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Salim Semaan Abou Jaoude, MD

Salim Semaan Abou Jaoude, MD

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Franciscan Physician Network
Languages Spoken
Arabic, English, French

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Franciscan Health Pulmonary & Critical Care, a department of Franciscan Health Lafayette

3920 St. Francis Way
Suite 220
Lafayette, IN 47905

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Franciscan Physician Network Specialty Clinic Crawfordsville

1704 Lafayette Road
Suite 8
Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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Franciscan Physician Network Specialty Clinic Crawfordsville

Franciscan Health Crawfordsville

1710 Lafayette Rd.
Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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Franciscan Health Rensselaer

1104 East Grace Street
Rensselaer, IN 47978

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Franciscan Health Rensselaer

Franciscan Health Lafayette East

1701 South Creasy Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

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About Me

Education

Medical School:
American University of Beirut

Residency:
American University of Beirut

Residency:
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Internal Medicine Residency

Fellowship:
Temple University Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care medicine Fellowship

Board Certifications

Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Anthem HIP
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • CareSource
  • Cigna Health Plans
  • Cofinity
  • Community Health Alliance
  • Corvel
  • Department of Labor
  • Devoted Health
  • Encore Health Network
  • Humana
  • Humana Medicaid
  • Lutheran Preferred
  • Managed Health Services
  • Managed Health Services MarketPlace
  • MDWise
  • Medicaid IL
  • Medicaid IN
  • Medicare IN
  • Medicare Rail Road
  • MultiPlan/PHCS
  • Sagamore
  • SIHO
  • Tricare/Humana Military
  • United Health Care
  • United Health Care Medicaid
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Provider Ratings

4.9 out of 5

(255 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

143 Reviews

11/20/2025

He is a nice guy . Who was friendly to me.

11/13/2025

He is great at his job and does a great job with communication

11/12/2025

He was the first one to actually listen to what was going on and help diagnose my condition

11/12/2025

He is so kind and caring, just a wonderful man and it's always a good experience when I see him.

11/12/2025

Good information

11/11/2025

He is such a great doctor

11/11/2025

Your all very kind

11/07/2025

Dr. AJ is kind, knowledgeable and always concerned about his patients. He intentionally listens then gives the best recommendations from his medical point of view, with the patient in mind and their needs.

10/29/2025

Excellent doctor

10/29/2025

Dr. Jaoude has always been very thorough with the explanation of my condition definitely recommend him.

10/28/2025

Dr Abou Jaoude has been a wonderful doctor over the years. Polite, professional,and listens. I love seeing the doctor ,always gets th me objective across and delt with.

10/27/2025

He’s nice and can ask questions and he answers everything.

10/22/2025

Kind, considerate,caring. Thorough and attentive.

10/21/2025

He is the best very kind and helpful listens to me talks to me where I can understand

10/13/2025

He is such a caring doctor. He will listen and answer all questions I have.

10/09/2025

Excellent doctor with great personality

10/08/2025

He is kind and he listens to the patient. He asked great questions. He is very knowledgeable.

10/08/2025

Very professional.

10/07/2025

Very friendly and explains easily for me to understand.

10/06/2025

He is extremely efficient, troubleshoots problems and listens to his patient. He treats me as a whole patient, and helps me live with my conditions in a meaningful way. I always look forward to seeing him, and walk out of his office with good outcomes.

09/30/2025

Informative, spoke in terms I could understand, answered questions

09/28/2025

Dr. AJ is great and very personal !

09/27/2025

As soon as Dr Abou Jaoude entered the exam room with hand sanitary was he wanted to share and a joke at how fast we got an appointment, I knew my husband would be safe.

09/25/2025

He listens and is serious about his care.

09/19/2025

Excellent doctor. Answers my questions and very knowledgeable.

09/17/2025

Acceptance of my concerns Not forceful I have the most respect and admiration for AJ He saved my life when I had a Pulmanary Embolism

09/16/2025

He is very thorough

09/15/2025

He takes time to explain how your doing.

09/13/2025

He is personable and asks all the right questions.

08/28/2025

He listens to anything I might say with patience. I might be overbearing when I talk.

08/25/2025

Doctor was kind and very thourough.

08/24/2025

Felt very comfortable and listens to me

08/20/2025

He is a very good doctor

08/19/2025

He's helped me more than any doctor I've ever had.

08/18/2025

He's the BEST .

08/12/2025

Hard to get appt but a good doctor

08/12/2025

He was very professional, understanding, and offered multiple next steps in our upcoming appointments. He was patient and considerate of our special circumstances.

08/11/2025

Helpful and thorough.

08/09/2025

he knows his stuff!

08/05/2025

Goid man , great doctor. Both hard to find.

08/05/2025

He is very nice & very informative!

08/02/2025

He's very thoughtful and really cares for patient. Listens to your questions and answers them.

08/01/2025

Listens to you

07/29/2025

Doctor A.J is very knowledgeable, very personable, explains everything in detail.

07/29/2025

Conversational as well as informative

07/28/2025

Great Dr.!

07/28/2025

Seems to be knowledgeable and efficient

07/21/2025

A very good doctor, professional yet makes you feel like he's an old school friend. Explains everything he is doing in detail but in layman's terms. The who, what, why and when he is doing for his patient. I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. AJ to any of my family members or to any of my closest friend's.

07/19/2025

He explains procedures very well. Very kind doctor

07/18/2025

Knowledgeable and caring with his patients

07/17/2025

He has a great bedside manner and you can tell he cares about his patients.

07/17/2025

He is awesome. So friendly and patient. If I do not understand something he explains it till I do.

07/17/2025

The good doctor made me feel like I was the only patient he had that day. He explained what was wrong in layman terms so I could completely understand. I feel confident I will receive excellent care with this doctor.

07/17/2025

Explain every thing and listen to what i have to say

07/16/2025

Very nice and explained things

07/15/2025

Everything was explained in simple, understanding terms

07/15/2025

I think he's crucial in keeping me healthy

07/15/2025

Very caring, takes time to explain everything.

07/14/2025

Very knowledgeable great bedside manner doesn’t speak over you makes sure you understand what’s going on

07/05/2025

Talks to you and in laguahe we understand

06/30/2025

Thorough in his exams, explains things in layman terms, shows interest in what you have to say

06/28/2025

Dr. AJ is very thorough and compassionate about my concerns.

06/26/2025

Always asks questions about how I am doing. Tells me what he wants to do and why and makes sure I am on board with it.

06/24/2025

Professional. Great bedside manner.

06/24/2025

Great doctor

06/24/2025

It's n an out. They really listen

06/19/2025

He is a very nice Dr I would highly recommend him to anyone

06/16/2025

He takes the time to explain everything. Great doctor.

06/05/2025

Dr. AJ is extremely thorough. He is friendly and professional while being compassionate.

06/05/2025

Willing to listen to concerns.

06/04/2025

great doc

06/04/2025

He is very knowledgeable and caring. Shows great concern for his patient.

05/29/2025

He’s very thorough, professional, knowledgeable, polite…..

05/28/2025

A kind and experienced physician . He’s a Pulmonologist but treats the whole person

05/20/2025

Caring, efficient, trustworthy

05/16/2025

Very helpful.. with over everything involved in my health.. Asked many questions and gave info back

05/14/2025

He knows what he is doing

05/13/2025

He one hell of a great lung doctor. 👍

05/12/2025

He is very intelligent.

05/11/2025

Because he takes real quality time and care with me . The best Dr A J … have a lot of trust in him !

05/09/2025

Excellent dr and staff. Always receive excellent care

05/08/2025

Great doctor, listens, advises.

05/06/2025

He covers things well. He wants to know if I have questions and he answers them.

05/05/2025

He is very friendly and on top of everything

05/03/2025

Very kind an knowledgeable.

04/26/2025

He is pleasant and seems to be concerned about my health

04/24/2025

extremely knowledgeable, great bedside manner and explains thinks that you understand.

04/24/2025

Dr. Abou Jaoude is absolutely the best.

04/24/2025

I explains and shows test results when he is talking to me.

04/20/2025

The best, always there to help

04/15/2025

Awesome dr

04/15/2025

I have great confidence in his medical knowledge. He cares

04/12/2025

He listens to my questions and answers so that I can understand.

04/02/2025

He shows concern, professional responsibilities he's a excellent doctor.

04/01/2025

Great pulmonary dr.

04/01/2025

He makes me feel like he cares and he wants to help me. He always lissens tp me and answers all my questions.

03/27/2025

Great visit. Went over my history very thoroughly and we agreed on a plan of action.

03/26/2025

Works to make things better

03/12/2025

Very caring and helpful.

03/06/2025

He's been my Dr for ever he takes time out to talk to you about your visits

03/05/2025

good dr

03/04/2025

Refer to comment above- he is terrific!

03/03/2025

Because he is a great Doctor.

03/03/2025

Bc he is a real nice doctor

03/02/2025

Very much cause he would listen to your question.

02/20/2025

Very kind and knowledgeable

02/20/2025

Took time with use

02/19/2025

Very friendly and thorough.

02/18/2025

Good dr

02/18/2025

He is thorough, Kind, knowledgeable, helpful, makes sure I understand his instructions, very clear.

02/18/2025

He is very good at what he does

02/17/2025

Because he is a great doctor and he takes great care of me!!!!!!

02/17/2025

I think he is a very good Doctor

02/17/2025

Same as above

02/11/2025

One of the best pulmonary doctors I’ve ever had

02/09/2025

He gets to the point(s) and listens.

02/08/2025

Dr. A. J. is very straight forward and has a great attitude. Answers all questions asked of him

01/31/2025

Five years ago that msn saved my life.

01/30/2025

Patient, helpful, kind, and a agreed resolve

01/29/2025

He’s very caring and explains everything. He knows me well enough by now that he can tell if I don’t understand something and he will explain it so that I do.

01/23/2025

He is professional, knowledgeable about his area of expertise like his interaction with myself or whoever I bring in office w/ me .

01/22/2025

Very professional and knowledgeable

01/22/2025

Dr.was on time and very thorough. Answered my questions.

01/22/2025

Listens to all your concerns

01/22/2025

Wonderful

01/22/2025

Listens and explains with understanding.

01/21/2025

I feel like he truly cares about me and my health.

01/18/2025

As stated above. Lafayette hospital is in part what it is because if doctors like him.

01/10/2025

Dr. Abou Jaoude is the best, most compassionate Dr. hands down. He takes his time to talk and explain. I owe him everything because he saved me in 2016 by putting me on the right meds. He treats me like an old friend rather than a patient, which is big with me.

01/09/2025

Very pleasant and knowledgeable. Cares about his patients

01/07/2025

All around good person, kind, explains issues to me

01/01/2025

The Physician is great! He is extremely knowledgeable, compassionate, and takes time to explain everything in detail in words that I can understand.

12/31/2024

He is very knowledgeable, very thorough and he truly cares about his patients and their needs.

12/17/2024

Dr. Abou Jaoude is very caring and interested in helping you. He is very wise.

12/16/2024

Dr Abou Jaoude has been a wonderful doctor to me for over 6 years. He is determined to do what he can to assist me in becoming a healthier person for sure.

12/14/2024

he is a god dr

12/14/2024

He answers any question I have, in a compassionate and professional manner.

12/12/2024

Dr AJ is the best of the best...very kind and caring!

12/12/2024

I like him

12/09/2024

He saved my life, very caring doctor. You have questions he answers them and he never is pushy.

12/03/2024

He knows what he is doing. He listens to and is extremely knowledgeable and helpful!

12/03/2024

Doctor Abou Jaoude was very genuine and explained everything in detail. I felt really good after my visit that we have a plan laid out for the use of the cpap.

12/01/2024

Dr. Abou Jaoude actually listens to my concerns and offers solutions.
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