Dr. Salim S Abou jaoude MD

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Get to know Pulmonary Medical Specialist Dr. Salim Jaoude, who serves the Lafayette, Indiana area at his private practice and several local hospitals. Dr. Jaoude serves patients at a private practice and is additionally affiliated with Franciscan Health. He holds an Indiana state medical license and has completed CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification, which allows him to dedicate more of his valuable time to caring for his patients. Dr. Jaoude earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine. He continued his studies with a residency in internal medicine at the Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland. Then, Dr. Jaoude completed a fellowship in pulmonary disease with the Temple University Hospital. He has been board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, critical care medicine and internal medicine. To stay up-to-date on developments in his field, Dr. Jaoude maintains professional memberships within prestigious medical organizations. With over twenty years of experience in the field, Dr. Jaoude brings his knowledge and unique skill-set to each patient he sees. Pulmonary medicine is the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the respiratory system, including the lungs, upper airways, thoracic cavity, and chest wall. Although most common respiratory problems are treated by general internists and other specialty physicians, internists practicing pulmonary medicine (often referred to as “pulmonologists”) are frequently called upon to help diagnose unknown disorders and assist in managing difficult, unusual, or complicated diseases of the respiratory system. Pulmonologists have expertise in structural, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic disorders of the lung parenchyma, pleura and airways, pulmonary vascular disease and its effect on the cardiovascular system, and detection and prevention of occupational and environmental causes of lung disease. Diseases commonly evaluated and treated by pulmonologists include asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), emphysema, lung cancer, interstitial and occupational lung diseases, complex lung and pleural infections including tuberculosis, pulmonary hypertension, and cystic fibrosis. Some pulmonologists focus on sleep-disordered breathing (such as sleep apnea) and may provide diagnostic and therapeutic services in sleep laboratories. Dr. Jaoude speaks French in addition to English at his practice, which enables him to see a wide range of diverse patients. His medical practice is an important aspect of the Lafayette, Indiana community, providing services to a more rural region of the country. When he is not seeing patients, he enjoys spending time with friends and family members.

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