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RESEARCH
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Sammy Saab, M.D.
Contact Information:
Work Phone Number:
(310) 206-6705
(310) 825-1597
Mailing Address:
Practice Location 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Ste 214 Los Angeles, CA 90095 UNITED STATES
Professor,
Medicine
Surgery
Digestive Diseases/Gastroenterology
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Awards and Honors:
UCSD Department of Medicine
UCSD Department of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Everson Gregory T, Terrault Norah A, Lok Anna S, Rodrigo Del R, Brown Robert S, Saab Sammy, Shiffman Mitchell L, Al-Osaimi Abdullah M S, Kulik Laura M, Gillespie Brenda W, Everhart James E, Everhart James E A randomized controlled trial of pretransplant antiviral therapy to
prevent recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2012;
10(6):
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McCombs Jeffrey S, Yuan Yong, Shin Janet, Saab Sammy Economic burden associated with patients diagnosed with hepatitis C..
Clinical therapeutics.
2011;
33(9):
1268-80.
Hong Johnny C, Jones Christopher M, Duffy John P, Petrowsky Henrik, Farmer Douglas G, French Samuel, Finn Richard, Durazo Francisco A, Saab Sammy, Tong Myron J, Hiatt Jonathan R, Busuttil Ronald W Comparative analysis of resection and liver transplantation for
intrahepatic and hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a 24-year experience in a
single center..
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).
2011;
146(6):
683-9.
Hong Johnny C, Petrowsky Henrik, Kaldas Fady M, Farmer Douglas G, Durazo Francisco A, Finn Richard S, Saab Sammy, Han Steven-Huy, Lee Percy, Markovic Daniela, Lassman Charles, Hiatt Jonathan R, Busuttil Ronald W Predictive index for tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for
locally advanced intrahepatic and hilar cholangiocarcinoma..
Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
2011;
212(4):
514-20; discussion 520-1.
Han Steven-Huy B, Durazo Francisco A, Saab Sammy, Tong Myron J A proposed, evidence-based approach to the treatment of chronic
Hepatitis B..
Journal of clinical gastroenterology.
2011;
45(3):
259-66.
Sung Hubert, Chang Michael, Saab Sammy Management of Hepatitis C Antiviral Therapy Adverse Effects..
Current hepatitis reports.
2011;
10(1):
33-40.
Foster Temitope, Budoff Matthew J, Saab Sammy, Ahmadi Naser, Gordon Craig, Guerci Alan D Atorvastatin and antioxidants for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty
liver disease: the St Francis Heart Study randomized clinical trial..
The American journal of gastroenterology.
2011;
106(1):
71-7.
Duffy John P, Kao Kenneth, Ko Clifford Y, Farmer Douglas G, McDiarmid Sue V, Hong Johnny C, Venick Robert S, Feist Susan, Goldstein Leonard, Saab Sammy, Hiatt Jonathan R, Busuttil Ronald W Long-term patient outcome and quality of life after liver
transplantation: analysis of 20-year survivors..
Annals of surgery.
2010;
252(4):
652-61.
Chak Eric, Saab Sammy Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Dosing Strategies to Enhance
Sustained Virologic Response..
Current hepatitis reports.
2010;
9(3):
147-154.
Tong Myron John, Hsu Leeyen, Hsien Carlos, Kao Jia-Horng, Durazo Francisco Antonio, Saab Sammy, Blatt Lawrence Mitchell A comparison of hepatitis B viral markers of patients in different
clinical stages of chronic infection..
Hepatology international.
2010;
4(2):
516-22.
Walker Nicole M, Stuart Katherine A, Ryan Rebecca J, Desai Shireena, Saab Sammy, Nicol Jennifer A, Fletcher Linda M, Crawford Darrell H G Serum ferritin concentration predicts mortality in patients awaiting
liver transplantation..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2010;
51(5):
1683-91.
Tabibian James H, Asham Emad H, Han Steven, Saab Sammy, Tong Myron J, Goldstein Leonard, Busuttil Ronald W, Durazo Francisco A Endoscopic treatment of postorthotopic liver transplantation
anastomotic biliary strictures with maximal stent therapy (with
video)..
Gastrointestinal endoscopy.
2010;
71(3):
505-12.
Tabibian James H, Asham Emad H, Goldstein Leonard, Han Steven H, Saab Sammy, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W, Durazo Francisco A Endoscopic treatment with multiple stents for
post-liver-transplantation nonanastomotic biliary strictures..
Gastrointestinal endoscopy.
2009;
69(7):
1236-43.
Tong Myron John, Hsien Carlos, Song Joanna Jungeun, Kao Jia Horng, Sun Hai-En, Hsu Leeyen, Han Steven-Huy, Durazo Francisco Antonio, Saab Sammy, Blatt Lawrence Mitchell Factors associated with progression to hepatocellular carcinoma and to
death from liver complications in patients with HBsAg-positive
cirrhosis..
Digestive diseases and sciences.
2009;
54(6):
1337-46.
Saab Sammy, Hernandez Jose Carlos, Chi Amanda C, Tong Myron J Oral antibiotic prophylaxis reduces spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
occurrence and improves short-term survival in cirrhosis: a
meta-analysis..
The American journal of gastroenterology.
2009;
104(4):
993-1001; quiz 1002.
Nyamathi Adeline, Liu Yihang, Marfisee Mary, Shoptaw Steven, Gregerson Paul, Saab Sammy, Leake Barbara, Tyler Darlene, Gelberg Lillian Effects of a nurse-managed program on hepatitis A and B vaccine
completion among homeless adults..
Nursing research.
2009;
58(1):
13-22.
Tan Jennifer A, Joseph Tom A, Saab Sammy Treating hepatitis C in the prison population is cost-saving..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2008;
48(5):
1387-95.
Durazo Francisco A, Blatt Lawrence M, Corey William G, Lin Jiing-Huey, Han Steven, Saab Sammy, Busuttil Ronald W, Tong Myron J Des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin, alpha-fetoprotein and AFP-L3 in patients
with chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma..
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology.
2008;
23(10):
1541-8.
Saab Sammy, Ibrahim Ayman B, Surti Bijal, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Yersiz Hasan, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W Pretransplant variables associated with quality of life in liver
transplant recipients..
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver.
2008;
28(8):
1087-94.
Yuan Yong, Iloeje Uchenna H, Hay Joel, Saab Sammy Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of entecavir versus lamivudine in
hepatitis BeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients..
Journal of managed care pharmacy : JMCP.
2008;
14(1):
21-33.
Trotter James F, Wisniewski Karen A, Terrault Norah A, Everhart James E, Kinkhabwala Milan, Weinrieb Robert M, Fair Jeffrey H, Fisher Robert A, Koffron Alan J, Saab Sammy, Merion Robert M, Merion Robert M Outcomes of donor evaluation in adult-to-adult living donor liver
transplantation..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2007;
46(5):
1476-84.
Saab Sammy, Dong Mamie H, Joseph Tom A, Tong Myron J Hepatitis B prophylaxis in patients undergoing chemotherapy for
lymphoma: a decision analysis model..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2007;
46(4):
1049-56.
Saab Sammy, Wiese Cristina, Ibrahim Ayman B, Peralta Lisette, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Yersiz Hasan, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W Employment and quality of life in liver transplant recipients..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2007;
13(9):
1330-8.
Saab Sammy, Oh Mina K, Ibrahim Ayman B, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Yersiz Hasan, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W Anemia in liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral treatment
for recurrent hepatitis C..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2007;
13(7):
1032-8.
Trotter James F, Hill-Callahan Margaret M, Gillespie Brenda W, Nielsen Carrie A, Saab Sammy, Shrestha Roshan, Talamantes Michael M, Weinrieb Robert M, Weinrieb Robert M Severe psychiatric problems in right hepatic lobe donors for living
donor liver transplantation..
Transplantation.
2007;
83(11):
1506-8.
Terrault Norah A, Shiffman Mitchell L, Lok Anna S F, Saab Sammy, Tong Lan, Brown Robert S, Everson Gregory T, Reddy K Rajender, Fair Jeffrey H, Kulik Laura M, Pruett Timothy L, Seeff Leonard B, Seeff Leonard B Outcomes in hepatitis C virus-infected recipients of living donor vs.
deceased donor liver transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2007;
13(1):
122-9.
Cameron Andrew M, Ghobrial Rafik M, Hiatt Jonathan R, Carmody Ian C, Gordon Sherilyn A, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Zimmerman Michael A, Durazo Francisco, Han Steve H, Saab Sammy, Gornbein Jeffrey, Busuttil Ronald W Effect of nonviral factors on hepatitis C recurrence after liver
transplantation..
Annals of surgery.
2006;
244(4):
563-71.
Saab Sammy, Landaverde Carmen, Ibrahim Ayman B, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Yersiz Hasan, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W The MELD score in advanced liver disease: association with clinical
portal hypertension and mortality..
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation.
2006;
4(1):
395-9.
Biggins Scott W, Kim W Ray, Terrault Norah A, Saab Sammy, Balan Vijay, Schiano Thomas, Benson Joanne, Therneau Terry, Kremers Walter, Wiesner Russell, Kamath Patrick, Klintmalm Goran Evidence-based incorporation of serum sodium concentration into MELD..
Gastroenterology.
2006;
130(6):
1652-60.
Saab Sammy, Nguyen Stephen, Ibrahim Ayman, Vierling John M, Tong Myron J Management of patients with cirrhosis in Southern California: results
of a practitioner survey..
Journal of clinical gastroenterology.
2006;
40(2):
156-61.
Saab Sammy, Niho Henry, Comulada Scott, Hiatt Jonathan, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Farmer Douglas G, Holt Curtis, Yersiz Hasan, Goldstein Leonard I, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W Mortality predictors in liver transplant recipients with recurrent
hepatitis C cirrhosis..
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver.
2005;
25(5):
940-5.
Jacobs R Jake, Meyerhoff Allen S, Saab Sammy Immunization needs of chronic liver disease patients seen in primary
care versus specialist settings..
Digestive diseases and sciences.
2005;
50(8):
1525-31.
Busuttil Ronald W, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Hiatt Jonathan R, McDiarmid Sue V, Goldstein Leonard I, Saab Sammy, Han Steven, Durazo Francisco, Weaver Michael, Cao Carlos, Chen Tony, Lipshutz Gerald S, Holt Curtis, Gordon Sherilyn, Gornbein Jeffery, Amersi Farin, Ghobrial Rafik M Analysis of long-term outcomes of 3200 liver transplantations over two
decades: a single-center experience..
Annals of surgery.
2005;
241(6):
905-16; discussion 916-8.
Lu David S K, Yu Nam C, Raman Steven S, Lassman Charles, Tong Myron J, Britten Carolyn, Durazo Francisco, Saab Sammy, Han Steven, Finn Richard, Hiatt Jonathan R, Busuttil Ronald W Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma as a
bridge to liver transplantation..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2005;
41(5):
1130-7.
Saab Sammy, Ibrahim Ayman B, Shpaner Alexander, Younossi Zobair M, Lee Cindy, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Esrason Karl, Wu Victor, Hiatt Jonathan, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Holt Curtis, Yersiz Hasan, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron J, Busuttil Ronald W MELD fails to measure quality of life in liver transplant candidates..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2005;
11(2):
218-23.
Saab Sammy, Cho Daniel, Lassman R Charles, Gajjar Nupoor A, Ghobrial Mark, Busuttil Ronald W Recurrent non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a living related liver
transplant recipient..
Journal of hepatology.
2005;
42(1):
148-9.
Shimoda Mitsugi, Ghobrial Rafik M, Carmody Ian C, Anselmo Dean M, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Chen Pauline, Dawson Sherfield, Durazo Francisco, Han Steve, Goldstein Leonard I, Saab Sammy, Hiatt Jonathan, Busuttil Ronald W Predictors of survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular
carcinoma associated with Hepatitis C..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2004;
10(12):
1478-86.
Saab Sammy, Kalmaz Denise, Gajjar Nupoor A, Hiatt Jonathan, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial R Mark, Yersiz Hasan, Goldstein Leonard I, Lassman Charles R, Busuttil Ronald W Outcomes of acute rejection after interferon therapy in liver
transplant recipients..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2004;
10(7):
859-67.
Durazo Francisco A, Lassman Charles, Han Steven H B, Saab Sammy, Lee Nancy P, Kawano Marvin, Saggi Bob, Gordon Sherilyn, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Goldstein R Leonard I, Ghobrial Mark, Busuttil Ronald W Fulminant liver failure due to usnic acid for weight loss..
The American journal of gastroenterology.
2004;
99(5):
950-2.
Limanond Piyaporn, Raman Steven S, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W, Saab Sammy, Lu David S K Preoperative imaging in adult-to-adult living related liver transplant
donors: what surgeons want to know..
Journal of computer assisted tomography.
2004;
28(2):
149-57.
Limanond Piyaporn, Raman Steven S, Lassman Charles, Sayre James, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W, Saab Sammy, Lu David S K Macrovesicular hepatic steatosis in living related liver donors:
correlation between CT and histologic findings..
Radiology.
2004;
230(1):
276-80.
Yao Francis Y, Saab Sammy, Bass Nathan M, Hirose Ryutaro, Ly David, Terrault Norah, Lazar Ann A, Bacchetti Peter, Ascher Nancy L, Roberts John P Prediction of survival after liver retransplantation for late graft
failure based on preoperative prognostic scores..
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.).
2004;
39(1):
230-8.
Karsan Hetal A, Rojter Sergio E, Saab Sammy Primary prevention of cirrhosis. Public health strategies that can
make a difference..
Postgraduate medicine.
2004;
115(1):
25-30.
Kanwal Fasiha, Chen David, Ting Lena, Gornbein Jeffrey, Saab Sammy, Durazo Francisco, Yersiz Hasan, Farmer Douglas, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W, Han Steven-Huy A model to predict the development of mental status changes of unclear
cause after liver transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2003;
9(12):
1312-9.
Saab Sammy, Chang Albert J, Comulada Scott, Geevarghese Sunil K, Anselmo R Dean M, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Goldstein Leonard I, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W Outcomes of hepatitis C- and hepatitis B core antibody-positive grafts
in orthotopic liver transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2003;
9(10):
1053-61.
Jacobs R Jake, Greenberg David P, Koff Raymond S, Saab Sammy, Meyerhoff Allen S Regional variation in the cost effectiveness of childhood hepatitis A
immunization..
The Pediatric infectious disease journal.
2003;
22(10):
904-14.
Saab Sammy, Wang Victor Recurrent hepatitis C following liver transplant: diagnosis, natural
history, and therapeutic options..
Journal of clinical gastroenterology.
2003;
37(2):
155-63.
Saab Sammy, Ly David, Nieto Jose, Kanwal Fasiha, Lu David, Raman Steven, Amado Rafael, Nuesse Barbara, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Farmer Douglas G, Ghobrial Rafik M, Yersiz Hasan, Chen Pauline, Schwegel Kathy, Goldstein Leonard I, Tong Myron, Busuttil Ronald W Hepatocellular carcinoma screening in patients waiting for liver
transplantation: a decision analytic model..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2003;
9(7):
672-81.
Farmer Douglas G, Anselmo Dean M, Ghobrial R Mark, Yersiz Hasan, McDiarmid Suzanne V, Cao Carlos, Weaver Michael, Figueroa Jesus, Khan Khurram, Vargas Jorge, Saab Sammy, Han Steven, Durazo Francisco, Goldstein Leonard, Holt Curtis, Busuttil Ronald W Liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure: experience with
more than 200 patients over a 17-year period..
Annals of surgery.
2003;
237(5):
666-75; discussion 675-6.
Saab Sammy, Wang Victor, Ibrahim Ayman B, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Morrisey Marcia, Goldstein Leonard I, Ghobrial R Mark, Busuttil Ronald W MELD score predicts 1-year patient survival post-orthotopic liver
transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2003;
9(5):
473-6.
Tang Shou-jiang, Geevarghese Sunil, Saab Sammy, Martinez Dorothy, Van Herle Andre, Wallace William D, Cortina Galen R, Dry Sarah, Busuttil Ronald W A parathyroid hormone-related protein-secreting metastatic epithelioid
leiomyosarcoma. A case report and review of the literature..
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.
2003;
127(4):
e181-5.
Saab Sammy, DeRosa Vincent, Nieto Jose, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Roth Bennett Costs and clinical outcomes of primary prophylaxis of variceal
bleeding in patients with hepatic cirrhosis: a decision analytic
model..
The American journal of gastroenterology.
2003;
98(4):
763-70.
Saab Sammy, Hu Rena, Ibrahim Ayman B, Goldstein Leonard I, Kunder Gregg, Durazo Francisco, Han Steven, Yersiz Hasan, Ghobrial Rafik M, Farmer Douglas G, Busuttil Ronald W, Lassman Charles Discordance between ALT values and fibrosis in liver transplant
recipients treated with ribavirin for recurrent hepatitis C..
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
2003;
3(3):
328-33.
Han Steven-Huy, Martin Paul, Edelstein Marc, Hu Rena, Kunder Gregg, Holt Curtis, Saab Sammy, Durazo Francisco, Goldstein Leonard, Farmer Douglas, Ghobrial Rafik M, Busuttil Ronald W Conversion from intravenous to intramuscular hepatitis B immune
globulin in combination with lamivudine is safe and cost-effective in
patients receiving long-term prophylaxis to prevent hepatitis B
recurrence after liver transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2003;
9(2):
182-7.
Saab Sammy, Tam Steven P, Tran B inh N, Melton Andrew C, Tangkijvanich Pisit, Wong Helen, Yee Hal F Myosin mediates contractile force generation by hepatic stellate cells
in response to endothelin-1..
Journal of biomedical science.
2003;
9(6 Pt 2):
607-12.
Ghobrial Rafik M, Saab Sammy, Lassman Charles, Lu David S k, Raman Steven, Limanond Piyagorn, Kunder Greg, Marks Karyn, Amersi Farin, Anselmo Dean, Chen Pauline, Farmer Douglas, Han Steven, Durazo Francisco, Goldstein Leonard I, Busuttil Ronald W Donor and recipient outcomes in right lobe adult living donor liver
transplantation..
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
2002;
8(10):
901-9.
Ghobrial Rafik M, Gornbein Jeffery, Steadman Randy, Danino Natale, Markmann James F, Holt Curtis, Anselmo Dean, Amersi Farin, Chen Pauline, Farmer Douglas G, Han Steve, Derazo Francisco, Saab Sammy, Goldstein Leonard I, McDiarmid Sue V, Busuttil Ronald W Pretransplant model to predict posttransplant survival in liver
transplant patients..
Annals of surgery.
2002;
236(3):
315-22; discussion 322-3.
Saab Sammy, Weston Shiobhan R, Ly David, Brezina Maria, Yee Hal F, Han Steven-Huy B, Gitnick Gary Comparison of the cost and effectiveness of two strategies for
maintaining hepatitis B immunity in hemodialysis patients..
Vaccine.
2002;
20(25-26):
3230-5.
Nyamathi Adeline, Robbins Wendie A, Fahey John L, Wiley Dorothy, Pekler Vyacheslav A, Longshore Douglas, Robins Terry A, Singh Jan, Saab Sammy Presence and predictors of hepatitis C virus RNA in the semen of
homeless men..
Biological research for nursing.
2002;
4(1):
22-30.
Anselmo Dean M, Ghobrial Rafik M, Jung Lee Chan, Weaver Michael, Cao Carlos, Saab Sammy, Kunder Greg, Chen Pauline W, Farmer Douglas G, Yersiz Hasan, Baquerizo Angeles, Geevarghese Sunil, Han Steven H, Goldstein Leonard, Holt Curtis D, Gornbein Jeffrey A, Busuttil Ronald W New era of liver transplantation for hepatitis B: a 17-year
single-center experience..
Annals of surgery.
2002;
235(5):
611-9; discussion 619-20.
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