Elie Saad

Dr. Elie Saad

Nuclear Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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Dr. Elie Saad is an assistant professor in the nuclear medicine division. He received a master's degree in animal biology at the Lebanese University and went on to earn his medical degree at the Lebanese American University where he also completed his diagnostic and interventional radiology residency. He then completed fellowships in nuclear medicine and cross-sectional body imaging at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Saad's main interests are in nuclear medicine and body imaging and their applications in cardiac diseases and oncology.

His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Metastatic Pleural Tumor, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Mesothelioma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Radiology, 2018
Specialties
Nuclear Medicine
Licenses
Diagnostic Radiology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Radiology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cross-Sectional Imaging, 2021
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
French
Gender
Male

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

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11 Total Publications

High rate of false negative 99mTc-pyrophosphate scintigraphy scans in patients with Leu58His transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.
High rate of false negative 99mTc-pyrophosphate scintigraphy scans in patients with Leu58His transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.
Journal: Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis
Published: April 24, 2025
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