AmarNijagalMD

Pediatric (General) Surgery • San Francisco, CA

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine

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1975 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-2161

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Summary

Nijagal Lab - University of California, San Francisco- - Nijagal Lab

We study how immune cells regulate the development and repair of fetal organs. Our research is currently focused on the development of the liver and bile ducts.

Education & Training

Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2014 - 2016
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2014
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Index admission cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis reduces 30-day readmission rates in pediatric patients.
Sagar J Pathak, Hyun Ji, Amar Nijagal, Patrick Avila, Sun-Chuan Dai, Mustafa A Arain, Abdul Kouanda> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Neonatal Hepatic Myeloid Progenitors Expand and Propagate Liver Injury in Mice.
Anas Alkhani, Cathrine Korsholm, Claire S Levy, Sarah Mohamedaly, Caroline C Duwaerts, Eric M Pietras, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Advances in the Treatment of Neonatal Biliary Disease.
Sarah Mohamedaly, Amar Nijagal> ;Clinics in Perinatology. 2022 Dec 1
Hepatic Ly6CNon-Classical Monocytes Have Increased Nr4a1 (Nur77) in Murine Biliary Atresia.
Sarah Mohamedaly, Claire S Levy, Cathrine Korsholm, Anas Alkhani, Katherine Rosenberg, Judith F Ashouri, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022 Sep 8
11 citations
Single-cell analysis of hepatoblastoma identifies tumor signatures that predict chemotherapy susceptibility using patient-specific tumor spheroids.
Hanbing Song, Simon Bucher, Katherine Rosenberg, Margaret Tsui, Deviana Burhan, Daniel Hoffman, Soo-Jin Cho, Arun Rangaswami, Marcus Breese, Stanley Leung, María V Pon...> ;Nature Communications. 2022 Aug 25
8 citations
The need for early Kasai portoenterostomy: a Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study.
Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon, Eveline Shue, Rita V. Burke, Caitlin A. Smith, Karen Kling, Elaa Mahdi, Shadassa Ourshalimian, Michael Fenlon, Matthew B. Dellinger, Stephen B...> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2021 Dec 2
4 citations
Neutrophils are important for the development of pro-reparative macrophages after irreversible electroporation of the liver in mice
Maya Lopez-Ichikawa, Ngan K Vu, Amar Nijagal, Boris Rubinsky, Tammy T. Chang> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Jul 22
The Role of Myeloid Populations during Perinatal Liver Injury and Repair.
Anas Alkhani, Sarah Mohamedaly, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Cellular Immunology. 2021 Jan 1
6 citations
The natural history of fetal gallstones: a case series and updated literature review.
Marisa E. Schwab, Hillary J. Braun, Vickie A. Feldstein, Amar Nijagal> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2020 Dec 16
1 citations
Natural history of acute pediatric iliofemoral artery thrombosis treated with anticoagulation
Joel L. Ramirez, Christina R. Kuhrau, Bian Wu, Devin S. Zarkowsky, Michael S. Conte, Adam Z. Oskowitz, Amar Nijagal, Shant M. Vartanian> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
15 citations
Ly6cLo non-classical monocytes promote resolution of rhesus rotavirus-mediated perinatal hepatic inflammation.
Anas Alkhani, Claire S. Levy, Margaret Tsui, Katherine A. Rosenberg, Katya Polovina, Aras N. Mattis, Matthias Mack, Steven J. Van Dyken, Bruce Wang, Jacquelyn J. Maher...> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Apr 28
7 citations
De novo somatic mutations and KRAS amplification are associated with cholangiocarcinoma in a patient with a history of choledochal cyst.
Marisa E. Schwab, Hanbing Song, Aras N. Mattis, Andrew Phelps, Lan Vu, Franklin W. Huang, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2020 Mar 24
Congenital superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a 6-week-old infant presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Lakshmipriya Subbaraj, Florencia Beleniski, Jesse Courtier, Shant M. Vartanian, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Apr 1
The relative abundance of monocyte subsets determines susceptibility to perinatal hepatic inflammation.
Sarah Mohamedaly, Anas Alkhani, Amar Nijagal> ;Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology. 2020 Jan 1
5 citations
Treating Biliary Atresia: The Challenge Continues.
Amar Nijagal, Emily R. Perito> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2019 Apr 1
Editorial: Treating Biliary Atresia: The Challenge Continues.
Nijagal, A.,Perito, E. R.> ;J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr.. 2019 Feb 13
4 citations
Late-onset hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with gastric outlet obstruction: case report and review of the literature
Lindsey L. Wolf, Amar Nijagal, Alejandro Flores, Terry L. Buchmiller> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2016 Aug 9
34 citations
Fetal intervention increases maternal T cell awareness of the foreign conceptus and can lead to immune-mediated fetal demise
Marta Wegorzewska, Amar Nijagal, Charissa M. Wong, Tom Le, Ninnia Lescano, Qizhi Tang, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Journal of Immunology. 2014 Feb 15
40 citations
Direct and indirect antigen presentation lead to deletion of donor-specific T cells after in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice
Amar Nijagal, Chris Derderian, Tom Le, Erin Jarvis, Linda Nguyen, Qizhi Tang, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Blood. 2013 May 30
5 citations
Clinical implications of maternal-fetal cellular trafficking.
Amar Nijagal, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2013 Feb 1
17 citations
The diagnosis and management of intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestrations: A report of 4 cases
Amar Nijagal, Eric B. Jelin, Vickie A. Feldstein, Jesse Courtier, Anatoly Urisman, Kirk D. Jones, Hanmin Lee, Shinjiro Hirose, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2012 Aug 1
34 citations
Long-term outcomes after fetal therapy for congenital high airway obstructive syndrome
Payam Saadai, Eric B. Jelin, Amar Nijagal, Samuel C. Schecter, Shinjiro Hirose, Tippi C. MacKenzie, Larry Rand, Ruth B. Goldstein, Jody A. Farrell, Michael R. Harrison...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2012 Jun 1
15 citations
In utero hematopoietic cell transplantation for the treatment of congenital anomalies.
Amar Nijagal, Alan W. Flake, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Clinics in Perinatology. 2012 Jun 1
18 citations
Alterations in maternal-fetal cellular trafficking after fetal surgery
Payam Saadai, Tzong-Hae Lee, Geoanna Bautista, Kelly D. Gonzales, Amar Nijagal, Michael P. Busch, Chong Jai Kim, Roberto Romero, Hanmin Lee, Shinjiro Hirose, Larry Ran...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2012 Jun 1
9 citations
Maternal microchimerism in patients with biliary atresia: Implications for allograft tolerance.
Amar Nijagal, Shannon Fleck, Tippi C. MacKenzie> ;Chimerism. 2012 Apr 1
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