Biography

Prof. Gazi B. Zibari

Willis Knighton Advance Surgery Center, USA

Director


Email: gzibari@lsuhsc.edu


Qualifications

1981-1985 M.D., University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences Memphis, USA

1977-1980 B.Sc., David Lipscomb College, USA


Publications (Selected)

  1. H. Tedesco Silva Jr., D. Cibrik, T. Johnston, E. Lackova, K. Mange, C. Panis, R. Walker, Z. Wang, G. Zibari, Y. S. Kim. Everolimus Plus Reduced-Exposure CsA versus Mycophenolic Acid Plus Standard-Exposure CsA in Renal-Transplant Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; Jun; 10(6): 1401-13.
  2. H Tedesco-Silva, T Johnston, YS Kim, G Zibari, R Walker, K Mange, C Panis, Z Wang, Diane Cebrik.  Everolimus-Treated Renal Transplant Patients Have a Lower Incidence of CMV and BKV: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Study. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 509.
  3. Gazi Zibari, YS Kim, D. Cibrik, T Johnston, R Walker, K Mange, C Panis, Z Wang, H Tedesco-Silva.  Wound Healing Events Are Dose Related: A Multicenter, Prospective Study on Everolimus in Renal Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 510.
  4. Diane Cebrik, T Johnston, YS Kim, R Walker, G Zibari, K Mange, C Panis, Z Wang, H Tedesco-Silva.  Everolimus Allows for Around 60% Reduction in CsA Exposure over 12 Months: Results from a Multicenter, Prospective Study in Renal Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 511.
  5. Gazi B Zibari, Robert W McMillan, D F Doumite, M J Mazoch, Sarah LaRouh, B Liles, V K Rao, David Dies, Hosein Shokouh-Amiri. A Novel Technique of Portal-Endocrine and Gastric-Exocrine Drainage in Pancreatic Transplantation.  American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 547.
  6. Diane Cibrik, T Johnston, YS Kim, RG Walker, G Zibari, C Cornu-Artis, C Panis, H Jiang, H Tedesco-Silva. Everolimus Exposure and Relationship to Efficacy and Safety: Results from a Multicenter Study in Renal Transplantation Using Reduced CsA Exposure. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 567.
  7. RM Wolfort, PW Papillion, RH Turnage, DL Lillien, MR Ramaswamy, GB Zibari. “Role of FDG-PET in the Evaluation and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Comparison of Tumor Size, AFP Level, and Histologic Grade. Int Surg 2010 Jan-Mar; 95(1) 67-75.
  8. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Elnaz Jafarimehr, Robert McMillan, Gazi Zibari. A Novel Technique of Combined En-Block Liver-Pancreas Transplantation. Liver Transplantation Vol 16; No. 6; Supplement 1; June 2010; s214.
  9. H. Tedesco Silva Jr, D. Cibrik, T. Johnston, E. Lackova, K. Mange, C. Panis, R. Walker, Z. Wang, G. Zibari and Y.S. Kim. Everolimus Plus Reduced-Exposure CsA versus Mycophenolic Acid Plus Standard-Exposure CsA in Renal-Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2010 Jun; 10(6): 1401-13.
  10. Sunanda J. Ram, Gharat A. Sachdeva, Gloria C. Caldito, Gazi B Zibari and Kenneth D. Abreo. “Thigh Grafts Contribute Significantly to Patients’ Time on Dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jul; 5(7): 1229-1234.
  11. Chu Q, Zibari G, Henderson A Shokouh-Amiri H, Zibari GB. “A Penrose Drain to Help Reflect the Resected “Specimen Side” Jejunum beneath the Mesenteric Vessels during a pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Feb 12.
  12. Mazoch MJ, Dabbous H, Shokouh-Amiri H, Zibari GB. Management of Giant Liver Cysts. J Surg Res. 2011 May 15; 16792; e125-30. Epub 2009 Sep 11.
  13. Edgar German-Mena, MD, Gazi B. Zibari, MD and Steven N. Levine, MD.” Adrenal Myelolipomas in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Review of the Literature and a Case Report. Endocr Pract. 2011 May-Jun; 17(3): 441-7.
  14. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, M.D Joseph M. Zakhary, M.D.,Gazi B. Zibari, M.D.,” A Novel Technique of  Portal-Endocrine and Gastric-Exocrine Drainage in Pancreatic  Transplantation”. J Am Coll Surg 2011; 212:730-738.
  15. Quyen D. Chu, MD, Gazi B. Zibari MD, Hung S. Ho, MD,. “ Surgical Volunteerism in Vietnam: Our Role as Surgeons and Educators in Strengthening U.S.-Vietnam RelationshipBull Am Coll Surg. 2011 Nov; 96(11): 12-8.
  16. Hamidian Jahromi A, D'Agostino HR, Zibari GB, Chu QD, Clark C, Shokouh-Amiri H. “Surgical versus nonsurgical management of traumatic major pancreatic duct transection: institutional experience and review of the literature” Pancreas. 2013 Jan; 42(1): 76-87.
  17. Hamidian Jahromi A, Shokouh-Amiri H, Wellman G, Hobley J, Veluvolu A, Zibari GB. “Acinar cell carcinoma presenting as a duodenal mass: review of the literature and a case report”. La State Med Soc. 2013 Jan-Feb; 165(1): 20-3, 25.
  18. Shihab FS, Cibrik D, Chan L, Kim YS, Carmellini M, Walker R, Zibari G, Pattison J, Cornu-Artis C, Wang Z, Tedesco-Silva Jr H. “Association of clinical events with everolimus exposure in kidney transplant patients receiving reduced cyclosporine”. Clin Transplant. 2013 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 217-26.
  19. Horacio D'Agostino MD, FICS, FACR, FSIR, Alireza Hamidian Jahromi MD, Elnaz Jafarimehr,MD, Patrick Johnson, Adnan Fazili, Quyen Chu MD, FACS, Hosein Shokouh-Amiri MD, FACS, FICS, Gazi B. Zibari MD FICS, FACS. “A strategy and guidelines proposal for effective percutaneous drainage of pancreatic collections: Results on 121 patients”. J La State Med Soc. 2013 Mar-Apr; 165(2): 74-81.
  20. Cibrik, Diane, Tedesco-Silva Helio, Vathsala Anantharaman, Lackova Eva, Cornu-Artis Catherine, Walker Rowan, Wang Zailong, Zibari Gazi B., Shihab Fuad, Kim Yu Seun. “Randomized trial of everolimus-facilitated calcineurininhibitor minimization over 24 months in renal transplantation “. Transplantation. 2013 Apr 15; 95(7): 933-42.
  21. Hamidian Jahromi A, Sangster G, Zibari G, Martin B, Chu Q, Takalkar A, Shi R, Shokouh-Amiri H. “Accuracy of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography, Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-CT, and CA 19-9 Levels in Detecting Recurrent Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma”. JOP 2013 Jul 11; 14(4): 466-8.
  22. Hamidian Jahromi A, Zibari G, Jafarimehr E, Chu QD, Shi R, Shokouh-Amiri H. et al. “Peri- pancreatic Soft Tissue Involvement as a Novel Independent Predictor of Outcome for Patients with Resected Pancreatic Malignancy”. Int Surg. 2014 Jan-Feb; 99(1): 62-70.
  23. Fallahzadeh MK, Zibari GB, Hamidian Jahromi A, Chu Q, Shi R, Shokouh-Amiri H.“Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for benign and malignant solid liver tumors: a case-matched study.”   J. Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2013 Nov; 23(11): 908-11.
  24. M Cooper, AC Wiseman, G Zibari, K McCague, Y Kim, F eissler, B Nasham. “Wound events in Kidney transplant Patients receiving de novo everolimus: A pooled analysis of three randomized controlled trials”. Clin Transplant. 2013 Nov-Dec; 27(6).
  25. Fallahzadeh MK, Khan S, Zibari GB, Patil S, Singh N. "Local graft irradiation for kidney allograft rejection: A case series and review of the literature". Nephro-Urology Monthly. In Press Dec 2013.
  26. Zibari GB, Fallahzadeh MK, Hamidian Jahromi A, Zakhary J, Dies D, Wellman G, Singh N, Shokouh-Amiri H. Gastric-Exocrine Drainage Technique of Pancreas Transplantation Provides an Easy Access for Evaluation of Pancreatic Allograft Dysfunction: 6-year Experience at a Single Center. Accepted for publication 2014. J La State Med Soc.
  27. Hamidian Jahromi A, Fallahzadeh MK, Takalkar A, Sheng J, Zibari GB, Shokouh-Amiri H. Impact of Plasma Glucose Level at the Time of FDG Administration on the Accuracy of FDG-PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Lesions” accepted for publication 2014 Int J Endocrinol Metab.
  28. Mohammad Kazem Fallahzadeh, MD; Gazi B. Zibari, MD, FACS, FICS; Greg Wellman, MD; Sophia T. Abdehou, MD; Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, MD, FACS, FICS. “Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of Pancreas in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature” J La State Med Soc Vol 166 March/April 2014 67-69.
  29. Mohammad Kazem Fallahzadeh, Sarah Khan, Gazi B. Zibari, Sandeep Patil,  Neeraj Singh. “Local Graft Irradiation for Kidney Allograft Rejection: A Case Series and Review of the Literature” Nephro Urol Mon. 2014 May; 6(3): e16262.
  30. Shokouh-Amiri H, Fallahzadeh MK, Abdehou ST, Sugar M, Zibari GB. Aberrant left main bile duct draining directly into the cystic duct or gallbladder:  An unreported anatomical variation and cause of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J La State Med Soc. 2014 Sep-Oct; 166(5): 203-6. Epub 2014 Oct 11.
  31. Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD; Gazi B. Zibari, MD, FACS; Elnaz Jafarimehr, MD; Hany M. Dabbous, MD; Quyen Chu, MD, FACS; Horacio D’Agostino, MD, FICS, FACR, FSIR; Gregory P. Wellman, MD, FACR; Runhua Shi, MD, PhD; Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, MD, FACS, FICS. “Curative Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Major Venous Resection/Repair is a Safe Procedure but will not Improve Survival “Accepted for publication Sept 2014 JOP.
  32. David R. Wallace, David H. Ballard, Romulo Vea, Gazi B. Zibari, Hosein M. Shokouh-Amiri, Horacio B. D'Agostino. “Torsed hepaticoileostomy—unusual complications of Bile Duct injury repair”. Clin Imaging. 2015 Jul-Aug; 39(4): 692-4.


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