Francois Fadell MD MBA

Francois Fadell

Francois Fadell
MD MBA

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Specialty/Research Focus

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Contact Information
VA Western New York Health Care
Buffalo, New York
ffadell@buffalo.edu
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Professional Summary:

• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): Pulmonary Medicine.
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): Critical Care Medicine.
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): Internal Medicine.
• 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.
• Master of Business Administration, Boston University, Questrom School of Business.

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 Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio. (2021–2023)
  • Subspecialty Coordinator, Core Faculty and Associate Program Director, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio (2021–2023)
  • Chairman Sepsis Committee, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. (2020–2023)
  • Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy & Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio (2020–2023)
  • 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)
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Awards and Honors:
  • American Thoracic Society Assembly on Critical Care 2024 Abstract Scholarship (2024)
  • High Honors (Magna Cum Laude) Master of Business Administration, Boston University, Questrom School of Business, Boston, MA (2025).
  • Teacher of the year Award, Cleveland Clinic FV Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio. (Academic year 2022-2023).
  • Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital, Avon, Ohio (2023).
  • Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio (2021).
  • Excellence Award for Quality and Safety, Cleveland Clinic Enterprise, Cleveland, Ohio (March 2022).
  • Nominated Nightingale physician collaboration award, Fairview hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (May 2019).
  • 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, 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:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • ACP-MKSAP 2025 (American College of Physicians-Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program) Pulmonary and Critical Care Q&A Section Contributor (2025). (1900)
  • ACP-MKSAP 19 (American College of Physicians-Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program) Pulmonary and Critical Care Q&A Section Contributor (2023). (1900)

Abstracts:

  • Y.-C. Lee, K.-Y. Chang, M. Rahman, C. Kickel, C.-C. Li, R. Shahid, A.A. El Solh, and F. Fadell. Health Care Disparities and Neuro Critical Care Illnesses Related Mortality in the United States (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A1559. (2024) (May)
  • Y.-C. Lee, K.-Y. Chang, M. Rahman, C. Kickel, C.-C. Li, R. Shahid, A.A. El Solh, and F. Fadell. Health Care Disparities and Cardiac Critical Care Illnesses Related Mortality in the United States (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A5715. (2024) (May)
  • Y.-C. Lee, K.-Y. Chang, M. Rahman, C. Kickel, C.-C. Li, R. Shahid, F. Fadell, and A.A. El Solh. Health Care Disparities Leading to Gastrointestinal and Renal Critical Care Illnesses Mortality in the United States (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A6726. (2024) (May)
  • Y.-C. Lee, K.-Y. Chang, J. Baek, M. Rahman, C. Kickel, C.-C. Li, E.J. Feghali, A.A. El Solh, and F. Fadell. County Vulnerability and Health Care Disparities Impact on Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality in New York State (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A1438. (2024) (May)
  • F. Fadell, Y.-C. Lee, K.-Y. Chang, M. Rahman, C. Kickel, R. Shahid, and A.A. El Solh. Health Care Disparities and Respiratory Critical Care Illnesses Related Mortality in the United States (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A7239. (2024) (May)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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., 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
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Professional Memberships:
  • 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).
  • Fellow: Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.

Presentations:
  • "“Health Care Disparities and Respiratory Critical Care Illnesses Related Mortality in the United States”, Mini-Symposium Oral Presentation, American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Diego, California, USA 5/2024"
  • "“Landmark Trials in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine”, University at Buffalo & Catholic Health System Saturday CME Program, Buffalo, NY, USA 1/2024."
  • "“Mechanical Ventilation: Waveform Analysis“, New York State Society for Respiratory Care, 2024 WNY Spring Symposium, Batavia, NY, USA 4/2024."
  • "Mechanical Ventilation: A Comprehensive Review." Lebanese Pulmonary Society (LPS) Annual Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon 4/2025.
  • "“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 1/2022."
  • "“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 4/2023."
  • "“Pulmonary Medicine Transition from Pediatrics to Adults”. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Grand Rounds, Avon, Ohio, USA 3/2022."
  • "“Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine”. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Grand Rounds, Avon, Ohio, USA 1/2023."

Service Activities:
  • Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, Indiana; Board Member, Physician Network Governance. (2015–2018)
  • Subspecialty Clinical Editor and Reviewer ACP (American College of Physicians) Internal Medicine Board Review Course (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine); 2022-2023-2024-2025.
  • Reviewer ACP-MKSAP (American College of Physicians-Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program) 2021-2022-2023-2024-2025
  • Reviewer ATS (American Thoracic Society) Abstracts, International Conference 2023, Washington DC; International Conference 2024, San Diego; International Conference 2025, San Francisco.
  • Member American Thoracic Society (ATS) Planning Committee, Pulmonary Rehab Assembly (April 2023-present)
  • Member Council of Chapter Representatives (CCR) of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) (2022-2023)
  • Chair Organizing Committee, American Thoracic Society Quad State Chapter Annual Meeting (Indiana Thoracic Society-Michigan Thoracic Society-Ohio Thoracic Society-West Virginia Thoracic Society) (2021)
  • Organizing Committee, White House Vaccinations Coordinator Webinar: “Building Vaccine Confidence in the Arab American Community” (July 2021)
  • Member American Thoracic Society (ATS) Project Review Committee (May 2021-May 2024)
  • Member American Thoracic Society (ATS) Web Committee, Pulmonary Rehab Assembly (October 2020-May 2024)
  • President, Ohio Thoracic Society (OTS) Chapter of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) (November 2020-December 2021)
  • Member American Thoracic Society (ATS) Program Committee, Pulmonary Rehab Assembly (April 2023-present)
  • Member Scientific Committee Lebanese Pulmonary Society (LPS) Annual Meetings 2022-2023-2024-2025
  • Member American Thoracic Society (ATS) Post Graduate Subcommittee (2024)
  • Journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society (Annals ATS) (United States: Official Journal of the American Thoracic Society-ATS); Journals/Books Reviewer
  • Journal Thorax (United Kingdom: Official Journal of the British Thoracic Society-BTS).; Journals/Books Reviewer
  • Journal Respiratory care (United States: Official Journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care-AARC).; Journals/Books Reviewer

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VA Western New York Health Care
Buffalo, New York
ffadell@buffalo.edu
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