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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 888-824-0200Fax+1 773-702-3518
Education & Training
- Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 1985 - 1986
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1981 - 1985
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
- Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1980
- Loma Linda UniversityMS, Biochemistry, 1976 - 1979
- Loma Linda UniversityBA, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1985 - Present
- CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 1993 - 2012
- CO State Medical License 2000 - 2011
- FL State Medical License 1991 - 2010
- OH State Medical License 1988 - 1994
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Senior Faculty Scholar Award The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine, 2014
- Shield of Distinction and Merit The Lebanese Order of Physi, 2013
- Lifetime Distinction and Contribution Award World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
- CASH (Cavernous Angiomas With Symptomatic Hemorrhage) Trial Readiness Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 20
- Modifiers of Disease Severity in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 27
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 261 citationsThrombolytic removal of intraventricular haemorrhage in treatment of severe stroke: results of the randomised, multicentre, multiregion, placebo-controlled CLEAR III t...Daniel F. Hanley, Karen Lane, Nichol McBee, Wendy C. Ziai, Stanley Tuhrim
Lancet. 2017-02-11 - 22 citationsA Brain-Targeted Orally Available ROCK2 Inhibitor Benefits Mild and Aggressive Cavernous Angioma Disease.Lisa McKerracher, Robert Shenkar, Matthew D. Abbinanti, Ying Cao, Amy Peiper
Translational Stroke Research. 2020-06-01 - 257 citationsCerebral cavernous malformations proteins inhibit Rho kinase to stabilize vascular integrity.Rebecca A. Stockton, Robert Shenkar, Issam A. Awad, Mark H. Ginsberg
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2010-04-12
Journal Articles
- Atorvastatin Treatment of Cavernous Angiomas with Symptomatic Hemorrhage Exploratory Proof of Concept (AT CASH EPOC) TrialAmy L Akers, Kevin J Whitehead, Gregory A Christoforidis, Daniel F Hanley, Kelly D Flemming, Sean P Polster, James K Liao, Matthew Sorrentino, Cornelia Lee, Issam A Aw..., Neurosurgery
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Form an Anticoagulant Vascular DomainAngela Pham, Mark H Ginsberg, Sean Polster, Issam A Awad, Blood
- Dynamic permeability and quantitative susceptibility: Related imaging biomarkers in cerebral cavernous malformationsMikati AG, Tan H, Shenkar R, Li L, Zhang L, Guo X, Larsson HB, Shi C, Liu T, Wang Y, Shah A, Edelman RR, Christoforidis G, Awad IA, Stroke, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- “Permeability as a Biomarker of Cavernous Malformation.”Awad IA (senior author); Mikati, et al., Poster: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
- “Exceptional Aggressiveness of the CCM3 Phenotype.”Awad IA (senior author); Rebeiz, et al., Oral presentation: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
- “In Situ B-cell Clonal Expansion and Recombinant Antibody Construction in Human Cerebral Cavernous Malformations”Awad IA (senior author); Shi, et al., Poster: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
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Lectures
- Surgical Trianing and Oversight for MISTIE Trial.The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia - 9/18/2014
- “Virtue and Passion in Doctoring”.Lebanese American University Chagoury School of Medicine- Rizk University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon - 6/27/2014
- “Cavernous Angioma: Fundamentals of Clinical Care and Latest Research Advances”.Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 6/7/2014
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Press Mentions
- Issam Awad, MD, a Neurological Surgeon with UChicago MedicineAugust 5th, 2021
- BioAxone BioSciences Announces Publication in Translational Stroke Research of Cavernous Angioma Disease Research ArticleSeptember 12th, 2019
- Minimally Invasive ICH Lysis Safely Helps When Clot Adequately ShrinksFebruary 15th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Genesis And Progression Of Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012
- Immune Response In Human Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2008
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2003
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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