George A. Azar MD, MPH

Lexington Orthopedic Clinic 520 Emergency Drive Lexington, NC27292

Education New York Medical College-Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, New York

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, July 2003-June 2007

Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York

Department of Surgery

Surgical Internship, July 2002-June 2003

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Doctor of Medicine, June 2002

Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Master of Public Health, May 1997

Concentration: Epidemiology

Related coursework: Health Care Finance, Health Services, Public Health Law

Course Audit: Modern Epidemiology, Intermediate SAS Computing

University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Science, Clinical Laboratory Sciences/ Premedical Sciences, June 1992

Concentration: Medical Technology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists certified (MT-187919)

Clinical Internships in Hematology (St. John’s Hospital, Lowell, MA); Chemistry (Salem State Hospital, Salem, MA); Blood Bank (Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA); and Microbiology (Leahy Clinic, Burlington, MA).

Massachusetts Association of Medical Technologists Poster Session Award, Dean’s List, Cum Laude

Work North Davidson Bone and Joint Center Winston-Salem, NC

ExperienceOrthopaedic Surgeon (April 2009 – present)

  • Perform all orthopaedic clinical and surgical evaluation and management of patient care in the following areas: General orthopaedics, trauma, sports, joints, hand and foot.

Lexington Orthopedic Clinic, PA Lexington, NC

Orthopaedic Surgeon (August 2007 – present)

  • Perform all orthopaedic clinical and surgical evaluation and management of patient care in the following areas: General orthopaedics, trauma, sports, joints, hand and foot.
  • Cover Orthopaedic trauma call at Lexington Memorial Hospital
  • Surgical Review Committee Lexington Memorial Hospital (review surgical complications)
  • Mentor High School students interested in medical specialties

Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident: (July 2003-June 2007)

Perform all expected Orthopaedic Surgery Resident duties as outlined by the program guidelines in the following areas of specialty: Trauma, Sports, Total Joints, Hand, Pediatrics, and Spine

St.Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center of Manhattan – Department of General Surgery

General Surgery Intern: (July 2002-June 2003)

Perform all expected General Surgery Internship duties as outlined by the program guidelines; Rotations included the following: General Surgery, Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Trauma, Emergency Room, Medicine,

University of Massachusetts Medical School – Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Volunteer Research Study Epidemiologist: (May 2000-May 2002)

Study design and coordination under the supervision of Dr. Mortimer, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon.

George A. Azar MD, MPH

University of Massachusetts Medical School – Smith & Nephew Center

Biomedical Engineering Research Assistant: (Full-time, June 1999-August 1999)

Designed orthopedic laparoscopic tools to reduce the time and number of tools utilized in procedures involving anterior spinal fixation using the titanium cage.

Designed novel mechanical tools that facilitate a secure bowel and blood vessel anastomoses.

University of Massachusetts Medical School – Department of Surgery

Human Cadaver Dissection Assistant - Anatomy Labs: (Part-time, June 1999-September 1999)

Prepared various anatomical dissections of human cadavers for the purposes of illustrating specific anatomical structures—“pro-sections”, teaching anatomy courses, and student testing.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Access Database Programmer, Channing Laboratory: (Part-time, August 1998-August 1999)

  • Build research databases that monitor laboratory inventory, specimen storage, and daily laboratory operations as well as integrate results entry and data processing
  • Maintain and update existing databases as needed
  • Study data organization and analysis

Project Coordinator/Laboratory Manager, Channing Laboratory: (Full-time, October 1997- August 1998)

  • Coordinate CAMP Asthma Genetics Ancillary Study operations and communications between the eight nationwide centers
  • Secure effective communication with study participants, center coordinators, and Principal Investigators
  • Set up the genetics laboratory and formulate specimen collection, shipping, processing and storage procedure protocols
  • Develop study database for specimen collection, shipping, processing, storage, quality control and testing with the use of MS-Access
  • Supervise local laboratory operations and manage equipment and reagent inventory
  • Perform quality control and assurance for DNA preparation

Volunteer Epidemiologist, Emergency Department: (Part-time, Summer 1997-present)

  • Data management, including survey coding and computer entry
  • Perform complete statistical and epidemiological analysis of data
  • Develop and edit manuscripts for publication based on conclusions reached through data analysis

Medical Technologist, Blood Bank: (Full-time, 1992-1996; Part-time, Fall 1996-October 1997; Part-time; June 2001-May 2002)

 Perform routine and emergency prenatal and pre-transfusion testing and atypical antibody identification

  • Manage blood products and blood components collection, preparation, storage and testing
  • Perform quality control and assurance for patient testing, component and test reagents efficacy and storage, and blood component preparation and storage
  • Insure complete blood bank inventory management
  • Communicate effectively with hospital staff under routine, emergency and area disaster circumstances
  • Secure record-keeping of patient laboratory tests, blood preparation, inventory management, and quality control
  • Develop an organizational protocol for storing frozen blood that reduced the time of locating a frozen product from an average of 10-45 minutes to 3 minutes\
George A. Azar MD, MPH

HOPE Worldwide New England: Mobile Medical Mission Project, Woburn, Massachusetts

Volunteer Project Evaluation Consultant: (Fall 1996-1997)

  • Design evaluation schemes to determine the effectiveness of a home visitation protocol aimed at decreasing the recurrence of homelessness in teenage newly-housed mothers subsequent to their discharge from St. Mary’s shelter in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  • Determine baseline characteristics describing the homeless mothers’ experience in the Boston area.

New England Pathology Services, Wilmington, Massachusetts

Laboratory Specialist: (Full-time, Summer 1991)

 Performed various chemistry testing procedures utilizing the Abbott Spectrum and gel electrophoresis.

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts

Phlebotomist: (Part-time, 1990-1992)

  • Routine and emergency blood specimen collection and venapuncture.

Medical Clinic and Laboratory, Zahle, Lebanon

Volunteer Medical Aid and Patient Liaison: (Full-time, Summer 1990)

  • Conducted patient histories, collected patient specimens, and recorded vital signs as needed.

Additional J.Smith Young YMCA (Lexington, NC)

ExperienceVolunteer Youth Soccer Coach (Spring 2009 – present)

& Interests

UMass – Memorial Healthcare Center Disaster Committee, Worcester, Massachusetts

Student Member (2001- )

UMass Tae Kwon Do Club, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Member (1999- )

Worcester District Medical Society Public Health Committee, Worcester, Massachusetts

Student Member (2000- )

UMass Outdoor Club, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Member (1998-2000)

Free Clinic Member, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Volunteer Member (1998-2000)

Student Body Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Elected Member (1998-1999)

Creative Arts Society, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, Massachusetts

Editor-in-Chief of Whorl, the Creative Arts Society’s Annual Publication: (1996-1997)

University of Massachusetts Lowell Class of 1992, Lowell, Massachusetts

Class President (1989)
George A. Azar MD, MPH

Publications Sayah, A., Azar, G., Eckstein, M., Thomsen, T., Hutson, H.R., Safety Concerns In Emergency Medical

& AbstractsServices. Prehospital Emergency Care, 2: (3) July-September 1998 p.246

Sayah, A., Azar, G., Eckstein, M., Thomsen, T., Hutson, H.R, Emergency Medical Services Providers’ Experiences and Concerns With Occupational Safety. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 32(3) September 1998 p.S36-7.

Thomsen, T., Sayah, A., Eckstein, M., Azar, G., Hutson, H.R., Emergency Medical Services Providers and Weapons In Out-Of-Hospital Setting: Experiences and Concerns of Prehospital Providers. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 30: (3) September 1997 pp. 395-396.

Juan C. Celedon, Frank E. Speizer, Jeffery M. Drazen, Scott T. Weiss, Harold A. Chapman, Edward J. Campbell, Vincent J. Carey, George Azar, Austin Schuette, John J. Reilly, Leo Ginns and Edwin K. Silverman, Genetic Epidemiology of Severe, Early-Onset COPD: II. Bronchodilator Responsiveness and Serum Total IgE levels.

LicensureNCMedical Board License # 2006-01896 (Active since 11-2006)

NY State License # 234831 (Active since 12-2004)

CertificationAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Certified 2009 - 2019