Omar Awais DO
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief of Thoracic, UPMC Mercy,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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200 Lothrop StSte 9055Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-648-2270
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2006 - 2008
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
PA State License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of Robot-Assisted Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy: A Single-Institution Propensity-Matched Study.Kojo Agyabeng-Dadzie, Inderpal S Sarkaria, Ernest Chan, Ian Christie, Summer Mazur
Innovations. 2025-05-13 - 4 citationsComparison of robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy versus minimally invasive esophagectomy: A propensity-matched study from a single high-volume institution.Chigozirim N Ekeke, Gino M Kuiper, James D Luketich, Kristine M Ruppert, Susan J Copelli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023-08-01 - 3 citationsEvaluation of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopic biopsy of lung lesions performed by a thoracic surgical service.Tadeusz D Witek, Arjun Pennathur, Daniel Brynien, James D Luketich, Mark Scaife
Surgery. 2023-05-01
Press Mentions
Q and a: Advances in Lung Cancer with Dr. AwaisMarch 30th, 2022- WATS-3D plus Seattle Protocol Increases Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s EsophagusOctober 13th, 2021
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