Dr. Salah Zein-El-Dine is a distinguished physician, educator, and academic leader currently serving as Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon. An associate professor of clinical medicine specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine, he has also served as Director of Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official since 2009. In these roles, Dr. Zein-El-Dine provides institutional leadership for AUB’s residency and fellowship programs, overseeing accreditation, curriculum development, resident/fellow advancement, resident/fellow well-being, patient safety, and scholarly activity.

His research interests include respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary disease, physician well-being, and graduate medical education. He has held numerous professional leadership roles, including President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and President of the Lebanese Pulmonary Society; Vice-President of the Board of Balsam, the Lebanese Center for Palliative Care; and President of the Board of Nusaned, a community-based NGO.

Dr. Zein-El-Dine’s contributions have been recognized with several honors, including the 2025 Susan H. Day Physician Leader Award from ACGME International.