SamarAzawiMD

Radiation Oncology • Long Beach, CA

Physician

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Office
Po box 10472
Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone+1 949-721-1584

Fax+1 949-353-0718

Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Radiation Oncology, 1983 - 1985
University of California (Irvine)Residency, Radiation Oncology, 1981 - 1983
University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
NM State Medical License 2020 - 2024
American Board of Radiology Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Trials

Prostate Radiation Therapy or Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Therapy With or Without Prostate Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With a Rising Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) After Surgery for Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Radiation Therapy With or Without Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Dusquetide: Reduction in oral mucositis associated with enduring ancillary benefits in tumor resolution and decreased mortality in head and neck cancer patients
Mahesh Kudrimoti, Amarinthia Curtis, Samar Azawi, Francis P. Worden, Sanford Katz
Biotechnology Reports. 2017-09-01
37 citations
Dusquetide: A novel innate defense regulator demonstrating a significant and consistent reduction in the duration of oral mucositis in preclinical data and a randomize...
Mahesh Kudrimoti, Amarintha Curtis, Samar Azawi, Francis P. Worden, Sanford Katz
Journal of Biotechnology. 2016-12-10
6 citations
Low-lying rectal cancer with anal canal involvement: abdominoperineal or low anterior resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Ly Do, Nisar Syed, Ajmel A. Puthawala, Samar Azawi, Imad Shbeeb
Gastrointestinal Cancer Research. 2011-05-01