AUBMC Special Kids Clinic

The AUBMC Special Kids Clinic (ASKC) is a unique, hospital-based, multidisciplinary clinic that addresses the special needs of children in Lebanon and the region. Expert pediatric neurologists team up with various physicians, therapists, and other specialists to provide early detection and coordinated comprehensive care for developmentally and neurologically impaired children. Since its inception in 2011 by Dr. Rose-Mary Boustany, ASKC has assisted hundreds of families from Lebanon and the surrounding region, with demand for services increasing at an alarming rate.

The mission of the AUBMC Special Kids Clinic is to:

Provide special kids and their families with compassionate, multidisciplinary and comprehensive state-of-the-art care in order to optimize special needs kids’ intellectual and physical development in preparation for their full integration into school and society at large.

Educate pediatricians, nurses, other allied health professionals, school administrations, teachers, and the general public about the needs of special kids and optimal ways to meet their physical, emotional and educational requirements.

Conduct research into the underlying epidemiology, genetics and cell biology of neurogenetic, neurodevelopmental and pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty

Name: Dr. Rose-Mary Boustany

Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology
Director, AUBMC Special Kids Clinic and Neurogenetics Program
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and American Board of Human Genetics
American Board of Human Genetics
Specialty : Pediatric Neurology, Genetics
Emailrb50@aub.edu.lb
Phone: 5640 7580

Name: Dr. Makram Obeid
Title: Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
Speciality: Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy
Email: mo21@aub.edu.lb
Phone: 7580

 

 

Staff

Name: Hala Maacaron
Title: Executive Assistant
Emailhm43@aub.edu.lb
Telephone:5640 /1
 
Name: Frida Araman

Title: Teller
Emailfa24@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580

Name: Salam Zbib Hammoud
Title: Teller
Emailsz26@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580

Name: Laudy Masaad
Title: Nurse
Emaillm12@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7455

 

 

Therapists

Name: Ramia Nasrallah
Title: Feeding Specialist
Emailrn73@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Catherine El Haddad 
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Emailce42@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Christelle Maksoud
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Emailcm67@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Krystel Menassa
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Email
Telephone: 7580
Name: Norma Bou Khalil
Title: Physical Therapist
Emailnb19@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Racha Kahil
Title : Physical Therapist
Emailrk171@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Clarisse El-Ramy Kallassy
Title: Psychomotor Therapist
Email: cr22@aub.edu.lb  
Telephone: 
7580
Name: Sabine Hayek
Title: Psychomotor Therapist
Emailsh888@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Lara Abbas
Title: Occupational Therapist
Emailla142@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Sara Saad
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Emailss212@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Hala El Khoury
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Email: he89@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Name: Noor Hamze
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Email: nh154@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580