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FACULTY

Najy Masri

Associate Professor - Clinical

Medicine - Hospital Medicine

Academic Office:

LSUHSC School of Medicine 
2021 Perdido St. 
New Orleans, LA 70112

Clinical Office:

Ochsner Medical Center- Kenner
180 W. Esplanade Ave.
Kenner, LA 70065

Bio

Dr. Masri joined the faculty of LSU School of Medicine in 2005 after completing his residency program at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans.  He became Director of Hospitalist Services at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner the following year and remains in that leadership role today overseeing both LSU internal medicine resident and medical students rotation at that campus.  During his time at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, Dr. Masri has served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Vice Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, and Immediate Past President as well as serving on a multitude of quality committees, 

Dr. Masri has received several teaching awards over the years.  The Aesculapian Medical Honor Society presented Dr. Masri with their Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004.  He was inducted into AOA as a faculty member early in his career.  Dr. Masri directed the creation of a website, LSU32.com, that focuses on the teaching of physical examination skills to trainees.   He was inducted into the Who's Who in Medicine Higher Education and was recently recognized by his peers as one of Louisiana's Top Doctors.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Masri made several appearances on MSNBC discussing the effect of COVID-19 on the region.  He created a video log series that was profiled on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell and was interviewed by Katy Tur and Brian Williams.  In addition, Dr. Masri was a regular guest on the ESPN radio broadcast of Off The Bench as well as the Jordy Hultberg and Kaare Johnson radio shows giving regular updates on COVID-19 and its effect on the local community.  

Education

Undergraduate:
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Medical:
M.D.
LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency:
Internal Medicine
LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

  • Ochsner Kenner Medical Center
  • University Medical Center
  • Touro Infirmary

Publications

1. Kalik A, Mehta A, Patterson T, et al.  Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared to remdesivir alone in hospitalized adults with COVID-19.  Lancet Respiratory Medicine 384-2: S2213-2600, 2021.

2. Kalil A, Patterson T, Mehta K, et al.  Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19.  New England Journal of Medicine 384: 795-807, 2021.

3. Beigel J, Tomashek K, Dodd L, Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine 383:1813-1826. 2020.

4. Kalil et al (Najy Masri listed as contributor).  Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19.  New England Journal of Medicine. December 11, 2020.

5. Masri N, Weems R, Brown F, Andres B, Lopez F. Stroke Revisited – The Latest on Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society.  February 2016.

6. Modica M, Nesh K, Masri N.  Chorea in Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia.  Medical Research Archives, 2 (2015), 2015.

7. Graebert A., McDougald L., Engel L, Masri N.  A Case of Thiamine Deficiency Presenting as Hypothermia in an AIDS patient.  Journal of Investigative Medicine. 62-2: 453, 2014.

8. Almaskeen S, Narula T, Musa F, Masri N.  Acute Renal Infarction: An uncommon etiology of abdominal pain in a healthy adult. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 59-2: 359, 2011

9. Njoku A, Nguyen L, Masri N.  A Case of Respiratory Failure from an Undiagnosed Myasthenia Gravis. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 59-2: 366, 2011

10. Masri N, Lopez F. The Latest on Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 161-165: 247-254, 2009.

11. Richert A, Masri N, Wardlaw R, et al. A 64-year-old Man with Postprandial Epigastric Pain. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 158-4: 177-182, 2006.

12. Masri N, Hebert C, Fiore, C, et al. An Updated Review on Ischemic Stroke.  Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 157-6: 301-307, 2005.

13. Masri N, Beech S, Lopez F. Pulmonary Aspergillomas. Infectious Diseases for Clinicians 28-4: 291-294, 2004.

14. Wu J, Masri N, Lee W, et al. Random mutagenesis in the large extrinsic loop E and transmembrane. Alpha helix VI of the CP47 protein of Photosystem II.  Plant Molecular Biology 39: 381-386, 1999

15. Bricker T, Morvant J, Masri N, et al. Isolation of a highly active Photosystem II preparation from Synechocystis 6803 using a histidine-tagged mutant of CP47.  Biochemica and Biophysica Acta 1409: 50-57, 1998

Research

Title: COVID-19 Clinical Research
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)