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Amer Awad, MD

Neurology
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Amer Awad, MD
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Languages
  • English
  • Arabic
Specialties
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
Gender
Male

Amer Awad, MD

Neurology
Accepting New Patients
Primary Location
16777 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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Biography

Dr. Amer Awad is a neurologist with Ochsner Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan, and he completed neurology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He pursued fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology (epilepsy and neuromuscular) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Awad is board-certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He has been practicing general neurology since 2010 and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2018.

Dr. Awad provides individualized, comprehensive, and high-quality care to patients with wide range of neurological conditions, with special interest in epilepsy. He has expertise in various procedures such as electroencephalography (EEG), a test that evaluates brain’s electrical activity; electromyography (EMG),a diagnostic procedure that assesses the health of muscles and the nerves that control them; and therapeutic botulinum injections (Botox) for headaches and certain movement disorders. Outside of medicine, Dr. Awad enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, and spending time with his family.

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Education and Training

Medical School

University of Jordan
Field of Study: Medicine
Year Completed: 2002

Palestine Hospital
Field of Study: Primay Care Practice
Year Completed: 2004

Internship

Al-Bashir Hospital-Ministry of Healthy
Field of Study: Internship
Year Completed: 2003

King Hussein Cancer Center
Field of Study: Internal Medicine
Year Completed: 2005

Trinitas Regional Medical Center-Seton Hall University
Field of Study: Internal Medicine
Year Completed: 2006

Residency

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Field of Study: Neurology
Year Completed: 2009

Fellowship

Case Western Reserve University
Field of Study: Clinical Neurophysiology
Year Completed: 2010

Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology

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