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Office
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
19300 SW 65th Ave
Tualatin, OR 97062
Summary
- Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2015 - 2016
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Anesthesiology, 2011 - 2015
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2011
- University of Michigan Medical SchoolM.S., Bioinformatics, 2004 - 2006
- University of North Carolina SystemB.S.P.H., Biostatistics, Minor-Math/Chemistry, 2000 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- OR State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Betty Thompson Excellence in Teaching Award (Resident Teacher of the Year) 2014
- Early Clinical Investigator Award Medical Research Foundation, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 40 citationsA possible neural mechanism for photosensitivity in chronic pain.Melissa E. Martenson, Omar I. Halawa, Karen J. Tonsfeldt, Charlene A. Maxwell, Nora Hammack
Pain. 2016-04-01 - 13 citationsResults of a pilot multicenter genotype-based randomized placebo-controlled trial of propranolol to reduce pain after major thermal burn injury.D. Orrey, Omar I. Halawa, Andrey V. Bortsov, Jeffrey W. Shupp, Samuel W. Jones
The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2015-01-01 - Come home sweetheart: a fight for my father's last wishOmar I. Halawa
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011-11-03
Journal Articles
- Results of a pilot multi-centered genotype-based randomized placebo-controlled trial of propranolol to reduce pain after major thermal burn injuryOrrey DC, Halawa OI, Bortsov AB, Shupp JW, Jones SW, Haith LR, Hoskins JM, Jordan MH, Bangdiwala S, Roane BM, Platts-Mills TF, Holmes JH, Hwang J, Cairns BA, McLean SA, Clinical Journal of Pain, 1/31/2015
- When I'm in Pain, I feel God is Testing Me: Differences in Middle Eastern and US Pain ExperiencesHalawa OI, Al-Diri I, McLean SA, Darnall BD, BAOJ Pall Medicine, 1/1/2015
- Come home sweetheart: a fight for my father's last wishHalawa OI, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/14/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Neurostimulation is a Viable Treatment Option after Scoliosis Surgery.Halawa OI, Terry M, Ahadian FM, North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
- Fibromyalgia patients exhibit more photoaversion than healthy controls: a pilot study exploring a role for photosensitivity in central sensitization.Halawa, OI, Tonsfeldt KJ, Maxwell CA, Hoffman J, Bennett RM, Jones KM, Mauer KM, Heinricher MM, International Association for the Study of Pain, Buenos Aires, 1/1/2014
- Light Sensitivity Correlates Positively with Pain Sensitivity in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Look at the Potential Utility of Photoaversion in Functional Pain Syndromes.Halawa, OI, Maxwell CA, Tonsfeldt KJ, Hoffman J, Bennett RM, Jones KM, Mauer KM, Heinricher MM, American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2014
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Other Languages
- Arabic, French
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