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Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine (1994)

1540 Lake Lansing Road Suite 205
Lansing, MI 48912

(517) 853-5550

Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD is a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD is affiliated with Henry Ford Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, McLaren Health Care and Henry Ford Rochester Hospital.

Office Locations

McLaren Health Care

1540 Lake Lansing Road Suite 205
Lansing, MI 48912

(517) 853-5550

(517) 485-1490

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5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek Vamc (515)
Battle Creek, MI 49037

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Henry Ford Rochester Hospital

75 Barclay Circle Suite 205
Rochester, MI 48307

(248) 651-6430

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Now, Rass and Dr. Ammar Ghanem, another Syrian American physician from West Bloomfield, are working with the Syrian American Medical Society to organize medical missions to help rebuild the...”—"Local Syrian doctors return home after civil war: 'This is the beginning of our story'", The Oakland Press, January 2025

“Whole families often arrived together, explained Ammar Ghanem, a 54-year-old ICU doctor from Michigan.”—"US health workers sound alarm on Gaza medical crisis", Yahoo News, June 2024

“"I did not expect that (it) will be that bad," said Ammar Ghanem, MD, an intensive care unit specialist from Detroit with the Syrian American Medical Society.”—"U.S. Doctors Trapped in Gaza Hospital by Israeli Assault", MedPage Today, May 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	33
bronchoscopy	21
catheterization	18
doctor visit	290
hospital care	815
inpatient care	815
nursing home care	26
pulmonary testing	116
sleep study	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	31
doctor visit	339
hospital care	867
inpatient care	867
pulmonary testing	85
sleep study	79

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	38
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	53
bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	21
doctor visit	421
hospital care	903
inpatient care	903
pulmonary testing	77
sleep study	87

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	36
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	49
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	49
bronchoscopy	20
catheterization	27
doctor visit	539
hospital care	710
inpatient care	710
pulmonary testing	117
sleep study	116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	806
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	80
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	39
bronchoscopy	34
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	599
hospital care	737
inpatient care	737
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	130
sleep study	66
vaccines	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	32
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	63
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	21
bronchoscopy	28
doctor visit	152
hospital care	413
inpatient care	413
pulmonary testing	73
sleep study	40
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	41
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	36
bronchoscopy	52
catheterization	12
doctor visit	183
hospital care	714
inpatient care	714
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	473
sleep study	55
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	95
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	65
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	60
bronchoscopy	46
doctor visit	573
hospital care	713
inpatient care	713
pulmonary testing	609
sleep study	131

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	93
Hispanic	34
Asian	11
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	74
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	28
bronchoscopy	24
doctor visit	382
hospital care	855
inpatient care	855
pulmonary testing	399
sleep study	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	88
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	87
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	379
hospital care	967
inpatient care	967
pulmonary testing	394
sleep study	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	68
Hispanic	31
Asian	13
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	73
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	114
hospital care	1064
inpatient care	1064
pulmonary testing	168
sleep study	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	36
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	57
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lansing, MI were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	35
bronchoscopy	27
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	361
hospital care	796
inpatient care	796
minimally invasive procedures	12
nursing home care	26
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	240
sleep study	69
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	481
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	148
85 and over	53
Less than 65	145
65 to 74	228

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Robert Packer Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine,-The American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Robert Packer Hospital (2003)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine,-The American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Henry Ford Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

McLaren Health Care

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ammar Ghanem, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc	$2,285 Photofrin $2,285
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,398 SYMBICORT $615	FASENRA $291	BREZTRI $147	CRESTOR $90	DALIRESP $64	Other $191
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,386 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $1,386
Ethicon Inc.	$1,156 Monarch Platform $1,156
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$916 OFEV $385	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $275	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $45	STIOLTO $41	Spiriva $31	Other $140
Other	$4,273 Spin $866	DUPIXENT $197	ACTHAR $196	XOLAIR $180	XARELTO $177	Other $2,658

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,132
Travel and Lodging	$4,003
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Consulting Fee	$235
Education	$45

Biography

Dr. Ammar Ghanem's areas of specialization are adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. He studied medicine at the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Ghanem trained at Robert Packer Hospital. Dr. Ghanem is conversant in Arabic. His professional affiliations include McLaren Health Care, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Henry Ford Health.