Fouad Moawad, MD
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Fouad J. Moawad, MD, is a gastroenterologist who specializes in managing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. He currently serves as the medical director of the Anderson Medical Pavilion (AMP) ambulatory surgical center.
Prior to joining Scripps Clinic, Dr. Moawad spent 13 years on active duty as a U.S. Army physician, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his military career, he served one year in Germany at a Mobile Army Support Hospital (MASH). He also deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with the infantry and was awarded the Bronze Star. He spent the remainder of his military career as a gastroenterologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
While at Walter Reed, Dr. Moawad worked as both the director of gastrointestinal research and director of the motility and reflux testing lab.
Dr. Moawad’s research focuses on esophageal conditions, particularly eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and the complex interaction between the two conditions. He has authored more than 100 publications and is an internationally recognized expert on EoE. He was recognized for his research and clinical excellence while on active duty and is the recipient of the U.S. Army Surgeon General Physician Recognition award, conferring his status as one of the top physicians in the Army. He was also elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society.
Dr. Moawad believes the best doctor-patient relationships are developed through open and honest communication. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, exercise and travel.
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Microneedles with Implantable Tip-Accumulated Therapeutics for the Long-Term Management of Psoriasis.
Moawad F, Ruel Y, Rezaei N, Alsarraf J, Pichette A, Legault J, Pouliot R, Brambilla D
Antiproliferative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Polyphenols Phloretin and Balsacone C in a Coculture of T Cells and Psoriatic Keratinocytes.
Ruel Y, Moawad F, Alsarraf J, Pichette A, Legault J, Brambilla D, Pouliot R
A Multicenter Long-Term Cohort Study of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Variants and Their Progression to Eosinophilic Esophagitis Over Time.
Greuter T, Straumann A, Fernandez-Marrero Y, Germic N, Hosseini A, Chanwangpong A, Yousefi S, Simon D, Collins MH, Bussmann C, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Moawad FJ, Biedermann L, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Simon HU
Impact of the crystal size of crystalline active pharmaceutical compounds on loading into microneedles.
Moawad F, Le Meur M, Ruel Y, Gaëlle Roullin V, Pouliot R, Brambilla D
Fecobionics in proctology: review and perspectives.
Gregersen H, Sun D, Field F, Combs W, Christensen P, Mousa H, Moawad FJ, Eisenstein S, Kassab GS
Quantitative Analysis of Tug Sign: An Endoscopic Finding of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Pasman EA, Rubin Z, Hooper AR, Kolasinski N, Moawad FJ, Min SB, Quantitative Esophageal Properties Research Group
International Consensus Recommendations for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Nomenclature.
Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Abonia JP, Alexander JA, Arva NC, Atkins D, Attwood SE, Auth MKH, Bailey DD, Biederman L, Blanchard C, Bonis PA, Bose P, Bredenoord AJ, Chang JW, Chehade M, Collins MH, Di Lorenzo C, Dias JA, Dohil R, Dupont C, Falk GW, Ferreira CT, Fox AT, Genta RM, Greuter T, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Hiremath GS, Horsley-Silva JL, Ishihara S, Ishimura N, Jensen ET, Gutiérrez-Junquera C, Katzka DA, Khoury P, Kinoshita Y, Kliewer KL, Koletzko S, Leung J, Liacouras CA, Lucendo AJ, Martin LJ, McGowan EC, Menard-Katcher C, Metz DC, Miller TL, Moawad FJ, Muir AB, Mukkada VA, Murch S, Nhu QM, Nomura I, Nurko S, Ohtsuka Y, Oliva S, Orel R, Papadopoulou A, Patel DA, Pesek RD, Peterson KA, Philpott H, Putnam PE, Richter JE, Rosen R, Ruffner MA, Safroneeva E, Schreiner P, Schoepfer A, Schroeder SR, Shah N, Souza RF, Spechler SJ, Spergel JM, Straumann A, Talley NJ, Thapar N, Vandenplas Y, Venkatesh RD, Vieira MC, von Arnim U, Walker MM, Wechsler JB, Wershil BK, Wright BL, Yamada Y, Yang GY, Zevit N, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT, Aceves SS
Endoscopic approach to eosinophilic esophagitis: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Consensus Conference.
Aceves SS, Alexander JA, Baron TH, Bredenoord AJ, Day L, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Konda VJA, Lucendo AJ, Moawad F, Peterson KA, Putnam PE, Richter J, Schoepfer AM, Straumann A, McBride DL, Sharma P, Katzka DA
Characterization of eosinophilic esophagitis variants by clinical, histological, and molecular analyses: A cross-sectional multi-center study.
Greuter T, Straumann A, Fernandez-Marrero Y, Germic N, Hosseini A, Yousefi S, Simon D, Collins MH, Bussmann C, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Moawad FJ, Biedermann L, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Simon HU
A Clinical Severity Index for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Development, Consensus, and Future Directions.
Dellon ES, Khoury P, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Safroneeva E, Atkins D, Collins MH, Gonsalves N, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Hirano I, Chehade M, Schoepfer AM, Menard-Katcher C, Katzka DA, Bonis PA, Bredenoord AJ, Geng B, Jensen ET, Pesek RD, Feuerstadt P, Gupta SK, Lucendo AJ, Genta RM, Hiremath G, McGowan EC, Moawad FJ, Peterson KA, Rothenberg ME, Straumann A, Furuta GT, Aceves SS
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