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221 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
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Education & Training
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsComparison of weight loss outcomes between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in a racially mixed urban patient population.Zhihui Ju, Wendy Anderson, Nawfal Istfan, Brian Carmine, Cullen Carter
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2022-10-01 - 10 citationsAcute carbohydrate overfeeding: a redox model of insulin action and its impact on metabolic dysfunction in humans.Nawfal W. Istfan, Brooke Hasson, Caroline M. Apovian, Tova Meshulam, Liqun Yu
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2021-09-27 - 16 citationsObesity: Overview of Weight Management.Meetal Mehta, Nawfal W. Istfan, Caroline M. Apovian
Endocrine Practice. 2021-04-24
Journal Articles
- Weight Recidivism After Roux‐en‐Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: An 11‐Year Experience in a Multiethnic Medical CenterDonald T Hess, Brian Carmine, Caroline M Apovian, Dylan D Thomas, Nawfal W Istfan, Obesity
Press Mentions
Eating Too Many Carbs in One Meal Can Disrupt Your MetabolismAugust 13th, 2021
RYGB Surgery Patients Can Benefit from Anti-Obesity MedicationsMay 22nd, 2020
Grant Support
- Modulation Of Ori-Beta Replication Origin By Fish OilNational Cancer Institute2003–2004
- Nutrition And Protein Metabolism In Tumor And HostNational Cancer Institute1994–2000
- Nutrient Partitioning And Insulin Resistance In ObesityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1995–1996
- Core--Metabolism Clinical FacilityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1995–1996
- Nutrition And Protein Metabolism In Tumor And HostNational Cancer Institute1994
- Nutrit Determin Of Protein Metabolism In Tumor &HostNational Cancer Institute1992–1993
- Nutritional Implications Of Site Of Feeding On LeucineNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1988–1990
- Nutritional Determinants Of Protein MetabolismNational Cancer Institute1988–1990
- Diet-Induced Hyperinsulinemia In Obese HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1989
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