OmarAwaisDO
Thoracic Surgery • Pittsburgh, PAAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief of Thoracic, UPMC Mercy,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
200 Lothrop St
Ste 9055
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-648-2270
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2006 - 2008
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
PA State License 2003 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Outcomes After Esophagectomy With a Focus on Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Quality of Life Start of enrollment: 1999 May 01
- Outcomes After Medical and Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Start of enrollment: 1999 Apr 01
- Esophageal Cancer Risk Registry Start of enrollment: 1999 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsLaparoscopic Gastric Bypass after Antireflux Surgery for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Morbidly Obese Patients: Initial ExperienceIoannis Raftopoulos, Omar Awais, Anita P. Courcoulas, James D. Luketich
Obesity Surgery. 2004-11-01 - 38 citationsQuality of life after collis gastroplasty for short esophagus in patients with paraesophageal hernia.Katie S. Nason, James D. Luketich, Omar Awais, Ghulam Abbas, Arjun Pennathur
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011-11-01 - 77 citationsTechnique of Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis EsophagectomyArjun Pennathur, Omar Awais, James D. Luketich
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010-06-01
Press Mentions
Q and a: Advances in Lung Cancer with Dr. AwaisMarch 30th, 2022- WATS-3D plus Seattle Protocol Increases Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s EsophagusOctober 13th, 2021
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