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Office
Division of Upper GI & General Surgery
1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 514
Los Angeles, CA 90033Phone+1 323-442-6868Fax+1 323-442-6279- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2013 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Surgeon of the Year, "Golden Scalpel Award" Loma Linda University Department of General Surgery, 2015
- Chief Resident of the Year Loma Linda University Medical Center, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- ChatGPT as a Source of Information for Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Comparative Analysis of Accuracy and Comprehensiveness Between GPT-4 and GPT-3.5.Nithya Rajeev, Wee Han Ng, Nitin Srinivasan, Jonathan A Busam, Jamil S Samaan, Yee Hui Yeo, Kamran Samakar> ;Obesity Surgery. 2024 May 1
- Large language models and bariatric surgery patient education: a comparative readability analysis of GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Bard, and online institutional resources.Nitin Srinivasan, Jamil S Samaan, Nithya D Rajeev, Mmerobasi U Kanu, Yee Hui Yeo, Kamran Samakar> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Mar 12
- Trends and outcomes of intraoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy during laparoscopic Heller myotomy: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis.Sundraman, S., Wisniowski, P., Putnam, L., Samakar, K., Martin, M., Houghton, C., Lipham, J.> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Removing the Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device: Operative Management and OutcomesJames M. Tatum, Evan Alicuben, Kamran Samakar, Nikolai Bildzukewicz, John C. Lipham, Surgical Endoscopy
Press Mentions
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Pediatric Bariatric Surgery ProgramMarch 26th, 2024
Committees
- Conflict of Interest Task Force, SAGES 2014 - Present
- Membership Committee, ASMBS
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Farsi
Hospital Affiliations
- Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
- Keck Hospital of USCLos Angeles, California
- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, California
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
External Links
- USChttp://www.drsamakar.com
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