Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Biosketch
Dr. Tom Shahwan is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is employed by Three Rivers Health. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Biology in May 1999. He also earned his MD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2004.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Education and Training
- MD 2004, Graduation with Honors, Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS 1999, Biology - James Edmund Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Research
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Publications
Dajani E., Shahwan T., Dajani N. Overview of the preclinical pharmacological properties of Nigella sativa (Black seeds): A complementary drug with historical and clinical significance Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2016;67:801-817.
Elwood E.T., Shahwan T.G., Dajani N., Murray J.D. Isolated xanthoma of the frontal bone Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2005;16:391-394.
Shahwan T., Dajani N., Bonello J.P., Dynda D., Nixon J.B. A case of juvenile polyposis coli Practical Gastroenterology. 2005;29:80-83.
Dajani E., Shahwan T., Dajani N. Prostaglandins and brain-gut axis. Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society. 2003;54 Suppl 4:155-164.
Dajani E., Shahwan T., Dajani N. Statins, platelet aggregation and coronary heart disease. Journal of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians : the official publication of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians. 2002;13:27-31.
Dajani E.Z., Larsen K.R., Taylor J., Dajani N.E., Shahwan T.G., Neeleman S.D., Taylor M.S., Dayton M.T., Mir G. 1',1'-Dimethylheptyl-Δ-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-11-oic acid: A novel, orally effective cannabinoid with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 1999;291:31-38.