Associate Professor of Surgery, Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine
General Surgery
Dr. Vafa Shayani, MD
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Doctor Vafa Shayani, MD practices General Surgery. He researched medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. George Washington University School of Medicine is ranked 67 in research and 0 in primary care medicine He has 2 awards "Regional Top Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Vafa Shayani is also a published physician. He has 29 publication published. The most recent publication is: Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in patients with severe cardiac dysfunction undergoing abdominal operations.
Publications
- Safety and efficacy of the LAP-BAND AP® adjustable gastric band in the treatment of Obesity: results at 2 years.
- Laparoscopic repair of parapubic Hernia.
- Mucinous cystadenoma of the cecum missed at laparoscopic appendectomy. Pitfalls in laparoscopy.
- To cut is not always to cure.
- Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in patients with severe cardiac dysfunction undergoing abdominal operations.
- Evaluation of mechanism of increased intracranial pressure with insufflation.
- Common bile duct T-tubes. A caveat and recommendations for management.
- Abdominal operations in patients with cirrhosis: still a major surgical challenge.
- Determination of the learning curve of the AESOP robot.
- Seeding of vascular grafts with genetically modified endothelial cells. Secretion of recombinant TPA results in decreased seeded cell retention in vitro and in vivo.
- Anatomic barriers influence the distribution of in vivo gene transfer into the arterial wall. Modeling with microscopic tracer particles and verification with a recomb...
- Optimization of recombinant t-PA secretion from seeded vascular grafts.
- Adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer into sheep arteries using a double-balloon catheter.
- Extraesophageal manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease or too much mouthwash?
- Safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery: Roux-en-y gastric bypass is superior to gastric banding in the management of morbidly obese patients: a response.
- Gastric migration and strangulation after adjustable gastric banding.
- Management of slipped adjustable gastric bands.
- Quality of life after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding using the Baros and Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II.
- Treatment of massive super-Obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Gallbladder disease in patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Three-year follow-up weight loss results for patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding at a major university medical center: does the weight loss per...
- Superior weight loss with patient-driven, fluoroscopically guided band adjustment following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Diagnosis and management of acute gastric distention following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Indicated cholangiography in patients operated on by routine versus selective cholangiographers.
- Early and late complications following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Comparison of laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Laparoscopic adhesiolysis in patients with chronic abdominal pain.
- The role of laparoscopic adhesiolysis in the treatment of patients with chronic abdominal pain or recurrent bowel Obstruction.
Schools
George Washington University School Of Medicine
George Washington University Hospital
University Of California Los Angeles UCLA
Procedures Preformed
- Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
- Colectomy
- Gallbladder Removal
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Conditions Treated
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Colon Cancer
- Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
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Doctors Specialties
- Bariatric Surgery
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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George Washington University -
George Washington University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1134193220 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SHAYANI |
| First Name Of The Provider | VAFA |
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