Dr. Rabih Georges Maroun MD

Expert Publications

• Conformational aspects of HIV-1 integrase inhibition by a peptide derived from the enzyme central domain and by antibodies raised against this peptide.
• Self-association and domains of interactions of an amphipathic helix peptide inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation and NMR experiments in trifluoroethanol/H(2)O mixtures.
• Peptide inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase dissociate the enzyme oligomers.
• HIV-1 integrase and virus and cell DNAs: complex formation and perturbation by inhibitors of integration.
• A synthetic peptide from the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 integrase exhibits coiled-coil properties and interferes with the in vitro integration activity of the enzyme. Correlated biochemical and spectroscopic results.
• The hairpin structure of a topoisomerase II site DNA strand analyzed by combined NMR and energy minimization methods.
• Helical and coiled-coil-forming properties of peptides derived from and inhibiting human immunodeficiency virus type 1 integrase assessed by 1H-NMR--use of NH temperature coefficients to probe coiled-coil structures.
• Comparative structural analysis by [1H,31P]-NMR and restrained molecular dynamics of two DNA hairpins from a strong DNA topoisomerase II cleavage site.

Media Releases

Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Rabih Maroun, who serves patients in Staten Island, New York City, New York.

Dr. Maroun is a New York-based Northwell Health physician who specializes in critical care medicine, internal medicine, and pulmonary disease. He is in practice with Staten Island Pulmonary Associates, P.C. in Staten Island, New York City, New York, performing diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures as well as allergy skin testing.

Staten Island Pulmonary Associates, P.C. specializes in the treatment of lung disorders, respiratory diseases and sleep disorders. The practice offers the convenience of two state of the art facility locations with services that include: initial consultations, follow up visits, chest X-rays, pulmonary function testing, routine spirometry, diffusion capacity measurements, lung volume measurements, and polysomnographies (sleep studies).

Among his academic titles, Dr. Maroun serves as an Assistant Professor at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and as an Assistant Professor at Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing. 

Additionally, he can be found on staff at Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center.

Graduating with his medical degree from Kursk State Medical University in Russia in 2000, Dr. Maroun relocated to the United States to further his training. He performed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in 2007 and 2013, respectively. 

A member of the American College of Physicians, the doctor is board-certified in pulmonology disease, critical care medicine, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, bronchial tubes, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat.

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