Dr. Elie Akl MD
Internist
462 Grider St Buffalo NY, 14215About
I provide care to acutely ill patients admitted to the inpatient wards at Erie County Medical Center. My training in both internal medicine and general preventive medicine enables me not only to manag ...
Education and Training
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
St. Joseph University 1999
Provider Details
Awards
- Guest Researcher, Italian National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy 2006
- Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Excellence
- Teaching Award 2006
- Guest Researcher, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, Oslo, No 2005
- Spring Fellow of the Trout Research and Education Center at Irish Lak 2004
- Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) Award 2003
- Hariri Foundation scholarship 1992
Professional Memberships
- Member AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
- Member AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
- Member AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Experience & Accolades
- Professor 2006 - 2014Assistant Professor Assistant
- Research Assistant Professor 2004 - 2006 University at Buffalo
- Chief Resident 2003 - 2004 General Preventive Medicine residency program, Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffal
- Resident2000 - 2004 Combined Residency in Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo
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