Samir Awad, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
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Samir Awad, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
Professor and Vice-Chair for Surgical Quality and Safety
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Positions
- Professor and Vice-Chair for Surgical Quality and Safety
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Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery
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- Operative Care Line Executive & Chief of Surgery - MEDVAMC
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Operative Care Line Executive & Chief of Surgery
- Medical Director Surgical Intensive Care Unit - MEDVAMC
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
- Service Line Chief of Surgery
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)
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2002 Holcombe Boulevard
VAMC-112
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- Residency, Categorical General S from University of Michigan
- 01/2000 - Ann Arbor, MI United States
- Fellowship in Surgical Critical from University of Michigan
- 01/1997 - Ann Arbor, MI United States
- M.D. from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
- 01/1993 - Philadelphia, PA United States
- B.S.E. from University of Pennsylvania
- 01/1989 - Philadelphia, PA United States
Certifications
- Surgical Critical Care
- American Board of Surgery
- General Surgery
- American Board of Surgery
Professional Interests
- Severe sepsis
- Multisystem organ dysfunction
- Acute Care Surgery
Professional Statement
Dr. Samir S. Awad has worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2000. He has served as the Operative Care Line associate executive, chief of general surgery, and medical director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the MEDVAMC. Dr. Awad's areas of specialty include liver, pancreas, and acute care surgery, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association for Academic Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Surgical Infection Society, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Awad has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed and invited publications, and is the recipient of numerous awards for surgical and research achievements. Dr. Awad is certified by the American Board of Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.Websites
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Selected Publications
- Artinyan A, Marshall CL, Balentine CJ, Albo D, Orcutt ST, Awad SS, Berger DH, Anaya DA "." Cancer. 2012 Jul 15;118(14):3494-500. Pubmed PMID:
- Marshall CL, Balentine CJ, Robinson CN, Wilks JA, Anaya D, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D "." J. Surg. Res.. 2011 Nov;171(1):15-22. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS "." Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2012 Aug;13(4):234-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Brown RH, Subramanian A, Hwang CS, Chang S, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2013 Feb;205(2):182-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Marshall CL, Chen GJ, Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D "." Am. J. Surg.. 2010 Nov;200(5):632-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2003 Nov 28;186(5):23S-30S; discus. Pubmed PMID:
- Nguyen L, Fagan SP, Lee TC, Aoki N, Itani KM, Berger DH, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Nov;188(5):463-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Rich PB, Reickert CA, Sawada S, Awad SS, Lynch WR, Johnson KJ, Hirschl RB "." J Trauma. 2000 Nov;49(5):903-11. Pubmed PMID:
- Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Marshall CL, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SA, Albo D, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2010 Nov;200(5):636-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Kolla S, Awad SS, Rich PB, Schreiner RJ, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH "." Ann. Surg.. 1997 Oct;226(4):544-64; discuss. Pubmed PMID:
- Bakran I, Erlich J, Golem F, Cavcic J, Ugljen R, Komarcic M, Awad S, Vuco R "." Acta Chir Iugosl. 1980;27:241-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Hemmila MR, Soldes OS, Sawada S, Rich PB, Mahler S, Gargulinski M, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH "." J. Surg. Res.. 2000 Dec;94(2):167-71. Pubmed PMID:
- Patten LC, Awad SS, Berger DH, Fagan SP "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Jul;188(1):85-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Rich PB, Awad SS, Crotti S, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH, Schreiner RJ "." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 1998 Oct;116(4):628-32. Pubmed PMID:
- Fagan SP, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Dec;188(6):3S-8S. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee EI, Chike-Obi CJ, Gonzalez P, Garza R, Leong M, Subramanian A, Bullocks J, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2009 Nov;198(5):650-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Bellows CF, Albo D, Berger DH, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Aug;194(2):192-8. Pubmed PMID:
- El Said W, Awad S, Farid F, Maged Z, Fattah FA, El Maghraby M "." Int Urol Nephrol. 1979;11(2):155-62. Pubmed PMID:
- DiBardino DJ, Vanatta JM, Fagan SP, Awad SS "." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2002 Jul;74(1):257-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Iakova P, Awad SS, Timchenko NA "." Cell. 2003 May 16;113(4):495-506. Pubmed PMID:
- Rich PB, Awad SS, Kolla S, Annich G, Schreiner RJ, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH "." J Crit Care. 1998 Mar;13(1):26-36. Pubmed PMID:
- Horwitz IB, Horwitz SK, Brandt ML, Brunicardi FC, Scott BG, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Sep;194(3):401-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Gonzales E, Julien B, Serri猫re-Lanneau V, Nicou A, Doignon I, Lagoudakis L, Garcin I, Azoulay D, Duclos-Vall茅e JC, Castaing D, Samuel D, Hernandez-Garcia A, Awad SS, Combettes L, Thevananther S, Tordjmann T "." J. Hepatol.. 2010 Jan;52(1):54-62. Pubmed PMID:
- Balentine C, Subramanian A, Palacio CH, Sansgiry S, Berger DH, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2009 Nov;198(5):588-92. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Sawada S, Soldes OS, Rich PB, Klein R, Alarcon WH, Wang SC, Bartlett RH "." ASAIO J..;45(1):47-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Rich PB, Kolla S, Younger JG, Reickert CA, Downing VP, Bartlett RH "." ASAIO J..;43(5):M745-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Farnsworth N, Fagan SP, Berger DH, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Nov;188(5):580-3. Pubmed PMID:
- Darouiche RO, Wall MJ, Itani KM, Otterson MF, Webb AL, Carrick MM, Miller HJ, Awad SS, Crosby CT, Mosier MC, Alsharif A, Berger DH "." N. Engl. J. Med.. 2010 Jan 7;362(1):18-26. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Fagan SP, Bellows C, Albo D, Green-Rashad B, De la Garza M, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2005 Nov;190(5):770-4. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee L, Berger DH, Awad SS, Brandt ML, Martinez G, Brunicardi FC "." World J Surg. 2008 Nov;32(11):2331-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Fagan SP "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Dec;188(6):9S-16S. Pubmed PMID:
- Albo D, Awad SS, Berger DH, Bellows CF "." Am. J. Surg.. 2006 Nov;192(5):e12-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Liscum KR, Aoki N, Awad SH, Berger DH "." J. Surg. Res.. 2002 May 1;104(1):36-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Bellows CF, Webber LS, Albo D, Awad S, Berger DH "." Tech Coloproctol. 2009 Mar;13(1):41-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Nguyen L, Brunicardi FC, Dibardino DJ, Scott BG, Awad SS, Bush RL, Brandt ML "." World J Surg. 2006 Jun;30(6):1120-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad S, Dharmavaram S, Wearn CS, Dube MG, Lobo DN "." Br J Anaesth. 2012 Aug;109(2):168-76. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad S, Henderson GB, Cerami A, Held KD "." Int. J. Radiat. Biol.. 1992 Oct;62(4):401-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Singh P, Goode T, Dean A, Awad SS, Darlington GJ "." J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci.. 2011 Sep;66(9):944-56. Pubmed PMID:
- Bakaeen F, Awad S, Albo D, Bellows CF, Huh J, Kistner C, Izard D, Triebel J, Khan M, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2006 Nov;192(5):e18-21. Pubmed PMID:
- Itani KM, Wilson SE, Awad SS, Jensen EH, Finn TS, Abramson MA "." N. Engl. J. Med.. 2006 Dec 21;355(25):2640-51. Pubmed PMID:
- Wilks JA, Balentine CJ, Berger DH, Anaya D, Awad S, Lee L, Haderxhanaj K, Albo D "." Am. J. Surg.. 2009 Nov;198(5):685-92. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Dec;188(6):1S-2S. Pubmed PMID:
- Thevananther S, Sun H, Li D, Arjunan V, Awad SS, Wyllie S, Zimmerman TL, Goss JA, Karpen SJ "." Hepatology. 2004 Feb;39(2):393-402. Pubmed PMID:
- Michaels AJ, Schriener RJ, Kolla S, Awad SS, Rich PB, Reickert C, Younger J, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH "." J Trauma. 1999 Apr;46(4):638-45. Pubmed PMID:
- Bakaeen FG, Huh J, Chu D, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA, Mattox KL, Wall MJ, Wang XL, Shenaq SA, Atluri PV, Awad SS, Berger DH "." Tex Heart Inst J. 2008;35(3):273-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee L, Brunicardi FC, Scott BG, Berger DH, Bush RL, Awad SS, Brandt ML "." J. Surg. Res.. 2008 Apr;145(2):308-12. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Palacio CH, Subramanian A, Byers PA, Abraham P, Lewis DA, Young EJ "." Am. J. Surg.. 2009 Nov;198(5):607-10. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Yallampalli S, Yallalampalli S, Srour AM, Bellows CF, Albo D, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Jun;193(6):697-701. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Elhabash SI, Lee L, Farrow B, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Nov;194(5):606-10. Pubmed PMID:
- Birkhahn RH, Awad S, Klaunig JE, Thomford NR "." J. Surg. Res.. 1989 Nov;47(5):427-32. Pubmed PMID:
- Liang MK, Subramanian A, Awad SS "." Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2012 Apr;22(2):e66-70. Pubmed PMID:
- Salameh JR, Sweeney JF, Graviss EA, Essien FA, Williams MD, Awad S, Itani KM, Fisher WE "." Hernia. 2002 Dec;6(4):182-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Horwitz IB, Horwitz SK, Brunicardi FC, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2011 Jun;201(6):828-34. Pubmed PMID:
- Subramanian A, Clapp ML, Hicks SC, Awad SS, Liang MK "." J. Surg. Res.. 2013 May 1;181(1):e1-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Fagan SP, Bellows CF, Albo D, Rodriquez-Barradas M, Feanny M, Awad SS, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2005 Nov;190(5):732-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Wang GL, Iakova P, Wilde M, Awad S, Timchenko NA "." Genes Dev.. 2004 Apr 15;18(8):912-25. Pubmed PMID:
- Kao LS, Lew DF, Arab SN, Todd SR, Awad SS, Carrick MM, Corneille MG, Lally KP "." Am. J. Surg.. 2011 Aug;202(2):139-45. Pubmed PMID:
- Fagan SP, Awad SS, Berger DH "." Surgery. 2004 Jun;135(6):679-82. Pubmed PMID:
- Itani KM, Fitzgibbons R, Awad SS, Duh QY, Ferzli GS "." J. Am. Coll. Surg.. 2009 Nov;209(5):653-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Liang MK, Clapp ML, Garcia A, Subramanian A, Awad SS "." J. Surg. Res.. 2012 Sep;177(1):e7-e13. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Rao RK, Berger DH, Albo D, Bellows CF "." Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2009 Feb;10(1):79-84. Pubmed PMID:
- Orcutt ST, Marshall CL, Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D "." Am. J. Surg.. 2011 Nov;202(5):528-31. Pubmed PMID:
- Farrow B, Awad S, Berger DH, Albo D, Lee L, Subramanian A, Bellows CF "." Am. J. Surg.. 2008 Nov;196(5):647-51. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Colletti L, Mulholland M, Knol J, Rothman ED, Scheiman J, Eckhauser FE "." Am Surg. 1997 Jul;63(7):634-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Liang MK, Li LT, Avellaneda A, Moffett JM, Hicks SC, Awad SS "." JAMA Surg. 2013 Feb 1;148(2):183-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Subramanian A, Balentine C, Palacio CH, Sansgiry S, Berger DH, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2010 Dec;200(6):783-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee L, Jannapureddy M, Albo D, Awad SS, Farrow B, Bellows CC, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Nov;194(5):646-51. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Miskulin J, Thompson N "." World J Surg. 2003 Apr;27(4):486-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Birkhahn RH, Awad S, Thomford NR "." JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr.;18(3):219-24. Pubmed PMID:
- Reickert CA, Rich PB, Crotti S, Mahler SA, Awad SS, Lynch WR, Johnson KJ, Hirschl RB "." Crit. Care Med.. 2002 Jan;30(1):182-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Liang MK, Clapp M, Li LT, Berger RL, Hicks SC, Awad S "." World J Surg. 2013 Mar;37(3):530-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Burris JM, Subramanian A, Sansgiry S, Palacio CH, Bakaeen FG, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2010 Nov;200(5):601-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Berg C, Berger DH, Makia A, Whalen C, Albo D, Bellows C, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Aug;194(2):189-91. Pubmed PMID:
- Itani KM, Wilson SE, Awad SS, Jensen EH, Finn TS, Abramson MA "." Am. J. Surg.. 2007 Feb;193(2):190-4. Pubmed PMID:
- Kim JJ, Liang MK, Subramanian A, Balentine CJ, Sansgiry S, Awad SS "." Am. J. Surg.. 2011 Nov;202(5):549-52. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Swaniker F, Bartlett RH "." Z Gastroenterol. 2001 Jun;39:22-3. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Fagan S, Abudayyeh S, Karim N, Berger DH, Ayub K "." Am. J. Surg.. 2002 Dec;184(6):601-4; discussi. Pubmed PMID:
- Fagan SP, Awad SS, Rahwan K, Hira K, Aoki N, Itani KM, Berger DH "." Am. J. Surg.. 2003 Nov;186(5):481-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Rich PB, Reickert CA, Mahler SA, Sawada S, Awad S, Kazerooni EA, Hirschl RB "." Crit. Care Med.. 1999 May;27(5):941-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Itani KM, Rosen M, Vargo D, Awad SS, Denoto G, Butler CE "." Surgery. 2012 Sep;152(3):498-505. Pubmed PMID:
- Wilks JA, Liebig C, Tasleem SH, Haderxhanaj K, Lee L, Farrow B, Awad S, Berger D, Albo D "." Am. J. Surg.. 2009 Jul;198(1):100-4. Pubmed PMID:
- Patten LC, Awad SS, Berger DH, Fagan SP "." J Trauma. 2005 Aug;59(2):475-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Swaniker F, Magee J, Punch J, Bartlett RH "." Surgery. 2001 Aug;130(2):354-62. Pubmed PMID:
- Quinti I, Renganathan E, El Ghazzawi E, Divizia M, Sawaf G, Awad S, Pana A, Rocchi G "." Zentralbl. Bakteriol.. 1995 Dec;283(2):239-44. Pubmed PMID:
- Patten LC, Belaguli NS, Baek MJ, Fagan SP, Awad SS, Berger DH "." J. Surg. Res.. 2004 Sep;121(1):92-100. Pubmed PMID:
- Fagan SP, Berger DH, Rahwan K, Awad SS "." Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2003;4(4):311-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Lowry SF, Awad S, Ford H, Cheadle W, Williams MD, Qualy RL, McCollam JS, Bates BM, Fry DE "." Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2004;5(3):261-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Barshes NR, Gay AN, Williams B, Patel AJ, Awad SS "." J. Am. Coll. Surg.. 2005 Sep;201(3):458-76. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Hayley B, Fagan SP, Berger DH, Brunicardi FC "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Nov;188(5):481-4. Pubmed PMID:
- Watts K, Lin PH, Bush RL, Awad S, McCoy SA, Felkai D, Zhou W, Nguyen L, Guerrero MA, Shenaq SA, Lumsden AB "." Am. J. Surg.. 2004 Dec;188(6):741-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Clapp ML, Hicks SC, Awad SS, Liang MK "." World J Surg. 2013 Jan;37(1):42-51. Pubmed PMID:
- Horwitz IB, Horwitz SK, Daram P, Brandt ML, Brunicardi FC, Awad SS "." J. Surg. Res.. 2008 Jul;148(1):49-59. Pubmed PMID:
- Awad SS, Bruckner B, Fagan SP "." Int Surg.;90(3):S63-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Liang MK, Subramanian A, Weedin J, Griffith DP, Awad SS "." Int Urol Nephrol. 2012 Apr;44(2):385-91. Pubmed PMID:
- Orcutt ST, Balentine CJ, Marshall CL, Robinson CN, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D "." Tech Coloproctol. 2012 Apr;16(2):127-32. Pubmed PMID:
- Rich PB, Younger JG, Soldes OS, Awad SS, Bartlett RH "." ASAIO J..;44(4):263-6. Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow
- Association for Academic Surgeons
- Society of University Surgeons
- Association of VA Surgeons
- Surgical Infection Society
- Houston Surgical Society
- Society for Critical Care Medicine
- Arab-American Medical Association
- American Medical Association
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