Tuesday, October 3, 2017

October Med School Café - ‘I’m Short of Breath - Let’s Talk About Asthma’

The October Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Philip Almalouf, assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a pulmonologist with USA Physicians Group.

His lecture, titled “I’m Short of Breath - Let’s Talk About Asthma,” will be held on Oct. 20, 2017, at the USA Health Strada Patient Care Center Conference Room on the first floor. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation begins at noon.

During the lecture, Dr. Almalouf will discuss the characteristics of asthma and how it is diagnosed. He will also review the current treatment options.

Dr. Almalouf earned his medical degree from the University of Damascus School of Medicine in Damascus, Syria. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. He then completed his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at USA.

The Med School Café lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Kim Partridge at (251) 460-7770 or e-mail kepartridge@health.southalabama.edu.