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- Vanderbilt Walk-in Clinic (Williamson Co.)
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (Cool Springs)
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- Vine Hill
- VMG Dialysis Clinic East
- VMG Green Hills (Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Rheumatology)
Joseph A. Awad, M.D.
Chief, VA Medical Center Transplant Service
Associate Professor of Medicine
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(615) 321-6373
Practice Locations
Interests
Patient Care Emphasis: Liver Diseases, Liver Transplantation
Other Clinical Interests: General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pharmacology
Specialties
- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant: Transplant
Departments / Divisions
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: Department of Medicine
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery: Transplant Center
Board Certifications
- Board Certified - Transplant Hepatology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
- Board Certified - Gastroenterology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001, 1991
- Board Certified - Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988
Education
- Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1992
- Residency - Barnes Hospital, Washington University, 1988
- Internship - Barnes Hospital, Washington University, 1986
- M.D. Degree - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1985