Dr. Rechdi Ahdab, MD, PhD
Scope of Practice
- General neurology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromodulation
- Pain
Highlights
Academic Achievements
55
Publications
4
Conferences
8
Chapters
Community Outreach Activities/Achievements
- Developed a neurology practice, neurophysiology department, and research facility with licensed IRB at the Al Hamidy Medical Center (dispensary in North Lebanon)
- Clerkship director and Co-residency director of neurology (LAU)
Health Care Profession Achievements
- +20 Years of Experience
Experience & Education
- Chairman of the department of Neurology (LAUMCRH)
- PhD Pharmacology and Biotherapy Université Paris Est, Paris, France
- Post-graduate diploma of Clinical Neurophysiology Université Lille II, Lille, France
- Fellowship Clinical Neurophysiology Hospital Henri Mondor, Paris France
- Resident Neurology Hospital Henri Mondor, Paris, France
- Resident, Neurology Hospital Tenon, Paris, France
- Resident, Neurology Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- MD Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
Certifications
- Lebanese Neurological Association
- Lebanese League Against Epilepsy
- National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
- EA 4391, Excitabilité Nerveuse et Thérapeutique, Université Paris -EstA
- Medicine certificate, MOH and LOP, Lebanon
- Neurology certificate, MOH and LOP, Lebanon
- NIH “Protecting Human Research Participants” certificate
- CITI program Biomedical Researcher Certificate
- NIH certificate (Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research)
- European association for the study of diabetes
Publications
- Freiha J, Zoghaib R, Makhoul K, Maalouf N, Riachi N, Chalah MA, Ayache SS, Ahdab R. a. The value of sensory nerve conduction studies in the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Clin Neurophysiol. 2021 Mar 13;132(5):1157-1162
- Nogueira RG, Qureshi MM, Abdalkader M, et al. Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and Intravenous Thrombolysis. Neurology. 2021 Mar 25:10.1212
- Freiha J, Riachi N, Chalah MA, Zoghaib R, Ayache SS, Ahdab R. Paroxysmal Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis-A Review of the Literature. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 25;9(10):3100
- Makhoul K, Ahdab R, Riachi N, Chalah MA, Ayache SS. Tremor in Multiple Sclerosis-An Overview and Future Perspectives. Brain Sci. 2020 Oct 12;10(10):722.
- Freiha J, Shatila MM, Tarabine K, Riachi N, Kikano R, Ahdab R. Absent triceps reflex with forearm flexion: A new form of inverted reflex. Neurology. 2020 Aug 18;95(7):314-315