St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes New Hospitalist Dr. Awais Ijaz

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – (February 20, 2023) St. Joseph’s Health welcomes Awais Ijaz, MBBS, to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital in Syracuse. A board-certified physician, Dr. Ijaz joins our highly skilled team of hospitalists, who treat a wide range of conditions.

As a hospitalist, Dr. Ijaz focuses on the general medical care of patients from when they enter the hospital to when they’re discharged. He handles diagnosis, treatment, and coordination of care of needed specialists. This model of care improves the efficiency of care and overall patient outcomes. It is also proven to reduce the length of patient stays.

“I am excited to join St. Joseph’s Health Hospital,” Dr. Ijaz said. “The work environment is great, and everyone is very helpful. I have family and friends nearby, so Syracuse is the place for me to work.”

Prior to coming to St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Ijaz provided patient care at several hospitals in Pakistan. When he moved to North America, he spent time at hospitals in New Jersey, Rochester, Arizona, and Canada, then completed his residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

He holds a MBBS degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of Health Sciences, in Lahore, Pakistan. While in Pakistan, Dr. Ijaz organized free medical camps in underserved villages and led a team during the educational campaign against the Dengue epidemic.

In his spare time, Dr. Ijaz loves playing sports especially squash, cricket, badminton, and chess. He also enjoys hiking and exploring natural places.

Dr. Ijaz is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery and Coronary Intervention according to Healthgrades. It is a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. For more information, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.