Najjia N. Mahmoud
Emilie and Roland T. deHellebranth Professor of Surgery
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Colorectal Surgery - Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
4 Silverstein Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
4 Silverstein Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2078
Fax: 215-615-0471
Fax: 215-615-0471
Education:
B.S. (Microbiology and Public Health)
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI , 1989.
M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University , 1993.
B.S. (Microbiology and Public Health)
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI , 1989.
M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University , 1993.
Post-Graduate Training
Research Assistant. Department of Chemistry, Sponsor: Dr. James Paulson. Development of hepes/histidine gel systems for rapid protein analysis by cationic disc electrophoresis., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 1987-1989.
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Sponsor: Dr. James Paulson. Investigated the role of H1-histone phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in cell cycle regulation in HeLa metaphase chromosomes., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 1988-1989.
Research Assistant, Department of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, New York, NY. Sponsor: Dr. James Bussel. Examined the efficacy and role of 3G8 antibody infusions in patients with HIV-related thrombocytopenia., The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1990-1990.
Resident in Surgery, New York, NY, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1993-1996.
Research Fellow in Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 1996-1998.
Clinical Associate in Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 1998-1999.
Senior Clinical Associate in Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 1999-2000.
Fellow in Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 2000-2001.
Permanent linkResearch Assistant. Department of Chemistry, Sponsor: Dr. James Paulson. Development of hepes/histidine gel systems for rapid protein analysis by cationic disc electrophoresis., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 1987-1989.
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Sponsor: Dr. James Paulson. Investigated the role of H1-histone phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in cell cycle regulation in HeLa metaphase chromosomes., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 1988-1989.
Research Assistant, Department of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, New York, NY. Sponsor: Dr. James Bussel. Examined the efficacy and role of 3G8 antibody infusions in patients with HIV-related thrombocytopenia., The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1990-1990.
Resident in Surgery, New York, NY, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1993-1996.
Research Fellow in Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 1996-1998.
Clinical Associate in Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 1998-1999.
Senior Clinical Associate in Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 1999-2000.
Fellow in Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 2000-2001.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Surgical site infectionRectal cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Enhanced recovery pathways
Selected Publications
Stein D, Mahmoud NN, Rose D, Anne P, Goldstein S, Isenberg G, Mitchell E, Fry RD. : A Longer Time Interval Between Completion of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Surgical Resection Does not Improve Downstaging of Rectal Carcinoma. Proceedings of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2002.Mahmoud NN, Madoff RD, Rothernberger DA, Finne CO. : TEM Reduces the Incidence of Positive Margins Compared to Transanal Excision for Rectal Tumors. Proceedings of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2001.
Mahmoud NN, Bilinski RT, Churchill MR, Edelmann W, Kucherlapati R, Bertagnolli MM : Genotype-phenotype correlation in murine APC utation: Differences in enterocyte migration and response to sulindac Cancer Research 59(2): 353-359, Jan. 1999.
Mahmoud NN, Mack CA, DeCosse JJ, Michaeli J, Bertagnolli MM: Debulking of a gastrointestinal hemangioma alleviates coagulopathy associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome Surgery 125(2): 236-238, Feb. 1999 Notes: [case report]
Mahmoud NN, Bilinski RT, Mestre J, Martucci C, Bertagnolli MM: Administration of an unconjugated bile acid increases duodenal tumors in a murine model of familial adenomatous polyposis. Carcinogenesis 20(2): 101-105, Feb. 1999.
Carothers AM, Chiao C, Barrett JC, Mahmoud NN, Weyant MJ, Bilinski RT, Churchill MR, Grunberger D, Bertagnolli MM. : Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) Prevents Tumors in Min/+ Mice and Regulates p53 Function In Vitro. International Society of Cancer Chemoprevention, Strang International Cancer Prevention Conference, November 14, 1998; Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1999.
Carothers AM, Weyant MJ, Mahmoud NN, Bilinski RT, Bertagnolli MM: Estrogen modulates intestinal tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. Proceedings of the American Association of Cancer Research 40: 530, 1999.