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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-322-5209
Education & Training
- SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1972 - 1976
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- IA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 1979 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1974 - 2006
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- The Role of the Omentum in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Ghrelin Changes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Early Diabetes Resolution After Weight Loss Surgery Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2857 citationsVagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxinLyudmila V. Borovikova, Svetlana Ivanova, Minghuang Zhang, Huan Yang, Galina I. Botchkina
Nature. 2000-05-25 - 470 citationsRelationship between subjective effects of cocaine and dopamine transporter occupancyNora D. Volkow, Gene-Jack Wang, Marian W. Fischman, Richard W. Foltin, Joanna S. Fowler
Nature. 1997-04-24 - 2754 citationsHMG-1 as a Late Mediator of Endotoxin Lethality in MiceHaichao Wang, Ona Bloom, Minghuang Zhang, Jaideep M. Vishnubhakat, Michael Ombrellino
Science. 1999-07-09
Journal Articles
- Attenuation of Diet-Induced Hypothalamic Inflammation Following Bariatric Surgery in Female MiceNaji N. Abumrad, Nathan C. Bingham, BioMed Central
- Bile Diversion, a Bariatric Surgery, and Bile Acid Signaling Reduce Central Cocaine RewardVance L Albaugh, India A Reddy, Naji N Abumrad, PLoS One
Press Mentions
- Dolly Parton Donates Another $1M to Hospital's Children's Disease ResearchJune 16th, 2022
- What Is Dolly Parton’s Net Worth, and How Much Money Did She Donate to the Moderna Covid Vaccine?January 19th, 2022
- Dolly Parton Reflects on Helping Fund COVID Vaccine: 'i Knew Something Bad Was on the Rise'August 22nd, 2021
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