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SAMIR AWAD

TitleProfessor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Surgery
Address2002 HOLCOMBE
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    Dr. Samir S. Awad has worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2000. He has served as the Operative Care Line associate executive, chief of general surgery, and medical director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the MEDVAMC.

    Dr. Awad's areas of specialty include liver, pancreas, and acute care surgery, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association for Academic Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Surgical Infection Society, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine.

    Dr. Awad has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed and invited publications, and is the recipient of numerous awards for surgical and research achievements. Dr. Awad is certified by the American Board of Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

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    1. Kougias P, Sharath SE, Zhan M, Carson JL, Norman LE, Mi Z, Pal R, Dosluoglu H, Modrall JG, Sarosi GA, Nelson P, Arya S, Scrymgeour A, Ollison J, Calais LA, Nambi V, Gregg LP, Abdullah SM, Tsai S, Becker N, Choi JC, Chiu L, Scali S, Barshes NR, Awad S, Moursi M, Koopmann MC, Sally M, Ihnat D, Ramaswamy A, Gasper W, Tzeng E, Wilson MA, Tang G, Huang G, Biswas K, TOP Trial Investigators. Liberal or Restrictive Postoperative Transfusion in Patients at High Cardiac Risk: The TOP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 12 23; 334(24):2197-2207. PMID: 41205227; PMCID: PMC12596742.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Zamani N, Sharath SE, Vo E, Awad SS, Kougias P, Barshes NR. A Multi-Component Strategy to Decrease Wound Complications after Open Infra-Inguinal Re-Vascularization. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 Jan; 19(1):87-94. PMID: 29303688.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    3. Lau K, Salami A, Barden G, Khawja S, Castillo DL, Poppelaars V, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D, Anaya DA. The effect of a regional hepatopancreaticobiliary surgical program on clinical volume, quality of cancer care, and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs system. JAMA Surg. 2014 Nov; 149(11):1153-61. PMID: 25207711.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Mohammed S, Anaya DA, Awad SS, Albo D, Berger DH, Artinyan A. Sphincter preservation rates after radical resection for rectal cancer in the United States veteran population: opportunity for improvement in early disease. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Jan; 22(1):216-23. PMID: 25256129.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Fernandez R, Anaya DA, Li LT, Orcutt ST, Balentine CJ, Awad SA, Berger DH, Albo DA, Artinyan A. Laparoscopic versus robotic rectal resection for rectal cancer in a veteran population. Am J Surg. 2013 Oct; 206(4):509-17. PMID: 23809672.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Lee EI, Chike-Obi CJ, Gonzalez P, Garza R, Leong M, Subramanian A, Bullocks J, Awad SS. Abdominal wall repair using human acellular dermal matrix: a follow-up study. Am J Surg. 2009 Nov; 198(5):650-7. PMID: 19887194.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Wilks JA, Liebig C, Tasleem SH, Haderxhanaj K, Lee L, Farrow B, Awad S, Berger D, Albo D. Rectal cancer patients benefit from implementation of a dedicated colorectal cancer center in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Am J Surg. 2009 Jul; 198(1):100-4. PMID: 19268899.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Wang GL, Iakova P, Wilde M, Awad S, Timchenko NA. Liver tumors escape negative control of proliferation via PI3K/Akt-mediated block of C/EBP alpha growth inhibitory activity. Genes Dev. 2004 Apr 15; 18(8):912-25. PMID: 15107404; PMCID: PMC395850.
      Citations: 64     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Iakova P, Awad SS, Timchenko NA. Aging reduces proliferative capacities of liver by switching pathways of C/EBPalpha growth arrest. Cell. 2003 May 16; 113(4):495-506. PMID: 12757710.
      Citations: 101     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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