BobHSaggiMD

General Surgery • Edinburg, TX

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Office
4302 S Sugar Rd
Suite #206
Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone+1 956-603-1122
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Surgery, Emphasis On HPB Surgery and Pediatrics, 2002 - 2004
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2001 - 2002
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - Present
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2011 - 2017
VA State Medical License 1994 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Enteric Coated Myfortic for Liver Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Gastrinoma With Relatively Low Gastrin Levels: A Case Report.
Amelia Winczura, Bob Saggi, David Savage-Lobeck> ;Cureus. 2023 Jul 1
17 citations
Incidence and management of leukopenia/neutropenia in 233 kidney transplant patients following single dose alemtuzumab induction.
Alison Smith, R. Couvillion, Rubin Zhang, Mary Killackey, Joseph F. Buell, Belinda Lee, Bob H. Saggi, Anil Paramesh> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2014 Dec 1
5 citations
Cutaneous Metastases from Primary Hepatobiliary Tumors as the First Sign of Tumor Recurrence following Liver Transplantation.
Adam Hauch, Joseph F. Buell, Margit M. McGowan, Parisha Bhatia, Eleanor Lewin, Mary Killackey, Nathan Shores, Luis A. Balart, Martin Moehlen, Bob H. Saggi, Anil Paramesh> ;Case Reports in Transplantation. 2014 Jul 10
10 citations
Thyroid storm complicated by fulminant hepatic failure: case report and literature review.
Catherine Hambleton, Joseph F. Buell, Bob H. Saggi, Luis A. Balart, Nathan Shores, Emad Kandil> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2013 Nov 1
38 citations
Evaluation of stapler hepatectomy during a laparoscopic liver resection
Joseph F. Buell, Brice Gayet, Ho-Seong Han, Go Wakabayashi, Ki-Hun Kim, Giulio Belli, Robert M. Cannon, Bob H. Saggi, Hiro Keneko, Alan J. Koffron, Guy N. Brock, Ibrah...> ;HPB. 2013 Nov 1
19 citations
Robotic liver resection: initial experience with three-arm robotic and single-port robotic technique.
Emad Kandil, Bob H. Saggi, Joseph F. Buell> ;JSLS. 2013 Jan 1
21 citations
Evaluation of a laparoscopic liver resection in the setting of cirrhosis
Robert M. Cannon, Bob H. Saggi, Joseph F. Buell> ;HPB. 2014 Feb 1
1 citations
Racial disparity in New Orleans: a faith-based approach to an age-old problem.
Paul Friedlander, Luis A. Balart, Nathan Shores, Robert M. Cannon, Bob H. Saggi, Tom Jan, Joseph F. Buell> ;Surgery. 2013 Apr 1
10 citations
Racial disparity and their impact on hepatocellular cancer outcomes in inner-city New Orleans.
Thomas Jan, Sabeen F. Medvedev, Robert M. Cannon, Bob H. Saggi, Jennifer McGee, Anil Paramesh, Mary Killackey, Nathan Shores, Douglas P. Slakey, Luis A. Balart, Joseph...> ;Surgery. 2012 Oct 1
19 citations
Outcomes of laparoscopic and open resection for neuroendocrine liver metastases
Emad Kandil, Alan Koffron, Lu Yao, Bob H. Saggi, Joseph F. Buell> ;Surgery. 2012 Dec 1
28 citations
Kidney transplantation alone in ESRD patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis.
Anil Paramesh, John Y. Davis, Chaitanya Mallikarjun, Rubin Zhang, Robert M. Cannon, Nathan Shores, Mary Killackey, Jennifer McGee, Bob H. Saggi, Douglas P. Slakey, Lui...> ;Transplantation. 2012 Aug 15
Endoscopic dislodgement of retained, intact T-tubes after liver transplantation via ERCP after failed traction removal.
Amer A. Alkhatib, L. Mieles, H. Merhav, Bob H. Saggi, Douglas G. Adler> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2006 Oct 20
8 citations
Very Early Intraoperative Cardiac Thromboembolism During Liver Transplantation
Evan G. Pivalizza, Uduak U. Ekpenyong, Roy Sheinbaum, R. David Warters, Anthony L. Estrera, Bob H. Saggi, L. Mieles> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2006 Apr 1
7 citations
Surgical advances in liver and bowel transplantation
Bob H. Saggi, Douglas G. Farmer, Ronald W. Busuttil, Hasan Yersiz> ;Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. 2004 Dec 1
68 citations
Fulminant liver failure due to usnic acid for weight loss.
Francisco Durazo, Charles Lassman, Steven Han, Sammy Saab, Nancy P Lee, Marvin Kawano, Bob H. Saggi, Sherilyn A. Gordon, Douglas G. Farmer, R Leonard I Goldstein, Mark...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2004 May 1
2 citations
Application of combined liver-intestinal transplantation as a staged procedure.
John F. Renz, S. V. McDiarmid, S Edelstein, Garrett M. Hisatake, S. Gordon, Bob H. Saggi, Ronald W. Busuttil, Douglas G. Farmer, H. Yersiz> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2004 Mar 1
16 citations
Multivisceral and isolated intestinal procurement techniques.
John F. Renz, Garrett M. Hisatake, S. Gordon, Bob H. Saggi, Nicholas J. Feduska, Ronald W. Busuttil, Douglas G. Farmer, Hasan Yersiz> ;Liver Transplantation. 2003 Aug 1
4 citations
Prospective validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction for management of cytomegalovirus disease in solid-organ transplant patients.
Robert A. Fisher, Bob H. Saggi, Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Luke G. Wolfe, Marc P. Posner> ;Transplantation. 2002 Aug 27
31 citations
Continuous negative abdominal pressure device to treat pseudotumor cerebri
Harvey J. Sugerman, WL Felton, Aristides Sismanis, Bob H. Saggi, James M. Doty, Charles R. Blocher, Anthony Marmarou, RG Makhoul> ;International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders. 2001 Apr 1
97 citations
Effects of increased renal parenchymal pressure on renal function.
James M. Doty, Bob H. Saggi, Charles R. Blocher, Itaf Fakhry, Todd W.B. Gehr, Domenic A. Sica, Harvey J. Sugerman> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2000 May 1
174 citations
Effect of increased renal venous pressure on renal function.
James M. Doty, Bob H. Saggi, Harvey J. Sugerman, Charles R. Blocher, Richard Pin, Itaf Fakhry, Todd W.B. Gehr, Domenic A. Sica> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1999 Dec 1
30 citations
Treatment of intracranial hypertension using nonsurgical abdominal decompression.
Bob H. Saggi, Geoffrey L. Bloomfield, Harvey J. Sugerman, Charles R. Blocher, Jason P. Hull, Anthony Marmarou, Malcolm R. Bullock> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1999 Apr 1
9 citations
Intragraft cytokine expression in tolerant rat renal allografts with rapamycin and cyclosporin immunosuppression.
Bob H. Saggi, Robert A. Fisher, J.D. Naar, Dawen Bu, V Obias, John W. Tawes, Paul E. Wakely, Marc P. Posner> ;Clinical Transplantation. 1999 Feb 1
14 citations
Intragraft cytokine expression and tolerance induction in rat renal allografts.
Bob H. Saggi, Robert A. Fisher, Dawen Bu, John W. Tawes, Roger S. Riley, Marc P. Posner> ;Transplantation. 1999 Jan 27
6 citations
The Immunologic Role of IFN-γ in ACI to Lewis Kidney Transplantation
J.D. Naar, Robert A. Fisher, Bob H. Saggi, V Obias, William C. Goggins, John W. Tawes, Paul E. Wakely, Marc P. Posner> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1998 Aug 1
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