Samir Abu-Gazala, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Courtesy Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Team, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 2nd Fl. Ravdin Courtyard Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 2nd Fl. Ravdin Courtyard Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2561
Education:
MD
Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, 2007.
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Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, 2007.
Selected Publications
Hatipoglu D, Salinas Parra N, Kaplan DE, Abu-Gazala S, Mahmud N: Impact of surgery duration on postoperative mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Gastro Hep Advances 5(1): 100771, Jan. 2026.Nicolas Muñoz , Samir Abu-Gazala: Moving upstream: Understanding barriers to living donor liver donation in Hispanic and non-Hispanic candidates. Iver Transplantation Page: Epub ahead of print, August 2025.
LDLTregistry.org Collaborative: Chief Investigators, Mohamed Rela, Elizabeth Pomfret, Hiroto Egawa, Co-Chief Investigator, Prashant Bhangui, Founders R D Team, Dimitri A Raptis, Marina Berenguer, Michael Spiro, Mohamed Rela, Scientific Committee, Abhideep Chaudhary, Abhinav Humar, Abraham Shaked, Albert Chan, Alfred Kow Wei Chieh, Ali Jafarian, Arvinder Singh Soin, Brian Davidson, Brian Goh, Chao-Long Chen, Charles Miller, Chih Chi Wang, Christian Toso, Daniel Azoulay, Daniel Cherqui, Deirdre Kruger, Deniz Balci, Derek Manas, Dmitri Bezinover, Dong Jin Joo, Giuliano Testa, Gokhan Kabacam, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Helge Eilers, Ilgin Ozden, James Y Findlay, James Pomposelli, Jan Lerut, Jia-Hong Dong, Jiang Liu, John Fung, John P Roberts, Joseph Kim, Kang He, Kim Olthoff, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Koji Hashimoto, Kwan Man, Kymberly Watt, Madhukar S Patel, Mark Cattral, Mark Ghobrial, Massimo Malago, Mureo Kasahara, Nancy Ascher, Nazia Selzner-Malekkiani, Nicolas Goldaracena, Pooja Bhangui, Rajiv Jalan, Refaat Kamel, Rene Adam, Roberto I Troisi, Saleh A Alqahtani, Sanjay Nagral, Shusen Zheng, Silvio Nadalin, Sonal Asthana, Stuart A McCluskey, Subhash Gupta, Susumu Eguchi, Terry Pan, Tetsuro Sakai, Tiffany Cho-Lam Wong, Valeria R Mas, Vijay Vohra, Vivek Vij, Wojciech Polak, Wellington Andraus, Yaman Tokat, Yuji Soejima, Scientific Advisory Board Data Monitoring Committee, Andreas Mayr, Beatriz Dominguez, Elmi Muller, Karina Rando, Thomas Mueller, Data Management Committee, Andreas Mayr, Camila Hidalgo Salinas, Dimitri A Raptis, Michael Spiro, Nicholas Syn, Pascale Tinguely, Writing Committee, Dimitri A Raptis, Michael Spiro, Toby Lewis, Meera Raja, Beatriz Dominguez, Marina Berenguer, Mohamed Rela, Management Committee, Varvara A Kirchner, Eleonora De Martin, Alexandra Shingina, Ashwin Rammohan, Carmen Vinaixa, Daniel Borja-Cacho, David Nasralla, Dhupal Patel, Elizabeth Ann Wilson, Enrico Prosperi, Felipe Alconchel, Garrett Roll, Hakeem Abdul, Jiang Liu, Johns Shaji Mathew, Khalid Bzeizi, Madhukar S Patel, Manhal Izzy, Martin De Santibanes, Naglaa Zayed, Onur Keskin, Oya Andacoglu, Phillipe Abreu, Qasim Khan, Ryan Chadha, Saad Alghamdi, Sadhana Shankar, Tamer Shaker, Tom Fernandez, Uzung Yoon, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Administration Committee, Ilya Kantsedikas, Kris Ann H Marquez, Bilal Elmikkaoui, Gemma Wells, Leen Alshibi, Marinos Zachiotis, Meera Raja, Sami A Kareem, Stelios-Elion Bousi, Toby Lewis, Previous Members, Benedict Turner, Bhargava Chikkala, Camila Hidalgo Salinas, Emmanuel Melloul, Gulbahar Syeda, Krishnakumure Patel, Nidhi Reji, Nikolaos Machairas, Pascale Tinguely, Sebastian Staubli, Shahi Abdul Ghani, Steen Grover, Academic Headquarters, Christian Oberkofler, Country Leaders, Thomas Fernandez, Abdul Rahman Hakeem, Albert Chan, Alicia Chorley, Alessandro Galli, Alfred Kow, Ashish Malik, Ashwin Rammohan, Carlo Pulitano, Catherine de Magnée, Daniel Zamora-Valdes, Danko Mikulich, Deock-Gie Kim, Dong Jin Joo, Felipe Alconchel Gago, Georg Lurje, Gustavo Torres, Helge Eilers, Hideki Ohdan, Hillary Braun, Iman Montasser, Inbaraj Balradja, James Shapiro, Kaleem Ullah, Li-Ying Sun, Marieke de Boer, Martin De Santibañes, Moataz Emara, Muhammad Yasir Khan, Naglaa Zayed, Nazia Selzner, Nicholas Goldaracena, Onur Keskin, Robert Minnee, Ryan Chadha, Saleh Alabbad, Shireen Nah, Simone Santoro Angelo Zaragoza, Sophio Beridze, Stuart McCluskey, Suehana Rahman, Sunhawit Junrungsee, Tarunjeet Klair, Vandana Saluja, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Transplant Hepatology Working Group, Alexandra Shingina, Bandar Al-Judaibi, Eleonora De Martin, Iman Montasser, Khalid Bzeizi, Kymberly Watt, Manhal Izzy, Marina Berenguer, Naglaa Zayed, Nazia Selzner-Malekkiani, Qasim Khan, Rajiv Jalan, Saad Alghamdi, Saleh A Alqahtani, Sophio Beridze, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Contributing Members, Abdulaziz F Alotaibi, Abhijit Jagdale, Abhinav Humar, Achim Konietzko, Ahmed R I Draz, Ahmed M Sabry, Ahmed Shehta, Ahmed Mehrez, Ahmed S Foda, Ahmed M I Taha, Ahmet B Dogrul, Akinari Fukuda, Albert Chan, Aldo J Montano-Loza, Alessandro Parente, Alicia Chorley, Andrea Della Penna, Andres Duarte, Andrew Barbas, Anjana A Pillai, Apostolos Angelis, Ariel G Campana, Arnetta Naomi Louise N L Lalisang, Arzu Oezcelik, Arzu Demir, Ashesh Shah, Ashish Singhal, Ashraf Khalil, Ashraf A Dahaba, Ashwin Rammohan, Ayman Salah, Barbara Catellani, Bashir A Fadel, Bernd Strobele, Beth Elinoff, Beth Balbi, Bharani Prabha, Bilal Elmikkaoui, Caglar Ruhi, Carla Wilmans, Catherine de Magnee, Chin Seng Gan, Christopher Hughes, Daniel Borja-Cacho, Daniela Caracciolo, Danielle Tholey, Danielle Fritze, David M Reynolds, David Kostrouch, David Sass, Deniz Balci, Diego DiSabato, Dieter C Broering, Dimitri A Raptis, Dimitrios Moris, Dina K Mostafa, Dinen Parbhoo, Doaa A R El-Gharabawy, Dominika Kostková, Dorina Domi, Ehab E Abdel-Khalek, Ehab M S Hassan, Eliano Bonaccorsi Riani, Ellina Lytvak, Elvin İsazade, Erin Winter, Fathima A T Raziq, Fauda Martin, Felix J Krendl, Fuat Saner, Gabriel E Gondolesi, Gamze Sonmez, Georgios C Sotiropoulos, Ghazi F A Razzak, Ghena R Abu Sharia, Glenda Meeberg, Gurkan Ozturk, Gustavo G Torres, Hajime Uchida, Hamdi Karakayali, Hanifah Oswari, Hirotaka Kato, Ihsanul Haq, Iman F Montesser, Ina I Shariffuddin, Irina Balescu, Ivan E Rodriguez, Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy, Jaime Cisek, James A M Shapiro, Jennifer Schmidt, Jessica Singh, Jimmy W Uño, Jiří Froněk, Juan C Caicedo, Juan Cruz Fasolo, Julie Jeffery, Kadiyala Ravindra, Kajanshy Mannogaran, Katherine Dokus, Kazuki Degawa, Kerolos Y William, Khaled Z Dajani, Kim M Olthoff, Kiran Dhanireddy, Kris A, Hervera Marquez, Kshetra Rinaldy, Kubra Vardar, Laith Y Z Jnied, Laraib M F Chishtee, Lauren Matevish, Leonardo Montes, Li-Ying Sun, Lin Wei, Lois Knipling, Lucia Novellis, Lucio J F Auler, Luis G Podesta, Mahmoud E L Meteini, Manoj K Singh, Maren Schulze, Marguerite Van Den Hove D'Ertsenryck, Mariana Chavez Villa, Marisa Beretta, Massimo Malago, Matěj Kočík, Matthew Byrne, Megan Gryga, Mehriban Huseynova, Meltem Bingol-Kologlu, Micaella Zubkov, Michelle Lucas, Mohamed Bahaa, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Aly, Mohamed B Abdou, Mohammad A K Alhazaimeh, Mohammed Al-Rahman, Mohammed Faisal, Moritz Schmelzle, Mostafa ElShazly, Muhammad A Issa, Muhammad A Qadeer, Muhammad Y Khan, Muhammad Zaheen, Munkhbold Tuul, Naglaa Zayed, Nahed A Makhlouf, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Nicolas Richter, Nicole Bergmann, Nikolaos Machairas, Nuru Bayramov, Nyingi Kemmer, Onur Keskin, Oya M Andacoglu, Ozlem C Selvi, Peregrina Peralta, Philipp Kron, Rahima Bhanji, Ramu Chimakurthi, Rashed A A Alshwabkeh, S K Ravikiran, Renato T Maciel, Renee Walruff, Robert Minnee, Robert Porte, Roberto Hernandez Alejandro, Rolf Barth, Ruey Terng Ng, Rugved Kulkarni, Rupert Oberhuber, Ryuji Komine, Sadhana Shankar, Salih Kara, Samir Abu-Gazala, Sanjay Goja, Sanjay K Yadav, Seisuke Sakamoto, Shekhar Kubal, Sherif Mogawer, Shih-Chao Hsu, Shireen A Nah, Silvio Nadalin, Sohail Rashid, Stefan Schneeberger, Stefano Di Sandro, Steffen Hartleif, Stylianos Kykalos, Subhash Gupta, Sumera Mushtaq, Talia Baker, Tarunjeet Klair, Tasuku Kodama, Therese Bitterman, Tonguc U Yilmaz, Tri H Rahayatri, Ulf P Neumann, Ulrich Baumann, Uzung Yoon, Vasanthakumar Gunasekaran, Vijayanand Dhakshinamoorthy, Xavier Stephenne, Yasmine Massoud, Yuki Miyazaki, Yusuke Yanagi, Zachary Dietch, Zaigham Abbas, Zarife Kuloglu, Zeeshan Hyder, Zhi-Jun Zhu: Global variation in living donor liver transplantation practices impacts donor and recipient short-term outcomes: Initial insights from the International LDLT Registry. Am J Transplant 25(8): 1735-1745, Aug 2025.
Tang H, Kaplan DE, Abu-Gazala S, Mahmud N: Recent TIPS increases postoperative mortality: A national cohort study. Hepatology Communications 8(12): e0577, Nov. 29 2024 Notes: eCollection Dec. 2024.
Cywes C, Banker A, Muñoz N, Levine M, Abu-Gazala S, Bittermann T, Abt P: The potential utilization of machine perfusion to increase transplantation of macrosteatotic livers. Transplantation 108(11): e370-e375, Nov. 1 2024 Notes: Epub May 21, 2024.
Shaffer L, Abu-Gazala S, Schaubel DE, Abt P, Mahmud N: Performance of risk prediction models for post-liver transplant patient and graft survival over time. Liver Transplantation 30(7): 689-698, July 1 2024 Notes: Epub Jan. 24, 2024.
Banker A, Cywes C, Munoz N, Taj R, Bitterman T, Abt P, Abu Gazala S: The impact of donor body mass index on safety and outcomes in living donor liver transplantation: An analysis of the National United States Database. Transplantation Direct 10(7): e1673, June 20 2024 Notes: eCollection July 2024.
Mahmud N, Yagan L, Hoteit MA, Reddy KR, Abt PL, Abu-Gazala S: Significant reduction in posttransplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in the post 6-mo waiting policy era. Transplantation 108(5): 1172-1178, May 1 2024 Notes: Epub Nov. 13, 2023.
Abu-Gazala S, Tang H, Abt P, Mahmud N: National trends in utilization of normothermic machine perfusion in DCD liver transplantation. Transplantation Direct 10(5): e1596, Apr. 9 2024 Notes: eCollection May 2024.
Wang RX, Abu-Gazala S, Mahmud N: Post-transplant outcomes and trends in utilization of Covid-19 positive deceased donor liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 29(10): 1129-1133, Oct. 1 2023 Notes: Epub May 11, 2023.