Shady T. Awwad, MD


American University of Beirut Medical Center
P.O.Box: 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon
Email: sa11@aub.edu.lb



A. Personal Experience

Personal Information
· Nationality: Lebanese
· Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
· Languages: English, Arabic, and French (all fluent), German (basic)

Educational Background:

Formal Training and Education

2005-2006
Fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
2002-2006
Fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases, & 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 ((Dean’s honor list 1994-1996)
1991-1994
Bachelor Degree of Sciences in Biology with distinction
American University of Beirut. (Dean’s honor list 1991-1994)
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.
Research and Clinical Clerkships

April-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 1998
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
General Surgery Service, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. Preceptor: William Beauregard, M.D.




Academic Appointments

· 2006 to present: Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Full time Cornea and Refractive Surgery attending at the American University of Beirut Medical Center with research and teaching responsibilities.


Awards
· American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award (2010)
· Apha Omega Alpha American Medical Schools Honor Society (1998)

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
  8. Restor multifocal lens implantation 2005
  9. Visian ICL implantation 2005
  10. Boston Keratoprosthesis 2005
  11. Wavelight Allegretto excimer laser 2006
  12. Artisan implantation 2007
  13. Keraring corneal implants 2008
  14. LDV femtosecond laser 2009
  15. Schwind Amaris excimer laser 2010

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B. Research

Publications in Peer-reviewed International Journals

1. Shady T. Awwad, Samer Ghosn, R. Nick Hogan. Calciphylaxis of the Temporal Artery
Masquerading as Temporal Arteritis. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul;38(5):511-3
2. 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
3. Shady T. Awwad, Patrick S. Kelley, R Wayne Bowman, H Dwight Cavanagh, James P. McCulley. Cornea refractive power estimation and intraocular lens calculation after hyperopic LASIK. Ophthalmology 2009. Mar;116(3):393-400
4. 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.
5. Shady T. Awwad. Formula for determining corneal refractive power. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Feb;35(2):212.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
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. Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Reactive Ischemic Posterior Segment Inflammation. 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, Shady T. Awwad, 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, Shady T. Awwad, 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, Shady T. Awwad, 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, Shady T. Awwad, Isaacson K. The SCID Mouse: an experimental model for endometriosis. Hum Reprod. 14(12):3107-11, 1999.

  1. Invited Reviewer in International Peer-reviewed Journals

    · “Ophthalmology” journal
    · Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
    · American Journal of Ophthalmology
    · Journal of Refractive Surgery
    · “Cornea” Journal
    · Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
    · “Ophthalmic and Physiologic Optics” Journal
    · “Eye & Contact Lens”
    · Medical Science Monitor


    Online publications

    · Shady T. Awwad, Riad Ma’luf, Nicolas Hamush. Ocular Myasthenia Gravis. Emedicine/WebMD Online Publications/www.emedicine.com; updated in 2009

    Invited Book reviews

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

    Paper Presentations in International Meetings (with published abstracts)
  1. Shady T. Awwad, Nada Jabbur, David Fahd. Clinical resutls with INTACS SK implantation. To be presented in the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, California. March 2011.
  2. Shady T. Awwad, Carole Cherfane, Claudia Raad, Marc Aswad. Comparative Evaluation of Tomography Measurement of Single-Scheimpflug Camera and Dual-Scheimpflug Camera. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Boston, MA. April 2010.
  3. Shady T. Awwad. Evaluation of the Galilei and Pentacam Scheimpflug systems. Ziemer user meeting. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). Barcelona, September 2009.
  4. Hsiao Marvin, 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. James P. McCulley, Mario DiPascuale, Shady T. Awwad. Video Challenging Cases in Phacoemulsification. World Congress of Ophthalmology. Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 2006
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Shady T. Awwad, Armand Krikorian, Rabih Chaer, George Ferzli. Profile Study of Street Children of Greater Beirut. World Rehabilitation Fund. Beirut, November 1995



    Didactic Course Presentations in International Meetings (Senior Instructor or Faculty)

    1. Shady T. Awwad, Giacomo Savini, Kenneth Hoffer, Wolfgang Haigis, Douglas Koch, Jaime Aramberri, Edmondo Borasio, Thomas Olsen. Intraocular Lens (IOL) Calculations after Keratorefractive Surgery. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Boston, MA April 2010
    2. James P. McCulley, Shady T. Awwad, Jose Vargas. Multifocal IOLs. (Didactic part concerning Refractive versus diffractive IOLs and IOL calculations and refractive surgery post-multifocal IOLs). European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery meeting (ESCRS). Berlin, September 2008.
    3. Shady T. Awwad. Intraocular Lens Calculations. Alcon/UT Southwestern RESTOR Multifocal IOL Course. Dallas, Texas, 2005.
    4. Sophie Bakri & 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.

Invited Presentations & Guest Expert in International & Regional Meetings

1. Serving as “expert doctor” in “Meet the experts” session; Schwind laser system platform booth. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Paris, France, September 2010
2. Basics of Corneal Topography. Keravision INTACS ® official training course. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Boston, MA. April 2010.
3. Serving as “expert doctor” in “Meet the experts”session; Schwind laser system platform booth. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Boston, MA, April 2010
4. Current Trends in Ocular Surface Management. Alcon Scientific Meeting, Movempick, Beirut, Lebanon, May 2010
5. Diagnosing Keratoconus. Lebanese Contact Lens Scientific Congress/sponsored by Lebanese Ophthalmic Society and Lebanese Optometric Society, Beirut, May 2010
6. Surgical Options in Keratoconus. Lebanese Contact Lens Scientific Congress/sponsored by Lebanese Ophthalmic Society and Lebanese Optometric Society, Beirut, May 2010
7. Recent Trends in Corneal Topography. Annual Lebanese Ophthalmic Society Meeting. Beirut, April 2010
8. IOL Calculations. Updates in Ophthalmology/Beirut LASIK Center. Beirut, April 2010
9. Corneal Topography. Keratoconus Day/Al Hokama Eye Center, Ryiadh, KSA, Feb 2010
10. Recent Trends in UV Collagen Cross Linking. Keratoconus Day/Al Hokama Eye Center, Ryiadh, KSA, Feb 2010
11. Corneal Topography in Diagnosing Keratoconus. Bekaa Ophthalmologists Society. Shtoura, Lebanon, Dec 2009
12. Basics of Corneal Topography. Roumieh Eye Center. Sham, Syria, May 2009
13. Keratoconus. Contact Lens Course, King Khaled Specialist Eye Center, Ryiadh, KSA, Feb 2009
14. Corneal Topography. Contact Lens Course, King Khaled Specialist Eye Center, Ryiadh, KSA, Feb 2009
15. UV Cross-Linking. Contact Lens Course, King Khaled Specialist Eye Center, Ryiadh, KSA, Feb 2009
16. Intraocular Lens Calculations. Syrian Ophthalmic Society Meeting. Sham, April 2008
17. Wavefront Technology. Syrian Ophthalmic Society Meeting. Sham, April 2008
18. IOL Calculations. Beirut Eye Consultant/Lebanese University Opthalmology Grand Rounds. 2007


Poster Presentations in International Meetings (with published abstracts)

  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 in International Meetings

    Mario A. Di Pascuale ; Shady 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.


· Services


· Invited Panelist in the Following Sessions/International Meetings

1. Refractive Surgery/Presbyopia, Inlays, and Lasers. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Boston, MA April 2010
2. Keratorefractive Surgery/Astigmatism and aberrations. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Chicago, IL, April 2008
3. Refractive Surgery/Wavefront technology paper session. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA, May 2007
4. Refractive Surgery/Wavefront technology paper session. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Francisco, CA, March 2006
5. Keratoconus diagnosis and treatment paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
6. Cataract & Refractive Surgery: socioeconomics paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Washington DC, Apr 2005.
7. Refractive/Wavefront paper session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). San Diego, CA, May 2004.

· Invited Moderator in the Following Sessions/International Meetings
1. Keratorefractive Surgery. Lebanese Ophthalmological Society Meeting. 2009

· Online Service & Tools

o EyeSoftware.net (since 2002 and is currently undergoing restructuring to work on Iphone Operating System.) www.eyesoftware.net. Founder & Webmaster. Eyesoftware.net specializes in the development of Ophthalmology tools running on the Palm® operating system. Programs cover IOL calculations, laser settings, pediatric and strabismus, contact lenses calculations, refractive surgery, and others. Eyesoftware.net sales operate through Palmgear.com and Handango.com among others, and through its own website. Products include: Strabismus Calculator 1.0: shareware, Ophthalmic Laser Companion 1.1: shareware, IOL Calculator light: freeware.
o The Netscape/AOL Web Directory (www.dmoz.org); Open Directory Project. Editor of the Ophthalmology directory (Organizations, Societies, and resources) from 2001 till 2008

· Colloqium Medical Examiner. General Medicine Licensing Examination. Lebanese Order of Physicians. 1998


· Professional Memberships:

· American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), (Since 2003).
· American Academy of Ophthalmology (Since 2003)
· Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (since 1998)
· Association for Research & Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO): 2003 till 2006
· European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), 2005.

· Online Education
· Eyeweb.org (www.eyeweb.org). Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and Webmaster. http://www.eyeweb.org” is a non-profit website dedicated to ophthalmic knowledge. It targets ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, medical students, as well as patients through dedicated sections that span an online atlas of ophthalmology, case presentations, patient information, journal watch, and an online manual for medical students. The “online atlas of Ophthalmology” was the second database-searchable online ophthalmology atlas to exist online (June 2000), after New York Eye & Ear’s atlas.
· Ocularpathology.com. Founder, Co-Editor, & Webmaster. http://www.ocularpathology.com is a fully searchable online ophthalmic pathology atlas. It targets residents and practicing ophthalmologists.
· Eyesoftware.net. Founder, Co-Editor, & Webmaster. Palm OS Ophthalmology software development since 2002 with titles such as Intraocular lens power calculator, laser settings, and strabismus surgery calculator.



· Social
o Societies
§ Christian Life Community (CLC-CVX)
· Member 1987-1997
o Hobbies
§ Kitesurfing, windsurfing, skiing, hiking, chess, and digital art.