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Issam A. Awad

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Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
36564
World Ranking
8589
National Ranking
4426

Issam A. Awad publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 573 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Issam A. Awad D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Issam A. Awad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Issam A. Awad is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has a substantial body of research focused on neurological and cerebrovascular disorders within the broader field of medicine. Their work concentrates heavily on neurology, with additional contributions in epidemiology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, and surgery.

The primary research topics Awad addresses include:

  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

The scientist has an extensive publication record with key recent papers such as:

  • "Cerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Future Directions" (2022), published in Circulation Research
  • "PIK3CA and CCM mutations fuel cavernomas through a cancer-like mechanism" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: From Mechanism to Therapy" (2021), published in Circulation Research
  • "One-Year Outcome Trajectories and Factors Associated with Functional Recovery Among Survivors of Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage With Initial Severe Disability" (2022), published in JAMA Neurology
  • "A Pooled Analysis of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients With Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage" (2020), published in JAMA Neurology

Frequent coauthors involved in Awad's research collaborations include:

  • Romuald Girard
  • Daniel F. Hanley
  • Robert Shenkar
  • Rhonda Lightle
  • Wendy Ziai

Awad's work is regularly published across prominent scientific journals and venues, notably:

  • Stroke
  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurocritical Care

In recognition of professional contributions, Awad holds membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Natural history of the cavernous angioma

    John R. Robinson;Issam A. Awad;John R. Little

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Cheryl Bushnell;Louise D. McCullough;Issam A. Awad;Monique V. Chireau

  • Intracranial dural arteriovenous malformations: factors predisposing to an aggressive neurological course

    Issam A. Awad;John R. Little;William P. Akrawi;Jennifer Ahl

  • Recommendations for the Management of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Stroke Association

    Christopher S. Ogilvy;Philip E. Stieg;Issam Awad;Robert D. Brown

  • Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. I. Correlation with age and cerebrovascular risk factors.

    Issam A. Awad;Robert F. Spetzler;John A. Hodak;Catherine A. Awad

  • Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. II. Postmortem pathological correlations.

    I A Awad;P C Johnson;R F Spetzler;J A Hodak

  • Individual change after epilepsy surgery: Practice effects and base-rate information.

    Gordon J. Chelune;Richard I. Naugle;Hans Lüders;Jeffery Sedlak

  • Recommendations for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association

    Bederson Jb;Awad Ia;Wiebers Do;Piepgras D

  • Clinical vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: response to hypervolemic hemodilution and arterial hypertension.

    I A Awad;L P Carter;R F Spetzler;M Medina

  • Coronary Risk Evaluation in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Robert J. Adams;Marc I. Chimowitz;Joseph S. Alpert;Issam A. Awad

  • Intractable epilepsy and structural lesions of the brain: mapping, resection strategies, and seizure outcome.

    Issam A. Awad;Jeffrey Rosenfeld;Jennifer Ahl;Joseph F. Hahn

  • Effect of local anaesthetic volume (20 vs 5 ml) on the efficacy and respiratory consequences of ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block

    S. Riazi;N. Carmichael;I. Awad;R.M. Holtby

  • Intracranial cavernous malformations: lesion behavior and management strategies.

    J N Maraire;I A Awad

  • Synopsis of Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Consensus Recommendations Based on Systematic Literature Review by the Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board Clinical Experts Panel.

    Amy Akers;Rustam Al-Shahi Salman;Issam A. Awad;Kristen Dahlem

  • Thrombolytic removal of intraventricular haemorrhage in treatment of severe stroke: results of the randomised, multicentre, multiregion, placebo-controlled CLEAR III trial.

    Daniel F Hanley;Karen Lane;Nichol McBee;Wendy Ziai

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Recombinant Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation Decreases Perihematomal Edema

    W. Andrew Mould;J. Ricardo Carhuapoma;John Muschelli;Karen Lane

  • Multilocus linkage identifies two new loci for a mendelian form of stroke, cerebral cavernous malformation, at 7p15–13 and 3q25.2–27

    H. D. Craig;M. Günel;M. Günel;O. Cepeda;E. W. Johnson

  • Functional anatomy of the human supplementary sensorimotor area: results of extraoperative electrical stimulation.

    S.H. Lim;D.S. Dinner;P.K. Pillay;H. Lüders

  • Stereotactic computed tomographic-guided aspiration and thrombolysis of intracerebral hematoma : protocol and preliminary experience.

    Jose M. Montes;John H. Wong;Pierre B. Fayad;Issam A. Awad

  • Cerebral cavernous malformations proteins inhibit Rho kinase to stabilize vascular integrity.

    Rebecca A. Stockton;Robert Shenkar;Robert Shenkar;Issam A. Awad;Issam A. Awad;Mark H. Ginsberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. Hanley
Daniel F. Hanley Johns Hopkins University
H. Hunt Batjer
H. Hunt Batjer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Douglas A. Marchuk
Douglas A. Marchuk Duke University
Hans Lüders
Hans Lüders Case Western Reserve University
Mark H. Ginsberg
Mark H. Ginsberg University of California, San Diego
Mark L. Kahn
Mark L. Kahn University of Pennsylvania
Anthony J. Furlan
Anthony J. Furlan Case Western Reserve University
Murat Gunel
Murat Gunel Yale University
Paul M. Vespa
Paul M. Vespa University of California, Los Angeles
Gordon J. Chelune
Gordon J. Chelune University of Utah

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