
Dr. Samir Samuel Awad MD
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
2002 Holcombe Blvd Med Vamc, Ocl (112), Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Samir Awad is a general surgeon practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Awad specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Awad provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1993
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute respiratory failure after pleurodesis with doxycycline.
- Parathyroid adenomas versus four-gland hyperplasia as the cause of primary hyperparathyroidism in patients with prolonged lithium therapy.
- Aging reduces proliferative capacities of liver by switching pathways of C/EBPalpha growth arrest.
- State-of-the-art therapy for severe sepsis and multisystem organ dysfunction.
- Spider Bites Presenting with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Soft Tissue Infection Require Early Aggressive Treatment.
- Use of a predictive equation for diagnosis of acute gangrenous cholecystitis.
- Child-Turcotte-Pugh versus MELD score as a predictor of outcome after elective and emergent surgery in cirrhotic patients.
- Evidence-based approach to hernia surgery.
- Abdominal wall anatomy: the key to a successful inguinal hernia repair.
- Support for the acutely failing liver: a comprehensive review of historic and contemporary strategies.
- Envenoming bites by kraits: the biological basis of treatment-resistant neuromuscular paralysis.
- Education of the modern surgical resident: novel approaches to learning in the era of the 80-hour workweek.
- Comparison of exercise effects on the hemodynamics of the Bio 14.6 cardiomyopathic hamster.
- Ertapenem versus cefotetan prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery.
- Polyethylene glycol versus sodium phosphate mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery.
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