Al Baha Barqawi, MD

Recognitions

• Distinguished Teaching Physician Award, State of Colorado Medical Board (2007)
  
• Prostate Cancer Service Award, Prostate Cancer Educational Council (2003)
  

Publications

• Hou AH" Swanson D, Barqawi A. MODALITIES FOR IMAGING OF PROSTATE CANCER. Accepted (In Press) Advances in Urology. 2010
• Barqawi AB" O'Donnell CI, Arangua P, Hou AH, THE EFFECT OF SHORT TERM DUT ASTERIDE INTAKE IN EARLY STAGE PROSTATE CANCER: ANALYSIS OF 148 PATIENTS WHO UNDER WENT THREE DIMENSIONAL PROSTATE MAPPING BIOPSY.
• Barqawi, A, Ruslan Turcanu; Scott Lucia,; Colin I O'Donnell; David Crawford; Francisco G La Rosa, THE VALUE OF SECOND OPINION PATHOLOGY DIAGNOSES ON PROSTATE BIOPSIES FROM PATIENTS REFERRED FOR MANAGEMENT OF PROSTATIC CANCER.
• Barqawi, A, Colin I O'Donnell, Kathryn F. Sullivan, Claus Roehrborn, Michael O'Leary, John Lynch, Nelson Stone, and E. David Crawford. UWIN: A REDUCED UROLOGICAL SYMPTOM SCORE INDEX - METHODS FOR DEVELOPING THE MODIFIED AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) SYMPTOM SCORE. submitted to J. Urology 2010
• Krughoff K, Eid K, Phillips J, Stoimenova D, Smith D, O'Donnell C, Crawford ED, Barqawi A. The accuracy of prostate cancer localization diagnosed on transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy compared to 3-dimensional transperineal approach. Adv Urol. 2013;2013:249080. PubMed PMID: 24470798
• Vigen R, O'Donnell CI, Barón AE, Grunwald GK, Maddox TM, Bradley SM, Barqawi A, Woning G, Wierman ME, Plomondon ME, Rumsfeld JS, Ho PM. Association of testosterone therapy with mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in men with low testosterone levels. JAMA. 2013 Nov 6;310(17):1829-36. PubMed PMID: 24193080
• Barqawi AB. Editorial comment. Urology. 2013 Jun;81(6):1296. PubMed PMID: 23522292
• Crawford ED, Rove KO, Barqawi AB, Maroni PD, Werahera PN, Baer CA, Koul HK, Rove CA, Lucia MS, La Rosa FG. Clinical-pathologic correlation between transperineal mapping biopsies of the prostate and three-dimensional reconstruction of prostatectomy specimens. Prostate. 2013 May;73(7):778-87. PubMed PMID: 23169245
• Barqawi A, INITIAL EXPERIENCE FOR USE OF MRI THERMAL IMAGE GUIDED INTERSTITIAL LASER ABLATION FOR TARGETED FOCAL TREATMENT OF LOW RISK PROSTATE CANCER.
• Crawford ED, O'Donnell CI, Barqawi AB, O'Leary M, Sullivan KF, Hughes A, Roehrborn CG, Maroni P, Validation of the modified American Urological Association symptom score. J Urol. 2011 Sep;186(3):945-8. Epub 2011 Jul 24.
• Barqawi AB, Stoimenova D, Krughoff K, Eid K, O'Donnell C, Phillips JM, Crawford ED. Targeted focal therapy for the management of organ confined prostate cancer. J Urol. 2014 Sep;192(3):749-53. PubMed PMID: 24641910
• Eid K, Krughoff K, Stoimenova D, Smith D, Phillips J, O'Donnell C, Barqawi A. Validation of the Urgency, Weak stream, Incomplete emptying, and Nocturia (UWIN) score compared with the American Urological Association Symptoms Score in assessing lower urinary tract symptoms in the clinical setting. Urology. 2014 Jan;83(1):181-5. PubMed PMID: 24139351
• Barqawi AB, Sullivan KF, Crawford ED, Roehrborn CG, Hughes A, O'Leary M, Stone N, O'Donnell CI, Methods of developing UWIN, the modified American Urological Association symptom score. J Urol. 2011 Sep;186(3):940-4. Epub 2011 Jul 24.
• Barqawi AB, Turcanu R, Gamito EJ, Lucia SM, O'Donnell CI, Crawford ED, La Rosa DD, La Rosa FG, The value of second-opinion pathology diagnoses on prostate biopsies from patients referred for management of prostate cancer. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2011 Jun 20;4(5):468-75. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
• Barqawi AB, Rove KO, Gholizadeh S, O'Donnell CI, Koul H, Crawford ED, The role of 3-dimensional mapping biopsy in decision making for treatment of apparent early stage prostate cancer. J Urol. 2011 Jul;186(1):80-5. Epub 2011 May 14.
• Barqawi et al. Initial Experience of Targeted Focal Interstitial Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer with MRI Guidance Curr Urol 2015;8:199–207
• Emma Huebner and Al Barqawi The current challenges in the management of prostate cancer and emerging treatment options. Biomedical Sciences 2015
• Siomos VJ, Barqawi A, The current status of cryotherapy and high-intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of low-grade prostate cancer. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2011 May;6(2):171-6.
• Fronczak CM, Kim ED, Barqawi AB, The Insults of Recreational Drug Abuse on Male Fertility. J Androl. 2011 Jul 28
• Clinical-Pathologic Correlation Between Transperineal Mapping Biopsies of the Prostate and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Prostatectomy Specimens. Crawford ED, Rove KO, Barqawi AB, Maroni PD, Werahera PN, Baer CA, Koul HK, Rove CA, Lucia MS, La Rosa FG. Prostate. 2012 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/pros.22622. [Epub ahead of print]
• Barqawi AB, Huebner E, Krughoff K, O'Donnell CI. Prospective Outcome Analysis of the Safety and Efficacy of Partial and Complete Cryoablation in Organ-confined Prostate Cancer. Urology. 2017 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29126844
• Kevin Krughoff, Jason Phillips, Khadijah Eid, Colin O'donnell, Al Barqawi University of Colorado. The Utility Of 3-Dimensional Mapping Biopsy For Accurately Diagnosing Prostate Tumor Burden Poster# 18. Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Colorado springs, CO. 2012
• Khadijah Eid, Kevin Krughoff, Jason Phillips, Colin O'Donnell, Al Barqawi. Validation Of The Uwin Score As Compared To The Modified Aua-Ss In Assessing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In The Clinical Setting. Poster# 33. Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Colorado Springs, CO 2012
• Jason Phillips, Kevin Krughoff, E. David Crawford, Khadijah EID, Colin O'Donnell, Al Barqawi. Targeted Focal Cryotherapy (Tft): Single Center Prospective Experience For Low Grade Prostate Cancer. Poster# 4218. Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Colorado Springs, CO 2012
• Smith DW, Stoimenova D, Eid K, Barqawi A. The role of targeted focal therapy in the management of low-risk prostate cancer: update on current challenges. Prostate Cancer. 2012;2012:587139. doi: 10.1155/2012/587139. Epub 2012 Dec 31.
• Barqawi AB, Krughoff KJ, Eid K. Current Challenges in Prostate Cancer Management and the Rationale behind Targeted Focal Therapy. Adv Urol. 2012;2012:862639. doi: 10.1155/2012/862639. Epub 2012 May 10.
• Crawford ED, Rove KO, Barqawi AB, Maroni PD, Werahera PN, Baer CA, Koul HK, Rove CA, Lucia MS, La Rosa FG. Clinical-Pathologic Correlation Between Transperineal Mapping Biopsies of the Prostate and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Prostatectomy Specimens. Prostate. 2012 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/pros.22622. [Epub ahead of print]
• A. B. Barqawi, K. F. Sullivan, E. D. Crawford, C. G. Roehrborn, A. Hughes, M. O'Leary, N. Stone and C. I. O'Donnell,Re: methods of developing UWIN, the modified American Urological Association symptom score: J Urol 2011; 186: 940-944. J Urol. 2012 May;187(5):1935-6. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.12.119. Epub 2012 Mar 19. No abstract available.
• Fronczak CM, Kim ED, Barqawi AB. The insults of illicit drug use on male fertility. J Androl. 2012 Jul-Aug;33(4):515-28. doi: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011874. Epub 2011 Jul 28. Review.
• Wiesen B, Rodriguez-Homs M, Lucia S, Barqawi AB. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the prostate and seminal vesicle. Urol Case Rep. 2021 Jan;34:101511. PubMed PMID: 33304825
• Barqawi A, Pessoa RR, Al-Musawi M, MacDermott T, O'Donnell CI. The Impact of Performing a 3D Mapping Biopsy Prior to Primary Cryotherapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Urology. 2020 Oct;144:171-176. PubMed PMID: 32711012
• https://www.longdom.org/open-access/hematuria-after-transrectal-prostate-biopsy-a-warning-of-future-infection-54622.html
• 90- Barqawi, AL Tracey McDermott, BA BS Mohammed Al-Musawi, MB ChB MSc FIBMS, Viviane Leite Abud, MD, Colin O Donnell, MS PhD, Rodrigo Rodrigues Pessoa, MD, Ross Kedl, PhD. BOOSTING IMMUNE RESPONCE OPTIMIZES PRIMARY CRYOTHERAY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
• Barqawi AB, Rodrigues Pessoa R, Crawford ED, Al-Musawi M, MacDermott T, O'Donell C, Kendl RM. Boosting immune response with GM-CSF optimizes primary cryotherapy outcomes in the treatment of prostate cancer: a prospective randomized clinical trial. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2021 Sep;24(3):750-757. PubMed PMID: 33558662
• Barqawi A, Pessoa RR, Al-Musawi M, MacDermott T, O'Donnell CI. The Impact of Performing a 3D Mapping Biopsy Prior to Primary Cryotherapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Urology. 2020 Oct;144:171-176. PubMed PMID: 32711012
• Diagnostics 2022, 12(5), 1249; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12051249
• Khanna NN, Maindarkar M, Saxena A, Ahluwalia P, Paul S, Srivastava SK, Cuadrado-Godia E, Sharma A, Omerzu T, Saba L, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Kitas GD, Fatemi M, Barqawi AB, Miner M, Singh IM, Johri A, Kalra MM, Agarwal V, Paraskevas KI, Teji JS, Fouda MM, Pareek G, Suri JS. Cardiovascular/Stroke Risk Assessment in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction-A Role of Carotid Wall Arterial Imaging and Plaque Tissue Characterization Using Artificial Intelligence Paradigm: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 May 17;12(5). PubMed PMID: 35626404
• George AK, Miocinovic R, Patel AR, Lomas DJ, Correa AF, Chen DYT, Rastinehad AR, Schwartz MJ, Uchio EM, Sidana A, Helfand BT, Gahan JC, Yu A, Vourganti S, Barqawi AB, Brisbane WG, Wysock JS, Polascik TJ, McClure TD, Coleman JA. A Description and Safety Overview of Irreversible Electroporation for Prostate Tissue Ablation in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients: Preliminary Results from the PRESERVE Trial. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 8;16(12). PubMed PMID: 38927884

Professional Memberships

• American Urological Association , Member
• European Association of Urological Surgeons, Member
• University of Colroado Comprehensive Cancer Center , Member
• South Central Section of teh American Urological Association , Member
• University Physicians Inc. Consultant Reviews, Member
• Prostate Cancer Education Committee, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Urology, Board Certification
• Urologic Oncology

• Kidneys and Urinary System - Prostate Disease
• Cancers - Prostate Cancer
• Kidneys and Urinary System
• Surgery - Urologic Surgery
• Cancers
• Surgery