Department of Surgery Faculty
Samer Sbayi, MD
Assistant Instructor
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow
Division: General and Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Email: sbayi@uthscsa.edu
Education:
MD, Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago School of Medicine, 1998
University of Toronto, Specialty in Toxicology, subspecialty in Pharmacology, 1994
Postgraduate training:
2001-Present - General Surgery Residency, Seton Hall University
Research interests:
2006-Present - Retrospective Evaluation of Lymphscintigraphy and Sentinel Lymph Node
2006-Present - Institutional Review of Esophageal and Pancreatic Cancer Survival Outcomes in a Community Hospital
2006-Present - Prospective evaluation of relationship between admission Body Mass Index and morbidity and mortality
2006-Present - Institutional evaluation of a Protocol-Driven Central Venous Line Placement and management to improve line infection rates
2006-Present - Institutional evaluation of the evaluation and management of Clostrium Difficile
2006-Present - A prospective analysis of the correlation of peripheral venous pressure trends with central venous pressure trends as an indicator of intravascular volume status
2005-Present - In Vitro induction of the apoptotic and necrotic pathways in Human pancreatic and breast cancer cell lines.
2005-Present - Institutional evaluation of a Protocol-Driven Insulin Infusion For the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
2005-Present - Institutional evaluation and classification of complications of bariatric operations over a three-year period using the classification of Clavien and colleagues.
2004-Present - Retrospective analysis of the benefits of laparoscopic hernia repair using a transabdominal approach with comparison to an open technique. Evaluation of such factors as convalescence, recurrence, methodology, patient selection, and patient satisfaction.
2004-Present - Retrospective Institutional review of Procedure for Prolapsed Hemorrhoids.
Publications:
Samer Sbayi, MD, Ravi Chokshi, MD, Mohammed I. Khan, MD, James E.
Gervasoni, Jr. PhD, MD, FACS. The incidence rate of intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma has increased in selected northeastern states
paralleling the rise in hepatocellular cancer. For submission.
Samer Sbayi, MD, Ravi Chokshi, MD, Mohammed I. Khan, MD, James E. Gervasoni, Jr. PhD, MD, FACS. "Future strategies to overcome multi drug resistance to cancer therapeutic agents by understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in DNA damage induced apoptosis, alteration in cell cycle checkpoint molecules and senescence as an integrated system." Chapter submission for publication.
James E. Gervasoni, Jr PhD, MD, FACS, Samer Sbayi, MD, and Blake Cady MD, FACS. "The Role of Lymphadenectomy in the Surgical Treatment of Solid Tumors. An Update on the Clinical Data." Accepted for publication in the Annals of Surgical Oncology
Scott M Schulze, M.D., Samer Sbayi, M.D., Joseph T Costic, D.O., Robert L Moser, M.D.. "A Rare Case Of Classic Biphasic Pulmonary Blastoma" The American Surgeon. Atlanta: Dec 2005. Vol. 71, Iss. 12; p. 1078
Presentations:
Pradeep S. Mohan, M.D., Mohammed Khan, M.D., Samer Sbayi, M.D., Jagbir
Beniwal, M.D. "Temporal Artery Aneurysms and Trauma." Presented at
Southeastern Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2006. Submitted
for publication to the American Surgeon.
Samer Sbayi, M.D., Mohammad Khan, M.D., Pradeep S. Mohan, M.D., Robert L. Moser, M.D. and Louis G. Fares II, M.D., FACS. "Laparoscopic Management of Small Bowel Obstruciton Due To Meckels Diverticulum In Adults." Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2006. Submitted for publication to the American Surgeon.
Pradeep S. Mohan M.D., Samer Sbayi, M.D., Mohammed Khan, M.D., Alan Sori, M.D. "Cerebral and Splenic Artery Aneurysms - A Correlation of Aneurysmal Disease." Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2006. Submitted for publication to the American Surgeon.
Samer Sbayi, M.D., Pradeep S. Mohan, M.D., Mohammad I. Khan, M.D., Kuchipudu Bapineedu, M.D., FACS. "Open Repair of Recurrent Ventral Hernias While Adopting Laparoscopic Techniques." Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2006. Submitted for publication to the American Surgeon.
Samer Sbayi, M.D., Mohammed I. Khan, M.D., Ravi Chokshi, M.D., Pradeep S. Mohan, M.D. "Right Diaphragmatic Hernia Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Presentation and Literature Review." Presented at SAGES, April 2006, Dallas, Texas. Submitted for publication.
Honors and Awards:
Surgical Resident of the Year, 2005-2006, Seton Hall University - St. Francis Medical Center - General Surgery. Awarded by the Surgical Residents
Best Surgical Resident of the Year - 2005-2006. Awarded by the Nursing Staff
Biosketch: Samer Sbayi, MD., is a native Canadian, who received is undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto. He went on to receive his medical Degree from Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago in the Dominican Republic. Subsequently, at Seton Hall University at St. Francis Medical Center he was trained in General Surgery. He currently is a fellow in the Minimally invasive surgery fellowship with interests in development in advanced laparoendoscopic procedures and its technology.
Awards:
National Merit Scholarship, Chemistry Honours
Professional societies:
Member of the American College of Surgeons
Member of SAGES
