About Amjad N. Awan, M.D.

Dr. Awan completed accredited training in Surgery in England (UK) and then started Internal Medicine residency at the University of North Carolina program at Wilmington, NC. He went on to complete fellowship training in the subspecialty of Gastroenterology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.

Dr. Awan served as an assistant professor of Gastroenterology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.

He then moved into the Dallas area. He is currently on staff at the Denton Regional Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospital.

Administrative Positions Held:

Chairman, Dept. of Medicine
Denton Regional Medical Center - Denton, Texas - 2006-2008

Professional Affiliations:

American College of Gastroenterology

Licensure:

General Medicine Council (Great Britain)
Texas State License

Training:

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
Diagnostic & Interventional ERCP
Esophageal & Biliary Wallstent Placement
Enteroscopy
GI Motility (Esophageal & Rectal)
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Transplant & General Hepatology
Endoscopic Gastroplication (Endocinch) for GERD
Plication (NDO Plicator)

Specialty Training:

Gastrointestinal & Biliary Surgery (UK)
Endoscopic Surgery at Royal London Hospital (UK)
Advanced Endoscopic Procedures
Endoscopic Cardioplasty for GERD
Endoscopic Vertical Band Gastroplasty for Obesity

Clinical Experience:

Excellence in GERD Endoscopic Procedure

• Endocinch
• Plicator (NDO Plicator)
• Therapeutic ERCP
• Stent Placement (Endoluminal)

Hobbies:

World Geography
Cultural History
Golf, Tennis, Cricket, Squash