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Office
4760 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027Phone+1 323-783-5892
Education & Training
- University of Dublin Trinity CollegeClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2009
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 89 citationsPreoperative Weight Loss Before Bariatric SurgeryPeter N. Benotti, Christopher D. Still, G. Craig Wood, Yasir Akmal, Heather King
Archives of Surgery. 2009-12-21 - 65 citationsPrediction of Malignancy in Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Population-Based Cohort StudyBechien U. Wu, Kartik Sampath, Christopher E Berberian, Karl Kwok, Brian S. Lim
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014-01-01 - 3 citationsResidency training in the time of COVID-19: A framework for academic medical centers dealing with the pandemicSawsan Abdel-Razig, Waqaas Ahmad, Mahdi A. Shkoukani, Ahmad Nusair, Antonio Ramirez
Perspectives on Medical Education. 2021-03-01
Press Mentions
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Doctors Work with Colleagues in India and the USA to Deliver Life-Saving Care to Cancer PatientAugust 8th, 2021
- 15-Year-Old Emirati Who Suffered from High Blood Pressure Finds Relief After SurgeryNovember 7th, 2020
- New Targeted Chemotherapy Carried Out for First Time at Abu Dhabi ClinicJuly 4th, 2020
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