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Office
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Med Vamc, Ocl (112), Rm 5a-344
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-794-7765Fax+1 713-794-7532
Summary
- Dr. Samir Awad is a general surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor McNair Campus. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in hepatic cirrhosis, trauma and surgical critical care, surgical site infections, and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery).
Education & Training
- University of MichiganResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
- University of MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1996 - 1997
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1996 - 2003
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Strattice in Repair of Inguinal Hernias Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
- Study of Surgical Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Operationalizing a Free Flap Program for Head and Neck Reconstruction at a Veterans Affairs Hospital.David J Hernandez, William Xu, Yuli Lim, Jen L Dong, Andrew T Huang
OTO Open. 2023-09-08 - 5 citationsEvaluation of the Addition of Angiotensin II in Patients With Shock After Cardiac Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Stephanie Bird, Mastian Chand, Trung Ly Tran, Shahid Ali, Samir S Awad
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2023-02-01 - 3 citationsImplementation and Feasibility of the Re-Engineered Discharge for Surgery (RED-S) Intervention: A Pilot Study.Rebecca Y Du, George Shelton, Celia R Ledet, Whitney L. Mills, Levi Neal-Herman
Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2021-03-01
Press Mentions
- Prevent-plus Announces the Full US Commercial Launch of Preventogen in Partnership with ARC Group MedicalJuly 11th, 2022
- Endonovo Therapeutics SofPulse® Post-Surgical Study Shows Decreased Post-Operative Opioid Usage and Decreased Length of Stay Resulting in Significant Cost SavingsAugust 24th, 2020
- Endonovo Therapeutics Announces Significant Results from Study Showing 70% Reduction of Morphine Equivalent Dose and 2 Day Reduction of Length of Stay at Hospitals Using SofPulse®July 27th, 2020
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