Martin Tobi, M.B., Ch.B.
Professor of Medicine at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Chief of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
University & Woodland Avenues
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University & Woodland Avenues
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-4451
Email:
martin.tobi@va.gov
martin.tobi@va.gov
Publications
Education:
MD
University of Cape Town, 1976.
MD
University of Cape Town, 1976.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1977-1978.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 1978-1981.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, 1981-1983.
Permanent linkIntern in Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1977-1978.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 1978-1981.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, 1981-1983.
Selected Publications
Patel P, Gupta R, Hatfield J, Xu Y, Rambus M, Majumdar A, Lawson M, Tobi M. : The Colonic Field Effect in the Elderly: Support for the Age-Based Predilection to Colorectal Cancer Proceeding via the Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence. 2007.Richard K. Wood Jr, Pragnesh Patel, James Hatfield, Xu Xi, Michael Lawson, Mary Ann Rambus, Martin Tobi.: Colonic Field Effect: Independent of Sex. 2007.
Akhras J, Patel P, Tobi M: Dieulafoy’s lesion-like bleeding: An under-recognized cause of upper gastrointestinal cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with advanced liver disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 52: 722-6, 2007.
Naghibalhossaini F, Yoder AD, Tobi M, Stanners CP: Evolution of a tumorigenic property conferred by glycophosphatidyl-inositol membrane anchors of CEA gene family members during the primate radiation. Mol. Biol. Cell 2007 18: 1366-1374, 2007.
Irwin B, Kim J, Han S, Katakuri V, Hatfield J, Ben Joseph E, Yordanova V, Moole S, Tobi M.: “Colorectal Cancer Surveillance: Indications for Irradiated Prostate Cancer Patients-Importance of a Complete Information Base.” Presented at the 2006 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. ASCO/ASTRA/AGA/SSO Meeting, San Francisco 2006 2006.
Niraj A, Perez NE, Sakr-Khoury N, Adsay V, Basturk O, Tobi M, Ullah N: “Localized Gastric Amyloidosis.” Practical Gastroenterology 30: 73-79, 2006.
Tobi M, Yordanova V, Hatfield J, Khoury N, Bajenova O, Clapp NK, Lawson MJ, Sehgal PK, Carville A, Thomas P: “Inhibition of hepatic Kupffer cell CEA-uptake averts liver metastases in a spontaneous colorectal cancer animal model: Chemoblockade in humans may provide a target for intervention in humans.” Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 47, 2006.
Kam M, Xu Y, Massare J, Gallinger S, Kinzie J, Weaver D, Bapat B, Esufali S, Tobi M: “Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome diagnosed in a Schizophrenic patient with a large deletion in the STK 11 Gene.” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 51: 1567-1570, 2006.
Yuan M, Xhang X-P, Leu Y-L, Xu Y, Ullah N, Lawson M, Tobi M: “Fecal Adnab-9 Binding as a Risk Marker for Colorectal Neoplasia.” Cancer Letters 235: 48-52, 2006.
Duttala N, Tobi M: “Complementary Stimulation of Hepatobiliary Transport and Detoxification by Rifampicin and Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Humans.” Gastroenterology 130: 619-620, 2006.
