Racha Abi Melhem, MD

Allergy & Immunology Specialist Dr. Racha Abi Melhem a highly trained and caring physician dedicated to providing personalized, compassionate care for both children and adults.

Dr. Abi Melhem earned a degree in Chemistry and her medical degree at American University of Beirut in Lebanon. She completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Surgery and an internship in Internal Medicine at American University of Beirut before completing an Internal Medicine residency at Staten Island University Hospital and an Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Dr. Abi Melhem expanded her medical experience with observerships in Cardiology at Atrium Health Medical Center in Ohio and in Allergy/Immunology at Allergy Partners at East Carolina University in North Carolina.

She is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.

Research and National Publications

Cureus

Duodenocaval Fistula: A Spontaneous Complication of Chemoradiation Therapy in Stage III Ovarian Cancer

HIP International

The association of anaemia and its severity with composite morbidity after total hip arthroplasty

International Journal of Rhinology and Otolaryngology

The Intraoperative Diagnosis and Management of CSF Leaks in Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. New Paradigm: Topical Fluorescein

The American Surgeon

Effect of Gender on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Comparison of Early Adverse Events After Operative Treatment of Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Fractures Versus Pilon Fractures.

Journal of Luminescence

Photophysical properties of neutral and dissociated forms of rosmarinic acid