Areas of interest: Resident and medical student education, reproductive health, procedures

Hobbies: Collecting house plants, leisure reading, hosting friends and family at my home, trying new restaurants, binge watching true crime documentaries, traveling whenever possible

Why am I passionate about Family Medicine? I love the idea of being able to treat whoever walks through our practice door, regardless of age, gender identity, or reason for the visit. I also truly appreciate the mission of family medicine that not only treats any given illness, but the whole person in front of them. Caring for patients throughout the age spectrum also allows for long-term and meaningful relationships with individual patients or whole families which is an absolute honor.

Dr. Audu graduated from medical school in Nigeria and moved to the US thirty years ago for postgraduate training. He completed both his residency and Neuro-anesthesia Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia and stayed on as faculty for several years. He subsequently went into private practice for a few years before returning to academic practice at Cooper University Hospital, 5 years ago.

Dr. Audu enjoys playing tennis, ping pong, and soccer, and is a lay Pastor of a small inter-denominational Church in South Jersey. He is married with four kids.

Dr. Awad earned his degree in medicine from Ain Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt in 1986. He completed a residency in anesthesia at New York University School of Medicine in 2000, and finished a fellowship in cardiac anesthesia at NYU in 2001. Dr. Awad is a Board Certified in Anesthesia and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiologists. He also certified in peri- operative Transesophageal Echocardiography.

Dr. Awad is an associate professor of anesthesia at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in New Jersey. In his free time he enjoys soccer and movies.

Dr. Lyle Back is originally from New York City, receiving his medical and surgical training at Rutgers Medical School, Cooper Hospital/Rowan University Medical Center, and Ohio State University Hospital. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He served as an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Temple University and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia and performed reconstructive facial surgery with "Operation Smile" in Vietnam. He is a well-known, popular, "Top Doc" Cosmetic Surgeon in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area where he has been in private practice for over 25 years.