AmerM.AwadMDFAAN

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Attending Neurologist-Epileptologist

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Office
16777 Medical Center Drive
Ochsner Health Center - O'Neal
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone+1 225-761-5200

I received my medical degree from The University of Jordan in 2002. I went on to complete Neurology Residency at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. I completed his fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (Epilepsy) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

I am board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and have been on staff at Ochsner since 2018 and practicing Neurology since 2010. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

I provide thorough and high-quality care to patients and enjoy treating all neurological disorders. I perform EEG, EMG and Botox. I have a special clinical interest in Epilepsy. I enjoy family activities, traveling, reading and hiking in my free time.

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2009 - 2010
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2006 - 2009
Capital Health Regional Medical Center/St. Francis Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002

Fellow American Academy of Neurology, 2016
Outstanding Score with Honors American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2010
Teva Neuroscience Award for Outstanding Neurological Knowledge University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2009
Outstanding Performance on the Neurology National Exam, “Perfect score” 100% as a PGY-4 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2008
Highest Score on the Epilepsy Mini-Fellowship Exam Wake Forest University, 2007
Fellow American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2006
Outstanding Performance on the Internal Medicine National Exam Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medical Education, 2005
Outstanding Scores on the United States Medical Licensing Exams 2002
Outstanding Performance in Medical School 1996
Top of Class for 12 Consecutive Years 1988
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PubMed

50 citations
Multiple Sclerosis in the Elderly Patient
Amer Awad, Olaf Stüve
Drugs & Aging. 2010-04-01
66 citations
Analyses of cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis
Amer Awad, Bernhard Hemmer, Hans-Peter Hartung, Bernd C. Kieseier, Jeffrey Bennett
Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2010-02-26
5 citations
Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis Associated with Antiribonuclear Protein Antibody
Amer Awad, Mathew Stevenson
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2011-07-14

Journal Articles

MS and Chronic Cerebrospinal venous Insufficiency (CCSVI): A critical review
Awad A, Marder E, Stuve O, Ther Adv Neurol Disord, 1/1/2011
The increasing incidence and prevalence of female multiple sclerosis-A critical analysis of potential environmental factors
Sellner J, Kraus J, Awad A, Milo R, Hemmer B, Stuve O, Autoimmun Rev, 1/1/2011
Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis and Neuromyelitis Optic: Clinical Profiles, Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Choices
Awad A, Stuve O, Curr Neuropharmacol, 1/1/2011
Role of statins in the treatment of multiple sclerosis - An update
Awad A, Sellen J, Hemmer B Stuve, O, Neurodegen Dis Manage, 1/1/2011
Translational Research in Neurology and Neuroscience 2010: Multiple Sclerosis
Stuve O, Kieseier BC, Hemmer B, Hartung HP, Awad A, Frohman EM, Greenberg BM, Racke MK, Zamvil SS, Phillips JT, Gold R, Chan A, Zettl U, Milo R, Marder E, Khan O, Eaga..., Arch Neurol, 1/12/2010
Neurology and Psychiatry, 1000 Questions to help you pass the board: Book Review
Awad A, Arch Neurol, 1/1/2010
Immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: news insights and therapeutic implications
Amer M. Awad, Olaf Stuve, Continuum Lifelong Learning Neurol, 1/1/2010
Analyses of cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis
Awad A, Hemmer B, Hartung HP, Kieseier B, Bennett JL, Stuve O, J Neuroimmunol, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

The Nervous System
Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA - 1/1/2017
Overview of Neurology
St. Elizabeth Physicians, Gonzales, LA - 1/1/2015
Management of Status Epilepticus for Paramedics
Baton Rouge General Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA - 1/1/2012
Hypnopompic Seizures
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2010
Miller Fisher Syndrome
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - 1/1/2009
Myotonic Dystrophy Type-1 (DM-1)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - 1/1/2008
Status epilepticus presenting with acute transcortical motor aphasia
Wake Forest University Medical School, Winston-Salem, NC - 1/1/2007
Transverse Myelitis
Seton Hall University, Elizabeth, NJ - 1/1/2006
Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor
Seton Hall University, Elizabeth, NJ - 1/1/2005
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Other

A Middle-aged Woman with Logopenic Progressive Aphasia as a Precursor of Alzheimer's Disease: Case Report and Literature Review.
Awad S, Awad A, Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=amer+awad
CNS intravascular lymphoma: A case report.
Awad A, Estephan B Stuve O, Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Isolated central nervous system vasculitis associated with anti-ribonuclear protein antibody.
Awad A, Stevenson M, Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Anti glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-associated ataxia as an extrahepatic autoimmune manifestation of hepatitis C infection: A case report.
Awad A, Stuve O, Mayo M, Alkawadri R, Estephan B, Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
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