Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Joseph A. Awad, MD
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Joseph Awad practices Gastroenterology. He researched medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Joseph Awad has written publications. He has 48 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Identification of free radical formation and F2-isoprostanes in vivo by acute Cr(VI) poisoning.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Different HLA associated gene combinations contribute to susceptibility for coeliac Disease and dermatitis herpetiformis.
- The association of interferon with the development of pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Purification, characterization, and N-terminal amino acid sequence of the adenylyl cyclase-activating protease from bovine sperm.
- Regulation of eicosanoid production and mitogenesis in rat Intestinal epithelial cells by transforming growth factor-alpha and phorbol ester.
- Identification of free radical formation and F2-isoprostanes in vivo by acute Cr(VI) poisoning.
- Effect of selenium deficiency and glutathione-modulating agents on diquat toxicity and lipid peroxidation in rats.
- Cloning and characterization of a growth factor-inducible cyclooxygenase gene from rat Intestinal epithelial cells.
- Quantification of the major urinary metabolite of prostaglandin D2 by a stable isotope dilution mass spectrometric assay.
- Identification of skin as a major site of prostaglandin D2 release following oral administration of niacin in humans.
- Transforming growth factor alpha protection against drug-induced injury to the rat Gastric mucosa in vivo.
- Identification of non-cyclooxygenase-derived prostanoid (F2-isoprostane) metabolites in human urine and plasma.
- Release of markedly increased quantities of prostaglandin D2 from the skin in vivo in humans following the application of sorbic acid.
- Comments on prostaglandin F2 alpha rises in Response to hydroxyl radical generated in vivo.
- Eicosanoid production and growth regulation in rat Intestinal epithelial cells.
- Isoprostanes--prostaglandin-like compounds formed in vivo independently of cyclooxygenase: use as clinical indicators of oxidant damage.
- Nonenzymatic free radical-catalyzed generation of thromboxane-like compounds (isothromboxanes) in vivo.
- Evidence of free radical-mediated injury (isoprostane overproduction) in scleroderma.
- Liver and kidney necrosis in selenium-deficient rats depleted of glutathione.
- Simplification of the mass spectrometric assay for the major urinary metabolite of prostaglandin D2.
- Detection of the major urinary metabolite of prostaglandin D2 in the circulation: demonstration of elevated levels in patients with disorders of Systemic mast cell act...
- Pathogenesis of diquat-induced liver necrosis in selenium-deficient rats: assessment of the roles of lipid peroxidation and selenoprotein P.
- The isoprostanes: unique prostaglandin-like products of free-radical-initiated lipid peroxidation.
- Increased urinary F2-isoprostane excretion in alcoholic liver Disease.
- Formation of novel non-cyclooxygenase-derived prostanoids (F2-isoprostanes) in carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity. An animal model of lipid peroxidation.
- Black patients with chronic Hepatitis C have a lower sustained viral response rate than non-Blacks with genotype 1, but the same with genotypes 2/3, and this is not ex...
- Demonstration of halothane-induced hepatic lipid peroxidation in rats by quantification of F2-isoprostanes.
- Marked overproduction of non-cyclooxygenase derived prostanoids (F2-isoprostanes) in the Hepatorenal syndrome.
- Non-cyclooxygenase-derived prostanoids (F2-isoprostanes) are formed in situ on phospholipids.
- Comparison of formation of D2/E2-isoprostanes and F2-isoprostanes in vitro and in vivo--effects of oxygen tension and glutathione.
- Excretion of F2-isoprostanes in bile: a novel index of hepatic lipid peroxidation.
- Effect of oxygen tension on the generation of F2-isoprostanes and malondialdehyde in peroxidizing rat liver microsomes.
- Detection and localization of lipid peroxidation in selenium- and vitamin E-deficient rats using F2-isoprostanes.
- Experience with neoral versus sandImmune in primary liver transplant recipients.
- Bromfenac (Duract)-associated hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation.
- Liver transplantation: results with Vanderbilt's first 25 liver recipients.
- Outcomes analysis for 50 liver transplant recipients: the Vanderbilt experience.
- Nashville experience with liver transplantation in Veterans Administration patients.
- Three-dimensional ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis: semiautomated segmentation using a level set-based method.
- A three-part intervention to change the use of hormone replacement therapy in Response to new evidence.
- Adequacy of representation of the National Drug File Reference Terminology Physiologic Effects reference hierarchy for commonly prescribed medications.
- Survival and quality of life after organ transplantation in veterans and nonveterans.
- Three-dimensional lung tumor segmentation from x-ray computed tomography using sparse field active models.
- Texture analysis of carotid artery atherosclerosis from three-dimensional ultrasound images.
- Prospective multicenter study of eligibility for antiviral therapy among 4,084 U.S. veterans with chronic Hepatitis C virus infection.
- Case of fulminant hepatic failure due to unrecognized peripartum cardiomyopathy.
- Urinary F2-isoprostanes in young healthy children at risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Validating methods of urine collection: a pilot study.
Schools
Washington Center School of Medicine
Barnes HospWash University
Vanderbilt University
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Liver Biopsy
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Transplant Hepatology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Vanderbilt University -
Washington University - Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1750480182 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AWAD |
| First Name Of The Provider | JOSEPH |
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