RifatLatifiMDFACS, FICS

General Surgery • Tucson, AZ

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor and Chairman Of Surgery, NYMC School of Medicine; Director, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY Adjunct Professor, Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine

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Office
5301 E Grant Rd
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone+1 520-324-5461

Fax+1 914-909-9028

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1999
Westchester Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1996 - 1997
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
University of PrishtinaResidency, Orthopedic and General Surgery, 1983 - 1985
University of PrishtinaRotating Internship, 1982 - 1983
Univ Pristina- Fac MedClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2002 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2002 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2023
VA State Medical License 1999 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Clinical Trials

Comparison of Sample Characteristics Between Subjects Who Received Strattice Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 27
Active, not recruiting
Assess the Efficacy of Prevena Plus vs SOC to Closed Incision in Pts Undergoing CAWR and Other Laparotomy Procedures. Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 09
Recruiting

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Outcomes on 287 Patients with Complex Abdominal Wall Defects Undergoing Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with a Porcine-Derived Acellular Matrix.
Rifat Latifi, David J Samson, Shekhar Gogna, Mathew McGuirk, James Choi
Surgical Technology International. 2024-10-26
1 citations
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper.
Giacomo Sermonesi, Riccardo Bertelli, Fredric M Pieracci, Zsolt J Balogh, Raul Coimbra
World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2024-10-18
Major Risk Factors of Mortality in Adult and Elderly Patients Emergently Admitted for Intestinal Fistulas, Excluding the Rectum and Anus.
Zachary Thomas, Abbas Smiley, Cailan Feingold, Rifat Latifi
Surgical Technology International. 2024-10-16

Press Mentions

This Week’s Books in MedicineApril 15th, 2021