Elie HELOU (EL)

Assistant Professor

Chair of Road Safety Management, Renault Foundation - Saint-Joseph University of Beirut – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Medicine – Maître de Conférence - Maître de Conférences

Faculty of Nursing Science – Chargé de Cours

Institute of Physiotherapy – Chargé de Cours

Higher Institute of Public Health – Chargé de Cours

USJ Université d'été – Chargé de Cours

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 2382 elie.helou@usj.edu.lb

Elie Helou is a urologist at Hôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital an Assistant Professor at Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut, Lebanon.He is a health economist, lecturer, and educator at the Institute of Public Health (ISSP), the Faculty of Nursing Sciences (FSI), and the Faculty of Medicine (FM) at USJ. He serves as the Head of the Quality Assurance Committee and Academic Advisor for the University Diploma in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, USJ.Since 2010, he has been an operating room expert in laparoscopic urology training at IRCAD in Strasbourg, France. He also holds a university diploma in medical pedagogy.Dr. Helou has authored over 20 publications in the fields of urology, health economics, health informatics, and simulation-based education.


Education

Degree University Country Year
Urology Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2012

Teaching at USJ

Economie de la santé - Master santé publique - ISSP
Certificat d'urologie - FM
Economie de la santé - Licence et master infirmier - FSI

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ Country Institution Start date End date
Expert in Laparoscopy France IRCAD 01/01/2011 01/10/2024

Areas of expertise

Medecine and Health

Research themes

UrologyHealth EconomyHealth InformaticsSimulation Based Education

Publications and communications

1- Raad E, Helou S, Hage K, Daou M, El Helou E. Cost of bladder cancer in Lebanon before after the economic collapse: a probabilistic modeling study. Int J Equity Health. 2023 May 222(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01885-8. PMID: 37131206 PMCID: PMC10152790.

2- Helou S, El Helou E, Evans N, Shigematsu T, El Helou J, Kaneko M, Kiyono K. Physician eye contact in telemedicine video consultations: A cross-cultural experiment. Int J Med Inform. 2022 Sep165:104825. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104825. Epub 2022 Jul 3. PMID: 35809542.

3- El Helou E, Naba J, Youssef K, Mjaess G, Sleilaty G, Helou S. Mobile sonouroflowmetry using voiding sound volume. Sci Rep. 2021 May 2711(1):11250. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90659-9. PMID: 34045577; PMCID: PMC8159949.

4- El Helou E, Sarkis J, Mjaess G, Zalaket J, Mouawad C, Sayegh N, Ghattas S, Azar C, El Helou J, Abboud H, Koussa S, Nemr E. Urodynamics in patients with multiple sclerosis: is it necessary? A randomized-controlled trial. Scand J Urol. 2021 Apr;55(2):161-168. doi: 10.1080/21681805.2021.1879930. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33565359.

5- Helou S, El Helou E, Abou-Khalil V, Wakim J, El Helou J, Daher A, El Hachem C. The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physicians Use Perception of Telehealth: The Case of Lebanon. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 6;17(13):4866. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134866. PMID: 32640652; PMCID: PMC7370008.