis of Clonal Evolution. Blood 2023; 142 (Supplement 1): 2691. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-187424. (1900) (Jan)
Abi-Fadel F., Fahmy S., szerszen A., Ross J.,Shtaynberg N., Rothman J.,Maniatis T.,Castellanos M., "Indeed, Intensive Insulin Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients." (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 185: A1655. (1900) (Jan)
Gerolemou L., Abi-Fadel F., Shah J." Extra-Meningeal Manifestations of Fulminant Meningococcemia: An Intensivisit Perspective." Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 185: A3165. (1900) (Jan)
Abi-Fadel F, Apergis G., Lagzdins M., Soueidan A. "From Mediastinal Granulomas to Fibrosing Mediastinitis: Are These Two Faces Of One Disease Or Two Different Unrelated Entities?” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 185: A2959. (1900) (Jan)
Alayan D, Abi Fadel F., Alahmad J., Saleem T., Gopalakrishna KV., Alkhalaileh F., Abdelghaffar B., Perinephric Mass Leading to Pleural Empyema: Connecting The Dots.” CHEST Vol. 162 Issue 4 Supplement A1388–A1389. (1900) (Jan)
Pirouz R, Bollavaram N., Shah J, Golla V., Abi Fadel F., Khan S, Isache C., Aristide G., Gerolemou L. “Propylene Glycol Intoxication Without an Anion Gap.” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 185: A3174. (1900) (Jan)
Abi-Fadel F, Ponnambalam A., Fahmy S, " A 35 y/o Woman with Headaches, Vomiting and Altered Mental Status: Is It Always An Infection?" Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2013; 187: A3174. (1900) (Jan)
Mathew A, Smith P, Vastardi M., Abi Fadel F, Joks R.: “Desensitization to Omalizumab in an Inner City Severe Persistent Asthmatic”. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Volume 111, Issue 5, Supplement, November 2013. (1900) (Jan)
Ennala S., Abi Fadel F., Jadhao Y.; “Topotecan Induced Organizing Pneumonia”, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;201:A3134. (1900) (Jan)
Abi Fadel F., Kumar S., Wang X., Griffiths L., “Nighttime Intensivist Staffing Model Compared to A Tele-Medicine Electronic Intensive Care Unit Model. A Single Center Experience”, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;201:A7816. (1900) (Jan)
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).
Fellow: American College of Physicians (ACP).
Fellow: American Thoracic Society (ATS).
Fellow: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK.
Member: European Respiratory Society (ERS).
Member: Belgian Respiratory Society (BeRS).
Member: Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS).
Presentations:
"“Asthma: Diagnosis and treatment”, American Hospital Association Headquarters, Chicago, Illinois, USA 4/2017"
"“In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Coronavirus 2019 Patients”, Critical Care Conference Series, University College London, NHS Foundation Trust Fellowship Program, London, UK. 01/2022."
"“In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Coronavirus 2019 Patients”, Critical Care Grand Rounds, Distinguished Staff Lecture Series, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 12/2021."
"“In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Coronavirus 2019 Patients”, Lebanese Pulmonary Society (LPS) Annual Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon 04/2023."
"“Pulmonary Medicine Transition from Pediatrics to Adults”. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Grand Rounds, Avon, Ohio, USA 03/2022."
"“Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine”. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Grand Rounds, Avon, Ohio, USA 1/2023."