Dr. Sam Awada’s Resume

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine: Board Certified Family Medicine
  • F.A.C.G.S: Fellow of the American College of Geriatric Specialists
  • F.A.A.F.M: Fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine
  • M.A.C.G.S: Master of the American College of Geriatric Specialists
  • M.A.C.E.P: Master of the American College of Ethical Physicians
  • F.A.C.P.E: Fellow, American College Physician Executives

National, State and Board Licensures

  • Board Certified, American Board of Family Medicine: 2002 and Recert. 2019
  • American Board of Family Medicine Fellow Status Since 2003
  • ECFMG Certified/CSA Certified
  • USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examinations Steps I, II, and III
  • State Medical Licensure: OH, MI, and KY

Leadership (2004-2009)

  • Chief, Department of Family Medicine St. John Macomb Hospital
  • St. John Macomb PHO, Physician Hospital Organization, Active Board Constituent
  • St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital: Member, Medical Executive Committee
  • St. John Macomb Hospital CME Committee, Board Member
  • St. John Macomb Hospital Medical Records Committee, Board Member
  • St. John Macomb Hospital Performance Improvement Council, Board Member

Academia

  • Wayne State University, Clinical Assistant Professor Family Medicine
  • Residency, Bethesda Family Practice Residency Program, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Medical Doctorate, Ross University School of Medicine Roseau, Dominica
  • Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Academic Instructor

  • Symposia Chair and Commentator of the Annual Update in Primary Care, St. John Macomb Hospital
  • Instructor and Preceptor to 3rd and   4th year medical students, Department Family Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine

Community Involvement

  • Team Physician Volunteer for Warren Lincoln High School Wrestling and Football Teams
  • Conduct Lecture Series to Macomb County Carelink Department
  • Conduct Lectures on Disease Prevention, Immunizations, HIV Awareness, and Drug Use in Teen Adolescents at Various Public Schools

Press, Media and Recreational

  • St. John Health Media and Press, Physician Consultant and Lecturer
  • ABC, Fox & WDIV News Media Consultant
  • Comcast and WOW News Physician Consultant
  • U.S. News & World Report Medical Advisor
  • Docs that Rock Radio Broadcasting Consultant

Research Publications

  • Pheochromocytoma: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment; Review of Medical Literature on Managing Pheochromocytomas; (Resident and Staff Physician 01/2005)
  • Pheochromocytoma: Atypical Presentation of a Giant Dopamine-Predominant Pheochromocytoma in a Normotense Female (PublicationSouthern Medical Journal 09/2003)

Memberships and Affiliations

  • A.B.F.M: American Board of Family Medicine
  • F.A.A.F.M: Fellow, American Academy of Family Medicine
  • F.A.C.G.S: Fellow, American College of Geriatric Specialists
  • M.A.C.G.S: Master, American College of Geriatric Specialists
  • F.A.C.P.E: American College of Physician Executives
  • AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians
  • AMA American Medical Association, Active Member
  • MCFP Michigan Chapter of Family Physicians
  • MSMS Michigan State Medical Society
  • Macomb County Medical Society