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
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification MyUPMC, UPMC, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification dbMotion, dbMotion Inc., 2013-2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Minimally invasive surgical management of mid- to distal esophageal diverticula: a large single-center review.Marissa A Matto, James D Luketich, Ryan M Levy, Gabriella Lloyd, Omar Awais
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2026-04-14 - 1 citationsOutcome Analysis of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemoperfusion (HITHOC) for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei with Pleural Metastasis.Edra Ha, Yota Suzuki, Inderpal S Sarkaria, Victor Crentsil, Olugbenga Okusanya
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-04-01 - A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of Pyloroplasty Versus No Pyloroplasty in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy or Robot-assisted Minimally Inva...James D Luketich, Inderpal D Sarkaria, Ryan M Levy, Evan T Alicuben, William E Gooding
Annals of Surgery. 2026-04-01
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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