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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS

Awni Shahait, MD

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Biography

Awni Shahait, MD is a board-certified trauma/ Surgical Care/general surgeon at Southern Illinois Healthcare, Carbondale, IL. He earned Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Jordan in 2011. Area of interest: ECMO, Thoracic Trauma, Nutrition, Robotic/ Minimal invasive surgery. He has > 30 peer-reviewed publications, >40 podium presentations. He is a Resident and Associate Society representative at the Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons. He received many awards for academic and research excellence.

Hospital Appointments

Southern Illinois Healthcare

Carbondale, Illinois

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2022—Present

Academic Appointments

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, IL

Assistant Professor

09/2022—Present