Pediatrics & Neonatology

Biography

· July 2004: Specialized Studies in Pediatrics – Pediatric Department of the Hôtel-Dieu de France hospital – Saint Joseph University – Beirut- Lebanon · February 2001: Master in Biological and Medical Sciences – Saint Joseph University – Lebanon · July 2000: General Medicine Doctorate – Saint Joseph University – Lebanon

Research Interest

· December 2012 – August 2013: Research investigator in the REMAD2 study. International, prospective, longitudinal, observational, multi-center study in infants/children with acute diarrhea. Study sponsored by Sanofi-Aventis. · July 2004: Balloon dilation of critical aortic stenosis: early and midterm results. Review of the short and mid-term results of the balloon dilation of 15 cases of critical aortic stenosis performed by the Hôtel-Dieu de France’s team; pediatrics end of studies thesis winning a “very good” degree. Reference: Lteif J, El-Rassi I, Chehab G, Abdelmassih T, Daou L, Gerbaka B, Ashoush R, Saliba Z. Balloon dilation of critical neonatal aortic stenosis: early and midterm Results. J Med Liban. 2006 Jan-Mar; 54 (1):22-7; original article. · Sept 2001 – July 2003: Research coordinator in the MOSAIC study. Worldwide multicentric study, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, comparing the effect of inhaled corticosteroids to montelukast in children’s mild persistent asthma. Study financed by Merck Sharp & Dohme. · February 2003: Air pollution in Beirut after stopping vehicles running on diesel, what do doctors know? Transverse descriptive study that involved 250 doctors in Beirut (general practitioners, pediatricians, pneumologists and emergency doctors) about the impact of stopping the vehicles running on Diesel on the health state of Beirut citizens. Study financed by the Beirut Municipality and presented in the Air Pollution. Congress held at the Lebanese Order of Physicians headquarters in March 2003 in Beirut. · August 2001: Cystoplastie d’augmentation et/ou dérivation urinaire continente. Retrospective study on 11 cases that had either one or the other technique and its impact on their social life. Reference : Daher P, Zeidan S, Ghorayeb Z, Lteif J. Cystoplastie d’augmentation Et/ou dérivation urinaire continente: Revue de 11 cas. J Méd Lib 2001; 49 (4): 192-196; original article.