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Office
24044 Hwy 59 North
Kingwood, TX 77339Phone+1 281-899-0229Fax+1 281-803-8381- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Aortic Surgery, 2016 - 2017
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2014 - 2016
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
- University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2007
- University of North FloridaB.S., Chemistry, 1999 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2022
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Finalist for the Susman Honorary Award for Basic Science Research Surgical Infection Society, 2012
- Finalist for Ethicon Surgical Research Fellowship Award Society of University Surgeons, 2009
- The Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Science Award Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of North Florida, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 27 citationsHemiarch Reconstruction Versus Clamped Aortic Anastomosis for Concomitant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm.Ibrahim Sultan, Valentino Bianco, Ibrahim Yazji, Arman Kilic, Keith Dufendach, Arturo J. Cardounel, Andrew D. Althouse, Ahmad Masri, Forozan Navid, Thomas G. Gleason> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Sep 1
- 1 citationsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Marfan syndrome: how we do itRana O. Afifi, Akiko Tanaka, Ibrahim Yazji, Hazim J. Safi, Anthony L. Estrera> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2017 Nov 1
- 163 citationsEndothelial TLR4 activation impairs intestinal microcirculatory perfusion in necrotizing enterocolitis via eNOS-NO-nitrite signaling.Ibrahim Yazji, Chhinder P. Sodhi, Elizabeth K. Lee, Misty Good, Charlotte E. Egan, Amin Afrazi, Matthew D. Neal, Hongpeng Jia, Joyce Lin, Congrong Ma, Maria F. Branca,...> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013 Jun 4
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Journal Articles
- Hemiarch Reconstruction Versus Clamped Aortic Anastomosis for Concomitant Ascending Aortic AneurysmSultan I, Bianco V, Yazji I, Kilic A, Dufendach K, Cardounel A, Althouse AD, Masri A, Navid F, Gleason TG, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2013
- Endothelial TLR4 Activation Impairs Intestinal Microcirculatory Perfusion in Necrotizing Enterocolitis via eNOS-NO-nitrite SignalingYazji I, Sodhi CP, Lee EK, Good M, Egan CE, Afrazi A, Neal MD, Jia H, Lin J, Ma C, Branca MF, Prindle T, Richardson W, Ozolek J, Billiar TR, Binion DJ, Gladwin M, Hack..., Proceedings of National Academy of Science, 1/1/2013
- A Critical Role for TLR4 Induction of Autophagy in the Regulation of Enterocyte Migration and the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing EnterocolitisNeal MD, Sodhi CP, Dyer M, Craig BT, Good M, Jia H, Yazji I, Afrazi A, Richardson WM, Beer-Stolz D, Ma C, Prindle T, Grant Z, Branca MF, Ozolek J, Hackam DJ, Journal of Immunology, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Endothelial TLR4 Signaling is Responsible for Intestinal Ischemia in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis via its Effect on the Expression of Microvascular To...Yazji I, Surgical Infection Society, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2012
- TLR4 Signaling Negatively Regulates Intestinal Microvascular Perfusion in the Pathogenesis of NEC which can be Reversed with Exogenous NitriteYazji I, American Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2012
- Intestinal Microvascular Response to TLR4-LPS Signaling Plays a Major Role in the Pathogenesis of Intestinal InflammationYazji I, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, 1/1/2011
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, Texas
- Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical CenterSpring, Texas
- Memorial Hermann NortheastHumble, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterHouston, Texas
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