My bio
Ziad Awad, M.D., FACS, is a University of Florida professor of surgery and a board-certified surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville. He also serves as associate chair for clinical operations for the UF Department of Surgery – Jacksonville; chief of the Division of General Surgery; medical director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Program; and program director for the Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship training program.
Dr. Awad specializes in esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, minimally invasive surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, colorectal cancer and solid organ malignancy (spleen, adrenal, liver and pancreas).
Board certifications
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Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Education
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia, 2006
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Surgery Residency
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, 2005
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Surgery Residency
Creighton University School of Medicine, 2003
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Research Fellow, Esophageal and Laparoscopic Surgery
Creighton University School of Medicine, 1998
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Medical Degree
University of Baghdad College of Medicine, 1988
My areas of focus
Specialties
Gender
Male
Positions
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Professor
University of Florida, 2021 - Current
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Associate Chair, Clinical Operations
Department of Surgery, 2021 - Current
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Chief
Division of General Surgery, 2017 - Current
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Medical Director
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, 2006 - Current
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Program Director
Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, 2017 - Current