Kamran Azad, MD

Lung – Asthma – Sleep

Dr. Fortune Alabi is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. He enjoys all aspects of general pulmonary and sleep medicine with a special interest in pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, patient safety and medical errors prevention.

He graduated medical school from the University of Ilorin in Kwara state in Nigeria.  After a year of internship in Nigeria, he moved to the USA where he completed his residency and fellowship training at Henry Ford Hospital and the University of Cincinnati, respectively.

He is the founder and managing partner of the Florida Lung Asthma and Sleep Specialists (FLASS), with offices in Celebration, Poinciana, and Orlando.  Established in 2006, the practice currently has five other physicians who Dr. Alabi strongly believes are instrumental to this award.

Having received this award for the second year in a row, Dr. Alabi wants to recognize his loyal patients which make this all possible. They inspire him and his partners’ mission to continuously provide quality and compassionate medical care.  He also wants to recognize the many referring physicians that have entrusted their patients to his group over the years.

Dr. Alabi’s Philosophy: I see myself as an extension of my patient’s family, providing reliable, compassionate and expert guidance for my patients and their families.

I believe that patients should be treated just like medical professionals would like to be treated or how they would expect their family members to be treated when ill.

I believe physicians should be care partners and work together with their patients in the decision-making process. The only way this can be achieved is by taking time to explain everything to patients so that they can understand their diagnosis and treatment options.

I believe that the emphasis should always be on the patient and never on their disease.

Membership & Academic 

Affiliations: Dr. Alabi is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American College of Physician Executives.

He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Central Florida’s School of Medicine.  He is the current Co-director of Critical Care at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.

Awards/Honors:

Dr. Alabi is a recipient of multiple awards, including being recognized as one of the 2014 Leading Physicians of the World.  He has been chosen as one of America’s Best Doctors for the last 6 years.  He has won the Patients’ Choice Award and Compassionate Physician Awards 5 times.  In his own words, the Patients’ Choice Award is without a doubt what he takes the most pride in as it is

voted upon by patients – the people that he cares about the most.

What Sets Us Apart:

I believe that at the core of medicine is a special gift from God to use our hands to make a difference in the lives of people that needs God’s healing. I see this as a wonderful blessing and I take this special gift very seriously.

At Florida Lung Asthma and Sleep Specialists, we are particularly blessed by some of the most competent and capable office professionals that make our doctors even more efficient.  We are where we are today as a practice because of their commitment and dedication to our patients.

We take special steps to break down the wall that exists between patients and doctors in order to provide a real human experience with our patients.

We are different because we sincerely care about our patients.  They are not just patients to us but an extension of our FLASS families.

Free Advice:

Preventing medical errors: what you need to know

Medical errors now rank as the third leading cause of death in the USA. Only cardiac diseases and cancers are responsible for more deaths than medical errors.

Medical errors include but are not limited to the following:

• Medication errors (wrong dose or   wrong drugs)
• Wrong diagnosis
• Delayed diagnosis
• Wrong treatment for right diagnosis
• Wrong surgical sites

What can a patient do to stay safe?

–  You have to be an advocate in your care and be an active participant

–  Always keep records of all your medications

–  Keep records of why each medication is being prescribed

–  When a doctor orders a test, make sure to ask about the reason for it and how it will change treatment

–   Ask questions about each medicine before taking them

–  Always ask your doctor why a particular treatment is recommended and discuss the alternatives

–    Research your doctors very well and don’t just assume that all doctors are the same.

–  REMEMBER THAT IT’S YOUR BODY- YOUR TESTS, YOUR TREATMENT

Hobbies:

The most important things in my life are God and my family. I know I would not be here today without their support. In my free time, I enjoy reading and will read just about anything I can get my hands on. Some of my favorite authors include:  Malcolm Gladwell, Fareed Zakaria, David Baldacci, and John Grisham. I also enjoy traveling, and exploring parts of the world I have never seen before. Some of my favorite destinations have been Sydney Australia, Mendoza Argentina, and Santorini Greece.