ACADEMIC & CLINICAL STATUS

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon

 Director, Refractive Surgery Division
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon

EDUCATION

2005-2006              Fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology
                               University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

2002-2006              Fellowship in Cornea & Refractive Surgery
                               University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

1999-2002              Residency in Ophthalmology
                               American University of Beirut Medical Center
                               Beirut, Lebanon.

1998-1999              Surgical Internship
                               American University of Beirut Medical Center
                               Beirut, Lebanon.

1994-1998              Medical Doctor Degree
                               American University of Beirut Medical School
                               Conferred upon by charter under the laws of the State of New York

1991-1994              Bachelor Degree of Sciences in Biology
                               American University of Beirut.
                               Beirut, Lebanon.

1988-1991              French Baccalaureate in Sciences; Montpellier, France.
                               Collège des Frères, Mont La Salle
                               Beirut, Lebanon.

1988-1991              Lebanese Baccalaureate in Sciences, Parts I and II
                               Collège des Frères, Mont La Salle
                               Beirut, Lebanon.

CLINICAL & RESEARCH CLERCKSHIPS

Apr-May 2001           Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery Services

Wilmer Eye Institute
The Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore, Maryland

Preceptor: Terrence O’Brien, M.D.     
 

Feb-Mar 2000            Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery Services
                                    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
                                    Schepens Eye Research Institute.
                                    Harvard Medical School
                                    Boston, Massachusetts
                                    Preceptor: Dimitri T. Azar, M.D.
 

Nov-Dec 1999          Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery Services
                                  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
                                  Schepens Eye Research Institute.
                                  Harvard Medical School
                                  Boston, MassachusettS
                                  Preceptor: Dimitri T. Azar, M.D.
 

July-Aug 1997           Vincent Memorial Gynecology Services
                                   Massachusetts General Hospital
                                   Harvard Medical School.
                                   Boston, Massachusetts
                                   Preceptor: Keith Isaacson, M.D.
 

Jun-Jul 1997              Department of General Surgery
                                   Colorectal Surgery Services
                                   William Beaumont Hospital
                                    Royal Oak, Michigan
                                    Preceptor: William Beauregard, M.D.

 HONORS & AWARDS

Alpha Omega Alpha                                       1998
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
www.alphaomegaalpha.org
American University of Beirut Chapter
 

Dean’s Honor List                                         1994-1996
Faculty of Medicine
American University of Beirut
 

Distinction Honor                                           1994
Bachelor Degree of Sciences in Biology
American University of Beirut
 

Dean’s Honor List                                         1991-1994
Department of Biology
American University of Beirut
 

Distinction Honor                                           1991
Lebanese Baccalaureate in Sciences

CERTIFICATIONS

1. VISX S4 excimer laser                                     2003
2. LADAR 4000 excimer laser                             2003
3. Hansotome® microkeratome                            2003
4. AlphaCor® artificial cornea                              2003
5. INTACS® corneal implants                              2003
6. VISX CustomVue                                            2004
7. INTRALASE® femtosecond laser                    2004
   Restor multifocal lens implantation                     2005
   ICL implantation                                               2005
8. Wavelight Allegretto excimer laser                     2006
9. Artisan lens implantation                                    2007

SOCIETIES

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society                       www.alphaomegaalpha.org
American Academy of Ophthalmology                                 www.aao.org
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery          www.ascrs.org
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology     www.iovs.org
European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery         www.escrs.org

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Peer Reviewer

“Ophthalmology” journal
The official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Peer Reviewer 2006-Current

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Peer Reviewer 2007

Journal of Refractive Surgery
Peer Reviewer 2005-Current

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
The official journal of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Peer Reviewer 2007-Current

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Peer Reviewer 2005-Current

“Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics” Journal
Peer Reviewer 2007-Current

“Eye & Contact Lens” Journal
Peer Reviewer 2005-Current

Medical Science Monitor
Peer Reviewer 2005-Current

Panelist: served as official panelist on the following sessions:

-Keratorefractive Surgery/Astigmatism and aberrations.. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Chicago, IL, April 2008
-Refractive Surgery/Wavefront technology paper session. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA May 2007.
-Refractive Surgery/Wavefront technology paper session. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA, March 2006
-Keratoconus diagnosis and treatment paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
-Cataract & Refractive Surgery: socioeconomics paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
-Refractive/Wavefront paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA, May 2004.

Lebanese Medical Licensing Examination

Official Examiner                2007
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Published Manuscripts – All Pubmed/Medline Indexed
 

1.      Shady T. Awwad, Nancy Alvarez-Chedzoy, H Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Quality of life after wavefront-guided LASIK. Eye and Contact Lens. 2009 May;35(3):128-32

2.      Shady T. Awwad, Patrick S. Kelley, R Wayne Bowman, H Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Corneal refractive power estimation and intraocular lens calculation after hyperopic LASIK. Ophthalmology 2009. Mar;116(3):393-400

3.      Shady T. Awwad, Dorotheea Warmerdam, Danny Lee, R Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Changes in ocular higher order aberrations with accommodation in wavefront-guided LASIK myopic candidates. J Refract Surg. 2009 Feb;25(2):171-2.

4.      Shady T. Awwad. Formula for determining corneal refractive power. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Feb;35(2):212.

5.      Shady T. Awwad, Christian Manasseh, R. Wayne Bowman, Vinod Mootha, Steven M. Verity, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. IOL Power Calculation after Myopic LASIK: Estimating the Corneal Refractive Power. J Cataract Refract Surg . 2008 Jul;34(7): 1070-6

6.      Stefanie Knapp, Shady T. Awwad, Claudine Ghali, James P. McCulley. Comparative Study of Ocular Lower And Higher Order Aberrations Measurements By The Fourier-driven WaveScan And The Zernike-driven LADARWave Hartmann-Shack Aberrometers. J Refract Surg. 2009 Feb;25(2):201-9.

7.      Shady T. Awwad, Mario A. Di Pascuale, R Nick Hogan, S Lance Forstot, James P. McCulley, H Dwight Cavanagh. Avellino Corneal Dystrophy worsening after LASIK: further clinicophathologic observation and proposed pathogenesis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008;145(4):656-61

8.      Shady T. Awwad, Paul Sanchez, Angela Sanchez, James P. McCulley, H Dwight Cavanagh. A Preliminary In Vivo Assessment of Higher-Order Aberrations Induced by a Silicone Hydrogel Monofocal Contact Lens. Eye Contact Lens. 2008 Jan;34(1):2-5.

9.        Shady T. Awwad, Dorotheea Warmerdanm, R. Wayne Bowman, Suri Dwarakanathan, Steven S. Verity, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Contrast Sensitivity & Higher Order Aberrations In Eyes Implanted With AcrySof IQ SN60WF And AcrySof SN60AT Intraocular Lenses. J Refract Surg. 2008 Jun;24(6):619-25.

10.  Shady T. Awwad, Suri Dwarakanathan, R Wayne Bowman, H Dwight Cavanagh, Steven M Verity, Vinod V Mootha,  James P. McCulley. Intraocular lens power calculation after radial keratotomy: estimating the refractive corneal power. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Jun;33(6):1045-50.

11.  Shady T. Awwad. Quality of vision, Essential Optics For the Cataract and Refractive Surgery: Book Review. Am J Ophthalmol 2007. Jun 143(6):1073

12.  Shady T. Awwad, James Lehmann, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P.McCulley, R. Wayne Bowman. A Comparison of Higher Order Aberrations in Eyes Implanted with Acrysof IQ SN60WF and Acrysof SN60AT Intraocular Lens. Euro J Ophthalmol. 2007;(17). May-Jun;17(3):320-6.

13.  Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Wavefront-Guided Laser In Situ Keratomileusis for Myopia Using the LADAR CustomCornea and the VISX CustomVue. J Refract Surg. 2007 Jan;23(1):26-37

14.  Shady T. Awwad, W Matt Petroll, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh.Updates in Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Eye & Contact Lens 2007 Jan;33(1):1-8

15.  Shady T. Awwad, Michelle Heilman, R Nick Hogan, Dipak Parmar, W Matt Petroll, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Severe reactive ischemic posterior segment inflammation in acanthamoeba keratitis: a new potentially blinding syndrome. Ophthalmology. 2007 Feb; 114(2):313-322

16.  Shady T. Awwad. Coma, Trefoil, and Double-Angle Polar Plots. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Nov;32(11) 1898

17.  Shady T. Awwad. Wavefront-guided ablation: evidence for efficacy compared to traditional ablation. Am J Ophthalmol 2006 Jun;141(6):1169.

18.  Shady T. Awwad, James P. McCulley. Wavefront-Guided LASIK: Current Developments and Results. Int Ophthalmol Clin.2006;46(3):27-38

19.  Shady T. Awwad, Dany M. Najjar, Arlette Aouad, Randa Haddad. An Unusual Case of Unilaterally Presenting Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2006 May-Jun;43(3):179-80.

20.  Shady T. Awwad, H. Ming X Wang, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Letter to the editor. Eye & Contact Lens 2006 May;32(3):157

21.  Dipak N Parmar, Shady T. Awwad, W Matthew Petroll, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Tandem Scanning Confocal Corneal Microscopy In The Diagnosis Of Suspected Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Ophthalmology 2006 Apr;113(4):538-47.

22.  Dany M. Najjar, Shady T. Awwad, Wadih Zein, Walid Haddad. Ultraviolet Keratitis and Endothelitis. Med Sci Monit. 2006 Apr 25;12(5):MT23-25

23.  Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El-Kateb, James P. McCulley. Comparative Higher Order Aberration Capture Of The LADARWave And VISX WaveScan Aberrometers At Varying Pupillary Sizes And After Pharmacological Dilation And Cycloplegia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Feb;32(2):203-14.

24.  Dipak N. Parmar, Hassan Alizadeh, Shady T. Awwad, Sudha Neelam, H. Dwight Cavanagh, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley. Ocular Surface Restoration Using Non-Surgical Transplantation Of Tissue-Cultured Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Feb;141(2):299-307.

25.  Shady T. Awwad, Dipak N. Parmar, Michelle Heilman, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Results Of Penetrating Keratoplasty For Visual Rehabilitation After Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;140(6):1080-1084.

26.  Shady T. Awwad, Kelly K. Haithcock, Deniz Oral, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. A Comparison of Induced Astigmatism In Conventional And Wavefront-Guided Myopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Using LADARVision 4000 And VISX S4 Platforms. J Refract Surg. 2005 Nov-Dec;21(6):S792-8.

27.  Riad N. Ma’luf, Shady T. Awwad. Mucous membrane graft versus Gunderson conjunctival flap for fitting a scleral shell over a sensitive cornea. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Sep;21(5):356-8.

28.  Deniz Oral, Shady T. Awwad, Michael Seward, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Hyperopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis in Eyes with Previous Radial Keratotomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2005 Aug;31(8):1561-68.

29.  Ahmad M. Mansour, Shady T. Awwad, Dany M. Najjar. Sibai AN, Sibai AM, Medawar WA, Hamade IH, Haddad RS, Kassak KM, Obeid MY. Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy after coronary artery bypass graft: the role of anaemia in diabetics. Eye 2005 July;8.

30.  Thurayya Arayssi, Homeidan F, Imad Uthman, Shady T. Awwad, Kamel Mroue, Wissam Mansour, Ziad F. Bashshur. The efficacy of a single dose of infliximab in the treatment of Behcet's disease uveitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 May-Jun;23(3):427.

31.  Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Wavefront-guided Laser Keratomileusis With the Alcon CustomCornea and the VISX CustomVue: Three-Month Results. J Refract Surg 2004 Sep-Oct;20:S606-S613.

32.  Shady T. Awwad, Walid Haddad, Ming X. Wang, Dipak Parmar, Darrel Conger, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Corneal Intrastromal Gatifloxacin Crystal Deposits After Penetrating Keratoplasty. Eye & Contact Lens 2004;30(3):169-172

33.  Shady T. Awwad, Riad N. Ma’luf, Baha’ Noureddin. Upper Eyelid Retraction After Glaucoma Filtering Surgery and Topical Application of Mitomycin C. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Mar;20(2):144-9

34.  Dany M. Najjar, Shady T. Awwad. Cataract Surgery Risk Score for Residents and Beginning Surgeons. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Oct;29(10):2036-7.

35.  Dany M. Najjar, Shady T. Awwad. Cataract Checklist for High Volume Surgeons. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 May;29(5):1046.

36.  Olivier Prisant, Averardo Hernandez, Thanh Hoang-Xuan, Cynthia Proano, Shady T. Awwad, Dimitri T. Azar. Vector Summation of Anterior and Posterior Corneal Topographical Astigmatism as a Predictor of Refractive Astigmatism. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Sep;28(9):1636-43.

37.  Terrence P. O’Brien, Shady T. Awwad. Phakic Intraocular Lenses and Refractory Lensectomy for Myopia. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2002 Aug;13(4):264-70.

38.  Ma'luf RN, Hamush NG, Awwad ST, Noureddin BN. Mitomycin C as adjunct therapy in correcting punctal stenosis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jul;18(4):285-8.

39.  Awwad JT, ElHajj M, Usta I, Nassar A, Awwad ST, Khalil A. A unilateral twin extrauterine pregnancy occurring in a solitary fallopian tube: therapeutic choices. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2002;29(1):67-8.

40.  Awwad JT, Farra CG, Awwad ST, Bu-Habib RM, Abdallah MA, Usta IM. The conventional doses of human chorionic gonadotropins may not always be sufficient to induce ovulation in all women: a reappraisal. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2001;28(4):240-2.

41.  Awwad JT, Sayegh RA, Tao XJ, Hassan T, Awwad ST, Isaacson K. The SCID Mouse: an experimental model for endometriosis. Hum Reprod.  14(12):3107-11, 1999.

 

Published Chapters

1. Shady T. Awwad, Riad Ma’luf, Nicolas Hamush. Ocular Myasthenia Gravis. Emedicine/WebMD Online Publications (www.emedicine.com)

Instructional Course Presentations

1. Shady T. Awwad. Refractive multifocal IOLs and IOL calculations in presbyopic IOLs. In James P. McCulley, Shady T. Awwad, Jose Vargas. Pearls in incorporating multifocal IOLs into your clinical practice. European Society of  Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), Berlin, Germany, September 2008

Paper Presentations

1. Marvin Hsiao, Shady T. Awwad, R Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley.The effectiveness of Pentacam in improving intraocular lens power calculation for post-LASIK eyes. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Chicago, IL. April 2008.

2. Shady T. Awwad,  Mario Di Pascuale, James P. McCulley. Comparative Outcomes with three different laser platforms for myopic LASIK keratorefractive correction. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). Stockholm, Sweden, September 2007.

3. Shady T. Awwad, Dorotheea Warmerdam, R. Wayne Bowman, Steven Verity, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Double-K Adjusted IOL Formulas in IOL Calculation After Keratorefractive Surgery. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA. April 2007.
4. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley. Contrast Sensitivity and Ocular Aberrations In Eyes Implanted with Acrysof IQ SN60WF and Acrysof Natural SN60AT Intraocular Lenses. Europeean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). London, UK. September 2006.
5. Shady T. Awwad, Stefanie Knapp, James P. McCulley. Comparative Study of Ocular Lower And Higher Order Aberrations Measurements By the Fourier-driven WaveScan And The Zernicke-driven LADARWave Hartmann-Shack Aberrometers. Europeean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). London, UK. September 2006.
6. Shady T Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, Steven M Verity, H. D Cavanagh , James P McCulley. Comparison of Available Post-LASIK Corneal Power Calculation Methods Using Keratometric Backcalculation and Description of New Formulas. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA. March 2006.
7. Shady T Awwad ; R. Wayne Bowman ; H. D Cavanagh ; James P McCulley. Induced Astigmatism in Conventional and Wavefront-Guided Myopic LASIK LADARVision 4000 Versus the S4 Platform.  American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA. March 2006.
8. James P. McCulley, Mario DiPascuale, Shady T. Awwad. Video Challenging Cases in Phacoemulsification. World Congress of Ophthalmology. Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 2006
9. Shady T. Awwad, Dorotheea Warmerdam, Dipak N Parmar, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Changes In Higher Order Aberrations With Accomodation In Wavefront-Guided Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Myopic Candidates. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Refractive Subspecialty Day/International Society of Refractive Surgery. Chicago October 2005.
10. Shady T. Awwad, Michelle Heilman, Dipak N Parmar, R. Wayne Bowman, H. James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Acanthamoeba Keratitis Induced Retinal Ischemia. Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG). Chicago 2005.
11. Shady T. Awwad. Intraocular Lens Calculations. UT Southwestern RESTOR Course. Dallas,Texas, 2005.
12. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Wavefront-guided LASIK Results With Automatic Versus Manual Centration in Wavefront Capture On The LADARWave System.Texas Ophthalmologic Association (TOA), Grand Prairie, Texas, May 2005.
13. Shady T. Awwad, Dipak Parmar, Patrick Kelly, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Using The Topographic Modeling System To Determine Post-LASIK Keratometric Value. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
14. Shady T. Awwad, Kelly Komaromy, Deniz Oral, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley. A Comparison Of Surgically Induced Astigmatism in Wavefront-guided and Conventional Laser In Situ Keratomileusis. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
15. Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. A Comparative Study of LADAR CustomCornea and VISX CustomVue LASIK results. American Academy of Ophthalmology. New Orleans 2004.
16. Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. From Aberration capture to treatment results: a comparative analysis of VISX CustomVue and LADAR CustomCornea platforms. American Academy of Ophthalmology: The Turkish American Ophthalmology Society (TAOS). New Orleans 2004.
17. Dipak Parmar, Hassan Alizadeh , Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. In vitro cultured amniotic cell transplantation for non-healing epithelial defects. Federated Cornea Societies (Castroviejo Cornea Society). New Orleans 2004.
18. Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. The Visual Results of LADARVision CutsomCornea LASIK. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, 2004.
19. Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. The Validity Of The Peripheral Wavefront Capture Zone Within 0.25 mm Of The Pupillary Border. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, 2004.
20. Dipak Parmar, Shady T. Awwad, Michelle Heilman, Jess T. Whitson, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Blindness from Acanthamoeba. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, 2004.
21. Mohamed El Kateb, Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Comparative Higher Order Aberration Capture Of The VISX WaveScan And LADARWave Aberrometers. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, 2004.
22. Mohamed El Kateb, Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Effects of Mydriasis And Cycloplegia On The Higher Order Aberration Pattern And Degree Of Capture Using VISX WaveScan And LADARWave Aberrometers. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, 2004.
23. James P. McCulley, Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Quantitative Visual Outcomes of Initial LADARVision CustomCornea LASIK eyes. International Society of Refractive Surgery & American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) joint meeting. Anaheim, California November 2003.
24. Shady T. Awwad. Office Promotion: Website Authoring and Publishing for Ophthalmologists. Transfer of Skills Course. Pan African Arab Congress of Ophthalmology (PAACO), Beirut, April 2001.
25. Awwad JT, Awwad ST, and Karam K. Gonadotropin ovarian stimulation following pituitary desensitization and corticosteroid suppression therapy in women with idiopathic spontaneous premature ovarian failure. European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Goteberg, Sweden. June 21-24, 1998.
26. Shady T. Awwad, Armand Krikorian, Rabih Chaer, George Ferzli. Profile Study of Street Children of Greater Beirut. World Rehabilitation Fund. Beirut, November 1995

Posters

1. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, Mario Di Pascuale, Suri Dwarakanathan, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Higher Order Aberrations and Contrast Sensitivity in Eyes with AcrySof IQ SN60WF and AcrySof Natural IOLs. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA. April 2007.
2. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, Mario Di Pascuale, Suri Dwarakanathan, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Comparison of Contrast Sensitivity and Ocular Aberrations in Eyes With Acrysof IQ SN60WF and SN60AT IOLs. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Las Vegas 2006
3. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, Suri Dwarakanathan, Dany Lee, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Contrast Sensitivity and Ocular Aberrations in Eyes with the Aspheric AcrySof IQ SN60AT and the Spheric Acrysof  SN60AT. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Refractive Subspecialty Day/International Society of Refractive Surgery (AAO/ISRS). Las Vegas 2006
4. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, Steve M. Verity, James P. McCulley. Optimizing Corneal Power Calculation After Myopic Keratorefractive Surgery. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2006
5. Mario Dipascuale, Igor Butovich, Joel Aronovicz, Eduardo Uchiyama, Shady T. Awwad, H. Dwight Cavanagh, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley. Digital Sequential Lipid Tear Film Interferometry Characterization and Corneal Topography Regularity Surface Indices Assessment in Normal Subjects. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2006
6. Stefanie Knapp, Shady T. Awwad, James P McCulley. Wavefront Aberration Measurements by Fourrier-Driven WaveScan and Zernicke-Driven LADARWave Hartmann-Shack Aberrometers. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA. March 2006.
7. James Lehmann, Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley. Comparison of Ocular Higher-Order Aberrations Between Eyes With Acrysof SN60AT and SN60WF Lenses. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Chicago 2005.
8. Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Wavefront-Driven Laser In Situ Keratomileus Using the LADARVision CustomCornea Platform: Refractive Results of Myopic/Astigmatic Eyes. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). Lisbone 2005.
9. Shady T. Awwad, James P. McCulley. The Use of Automatic Centration in Wavefront Capture On The LADARWave Platform. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Apr 2005
10. Dipak Parmar, Patrick Ladage, Shady T. Awwad, James P. McCulley, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis Following Laser In Situ Keratomileusis. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Apr 2005
11. Shady T. Awwad, Dipak Parmar, Michelle Heilman, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, Dwight Cavanagh. Results Of Penetrating Keratoplasty In Quiet Eyes After Acanthamoeba Keratitis. World Cornea Congress. Washington DC, Apr 2005
12. Dipak Parmar, Shady T. Awwad, R. Wayne Bowman, James P. McCulley, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Role of Confocal Microscopy in the Definitive Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. American Academy of Ophthalmology. New Orleans, Oct 2004.
13. Shady T. Awwad, Walid Haddad, Ming X. Wang, Dipak Parmar, Darrel Conger, H. Dwight Cavanagh. Corneal Intrastromal Gatifloxacin Crystal Deposits After Penetrating Keratoplasty. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. San Diego, May 2004.
14. Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight  Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. LADARVision CustomCornea LASIK for Myopic/Astigmatic Eyes: Quantitative And Qualitative Results. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Apr 2004
15. Russel Van Norman, Shady T. Awwad, Mohamed El Kateb, R. Wayne Bowman, H. Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Comparing the Wave Captures of the VISX WaveScan and the LADARWave Aberrometers Using Adjusted and Actual Capture. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Apr 2004
16. Shady T. Awwad, Riad Ma’luf, Baha Noureddin. Upper Lid Retraction after trabeculectomy. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Anaheim, California November 2003.
17. Shady T. Awwad, Dany M. Najjar, Wadih Zein, Walid Haddad. Assessing Corneal Endothelial Status after Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Exposure in Patients with UV Keratitis. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthlamology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2003.
18. Arayssi T, Hamra R, Awwad ST, Kazma I, Humaidan F, Uthman I, Bashshur Z. Treatment of Refractory Vitritis in Behcet Disease with Infliximab. American College of Rheumatology. New Orleans, October 2002.
19. Shady T. Awwad, Ahmad M. Mansour , Dany M. Najjar. Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Coronary Bypass Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology. New Orleans, November 2001.

Video Presentations

1. Mario A. Di Pascuale ; Shady T Awwad ; Dwight H Cavanagh ; Wayne R Bowman ; James P McCulley. Clinical and Surgical Pearls for Use of the ReSTOR IOL. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA. March 2006.