Liver Transplant Program and Center for Liver Disease
Faculty and Staff

Rick Selby, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name
Robert Rick Selby, M.D.

Business Address
USC Healthcare Consultation Center
1510 San Pablo St., Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90033-4612

Business Telephone
(323) 442-5908, FAX (323) 442-5721



Education
High School
Maryville High School
Maryville, Missouri
Graduated 1968

University

University of Missouri at Columbia
B.A., Zoology, 1975

Graduate School

Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico, 1975-76

Medical School

University of Missouri at Columbia
M.D., 1979, cum laude

Medical Internship

Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 1979-1980

Medical Residency

Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 1980-1981

Surgical Internship

Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency
Phoenix, Arizona, 1981-1982

Surgical Residency

Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency
Phoenix, Arizona, 1982-1986

Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(Presbyterian University Hospital and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1987-1989

Honors and Awards

  • Medicine Intern of the Year
    Good Samaritan Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona, 1980

  • Surgical Intern of the Year
    Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency
    Phoenix, Arizona, 1982

  • Chief Surgical Resident of the Year
    Good Samaritan Hospital and Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, 1986

  • Resident Teaching Prize
    University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery, 1992-1993

  • Outstanding Surgical Service, Hepatobiliary
    University of Southern California School of Medicine Residents
    Department of Surgery, 1997

Licensure

  • California
  • Pennsylvania

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery, November 1989
  • American Board of Surgery, Recertification October 1999
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, October 1991


Professional Background
Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1/89-12/93

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1/94-8/95

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, School of Medicine
    Los Angeles, California, 9/95-12/98 (Pending)

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, School of Medicine
    Los Angeles, California, 1/99

Hospital Appointments

  • Chinle Public Health Service Hospital, Chief of Surgery
    Chinle, Arizona, 8/86-8/87

  • Staff, Presbyterian University Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 9/87-3/95

  • Staff, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1/88-3/95

  • Transplant Surgeon, Baylor University Medical Center
    Dallas,Texas, 8/90-12/90

  • Temporary Staff, USC University Hospital, 1995-1996

  • Provisional Staff, USC University Hospital, 1996-1998

  • Attending Staff, USC University Hospital, 1998-

  • Provisional Staff, USC/Norris Cancer Center and Hospital, 1995-1997

  • Active Staff, USC/Norris Cancer Center and Hospital, 1998-

  • Provisional Staff, Attending Staff Association
    Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, 1995-1996

  • Active Staff, Attending Staff Association
    Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, 1997-

  • Associate Staff, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 1996-1998

  • Active Staff, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 1999-

  • Provisional Staff, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1998-1999

  • Courtesy Staff, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1999-

Specific Teaching Responsibilities

University of Pittsburgh
  • Teaching surgical transplant and critical care fellows the pre/intra/and postoperative techniques in transplantation and immunosuppression, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1989-1995

  • Teaching surgical residents the techniques of hepatic resection and hepatobiliary surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1989-1995

LAC+USC Medical Center
  • Formal lectures, conferences, seminars, bedside rounds, operating room instruction, surgery residents, Hepatobiliary/Pancreas Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995-

  • Conferences, bedside rounds, operating room instruction, hepatobiliary surgery elective clerkship. USC Department of Surgery, 1995-

  • Formal lectures, conferences, bedside rounds, operating room instruction, surgery year III clerkship, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995-

  • Postgraduate education lectures on hepatobiliary/pancreas surgery and liver transplantation coordinated through University of Southern California School Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education, USC University Hospital or other CME Programs, 1995-

  • Student Mentor, Year III medical students, general surgery service, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1996-

  • Resident Advisor, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1996-

Specific Administrative Responsibilities

University of Pittsburgh
  • Surgical Director, Liver Transplant ICU at Presbyterian University Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1989-1992

  • Director, Multi-Organ Transplant Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, 1992-1993

Departmental
Interviewer, yearly involvement in the selection process for applicants for the surgical residency at University of Pittsburgh, 1990-1995

USC School of Medicine
Facilitator, Physician in Society, Policy Task Force Group, 1997-

Departmental
  • Division Chief, Hepatobiliary/Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1995-1999

  • Division Chief, Hepatobiliary/Pancreas Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1999-

  • Surgical Council Member
    Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995-

  • Member, Business Caucus Committee
    Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995-

  • Faculty Member, attendance at monthly faculty meetings, annual resident evaluation sessions, intern interviews and ranking sessions, weekly grand rounds, weekly morbidity and mortality conferences, yearly departmental retreat, residents banquet
    Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995-

LAC+USC Medical Center
  • Chief, Hepatobiliary/Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation Service, 1995-
  • Member, Faculty Quality Improvement Committee, Department of Surgery 1996-
  • Chairmanship, Organ Procurement Council Committee, 1999-

USC University Hospital
  • Director, Liver Transplantation Service, 1995-1999
  • Director, Abdominal Organ Transplantation, 1999-
  • Voting Member, Critical Care Committee, 1996-
  • Chairmanship, Tissue and Transfusion Committee, 1996-
  • Member, Committee of the Future, 1997-
  • Member, Infection Control Committee, 1999-
  • Vice-Chairman, Transfusion-Free Medicine Advisory Committee, 1999-

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
  • Liver Transplant Task Force Committee, 1996-
  • Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Program, June 1997-

Other Activities
  • Member, Medi-Cal Advisory Committee on Anatomical Transplant (MACAT), 1995-
  • Reviewer, Peer Review Process, Archives of Surgery, 1996-
  • Reviewer, Peer Review Process, Gastroenterology, 1996-
  • Volunteer, CALTECH Medical Screenings, California Institute of Technology, 1996-
  • Reviewer, Peer Review Process, Hepatology, 1997-
  • Member, Norris Medical Library Focus Group, 1997-
  • Board Committee, US-Japan Medical Exchange Project, Japan International Medical Clinic, 1997-
  • Reviewer, United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS) Regional Review Board, 1997-1998
  • Member, Ad Hoc Task Force, Joint Operations Committee, Southern California Organ Procurement Center (SCOPC) and Regional Organ Procurement Agency (ROPA), 1997-1999
  • Liver Subcommittee Appointment, Southern California Organ Procurement Center (SCOPC), 1999-
  • Member, Board of Advisors, Southern California Organ Procurement Center (SCOPC), 2000-


Society Memberships
Regional
  • Attending Staff Association, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, 1995-
  • Society of Graduate Surgeons of the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California, 1996-
  • California Hispanic-American Medical Association, 1996-
  • Los Angeles Academy of Medicine, 1997-
  • Pacific Coast Surgical Association, 2000-

National

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1991-
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 1994-
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 1994-
  • Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc. (TRIO) 1996-
  • The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc., 1996-


Research Activities
Complete Bibliography
Appended

Major Areas of Research Interest

  • Transplantation for primary and metastatic tumors of the liver
  • Live donor liver transplantation
  • Transplantation using bloodless medical and surgical techniques
  • Repair of injuries to the biliary tree after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis

Research in Progress

Use of venous allograft for venous substitution


Research Activities
Articles Peer Review
*Medical Student, Fellow or Resident
  1. Selby RR, Mertz GH, Gilsdorf RB: Spontaneous resolution of intestinal obstruction while receiving home parenteral nutrition. Am J Surg 146(6):742-745, 1983

  2. Gilsdorf RB, Selby RR, Tillach P: Systemic appearance of nutrients placed in the peritoneal cavity. J Parenteral Enteral Nutr 9(2):148-152, 1985

  3. Gilsdorf RB, Selby RR, Schon DA, Potter JD: Total nutritional support through the peritoneal cavity. J Am Col Nutr 4:461-469, 1985

  4. *Massaferro V, Makowka L, Enrichens F, *Kahn D, Ferla G, Banner B,*Olivero G, Selby RR, Stevenson WX, Todo S, Starzl TE: A modified technique of orthotopic transplant of the kidney in rabbits. J Invest Surg 2(3):293-303, 1989

  5. Starzl TE, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Podesta L, Mieles L, Demetris A, Teperman L, Selby RR, Stevenson W, Stieber A, Gordon R, Iwatsuki S: Abdominal organ cluster transplantation for the treatment of upper abdominal malignancies. Ann Surg 210(3):374-385; discussion 385-386, 1989

  6. Miyata T, Yokoyama I, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Selby RR, Starzl TE: Endotoxemia, pulmonary complications and thrombocytopenia in liver transplantation. Lancet 2(8656):189-191, 1989

  7. Koneru B, Selby RR, *O'Hair DP, Tzakis AG, Hakala TR, Starzl TE: Nonobstructing colonic dilatation and colon perforations following renal transplantation. Arch Surg 125(5):610-613, 1990

  8. Selby RR, Starzl TE, Yunis E, Brown BI, Kendall RS, Tzakis AG: Liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease. N Eng J Med 324(1):39-42, 1991

  9. Stieber AC, Zetti G, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Fung JJ, *Marino IR, *Casavilla A, Selby RR, Starzl TE: The spectrum of portal vein thrombosis in liver transplantation. Ann Surg 213(3):199-206, 1991

  10. Gordon RD, Hartner CM, Casavilla A, Selby RR, Bronsther O, Mieles L, Martin M, Fung JJ, Tzakis AG, Starzl TE: The liver transplant waiting list-a single-center analysis. Transplantation 51(1):128-134, 1991

  11. Stieber AC, Gordon RD, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Fung JJ, *Casavilla A, Selby RR, Mieles L, Reyes J, Starzl TE: Liver transplantation in patients over sixty years of age. Transplantation 51(1):271-273, 1991

  12. Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, Sheahan DG, Yokoyama I, Demetris AJ, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Van Thiel DH, Carr B, Selby RR, Madariaga J: Hepatic resection versus transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg 214(3):221-228; discussion 228-229, 1991

  13. Kusne S, Schwartz M, Breinig MK, Dummer JS, Lee RE, Selby RR, Starzl TE, Simmons RL, Ho M: Herpes simplex virus hepatitis after solid organ transplantation in adults. J Infect Dis 163(5):1001-1007, 1991

  14. Fung JJ, Demetris A, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Bronsther O, Casavilla A, Doyle H, Gordon R, Iwatsuki S, Selby RR, Imventarza O, Martin M, Reyes J, Stieber A, Starzl TE: Use of FK 506 in the treatment of liver allograft rejection. Transplantation Sci 1:50-54, 1991

  15. Fung JJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Todo S, Shapiro R, Tzakis AG, Jordan M, Armitage J, *Jain A, Martin M, Bronsther O, Stieber A, Kormos R, Selby RR, Gordon R, Starzl TE: FK 506 in clinical organ transplantation. Clin Transplant 5:517-522, 1991

  16. Asonuma K, Takaya S, Selby RR, Okamoto R, Yamamoto Y, Yokoyama T, Todo S, Ozawa K, and Starzl TE: The clinical significance of the arterial ketone body ratio as an early indicator of graft viability in human liver transplantation. Transplantation 51(1):164-171, 1991

  17. Fung JJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Jain A, Gordon R, Tzakis A, Todo S, Takaya S, Alesiani M, Demetrios A, Bronsther O, Martin M, Mieles L, Selby RR, Reyes J, Doyle H, Stieber A, Casavilla A and Starzel TE: A randomized trial of primary liver transplantation under immunosuppression with FK 506 versus cyclosporine. Transplantation 23:2977-2983, 1991

  18. Nussler AK, DiSilvio M, Billiar TR, Hoffman RA, Geller DA, Selby RR, Madariaga J, Simmons RS: Stimulation of the nitric oxide synthase pathway in human hepatocytes by cytokines and endotoxin. J Exp Med 176(1):261-264, 1992

  19. Casavilla A, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Reyes J, Fung JJ, Starzl TE: Logistics and technique for combined hepatic-intestinal retrieval. Ann Surg 216(5):605-609, 1992

  20. Todo S, Tzakis AG, Abu-Elmagd K, Reyes J, Nakamura K, Casavilla A, Selby RR, Nour BM, Wright H, Fung JJ, et al: Intestinal transplantation in composite visceral grafts or alone. Ann Surg 216(3):223-233; discussion 233-234, 1992

  21. *Takaya S, Nonami T, Selby RR, Doyle H, Murray G, Kramer D, Kang Y, Starzl TE: The relationship of systemic hemodynamics and oxygen consumption to early allograft failure after liver transplantation. Transpl Int 6(2):73-76, 1993

  22. Tzakis AG, Todo S, Reyes J, Nour B, Abu-Elmagd K, Selby RR, Casavilla A, Kocoshis S, Demetris AJ, Yunis E, Van Thiel DH, Starzl TE: Intestinal transplantation in children under FK 506 immunosuppression. J Ped Surg 28(8):1040-1043, 1993

  23. Madariaga JR, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, Todo S, Selby RR, Zetti G: Hepatic resection for cystic lesions of the liver. Ann Surg 218(5):610-614, 1993

  24. Abu-Elmagd K, Bronsther O, Jain A, Irish W, Ramos H, Marino IR, Dodson F, Selby RR, Doyle H, Furukawa H, et al: Recent advances in hepatic transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh. Clin Transpl 137-152, 1993

  25. Van Thiel DH, Carr B, Iwatsuki S, Selby RR, Fung JJ, Starzl TE: The 11-year Pittsburgh experience with liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: 1981-1991. J Surg Oncol Suppl 3:78-82, 1993

  26. Carr BI, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, Selby RR, Madariaga JR: Regional cancer chemotherapy for advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma. J Surg Oncol Suppl 3:100-103, 1993

  27. Madariaga JR, Dodson SF, Selby RR, Todo S, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Corrective treatment and anatomic considerations for laparoscopic cholecystectomy injuries. J Am Col Surg 179(3):321-325, 1994

  28. Gayowski TJ, Iwatsuki S, Madariaga JR, Selby RR, Todo S, Irish W, Starzl TE: Experience in hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer; analysis of clinical and pathologic risk factors. Surg 116(4):703-710; discussion 710-711, 1994

  29. Todo S, Fung JJ, Starzl TE, Tzakis AG, Doyle H, Abu-Elmagd K, Jain A, Selby RR, Bronsther O, Marsh W, et al: Single-center experience with primary orthotopic liver transplantation with FK 506 immunosuppression. Ann Surg 220(3):297-308; discussion 308-309, 1994

  30. Schwarz RE, Posner MC, Plunkett MB, Selby RR, Landreneau RJ: Needle-localized thoracoscopic resections of small indeterminate pulmonary nodules in transplant patients. Clin Transplant 8(4):378-381, 1994

  31. Casavilla FA, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Reyes J, Nakamura K, Wright HI, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Demetris AJ, Fung JJ, et al: Early clinical and histologic viability of human liver-small intestinal allografts after implantation. Clin Transpl 8(1):49-53, 1994

  32. Selby RR, Madariaga JR, Iwatsuki S: Liver resectability based on physical characteristics. Cancer Treatment & Research 69:291-292, 1994

  33. Bennett BC, Selby RR, Bahnson RR: Surgical resection for management of renal cancer with hepatic involvement. J Urol 154(3):972-974, 1995

  34. *Rodriguez Rilo HL, Subbotin VM, Selby RR, Thomson AW: Rapid hair regrowth in refractory alopecia universalis associated with autoimmune disease following liver transplantation and tacrolimus (FK506) therapy. Transplantation 59(9):1350-1353, 1995

  35. Orons PD, Zajko AB, Bron KM, Trecha GT, Selby RR, Fung JJ: Hepatic artery angioplasty after liver transplantation: experience in 21 allografts. J Vasc Interv Radiol 6(4):523-529, 1995

  36. Selby RR, *Kadry Z, Carr B, Tzakis AG, Madariaga JR, Iwatsuki S: Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Surg 19(1):53-58, 1995

  37. *Tepetes K, Selby RR, *Webb M, Madariaga JR, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Orthotopic liver transplantation for benign hepatic neoplasms. Arch Surg 130(2):153-156, 1995

  38. Jabbour N, Todo S, Selby RR, Starzl TE: Venovenous bypass using inferior mesenteric vein for portal decompression during orthotopic hepatic transplantation. J Am Col Surg 180(1):100, 1995

  39. Merhav HJ, Mieles LA, Ye Y, Selby RR, Snowden G: Alternative procedure for failed reconstruction of a right replaced hepatic artery in liver transplantation. Transpl Inter 8(5):414-417, 1995

  40. Selby RR, *Ramirez CB, Singh R, *Kleopoulos I, Kusne S, Starzl TE, Fung JJ: Brain abscess in solid organ transplant recipients receiving cyclosporine-based immunosuppression. Arch Surg 132:304-310, 1997

  41. Jabbour N, Zajko A, Orons P, Irish W, Fung JJ, Selby RR: Does transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) resolve thrombocytopenia associated with cirrhosis? Dig Dis and Sci 43(11):2459-2462, 1998

  42. *Stein JP, Selby RR, Cote RJ, Hopkins B, Figueroa AJ, Skinner DG: Adrenal cortical carcinoma associated with a splenic vein tumor thrombus: a case report. Scandinavian J Urology and Nephrology, 32(2):140-142, 1998

  43. *Cosenza CA, Durazo F, Stain SC, Jabbour N, Selby RR: Current management of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, Am Surg 65(10):939-943, 1999

  44. *Baril NB, Ralls PW, Wren, Selby RR, Radin R, Parekh D, Jabbour N, Stain SC: Does an infected peripancreatic fluid collection or abscess mandate operation? Ann Surg 231(3):361-367, 1999

  45. *Cosenza CA, Saffari B, Jabbour N, Stain SC, Garry D, Parekh D, Selby RR: Surgical management of biliary gallstone disease during pregnancy, Am J Surg 178:546-548, 1999

  46. Reyes JD, Carr B, Dvorchik I, Kocoshis S, Jaffe J, Gerber D, Mazariegos GV, Bueno J, Selby RR: Liver transplantation and chemotherapy for hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular cancer in childhood and adolescence. J Pedric 136(6):795-804, 2000

  47. *Stapher M, Selby RR, Stain SC, Katkhouda N, Parekh D, Jabbour N, Garry D: Management of duodenal perforation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy. Ann Surg 232 (2):191-198, 2000

  48. *Kassabian A, Stein J, Jabbour N, *Parsa K, Skinner D, Parekh D, Cosenza CA, Selby RR: Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas: a single-institution series and review of the literature. Urology 56(2):211-215, 2000.

Articles Non-Peer Review
*Medical Student, Fellow or Resident

  1. *Yokoyama I, Todo S, Miyata T, Selby RR, Tzakis AG, Starzl TE: Endotoxemia and human liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 21(5):3833-3841, 1989

  2. Yokoyama I, Sheahan DG, Carr B, Kakizoe S, Selby RR, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Clinicopathologic factors affecting patient survival and tumor recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplant Proc 23(4):2194-2196, 1991

  3. Fung JJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Jain A, Gordon R, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Takaya S, Alessiani M, Demetris A, Bronsther O, Martin M, Mieles L, Selby RR, Reyes J, Doyle H, Stieber A, Casavilla A, Starzl TE: A randomized trial of primary liver transplantation under immunosuppression with FK 506 versus cyclosporine. Transplant Proc 23:3038-3039, 1991

  4. Yagihashi A, Yoshida Y, Terasawa K, Ujike Y, Konno A, Ogura K, Kobayashi M, Takenaka T, Hayashi S, Selby RR, Warty V, Noguchi K, Iwaki Y, Starzl TE: The effect of FK 506 on peripheral blood T-lymphocyte subsets in orthotopic liver transplant patients. Transplant Proc 23(6):2937-2938, 1991

  5. Todo S, Tzakis AG, Reyes J, Abu-Elmagd K, Casavilla A, Nour BM, Selby RR, Fung JJ, Van Thiel D, Starzl TE: Clinical small bowel or small bowel plus liver transplantation under FK 506. Transplant Proc 23(6):3093-3095, 1991

  6. Takaya S, Bronsther O, Todo S, Abu-Elmagd K, Jain A, Alessiani M, Madariaga J, Marino IR, Selby RR, Fung JJ, Gordon RD, Starzl TE: Retransplantation of liver: a comparison of FK 506- and cyclosporine-treated patients. Tranplant Proc 23(6):3026-3028, 1991

  7. Fung JJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Todo S, Shapiro T, Tzakis AG, Jordan M, Armitage J, Jain A, Martin M, Bronsther O, Stieber A, Kormos R, Selby RR, Gordon R, Starzl TE: Current status on FK 506 in organ transplantation. Seminaires D'Uro-Nephrologie, Publies Sous La Direction de Christian Chatelain et Claude Jacobs, 196-201, 1991

  8. Yagihashi A, Takenaka T, Noguchi K, Kobayashi M, Konno A, Hayashi S, Yoshida Y, Terasawa K, Nakamura K, Selby RR, Demetris AJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Reyes J, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Iwaki Y, Starzl TE: Changes in cell surface markers in human small bowel transplantation (SBTx) with FK 506. Transplant Proc 24(3):1203, 1992

  9. *Fontes PA, *Rilo HL, Carroll PB, Tzakis AG, Selby RR, Demetris AJ, Starzl TE, Ricordi C: Human islet isolation and transplantation in chronic pancreatitis using the automated method. Tranplant Proc 24(6):2809, 1992

  10. Fung JJ, Thomson AW, *Pinna A, Selby RR, Starzl TE: State of immunosuppressive agents in organ transplantation. Transplant Proc 24(6):2372-2374, 1992

  11. Selby RR, Starzl TE, Yunis E, Todo S, Tzakis AG, Brown BI, Kendall RS: Liver transplantation for type I and type IV glycogen storage disease. Eur J Pediatr 152(Suppl 1):S71-76, 1993

  12. Casavilla A, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Starzl TE: Donor selection and surgical technique for "en bloc" liver-small bowel procurement. Transplant Proc 25:2638-2639, 1993

  13. Carr BI, Selby RR, Madariaga JR, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Prolonged survival after liver transplantation and cancer chemotherapy for advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplant Proc 25(1):1128-1129, 1993

  14. Abu-Elmagd K, Selby RR, Iwatsuki S, Fung JJ, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Demetris AJ, Baddour N, Irish W, Van Thiel DH, Starzl TE: Cholangiocarcinoma and sclerosing cholangitis: Clinical characteristics and effect on survival after liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 25(1):1124-1125, 1993

  15. *Ukah FO, Merhav H, Kramer D, *Eghtesad B, Samimi F, Frezza E, Linden P, Mieles L, Selby RR: Early outcome of liver transplantation in patients with a history of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Transplant Proc 25(1):1113-1115, 1993

  16. Fung JJ, Todo S, Abu-Elmagd K, Jain A, Tzakis AG, Martin M, Selby RR, Bronsther O, Doyle H, Gayowski T, et al: Randomized trial in primary liver transplantation under immunosuppression with FK 506 or cyclosporine. Tranplant Proc 25(1):1130, 1993

  17. Scott V, Miro A, Kang Y, DeWolf A, Bellary S, Martin M, Kramer D, Selby RR, Doyle H, Paradis I, et al: Reversibility of the hepatopulmonary syndrome by orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 25(2):1787-1788, 1993

  18. Scott V, DeWolf A, Kang Y, Martin M, Selby RR, Fung JJ, Doyle H, Ziady G, Paradis I, Miro A, et al: Reversibility of pulmonary hypertension after liver transplantation: a case report. Transplant Proc 25(2):1789-1790, 1993

  19. Casavilla A, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Tzakis A, Todo S, Starzl TE: Donor selection and surgical technique for en bloc liver-small bowel graft procurement. Transplant Proc 25(4):2622-2623, 1993

  20. Madariaga JR, Selby RR, Iwatsuki S, Carr B, Starzl TE: Hepatocellular carcinoma: Hepatic resection versus transplantation. Proceedings of UICC Kyoto International Symposium on Recent Advances in Management of Digestive Cancers: 121-124, 1993

  21. Jain AB, Fung JJ, Todo S, Reyes J, Selby RR, Irish W, Doyle H, Abu-Elmagd K, Casavilla A, Nour B, et al: One thousand consecutive primary orthotopic liver transplants under FK 506; survival and adverse events. Transplant Proc 27(1): 1099-1104, 1995

  22. Merhav HJ, Mieles LA, Ye Y, Selby RR, Snowden G: Alternative procedure for failed reconstruction of a right replaced hepatic artery in liver transplantation. Transplant International 8(5):414-417-1995

  23. *Siegler EA, Selby RR: Orthotopic liver transplantation for unresectable, benign hepatic neoplasms. Chirurgia International Vol III(5):9-12, 1996

  24. *Arnold W, Jabbour N, Selby RR: Hepatic resection for metastatic lesions. Prac Gastroenterology XX (12):6-10, 1996

  25. *Siegler EA, Selby RR, Jabbour N: Controversies in the optimal surgical management of gallstone ileus. Surgical Rounds 20(9):359-363, 1997

  26. *Mimran RI, *Freeman J, *Gong I, Selby RR, Jabbour N: Benign cystic teratoma arising from the common bile duct: a case report. Surgical Rounds October:463-467, 1998

Articles in Preparation

  1. Selby RR, Todo T, Marsh JW, Madariaga J, Carr BI, Tsamandas AC, Fung JJ, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: 15 Year experience and follow-up of liver transplantation for metastatic hepatic malignancy.

  2. Carr BI, Selby RR: Treatment of advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma with liver transplantation and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy: a pilot study.

  3. Jabbour N, Genyk Y, Palmer S, Mateo R, Selby RR: Splenic artery aneurysm: can we afford to ignore it in liver transplantation?

  4. Jabbour N, Genyk Y, Mateo R, Korula J, Delich P, Henderson R, Selby RR: Live donor liver transplantation in adult Jehovah's Witness patients: surgical management techniques.

Articles Submitted

  1. *Chou J, Selby RR, Jabbour N: Mycotic aneurysm of the hepatic artery: a case report and review of the literature. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, December 1999.

  2. Jabbour N, *Shirazi S, Genyk Y, Mateo R, Pak E, Cosenza CA, Selby RR: Surgical management of complicated hydatid disease of the liver. The American Surgeon, February 2000.

  3. Jabbour N, Genyk Y, Mateo R, Korula J, Thomas D, Ralls P, Palmer S, Kanel G, Patel RV, Selby RR: Live donor liver transplantation: the USC experience. Acta Chirurgica Belgica (official journal of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery), August 2000.

  4. *Peyre CG, Jabbour N, Selby RR, Watkim M, Mateo R: Unusual cases of jaundice secondary to non-neoplastic bile duct. Archives of Surgery, August 2000.

Abstracts
*Medical Student, Fellow or Resident

  1. Bellary SV, Carr B, Selby RR, Van Thiel DH: Predictive factors for hepatotoxicity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing intra-arterial chemotherapy. American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, Hepatology, 1992.

  2. Casavilla A, Julian T, Dodson F, Stieber A, Selby RR: Diagnostic and staging laparoscopy in liver transplant candidates with suspected hepatobiliary malignancy. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Scientific session, April 1-3, 1993, Phoenix, AZ.

  3. Carr BI, Iwatsuki S, Baron R, Jain A, Selby RR, Madariaga JR, Tuttle H, Barnes J: Intrahepatic arterial cis-platinum and doxorubicin with or without lipoidal for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): A prospective randomized study. ASCO Meeting, May 16-19, 1993, Orlando, Florida.

  4. Selby RR, Carr B, Flickinger J, Frezza E, Dekker A, Abu-Elmagd K, Barnes J, Tuttle H, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Liver transplantation after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for Klatskin tumor. International Liver Transplantation Society, October 6-8, 1993, Toronto, Ontario Canada.

  5. Gayowski T, Selby RR, Demetris AJ, Ramos H, Takaya S, Starzl TE: Hepatic central venulitis and ascites syndrome: a clinicopathologic syndrome of liver transplant rejection. International Liver Transplantation Society, October 6-8, 1993, Toronto, Ontario Canada.

  6. Carty SE, Frezza EE, Selby RR, Both A, Brumfield AM, Lotze MT: Marked elevation of serum IL-6 levels in patients with cholangiocarcinoma. American Association for Cancer Research, 1993.

  7. Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, Gayowski T, Todo S, Madariaga JR, Selby RR: Proposed TNM staging for metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver. American Surgical Association 114th Annual Meeting, April 7-9, 1994, San Antonio, Texas.

  8. Jain A, Fung J, Todo S, Selby RR, Ramos H, Gayowski T, Abu-Elmagd K, Bronsther O, Jabbour N, et al: Conversion from FK506 to cyclosporine due to FK 06 toxicity following orthotopic liver transplantation. American Society of Transplant Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, May, 19994.

  9. Jain A, Fung JJ, Todo S, Ramos H, Selby RR, Irish W, Reyes J, Jabbour N, Venkataramanan R, Starzl TE: Adult primary orthotopic liver transplantation under FK 506:four-year follow-up. American Association of Liver Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1994

  10. Jain A, Fung JJ, Todo S, Selby RR, Casavilla F, Jabbour N, Doyle H, Kramer D, Kang Y, Irish W, Kusne S, Starzl TE: Morbidity other than rejection with primary liver transplantation: 1,000 consecutive cases. The American Society of Transplant Physicians, May, 1995

  11. *Baril NB, Ralls PW, Wren SM, Selby RR, Radin R, Parekh D, Jabbour N, Stain SC: Does an infected peripancreatic fluid collection or abscess mandate operation? Pacific Coast Surgical, Third Scientific Session, February 14-18, 1998, Maui, Hawaii.

  12. *Stapfer MV, Cohen H, Jabbour N, Stain SC, Selby RR, *Garry D: Management of duodenal perforation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Digestive Disease Week, May 17-20, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  13. *Cosenza CA, Stain SC, Durazo F, Jabbour N, Selby RR: Current management of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis. Southern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons, January 22-24, 1999, Santa Barbara, California.

  14. *Cosenza CA, *Saffari B, *Garry D, Stain SC, Parekh D, Jabbour N, Selby RR: The surgical management of biliary gallstone disease during pregnancy. Scientific Session, 51st Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 18-21, 1999, Loews Coronado By Resort, Coronado, California.

  15. Selby RR, Korula J, Mateo R, Selby B, Durazo F, Wueste D, Ahluwalia A, Moser J, Genyk Y, Jabbour N: Comparison of the pre-transplant costs and medical acuity between adult cadaveric versus live-donor transplant recipients. Poster presentation at 51st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, October 27-31, 2000, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas.

  16. Korula J, Pak E, Selby RR, Beringer P, Jabbour N, Genyk Y, Mateo R, Valinluck B, Govindarajan S: Individualized hepatitis B immunoglobulin dosing in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B using a pharmacokinetic model is cost effective. Poster presentation at 51st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, October 27-31, 2000, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas.

  17. Selby RR, Korula J, Mateo R, Selby B, Durazo F, Wueste D, Ahluwalia A, Moser J, Genyk Y, Jabbour N: Comparison of the pre-transplant costs and medical acuity between adult cadaveric versus live-donor transplant recipients. Poster presentation at the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Workshop, December 4-5, 2000, Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland.

  18. Korula J, Selby RR, Durazo F, Genyk G, Delich P, *Ahluwalia A, Mateo R, Jabbour N: Evaluation of donors for live donor liver transplantation: a simple and cost minimizing protocol. Poster presentation at the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Workshop, December 4-5, 2000, Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland.

Abstract Submitted

  1. Selby RR, Jabbour N, Korula J, Thomas D, Henderson R, Durazo F, Genyk Y: Live donor liver transplantation and hepatic resection in Jehovah's witness patients. Pacific Coast Surgical Association, September 2000.

Chapters

  1. Kramer DJ, Selby RR, Murray GC: Perioperative intensive care of liver transplant patients. In Rippe JM, Irwin RS, Alpert JS, Fink MP (eds), Intensive Care Medicine, Second Edition. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Chapter 171, pp 1631-1645, 1991.

  2. Fung JJ, Abu-Elmagd K, Todo S, Shapiro R, Tzakis AG, Jordan M, Armitage J, Jain A, Alessiani M, Martin M, Bronsther O, Stieber A, Kormos R, Selby RR, Gordon R, Przepiorka D, Bloom E, Starzl TE: Overview of FK 506 in transplantation. In Terasaki PI (ed), Clinical Transplants 1990 . UCLA Tissue Typing Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA, pp 115-121, 1991.

  3. Abu-Elmagd K, Bronsther O, Jain A, Irish W, Ramos H, Marino IR, Dodson F, Selby RR, Doyle H, Furukawa H, et al: Recent advances in hepatic transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh. In Terasaki and Cecka (eds), Clinical Transplants. UCLA Tissue Typing Laboratory, Los Angeles, California, Chapter 12, pp 137-152, 1993.

  4. Kramer DJ, Selby RR, Fung JJ: Intensive care of liver transplant recipients. In Ayres SM, Grenvik A, Holbrook PR, Shoemaker WC (eds), Textbook of Critical Care, Third Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Chapter 181, pp 1638-1649, 1995.

  5. Reyes JD, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Tzakis AG, Todo S, Casavilla A, Starzl TE: Intestinal and multiple organ transplantation. In Ayres SM, Grenvik A, Holbrook PR, Shoemaker WC (eds), Textbook of Critical Care, Third Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Chapter 185, pp 1678-1686, 1995.

  6. Stain SC, Parekh D, Selby RR: Tumors of the gallbladder and biliary tract. In Kaplowitz N (ed), Liver and Biliary Diseases, Second Edition. Williams and Wilkens, Philadelphia, Chapter 42, pp 725-738, 1996.

  7. Stain SC, Selby RR: Repair of bile duct injuries. In Berci G, Cuschieri A (eds), Bile Ducts and Bile Duct Stones. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Chapter 20, pp 143-153, 1997.

  8. Jabbour N, Korula J, Selby RR: Portal hypertension: management of variceal bleeding. In Eton D (ed), Vascular Disease: A Multi-Specialty Approach to Diagnosis and Management. R.G. Landes Bioscience Publishers, Austin, Texas, Chapter 18, pp 222-233, 1998.

  9. Jabbour N, Zajko A, Orons P, Irish W, Fung JJ, Selby RR: Does transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) resolve thrombocytopenia associated with cirrhosis? In: Aliperti G, et al (eds). 1999 The Year Book of Gastroenterology, Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO, Chapter 6, pp 274-276, 1999.

Chapter Accepted for Publication

  1. Reyes J, Selby RR, Abu-Elmagd K, Todo S, Mazariegos G, Bueno J, Starzl TE: Intestinal and multiple organ transplantation. In Shoemaker WC, Ayres SM, Grenvik A, and Holbrook PR (eds), Textbook of Critical Care, Fourth Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Chapter 185, May 1999.

Chapter In Preparation

  1. Selby RR: Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinomas.

Letters to Editors

  1. Selby RR, Genyk Y, Jabbour N. Organs for transplantation. NEJM 343(23):1731, 2000

  2. Selby RR: Invited Critique: Impact of histological grade of hepatocellular carcinoma on the outcome of liver transplantation. Arch Surg 136:31, 2001

Miscellany

  1. Selby RR, Trump DS: Appendicitis in the child. Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, Samaritan Medicine Volume Three, Issue One, 1985

  2. Miyata T, Yokoyama I, Todo S, Tzakis A, Selby RR, Starzl TE: Endotoxaemia, pulmonary complications, and thrombocytopenia in liver transplantation. Comment in: Lancet 2(8668):927-928, 1989

  3. Selby RR, Starzl TE, Yunis E, Brown BI, Kendall RS, Tzakis A: Liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease. Comment in: N Engl J Med 324(1):55-56, 1991

  4. Mieles, LA, Orenstein, DM, Toussaint, R.M. Selby RR, Gordon RD, Starzl TE:Outcome after liver transplantation for cystic fibrosis. 1991 Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Symposia Session Summaries, 130-133, 1991

  5. Madariaga JR, Dodson SF, Selby RR, Todo S, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE: Corrective treatment and anatomic considerations for laparoscopic cholecystectomy injuries. Comment in: J Am Coll Surg 180(6):765-766, 1995

  6. Symposium: Bleeding and Transfusions in Surgery. Moderator: Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D., Participants: Ronald Hinder, M.D., Robert Rick Selby, M.D., William Shoemaker, M.D. Contemporary Surgery, 47(3):165-174, September 1995

  7. Symposium: Management of Liver Abscesses. Moderator: Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D., Participants: Henry R. Pitt, M.D., Telfer Reynolds, M.D., Robert Rick Selby, M.D. Contemporary Surgery, 47(5):267-298, November 1995

  8. Interview featuring Drs. Selby RR and Durazo F on Hispanic Talk Radio Station (KTNQ-AM1020) Educational Community Radio, Questions and Answers, Liver Transplantation, March 30, 1999

  9. News conference featuring Drs. Selby RR, Genyk Y, Jabbour N, Korula J: Conference focused on Southern California's first adult living-related liver transplant (Alva Mejia and Fernando Mejia) at USCUH -Media coverage (KNBC-Ch.4, KCAL-CH.9, KTTV-Ch.11, and KVEA-Ch.52. Radio coverage KFWB-AM980 and KNX-AM1070, May 6, 1999

  10. News conference featuring Drs. Selby RR, Genyk Y, Jabbour N, Korula J: Conference focused on USC Surgeons perform world's first living-related bloodless liver transplant (William Jennings) at USCUH- Media coverage (KNBC-Ch.4, KABC-Ch.7, KCBS-Ch.2, KCAL-Ch.9 and TV Regional affiliates. Radio coverage NPR, KFI-AM, KNX-AM, KFWB-AM, July 20, 1999

  11. Interview by Russian TV Film crew, Russian Television Show - "A Stranger's Blood" Coverage pertaining to "bloodless" living -related liver transplant operations, USC University Hospital, December 12, 1999

  12. Press conference featuring Drs. Selby RR, Korula J. Historic surgery at USC University Hospital: Man donates portion of liver to stranger (Donor-Bludworth), USC University Hospital, Media coverage (KNBC-Ch 4, KCOP-TV-Ch 13 (UPN), KABC-TV Ch 7, KCBS-TV Ch 2. Radio coverage KNX 1070, KFWB-News 98, May 19, 2000

  13. Interview and article by Carrie St. Michel, "My mother saved my daughter's life, Parents Magazine, pp. 171-174, September 2000 issue.

  14. Press conference featuring Drs. Selby, RR, El-Shahawy, M. Media coverage on recent dual organ transplant involving a mother and two of her children. Event attended by TV stations KNBC-Ch 4, KTLA-Ch 5, KABC-Ch 7, KCAL-Ch 9, KTTV Ch 11, KCOP-Ch 13 and KVEA-Ch 52, along with reporters from La Opinion, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, KNX-AM radio and the French Press Agency.

Scientific Presentations/Invited Lectures and Seminars
*Medical Student, Fellow or Resident

  1. Treatment of Recurrent Peritoneal Adhesions. Presented at the Fall Meeting of the Southwest Surgical Congress, Phoenix, Arizona 1983.

  2. Treatment of Type I and Type IV Glycogen Storage Disease with Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Pediatric Society Meeting, Fulda, Germany, November 1990.

  3. Tumor Board: Liver Resection. Presented at Latrobe Area Hospital, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1992.

  4. Innovations in Immunology in Transplant Surgery. Presented at the Pittsburgh/Japanese Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2, 1992.

  5. Preventing and Treating Infections in Liver Transplants. Presented at the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1, 1992.

  6. What to Expect with FK 506 in Liver Transplant Patients. Presented at the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1, 1992.

  7. Transplantation for Hepatobiliary Tumor. Presented at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1992.

  8. Cancer and Liver Transplant. Presented at the Medenica Clinic, Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 4, 1992.

  9. Liver Resection. Presented at the East Liverpool City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio, August 20, 1992.

  10. The Pre-Transplant and Post-Operative Management of Liver Transplantation. Presented at I Congreso Venezolano de Trasplante, Caracas, Venezuela, September 5-9, 1992.

  11. Liver Transplantation Experience. Presented at the I Congreso Venezolano de Trasplante, Caracas, Venezuela, September 5-9, 1992.

  12. Donor Selection and Surgical Technique for "En Bloc" Liver Small Bowel Graft Procurement. Presented at the International Symposium on Transplantation of Abdominal Organs, Essen, Germany 1992.

  13. Liver Transplantation. Presented at the III Congress of the Panamerican Society for Dialysis and Transplantation/I Venezuelan Transplant Congress, Caracas, Venezuela, September 8, 1992.

  14. Liver Resection. Presented at the East Liverpool City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio, August 20, 1992.

  15. Infection, After Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Panamerican Congress on Transplantation, Caracas, Venezuela, September 1992.

  16. Transplantation Requirements and Blood Usage in Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Japanese Society of Blood Banking, Tokyo, Japan, January 1993.

  17. Liver Transplantation. Presented at the University at Osaka Surgical Residency, Osaka, Japan, January 1993.

  18. Liver Transplantation-slide presentation for South Fayette High School Students, Biology II, February 19, 1993.

  19. Liver Transplantation-How We Do It In Pittsburgh. Presented at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, April 1993.

  20. Transplant Tumor-slide presentation for 1993 Transplant Lecture Series, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1993.

  21. Procurement and Transplantation of Livers. Presented at the Military Hospital of Mexico, June 1993.

  22. Critical Care Management of Patients with Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Military Hospital of Mexico, June 1993.

  23. Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Mexican Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Huatuleo, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 1993.

  24. Critical Care and Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Mexican Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Huatuleo, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 1993.

  25. Evaluation and Procurement of Donor Organs and Preservation Techniques. Presented at the Mexican Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Huatuleo, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 1993.

  26. Advances in Immunosuppression. Presented at the Mexican Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Huatuleo, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 1993.

  27. Liver Transplantation for Metastatic Cancer. Presented at the International Liver Transplantation Society, Toronto, Canada, October 1993.

  28. How to Become a Donor and the Beauty of Liver Transplantation. Presented at Beth Sinai Synagog Men's League, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1993.

  29. The Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Resection vs. Transplant. Presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 44th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 1993.

  30. Liver Transplantation and ICU Care of Recipients. Presented at the Mexican Society for Critical Care Medicine, Mazatlan, Mexico, October 1994.

  31. Infections in the Postoperative Liver Transplant Recipient. Presented at the Mexican Society for Critical Care Medicine, Mazatlan, Mexico, October 1994.

  32. Opportunistic Infections. Mexican Society of Critical Care Medicine, Mazatlan, Mexico, November 1994.

  33. Management of the Liver Transplant ICU Patient. Mexican Society of Critical Care Medicine, Mazatlan, Mexico, November 1994.

  34. Hepatic Resection. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  35. Liver Transplantation for Primary and Metastatic Tumor. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  36. ICU Care of the Liver Transplant Recipient. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  37. Surgical Treatment of Injuries after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  38. Intraoperative Treatment of Coagulopathic Conditions Related to Liver Disease. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  39. Treatment of Liver Abscesses. Presented at the Phoenix Surgical Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1995.

  40. Organ Donation. Presented to the USC University Hospital Guild/Women's Auxiliary, Los Angeles, California, December 1995.

  41. Cholangiocarcinoma and Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Presented at the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology, Los Angeles, California, January 1996.

  42. Controversies in Liver Transplantation. Presented at the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology (Post AGA-DDW Review), Newport Beach, California, July 1997.

  43. Introduction to USC Center for Liver Disease. Presented to Universal Primary Care, Eagle Rock, California, October 1997.

  44. Liver Transplantation. Presented to MedPartners/Tenet Group, Cerritos, California, November 1997.

  45. Controversies in Liver Transplantation and Liver Surgery. Presented at the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology (21st Post AGA-DDW Review), Rancho Mirage, California, July 1998.

  46. Bloodless Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery: An Overview, Fourth National Seminar Bloodless Medicine & Surgery, "Exploring New Frontiers in Medicine", Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Illinois, Creighton University, October 1998.

  47. Living Related Liver Transplant. Nurses Grand Rounds, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California, November 1998.

  48. *Shirazi SK, Jabbour N, Selby RR. Surgical management of complicated hepatic hydatid disease. Poster session, The Southwestern Surgical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, April 19-22, 1998.

  49. Long-term Care of the Transplanted Liver. Liver Disease 2000: A Symposium for Nurses, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California, February 2000.

  50. Transplantation in the Future. Liver Disease 2000: A Symposium for Nurses, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California, February 2000

  51. Liver Transplant. Symposium: New Trends in the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus, Academia Nacional de Medicina de Mexico, A.C., Mexico, DF, April 8, 2000.

  52. Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases, Colorectal Staff Conference, Department of Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, July 18, 2000.

  53. Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer II, 8th Annual Care of the Elderly Conference, University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka, Alaska, September 22-23, 2000.

Postgraduate Lectures

  1. Liver and Multivisceral Transplantation, Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, October 1995.
  2. Transplantation for Tumor, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, October 1995.
  3. Liver Transplantation, Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, CA, November 1995.
  4. Liver Resections, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, December 1995.
  5. Liver Transplantation, Suburban Medical Center, Paramount, CA, February 1996.
  6. Liver Transplantation, Santa Marta Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, March 1996.
  7. Innovations, Research & Future Directions in Transplantation, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, April 1996.
  8. Current Trends in Liver Transplantation, St. Francis Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, April 1996.
  9. New Trends in Liver Transplantation, Pacifica Hospital, Sun Valley, CA, April 1996.
  10. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Injuries, Kaiser Hospital, Riverside, CA, May 1996.
  11. Hepatoma and Cholangiocarcinoma, Long Beach Community Hospital, Long Beach, CA, May 1996.
  12. Liver Transplantation: Techniques and Results, Daniel Freeman Hospitals, Inc., Inglewood, CA, June 1996.
  13. Liver Transplantation, Encino-Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana, CA, June 1996.
  14. Liver Transplantation, Redding Medical Center, Redding, CA, July 1996.
  15. Liver Transplantation, Update in Medicine/USC, San Diego Marriott Valley, San Diego, CA, September 1996.
  16. Hepatic Resection for Primary & Metastatic Tumors, Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, Riverside, CA, October 1996.
  17. Liver Transplantation, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA, January 1997.
  18. Current Issues in Organ Donation and Transplantation, County of Los Angeles, Department of Coroner, Los Angeles, CA, February 1997.
  19. End-Stage Liver Disease/Transplantation, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Anaheim, CA, March 1997.
  20. Complex Liver Disease, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA, March 1997.
  21. Liver Transplantation, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA, June 1997.
  22. Radiography and Management of Benign Hepatic Lesions, LAC+USC Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, July 1997.
  23. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Injuries, Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, Riverside, CA, September 1997.
  24. Hepatic Resection for Primary and Metastatic Tumors, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA, October 1997.
  25. Liver Resection and Liver Transplantation is Possible Without The Use of Blood, 3rd Transfusion-Free Medicine & Surgery Conference, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, September 1998.
  26. End Stage Liver Disease, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, September 1998.
  27. What's New in Liver Transplant Living Related Transplant, The USC Experience, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, February 1999
  28. Transplantation for Hepatocellular Cancer and Resection, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer and Hospital, Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, May 1999.
  29. Viral Hepatitis: Virology to Transplantation, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, June 1999.
  30. Liver Transplantation, USC School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles, CA, June 1999.
  31. Bleeding Curiosities of the Mesenteric Circulation, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA, June 1999.
  32. Living Related Liver and Kidney Transplantation, 42nd USC Annual Postgraduate Refresher Course, Kapalua Hotel, Maui, Hawaii, August 1999.
  33. Living Related Liver and Kidney Transplantation, St. Joseph Heritage, Fullerton, CA, August 1999.
  34. Laparoscopic Living Related Kidney Transplantation, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Anaheim, CA, October 1999.
  35. Living Related Liver & Kidney Transplantation, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, October 1999.
  36. Surgical Management of Pancreatic Problems, UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA, March 2000.
  37. Liver Transplantation Today, 2000 Post Graduate Assembly, Saint John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, CA, September 2000.
  38. New Approaches to Liver Transplantation, Symposium: Liver Disease Update 2000, Meyer Auditorium, USC, November 2000.
  39. Acute Pancreatitis, Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Marina Del Rey, CA, January 2001





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