Chief of Thoracic, UPMC Mercy,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Thoracic Surgery

Omar Awais is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. Omar Awais has written publications. He has 28 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Thoracic Esophageal Diverticula: A 15-Year Experience of Minimally Invasive Surgical Management.' Omar Awais is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Thoracic Esophageal Diverticula: A 15-Year Experience of Minimally Invasive Surgical Management.
• Roux-en-Y Near Esophagojejunostomy for Failed Antireflux Operations: Outcomes in More Than 100 Patients.
• A clinical prediction rule for perioperative mortality and major morbidity after laparoscopic giant paraEsophageal hernia repair.
• Anatomic Segmentectomy for the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule and Early-Stage Lung Cancer.
• Management of giant paraEsophageal hernia.
• Influence of Age and IB Status After Resection of Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
• Quality of Life After Collis Gastroplasty for Short Esophagus in Patients With ParaEsophageal Hernia.
• Reoperative Antireflux Surgery for Failed Fundoplication: An Analysis of Outcomes in 275 Patients.
• Gastroesophageal reflux Disease symptom severity, proton pump inhibitor use, and esophageal carcinogenesis.
• Impact of angiolymphatic and pleural invasion on surgical outcomes for stage I non-small cell lung Cancer.
• Comparison of surgical techniques for early-stage thymoma: feasibility of minimally invasive thymectomy and comparison with open resection.
• Impact of anastomotic leak on outcomes after transhiatal esophagectomy.
• Minimally invasive redo antireflux surgery: lessons learned.
• Technique of minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
• Minimally invasive esophagectomy for Barrett's with high-grade dysplasia and early adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
• Anatomic segmentectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung Cancer: comparison of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open approach.
• Surgical management of epiphrenic diverticula in the minimally invasive era.
• Technical challenges and utility of anterior exposure for thoracic spine pathology.
• Laparoscopic repair of giant paraEsophageal hernia results in long-term patient satisfaction and a durable repair.
• Cervical pharyngostomy: an old technique revisited.
• Polyflex expandable stents in the treatment of esophageal Disease: initial experience.
• Roux-en-Y near esophagojejunostomy for intractable gastroEsophageal reflux after antireflux surgery.
• Laparoscopic revision of Nissen fundoplication to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients.
• Comparison of surgical approaches to recalcitrant gastroesophageal reflux Disease in the patient with scleroderma.
• Minimally invasive management of Boerhaave''s syndrome.
• Acute, complete proximal small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass due to intraluminal blood clot formation.
• Laparoscopic gastric bypass after antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroEsophageal reflux in morbidly obese patients: initial experience.

Schools

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• New York College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Institute of Technology

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated

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• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomegaly
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
• New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hospital

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• UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
• UPMC Passavant

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1164494902
NPPES Provider LastName		AWAIS
NPPES Provider FirstName		OMAR
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		152132546
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		267.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		11.0
Percent Opioid Claims		4.12

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1164494902
Last Name Of The Provider	AWAIS
First Name Of The Provider	OMAR
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