MichaelMagdiAwadMDPhD, MHPE, FACS

PubMed

• Doing Less Later: Seniorization of General Surgery Resident Operative Experience in the Entrustable Professional Activities at Veterans Affairs Hospitals.
  Tiffany K Brocke, Daniel B Eaton Jr, Cali E Johnson, Coen Klos, Michael M Awad
  Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-03-01
• Flexibility in Surgical Training Does Not Affect American Board of Surgery Board Eligibility or Certification: Long-term Outcomes from a Prospective, Multi-Institution...
  Steven Tohmasi, Darren R Cullinan, Ariana Naaseh, Michael M Awad, Mary E Klingensmith
  Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-03-01
• The evolution of surgical skills simulation education: Robotic skills.
  Abigail J Hatcher, Blake T Beneville, Michael M Awad
  Surgery. 2025-02-18

Journal Articles

• Which causes more ergonomic stress: laparoscopic or open surgery?  
  Wang R, Liang Z, Zihni AM, Ray S, Awad MM, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/6./2016
• Recurrence Quantification Analysis for Surgical Motions in Minimally Invasive Surgery  
  Zihni AM, Saffarzadeh M, Cho S, Ohu I, Awad MM, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering., 1/1/2016
• National Survey of Burnout among US General Surgery Residents  
  Elmore LC, Jeffe DB, Jin L, Awad MM, Turnbull IR., Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2016
• Gastric plexiform schwannoma in association with neurofibromatosis type 2  
  Kudose S, Kyriakos M, Awad MM, Clin J Gastroenterology., 1/1/2016
• Analysis of Surgical Motions in Minimally Invasive Surgery Using Complexity Theory  
  Ohu I, Cho S, Zihni A, Cavallo JA, Awad MM, Int. J. Biomedical Engineering and Technology., 1/1/2015
• Incidence, mechanisms, and outcomes of esophageal and gastric perforation during laparoscopic foregut surgery: a retrospective review of 1,223 foregut cases  
  Zhang LP, Chang R, Matthews BD, Awad MM, Meyers B, Eagon JC, Brunt LM., Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
• Curriculum Inventory Specifications (Approved American National Standard)  
  Ellaway R, Smothers V, Awad MM, et al., ANSI/MEDBIQ, 1/1/2013
• The Economic Case for Surgical Robotics (Letter to the Editor)  
  Awad MM, Fleshman JW., New England Journal of Medicine., 1/1/2010
• Microwave ablation in a hepatic porcine model: Correlation of CT and histopathologic findings  
  Awad MM, Devgan L, Kamel IR, Torbensen M, Choti MA., HPB (Oxford)., 1/1/2007
• Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver  
  Boctor EM, Fichtinger G, Yeung A, Awad MM, Taylor RH, Choti MA., Medical Image Computing and Computing Assist, 1/1/2004
• A dual-armed robotic system for intraoperative ultrasound guided hepatic ablative therapy: a prospective study  
  Boctor EM, Awad MM, Fischer G, Choti MA, Fichtinger G, Taylor RH., Robotics and Automation., 1/1/2004
• Photoisomerization of cyanines A comparative study of oxygen- and sulfur-containing species  
  Awad MM, McCarthy PK, and Blanchard GJ, Journal of Physical Chemistry., 1/1/1994
• A potential role for p15(Ink4b) and p57(Kip2) in liver development  
  Awad MM, Sanders JA and Gruppuso PA, FEBS Letters, 1/20/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

• Robotic- Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Comprehensive Textbook 
  Chapter: Robotic Simulation Training. 
  Zihni AM, Gerull WD, Awad MM.2019
• ACS Principles and Practice for Simulation and Surgical Education Research 
  Chapter: Assessment of Technical Skills. 
  Page 82.0 - 92.0Awad MM and Zihni AMEditors: R. Aggarwal, J. Korndorffer & J. Cannon-Bowers.American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL2015
• Fundamentals of Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Endoscopic Surgery 
  Zihni AM, Awad MMWashington Manual of Surgery2015
• The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Hemostasis: Energy Sources. 
  Bittner JG, Awad MM, Varela EJEditors: Scott-Connor, Carol EH.Edition 3rd,2012
• Atlas of Hepatopancreastobiliary Surgery. 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. 
  Page 8.0 - 21.0Strasberg SM, Awad MMEditors: Frezza EE, Gagner M, Li MKW.2010
• Transcystic Laparoscopic Bile Duct Exploration. 
  Awad MM2010
• Choledochoscopy 
  Awad MM2010
• Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery 
  Chapter: Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors 
  Awad MM, Choti MA.Editors: Clavien PA, Sarr MG, Fong Y.2007
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Abstracts/Posters

• Bringing Health Careers to an Under-Resourced High School: Health Career Collaborative in St. Louis.
  Kneiber D, Kuo I, Salles A, Awad MM., Association for Surgical Education (ASE)/Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2019
• Operative Performance Outcomes of a Simulator Based Robotic Surgical Skills Curriculum.
  Gerull W, Zihni A, Awad MM., Association for Surgical Education (ASE)/Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2019
• SAVE Lab For Trauma Skills Acquisition and Refinement
  Onufer EJ, Cullinan D, Wise PE, Punch L, Awad MM., Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS). Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2018
• Thumbroll: A New Take on Medical Student Education.
  Onufer EJ, Awad MM., American College of Surgeons 2018 Clinical Congress., 1/1/2018
• Assessment of a Novel Learning and Evaluation Model
  Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2018
• Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery: Not Just For Senior Residents Anymore
  Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2017
• Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Release of Median Acruate Ligament
  Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 1/1/2017
• Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Excision of Esophageal Duplication Cyst.
  Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 1/1/2017
• Physicians-in-Training Are Not Prepared to Prescribe Medical Marijuana
  Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), 1/1/2017
• Development of a Cross-Institutional Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
  National Academies of Practice (NAP), 1/1/2017
• Physicians Are Not Prepared to Prescribe Medical Marijuana.
  Quan TE, Evanoff A, Bierut L, Awad MM, Dufault C, Association for American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2017
• It Looks Good, But Does It Hold Water? Observation Alone Is Insufficient to Measure Proficiency
  Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) Surgical Education Week, 1/1/2017
• Opioid Medication Use in the Surgical Patient: An Assessment of Prescribing Patterns and Utilization.
  American College of Surgeons� 2017 Clinical Congress., 1/1/2017
• Resident Experience with Flexibility in Surgical Training (FIST).
  Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
• Development of a Cross-Institutional Center for Interprofessional Practice and Eucation
  Hageman H, Grice G, Awad MM, Berry T, Burke S, Davis J, Whelan A., Barnes Jewish Hospital 11th Annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference, 1/1/2017
• Resident Experience with Flexibility in Surgical Training (FIST)
  Cullinan D, Wise PE, Delman KA, Potts JR, Awad MM, Eberlein TJ, Klingensmith ME, Southern Surgical Association 129th Annual Meeting., 1/1/2017
• Effective Curriculum Mapping Using a Staged, Faculty-Centered Approach.
  Dufault C, Awad MM, Andriole D, Hageman H, Noll K, Whelan A., The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 1/1/2015
• Does Patient BMI Affect Ergonomics of Laparoscopic Surgery?
  Shuddhadeb R, Zihni A, Zhe L, Awad M, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Outcomes of a proficiency-based skills curriculum at the beginning of the fourth year for senior students entering surgery.
  Awad MM, Brunt LM, Wade T, Lorbeer K, Woodhouse J, DeClue A., Central Surgical Association, 1/1/2015
• The Design, Implementation, and Assessment of a Novel Interprofessional Course for First-Year Health Professions Students: Knowing and Valuing the Roles and Responsibi...
  Dufault C, Grice G, Awad MM, Berry T, Frain, J, Hayes, H, Stith J, Taff S., Collaborating Across Borders Conference, Roanoke, VA, 1/1/2015
• Early results from the Flexibility in Surgical Training (FIST) research consortium: resident and program director attitudes toward flexible rotations in senior residency.
  Klingensmith ME, Awad MM, Delman K, Deveney K, Fahey T, Lees J, Lipsett P, Mullen J, Smink D, Wayne J., Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), 1/1/2015
• Transfer and Priming of Surgical Skills Across Minimally Invasive Platforms.
  Zihni AM, Awad MM., American College of Surgeons Missouri Chapter 47th Annual Professional Meeting, 1/1/2014
• Proficiency-Based Skills Training at the Beginning of the 4th Year of Medical School: A New Paradigm for Senior Students Entering Surgery.
  Brunt LM, Lorbeer K, Awad MM, DeClue A, Woodhouse J., Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
• Neuroendocrine Tumors in Cholecystectomy Specimens
  Zihni AM, Awad MM., American College of Surgeons Missouri Chapter 47th Annual Professional Meeting, 1/1/2014
• Ergonomic Analysis of Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures.
  Zihni A, Cavallo JA, Ohu I, Cho S, Awad MM., Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2014 Annual Meeting., 1/1/2014
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Lectures

• Past, Present, and Future of Robotic Surgery 
  Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore - 1/1/2019
• Trends in the Future of Medical Education. 
  Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore - 1/1/2019
• Preparing for ABSITE. 
  Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
• Teaching Today�s Learners 
  Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
• Updates in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair 
  Saint Louis, MO - 1/1/2018
• Objectively Assessing Learners Using EPAS and Standardized Assessments 
  Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
• Program Infrastructure: Program Accreditation and other Administrative Needs. 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
• Meet the Experts Panel. 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
• The New Era of Resident Evaluation: Video Based Assessment. 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
• The Complex Paraesophageal Hernia. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 
  London, Ontario - 1/1/2018
• The Impact of Research on Burnout during Surgical Training 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2017
• Robotics in Foregut Surgery 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1/1/2017
• Surgical Economics 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1/1/2017
• New Paradigms in Surgical Education 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1/1/2017
• History and Future of Robotic Surgery 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1/1/2017
• The Bionic Talk: Technology for More Effective Didactic Teaching. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2017
• Operative Performance Outcomes of a Simulator-Based Robotic Surgical Skills Curriculum 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2017
• Robotics for the GI Surgeon: Training, Economics, and the Future. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2016
• Incorporating Robotic Training into Your Residency Program. 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2016
• Robotically Assisted Ventral Hernia Repair: Never 
  Boston, MA. - 1/1/2016
• The Design, Implementation, and Assessment of a Novel Interprofessional Course for First-Year Health Professions Students: Knowing and Valuing the Roles and Responsibi... 
  Roanoke, VA - 1/1/2015
• Current and Future State of Robotics in Surgery. 
  Puebla, Mexico - 1/1/2015
• The Five-Year General Surgery Residency: Reform or Revolution of our Educational System? 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
• Surgical Simulation and Education. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Robotic Surgery: Balancing Successes with Cautionary Tales 
  St. Louis, MO - 1/1/2013
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Other

• Creating OT Modules for Thumbroll App. 
  WUSTL Occupational Therapy
  https://wustl.edu
  1/1/2018
• Saving Terri: Incisional Surgery for Swallowing 
  Awad MM, Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.
  1/1/2014
• A New Gold Standard? : Wash U team performs first incisionless procedure for treating esophageal achalasia in St. Louis. 
  Jeter, Lynne., St. Louis Medical News.
  1/1/2013