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Office
5841 S. MARYLAND
M/C 3026
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 773-702-2123Fax+1 773-702-3518- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 1985 - 1986
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1981 - 1985
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
- Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1980
- Loma Linda UniversityMS, Biochemistry, 1976 - 1979
- Loma Linda UniversityBA, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
- AZ State Medical License 1985 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 1993 - 2012
- CO State Medical License 2000 - 2011
- FL State Medical License 1991 - 2010
- OH State Medical License 1988 - 1994
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Senior Faculty Scholar Award The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine, 2014
- The John Harper Seeley Professorship (Endowed Chair) University of Chicago, 2013
- Lifetime Distinction and Contribution Award World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
- CASH (Cavernous Angiomas With Symptomatic Hemorrhage) Trial Readiness Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 20
- Modifiers of Disease Severity in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 27
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Antithrombotic Therapy in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Network Meta-Analysis.Basel Musmar, Hamza Salim, Jihad Abdelgadir, Samantha Spellicy, Nimer Adeeb, Ali Zomorodi, Allan Friedman, Issam Awad, Pascal M Jabbour, David M Hasan> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Mar 19
- Association Between Hematoma Volume and Risk of Subsequent Ischemic Stroke: A MISTIE III and ATACH-2 Analysis.Harris, W., Kaiser, J., Liao, V., Avadhani, R., Iadecola, C., Hanley, D., Ziai, W., Falcone, G., Sheth, K., Qureshi, A., Goldstein, J., Awad, I., Kamel, H., Murthy, S.> ;Stroke. 2024 Mar 1
- Transcriptomic signatures of individual cell types in cerebral cavernous malformation.Li, Y., Girard, R., Srinath, A., Cruz, D., Ciszewski, C., Chen, C., Lightle, R., Romanos, S., Sone, J., Moore, T., DeBiasse, D., Stadnik, A., Lee, J., Shenkar, R., Kos...> ;Cell Communication and Signaling. 2024 Jan 9
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Journal Articles
- Atorvastatin Treatment of Cavernous Angiomas with Symptomatic Hemorrhage Exploratory Proof of Concept (AT CASH EPOC) TrialAmy L Akers, Kevin J Whitehead, Gregory A Christoforidis, Daniel F Hanley, Kelly D Flemming, Sean P Polster, James K Liao, Matthew Sorrentino, Cornelia Lee, Issam A Aw..., Neurosurgery
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Form an Anticoagulant Vascular DomainAngela Pham, Mark H Ginsberg, Sean Polster, Issam A Awad, Blood
- Intensive care after elective craniotomy: “All politics is local” Invited “Perspective”Awad IA, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- “Permeability as a Biomarker of Cavernous Malformation.”Awad IA (senior author); Mikati, et al., Poster: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
- “Exceptional Aggressiveness of the CCM3 Phenotype.”Awad IA (senior author); Rebeiz, et al., Oral presentation: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
- “In Situ B-cell Clonal Expansion and Recombinant Antibody Construction in Human Cerebral Cavernous Malformations”Awad IA (senior author); Shi, et al., Poster: Scientific presentations by Awad Lab Team, International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, 2/12/2014
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Lectures
- Surgical Trianing and Oversight for MISTIE Trial.The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia - 9/18/2014
- “Virtue and Passion in Doctoring”.Lebanese American University Chagoury School of Medicine- Rizk University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon - 6/27/2014
- “Cavernous Angioma: Fundamentals of Clinical Care and Latest Research Advances”.Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 6/7/2014
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Press Mentions
- Issam Awad, MD, a Neurological Surgeon with UChicago MedicineAugust 5th, 2021
- BioAxone BioSciences Announces Publication in Translational Stroke Research of Cavernous Angioma Disease Research ArticleSeptember 12th, 2019
- Minimally Invasive ICH Lysis Safely Helps When Clot Adequately ShrinksFebruary 15th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Genesis And Progression Of Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012
- Immune Response In Human Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2008
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2003
- Phenotype-Genotype In Gerebral Vascular MalformatioinsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, Illinois
- Glenbrook HospitalGlenview, Illinois
- Skokie HospitalSkokie, Illinois
- Highland Park HospitalHighland Park, Illinois
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