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General Internal Medicine Faculty

Internal Medicine

Salar M. Faiazi, MD

Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Medicine 3rd Year Clerkship


Salar M. Faiazi, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and serves as the college’s assistant dean for clinical curriculum. An alumnus of the OU College of Medicine, he completed his residency in internal medicine at OU and has developed a strong academic focus in medical education, clinical teaching, curriculum development and assessment.

He serves as clerkship director for medicine and associate program director for the internal medicine residency program, providing leadership across multiple levels of medical education. Dr. Faiazi has received numerous teaching awards and is dedicated to advancing innovative, learner-centered education and mentoring the next generation of physicians.


Education:

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine


Board Certification(s):

Medical License, Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision

Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine


Residency:

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Internal Medicine


Memberships:

Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. (March 2023 - Present).

American College of Physicians. (2020 - Present).

American Medical Association. (2020 - Present).


Clinical/Research Interests:

Academic General Internal Medicine


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

The Stephen R. Travis, M.D. Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program. (June 6, 2026).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2025).

The Stephen R. Travis, M.D. Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine Residency Program. (June 7, 2025).

Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty (Third Year Medical Students), University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Student Council. (April 24, 2025).

Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians. (November 1, 2024).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2024).

Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty (Fourth Year Medical Students), University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Student Council. (April 18, 2024).

Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine Residency Program. (June 2023).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2023).

Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine Residency Program. (June 2022).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2022).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2021).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2020).

Stewart Wolf Outstanding Resident Award, University of Oklahoma Department of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program. (June 2019).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2018).

Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical Education Committee, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. (June 2017).

Gold Humanism Honor Society Oklahoma Chapter, Gold Humanism Honor Society. (September 2015).


Select Publications:

Pannu, J. S., Parikh, S., Sanjamala, H., Diaz Barba, A., Mahmood, Z., Adams, K., & Faiazi, S. M. (2024). A Case of Partial Duodenal Obstruction Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Vol. 119 (p. S3028). The American Journal of Gastroenterology. https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0001048548.99469.f4

Sanjamala, H., Pannu, J. S., Diaz Barba, A., & Faiazi, S. M. (2024). Cefepime-Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury: A Rare Phenomenon: Vol. 119 (10sth ed., p. S2823). The American Journal of Gastroenterology. https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0001047028.74284.68

Pannu, J. S., Harsha, S. M., & Faiazi, S. M. (2023). An Unfamiliar Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: Hepatic Actinomycosis: Vol. 118 (10Sth ed., p. S2286–S2287). The American Journal of Gastroenterology. https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000963540.97953.31