RifatLatifiMDFACS, FICS
General Surgery • Tucson, AZTrauma 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 85712Phone+1 520-324-5461Fax+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
- 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
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: 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. 2025-01-29 - 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 - 3 citationsSurgical 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
Press Mentions
This Week’s Books in MedicineApril 15th, 2021
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