Rima El-Abassi, MD

FACULTY

Rima El-Abassi

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Neurology

Hometown

Beirut, Lebanon

 

Specialty

Neuromuscular Medicine

 

Degrees

Fellowship:
LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency:
LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Degree:
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine
Comenius University
Slovak Republik

 

Favorite Thing About Our Program

I enjoy the academic ambiance in our Neurology department. Motivation as well as support, to be more academically accomplished, easily and smoothly ferries among us all indiscriminately, from faculty to fellows, residents, and students and from there back to faculty. That happens, asserted and reinforced by a nonchalant attitude of friendship, understanding, and acceptance to one another. It is just beautiful, that our department faculty and staff, mimic a bouquet of different cultural backgrounds that harmoniously blend to unbosom the potentials and power of medicine and academia and the mutual passion for Neurology.

 

What is your favorite thing to do in New Orleans?

I love to attend concerts and Broadway shows at Saenger Theater with my husband. I love to take walks by the lake with my family. During my little extra free time, I immensely enjoy reading about the history of different cultures.

 

Certifications

American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates
United States Medical Licensing Examination

Leadership

Medical Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Awards 

2010 - National Epi-Fellows Foundation (NEF), as a selected nominee
2016 - Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution towards Resident Teaching from LSU Neurology department
2017 - Certificate of Recognition Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award from LSU Neurology Department

Publications

1. Rima El-Abassi, Michael Y. Soliman , John D. England. Stiff Person Syndrome: Understanding the complexity. Journal of the Neurological Sciences JNS, 2019

2. Rima El-Abassi, Michael Y. Soliman , Frank Williams , John D. England. Whipple's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 377 (2017) 197–206

3. Rima El-Abassi, Divya Singhal, John D. England. Fabry's Disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 01/2014;

4. Gregory T Carter, Rima El-Abassi, John England. Charcot Marie Tooth Disease: An Overview of Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Clinical Management Strategies. Journal title: PM&R. Reference: PMRJ1135. Corresponding author: Dr. Gregory T Carter. First author: Dr. Rima El-Abassi. Online publication complete: 20-JAN-2014. DOI information: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.08.611

5. Edward C. Mader Jr., Rima El‐Abassi, Nicole R. Villemarette‐Pittman; Lenay Santana‐Gould, Piotr W. Olejniczak, and John D. England; Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with focal findings: caveats to current diagnostic criteria. Neurology International- in press..

6. Carter GT, Miró J, Ted Abresch R, El-Abassi R, Jensen MP. Disease burden in neuromuscular disease: the role of chronic pain. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2012;23(3):719-29.

7. Mader EC Jr, Maury JS, Santana-Gould L, Craver RD, El-Abassi R, Segura-Palacios E, Sumner AJ. Human Rabies with Initial Manifestations that Mimic Acute Brachial Neuritis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2012;5:49-55. Epub 2012 Apr 30.

8. Ivo W. Tremont-Lukats, Pedro Garciarena, Rubén Juarbe, and Rima N. El-Abassi, The Immune Inflammatory reconstitution syndrome and central nervous system Toxoplasmosis. Ann Intern Med May 5, 2009 150:656-657;

9. AL-Attia HM, Kattaa HA, El-Abassi RN; Unilateral multiple mottling of the lung in an asymptomatic patient. Respiratory Medicine 10/2002, Volume: 96(10), Pages: 846.

10. Al Attia HM, El Abassi RN, AL Ahmed YH, EL Hag A. A Case of migratory lymphadenopathy and cutaneous anergy in an Asian woman.Postgraduate Medical Journal,10/2000, Volume: 76(900), Pages: 660.

11. Al Attia HM, Sherif AN, El Abassi RN; Unusual and memorable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Myositis overlap syndrome. Annual Rheumatology Disease, 09 / 1999, Volume: 58(9), Pages: 523.

Book Chapters

1. Gregory T. Carter, Jordi Miro,, Ted Abresch, Rima El-Abassi, and Mark P Jensen. Disease Burden in Neuromuscular D: The role of chronic pain. Neuromuscular disease management and rehabilitation, Part I: Diagnostic and Therapy issues. August 2012, Volume 23, Number 3.

2. Christopher Morgan Smith, Rima El-Abassi, and David Chackhiani. Neurological Syndromes of the Hypothalamus. The Human Hypothalamus, Anatomy, Dysfunction and Disease Management.