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Abbas Abbas, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Providence, RI

Abbas El Sayed Abbas MD MS, FACS (He/Him)

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery


Chief, Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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  • 2 Dudley StSte 470Providence, RI 02905

  • Phone+1 401-553-8320

  • Fax+1 401-868-2322

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Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2000 - 2003
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2000
  • UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)
    UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)Residency, Surgery, 1994 - 1996
  • School of Medicine Ain-Shams University
    School of Medicine Ain-Shams UniversityMS, Surgery, 1988 - 1994
  • Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
    Ain Shams University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1995 - 2022
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2007 - 2013
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2003 - 2009
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2000 - 2003
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Wallace P. Ritchie Chief Resident Teaching Award Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple Univeristy, 2016
  • Best International Speaker Award Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 2015
  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Traumatic Injury of The PA; Transection, Rupture, Pseudoaneurysm Or Dissection? Sometimes Semantics Do Matter  
    Abbas A, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2016
  • A Posterior Mediastinal Mass Is Not Always What It Seems  
    Abbas A, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2016
  • Planned Delay of Oral Intake After Esophagectomy Reduces the Cervical Anastomotic Leak Rate and Hospital Length of Stay  
    John S. Bolton, William C. Conway and Abbas E. Abbas, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy for Treatment of Gastroparesis
    Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Jennifer L. Maranki , Zubair A. Malik , Abbas E. Abbas, Benjamin Krevsky, Henry P. Parkman, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2016
  • The Utility of Esophageal Stents as an Adjunct in the Perioperative Management of Cancer of the Esophagus
    Nicolas Zea, John Bolton, Lisa L. Wang, Abbas E. Abbas, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2012
  • A Prospective Phase II Evaluation of Esophageal Stenting During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: Evaluation of Surgical Morbidity after Resection
    Russell E Brown, Abbas E Abbas, Susan Ellis, Charles R Scoggins, Kelly M McMasters, Robert CG Martin, II, Southern Surgical Association 2010 Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Benign Esophageal I: Nissen and Paraesophageal Hernia 
    Philadelphia, PA - 10/25/2014
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/14/2009
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Malignancies 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/13/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Gov. Badaru Approves N7.8m for Remedial Studies
    Gov. Badaru Approves N7.8m for Remedial StudiesMay 11th, 2018
  • Ground Glass Opacity of the Lung, the Veil That Needs Lifting
    Ground Glass Opacity of the Lung, the Veil That Needs LiftingSeptember 5th, 2017
  • Discussion
    DiscussionJanuary 19th, 2019

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Other Languages

  • Arabic

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