Kamran Samakar

Title(s)	Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Clinician Educator
School	Keck School of Medicine of Usc
Address	1510 San Pablo St. Health Sciences Campus Los Angeles CA 90033
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Title(s)	Program Director, Keck Hospital Bariatric Surgery
Title(s)	Director, Bariatric Surgery Program at CHLA

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Trends and predictors of laparoscopic compared with open emergent inguinal hernia repair. Surgery. 2024 Sep 09. Tran A, Shiraga S, Abel S, Samakar K, Putnam LR. PMID: 39256097.

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Gen General Surgery
Safety of redo sleeve gastrectomy as a primary revisional procedure. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov; 20(11):1084-1089. Wisniowski P, Samakar K, Cheng V, Hawley L, Abel S, Nguyen J, Dobrowolsky A, Martin M. PMID: 38871494.

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Met Metabolism
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Trends in the mortality of intra-abdominal infections in adults over 25 years in the USA, 1999-2021. Emerg Med J. 2024 Apr 22; 41(5):324-326. Liu Y, Samaan JS, Essanaa YM, Lv F, Ji F, Samakar K, Yeo YH. PMID: 38316537.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
ChatGPT as a Source of Information for Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Comparative Analysis of Accuracy and Comprehensiveness Between GPT-4 and GPT-3.5. Obes Surg. 2024 May; 34(5):1987-1989. Samaan JS, Rajeev N, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Busam JA, Yeo YH, Samakar K. PMID: 38564173; PMCID: PMC11031485.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Large language models and bariatric surgery patient education: a comparative readability analysis of GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Bard, and online institutional resources. Surg Endosc. 2024 May; 38(5):2522-2532. Srinivasan N, Samaan JS, Rajeev ND, Kanu MU, Yeo YH, Samakar K. PMID: 38472531; PMCID: PMC11078810.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Perceptions and Expectations Regarding the Step 1 Score Change Among Surgical and Non-Surgical Program Directors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am Surg. 2024 Jun; 90(6):1666-1681. Srinivasan N, Samaan JS, Premkumar A, Rajeev ND, Yeo YH, Samakar K. PMID: 38305212.

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Gen General Surgery
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Trends and outcomes of intraoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy during laparoscopic Heller myotomy: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Mar; 28(3):282-284. Wisniowski P, Putnam LR, Samakar K, Martin M, Sundraman S, Houghton C, Lipham J. PMID: 38446115.

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Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Large language models in bariatric surgery patient support: A transformative approach to patient education and engagement. Clin Obes. 2024 Apr; 14(2):e12635. Samaan JS, Rajeev N, Srinivasan N, Yeo YH, Samakar K. PMID: 38140797.

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Met Metabolism
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Inclusive AI in Healthcare: Enhancing Bariatric Surgery Education for Diverse Patient Populations. Obes Surg. 2024 Jan; 34(1):270-271. Samaan JS, Yeo YH, Rajeev N, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Samakar K. PMID: 38032462.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Towards Responsible AI in Patient Education: Ethical, Linguistic, and Regulatory Considerations. Obes Surg. 2023 Dec; 33(12):4160-4161. Samaan JS, Yeo YH, Rajeev N, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Samakar K. PMID: 37851286.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Providers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review. Obes Surg. 2023 11; 33(11):3571-3601. Rajeev ND, Samaan JS, Premkumar A, Yu E, Srinivasan N, Samakar K. PMID: 37740831; PMCID: PMC10603000.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Common postbariatric surgery emergencies for the acute care surgeon: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 12 01; 95(6):817-831. Cheng V, Samakar K, Dobrowolsky AB, Nguyen JD, Abel SA, Pakula A, Bernard A, Martin MJ. PMID: 37982794.

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Gen General Surgery Tra Traumatology
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Ensuring Ethical and Responsible Integration of AI Tools in Healthcare. Obes Surg. 2023 08; 33(8):2597. Samaan JS, Yeo YH, Rajeev N, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Samakar K. PMID: 37353693.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Reply to "Assessing the Accuracy of Responses by the Language Model ChatGPT to Questions Regarding Bariatric Surgery: a Critical Appraisal". Obes Surg. 2023 08; 33(8):2590-2591. Samaan JS, Yeo YH, Rajeev N, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Samakar K. PMID: 37312008.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Predictors of Complications Following Bariatric Surgery for Adolescent Patients. Am Surg. 2023 Oct; 89(10):4031-4037. Cheng V, Grinberg GG, Ashbrook M, Silva J, Samakar K, Yenumula PR. PMID: 37171881.

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Gen General Surgery
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Assessing the Accuracy of Responses by the Language Model ChatGPT to Questions Regarding Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2023 06; 33(6):1790-1796. Samaan JS, Yeo YH, Rajeev N, Hawley L, Abel S, Ng WH, Srinivasan N, Park J, Burch M, Watson R, Liran O, Samakar K. PMID: 37106269; PMCID: PMC10234918.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Special Delivery-Metabolic Bariatric Surgery as a Key Component of Maternal-Fetal Health Care. JAMA Surg. 2023 01 01; 158(1):44-45. James T, Samakar K, Martin MJ. PMID: 36350632.

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Gen General Surgery
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Patient and the Public's Perceptions of Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar; 283:385-406. Rajeev ND, Samaan JS, Premkumar A, Srinivasan N, Yu E, Samakar K. PMID: 36434835.

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Gen General Surgery
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Evaluating the Bariatric Safety Net: Analysis of Socioeconomic Factors and Outcomes at a Bariatric Safety Net Program Compared to an Affiliated Private Center. Obes Surg. 2022 12; 32(12):3973-3983. Wu J, Silva JP, Toriola T, Palmer RC, Hernandez F, Compton E, Abel S, Nguyen JD, Dobrowolsky A, Martin MJ, Samakar K. PMID: 36198928.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Lower Rates of Unplanned Conversion to Open in Robotic Approach to Esophagectomy for Cancer. Am Surg. 2023 Jun; 89(6):2583-2594. Silva JP, Putnam LR, Wu J, Ding L, Samakar K, Abel S, Nguyen JD, Dobrowolsky AB, Bildzukewicz NA, Lipham JC. PMID: 35611934.

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Gen General Surgery
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Association of Postoperative Dieting, Exercise, Dietitian, and Surgeon Follow up With Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Am Surg. 2022 Oct; 88(10):2445-2450. Samaan JS, Srinivasan N, Mirocha J, Premkumar A, Toubat O, Qian E, Subramanyam C, Malik Y, Lee N, Sandhu K, Dobrowolsky A, Samakar K. PMID: 35575161.

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Gen General Surgery
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Hernia-to-neck ratio is associated with emergent ventral hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2022 12; 36(12):9374-9378. James TJ, Wu J, Won P, Hawley L, Putnam LR, Nguyen JD, Dobrowolsky A, Samakar K. PMID: 35411455.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Gastric electric stimulator versus gastrectomy for the treatment of medically refractory gastroparesis. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct; 36(10):7561-7568. Samaan JS, Toubat O, Alicuben ET, Dewberry S, Dobrowolski A, Sandhu K, Zehetner J, Lipham JC, Samakar K. PMID: 35338403.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Surgeon Assessment of a Novel Multi-Resolution Foveated Laparoscope. Surg Innov. 2022 Dec; 29(6):769-780. Nguyen M, Nabhani J, Hamilton A, Lee S, Katz J, Samakar K, Ghlandian A, Hua H. PMID: 35331068.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans Animals
Factors Associated With Bariatric Surgery Referral Patterns: A Systematic Review. J Surg Res. 2022 08; 276:54-75. Premkumar A, Samaan JS, Samakar K. PMID: 35334384.

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Gen General Surgery
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History of abuse and bariatric surgery outcomes: a systematic review. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):4650-4673. Mohan S, Samaan JS, Premkumar A, Samakar K. PMID: 35277764.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Letter re: Elective Hernia Repair in Obese Patients Letter to the Editor: Response. Am Surg. 2023 Dec; 89(12):6443. James TJ, Samakar K. PMID: 34969309.

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Gen General Surgery
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Impact of a Body Mass Index Threshold on Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair at a Safety-Net Hospital. Am Surg. 2023 Apr; 89(4):789-793. James TJ, Hawley L, Ding L, Alicuben ET, Samakar K. PMID: 34551627.

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Gen General Surgery
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Racial disparities in bariatric surgery postoperative weight loss and patient satisfaction. Am J Surg. 2022 05; 223(5):969-974. Samaan JS, Abboud Y, Yuan L, Toubat O, Mirocha J, Qian E, Lee N, Subramanyam C, Samakar K. PMID: 34583849.

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Gen General Surgery
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Impact of smoking on weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery: a literature review. Surg Endosc. 2021 11; 35(11):5936-5952. Mohan S, Samaan JS, Samakar K. PMID: 34319440.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Racial disparities in complications and mortality after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Am J Surg. 2022 05; 223(5):863-878. Stone G, Samaan JS, Samakar K. PMID: 34389157.

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Gen General Surgery
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Preoperative Weight Loss as a Predictor of Bariatric Surgery Postoperative Weight Loss and Complications. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 01; 26(1):86-93. Samaan JS, Zhao J, Qian E, Hernandez A, Toubat O, Alicuben ET, Malik Y, Sandhu K, Dobrowolsky A, Samakar K. PMID: 34145492.

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Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Racial disparities in bariatric surgery postoperative weight loss and co-morbidity resolution: a systematic review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 10; 17(10):1799-1823. Zhao J, Samaan JS, Abboud Y, Samakar K. PMID: 34257030.

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Met Metabolism
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Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Novel Procedure for Gastroparesis. Am Surg. 2021 Aug; 87(8):1287-1291. Alicuben ET, Samaan JS, Houghton CC, Soffer E, Lipham JC, Samakar K. PMID: 33342255.

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Gen General Surgery
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The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Mar; 17(3):484-488. Begian A, Samaan JS, Hawley L, Alicuben ET, Hernandez A, Samakar K. PMID: 33353863.

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Met Metabolism
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Safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted groin hernia repair. J Robot Surg. 2021 Aug; 15(4):547-552. Maas MC, Alicuben ET, Houghton CC, Samakar K, Sandhu KK, Dobrowolsky A, Lipham JC, Katkhouda N, Bildzukewicz NA. PMID: 32779131.

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Gen General Surgery Tec Technology
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Effects of smoking on bariatric surgery postoperative weight loss and patient satisfaction. Surg Endosc. 2021 07; 35(7):3584-3591. Samaan JS, Mohan S, Toubat O, Qian E, Lee N, Subramanyam C, Alicuben ET, Dobrowolsky A, Sandhu K, Samakar K. PMID: 32700150.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Laparoscopy as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modality for Chronic Abdominal Pain of Unknown Etiology: A Literature Review. J Surg Res. 2020 08; 252:222-230. Zhao J, Samaan JS, Toubat O, Samakar K. PMID: 32289579.

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Gen General Surgery
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Management of lateral abdominal hernias. Hernia. 2020 04; 24(2):353-358. Katkhouda N, Alicuben ET, Pham V, Sandhu K, Samakar K, Bildzukewicz N, Houghton C, Dunn CP, Hawley L, Lipham J. PMID: 32052297.

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Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Efficacy of Laparoscopy in Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain of Unknown Origin. Am Surg. 2019 Oct 01; 85(10):1104-1107. Samaan JS, Chang E, Hart NJ, Alicuben ET, Samaan F, Ghlandian A, Samakar K. PMID: 31657303.

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Gen General Surgery
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Removing the magnetic sphincter augmentation device: operative management and outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2019 08; 33(8):2663-2669. Tatum JM, Alicuben E, Bildzukewicz N, Samakar K, Houghton CC, Lipham JC. PMID: 30386987.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Anatomical Basis of the Gastroepiploic Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: A Radiographic Evaluation Using Computed Tomographic Angiography. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 10; 142(4):1046-1052. Howell AC, Gould DJ, Mayfield C, Samakar K, Hassani C, Patel KM. PMID: 30020230.

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Gen General Surgery
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Routine esophageal manometry is not useful in patients with normal videoesophagram. Surg Endosc. 2019 05; 33(5):1650-1653. Alicuben ET, Bildzukewicz N, Samakar K, Katkhouda N, Dobrowolsky A, Sandhu K, Lipham JC. PMID: 30251140.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Regression of intestinal metaplasia following magnetic sphincter augmentation device placement. Surg Endosc. 2019 02; 33(2):576-579. Alicuben ET, Tatum JM, Bildzukewicz N, Samakar K, Samaan JS, Silverstein EN, Sandhu K, Houghton CC, Lipham JC. PMID: 30046950.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Minimal versus obligatory dissection of the diaphragmatic hiatus during magnetic sphincter augmentation surgery. Surg Endosc. 2019 03; 33(3):782-788. Tatum JM, Alicuben E, Bildzukewicz N, Samakar K, Houghton CC, Lipham JC. PMID: 30006845.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Videoesophagography versus Endoscopy for Prediction of Intraoperative Hiatal Hernia Size. Am Surg. 2018 Mar 01; 84(3):387-391. Tatum JM, Samakar K, Bowdish ME, Mack WJ, Bildzukewicz N, Lipham JC. PMID: 29559053.

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Gen General Surgery
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Hiatal hernia recurrence following magnetic sphincter augmentation and posterior cruroplasty: intermediate-term outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2018 07; 32(7):3374-3379. Rona KA, Tatum JM, Zehetner J, Schwameis K, Chow C, Samakar K, Dobrowolsky A, Houghton CC, Bildzukewicz N, Lipham JC. PMID: 29340828.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Gastric cancer in the young: An advanced disease with poor prognostic features. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Mar; 115(4):371-375. Rona KA, Schwameis K, Zehetner J, Samakar K, Green K, Samaan J, Sandhu K, Bildzukewicz N, Katkhouda N, Lipham JC. PMID: 28008624.

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Gen General Surgery Neo Neoplasms
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Efficacy of magnetic sphincter augmentation in patients with large hiatal hernias. Surg Endosc. 2017 05; 31(5):2096-2102. Rona KA, Reynolds J, Schwameis K, Zehetner J, Samakar K, Oh P, Vong D, Sandhu K, Katkhouda N, Bildzukewicz N, Lipham JC. PMID: 27553803.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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Safety and efficacy of single-stage conversion of failed adjustable gastric band to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case-control study. Surg Endosc. 2016 12; 30(12):5453-5458. Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Kaberna J, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Madenci AL, Shikora SA, Robinson MK. PMID: 27129555.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging Gas Gastroenterology Gen General Surgery
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The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese. Obes Surg. 2016 Jan; 26(1):61-6. Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Robinson MK, Shikora SA. PMID: 25990380.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
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Erratum to: The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese. Obes Surg. 2016 Jan; 26(1):67. Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Robinson MK, Shikora SA. PMID: 26391279.

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Gen General Surgery Met Metabolism
Asymptomatic ruptured giant popliteal aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Oct; 58(4):1090. Tschen JA, Samakar K, Patel ST, Abou-Zamzam AM. PMID: 24075108.

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Gen General Surgery Vas Vascular Diseases
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