Hassan Khouli, MD
Critical Care Medicine
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- Arabic
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Hassan Khouli
Title
Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Biography
Dr. Khouli is the Chair of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He has over 20 years of experience working in critical care medicine and pulmonary medicine. Dr. Khouli has special expertise in the evaluation and management of patients with complex critical illnesses including sepsis and septic shock, ARDS, multi-organ failure, and decision making at the end of life.
Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic at the end of 2017, Dr. Khouli was a Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, the Chief of the Critical Care Division at Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West Hospitals, and the Chair of Medical Ethics for over 15 years. He is the 2017 recipient of the “Dr. Nathan Kase Innovations in Medical Education Award” from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Khouli was an early leader in the development of simulation training and he founded the Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospitals; one of the earliest centers in the U.S. to be accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Dr. Khouli has been an invited lecturer regionally, nationally, and internationally. He has received several government, private foundations, and industry research grants and has authored many peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters.
Dr. Khouli has been actively involved in public policy, including current service on the New York State Governor’s Task Force on Life and the Law (composed of individuals representing medicine, law, religion, philosophy, and bioethics), and the New York State Department of Health Sepsis Advisory Board. He has been elected to “Best Doctor in America” several years.
Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: Harbor Hospital Center, 1996
- Fellowship: Mount Sinai -St. Lukes-Roosevelt, 1996
- Fellowship: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center (UMDNJ), 1994
- Residency: AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, 1992
- Medical Education: Damascus University, 1986
Board Certifications
- Pulmonary Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1996
- Critical Care Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995
Research & Publications
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