Dr Lama El Zein, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM

Articles by Author: Dr Lama El Zein, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM

Dr Lama El Zein is an experienced physician with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice and healthcare industry. She is a healthcare leader with experience in training and overseeing residents and medical students. Dr El Zein currently practices Family Medicine and Palliative care at Summit Medical Group in NJ and is currently enrolled in the Executive Master in Health Administration at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in NYC. She is an adjunct assistance professor of Medicine at the Center of Family and Community medicine at Columbia University in NY where she was a full-time faculty for three years between 2012 and 2015.

Author: Dr Lama El Zein, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM

Dr Lama El Zein is an experienced physician with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice and healthcare industry. She is a healthcare leader with experience in training and overseeing residents and medical students. Dr El Zein currently practices Family Medicine and Palliative care at Summit Medical Group in NJ and is currently enrolled in the Executive Master in Health Administration at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in NYC. She is an adjunct assistance professor of Medicine at the Center of Family and Community medicine at Columbia University in NY where she was a full-time faculty for three years between 2012 and 2015.
Palliative care in the Middle East

In the Middle East, the growth of palliative care is still in its early stages. Dr Lama El Zein discusses how providing palliative care has shown to have extensive benefits for patients with serious illnesses by improving quality of life, decreasing unnecessary cost and improving care throughout the illness.

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