Syed Arif Ahmad MD

PubMed

• Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
  Gregory C Wilson, Sameer H Patel, Syed A Ahmad
  Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2026-02-01
• Patient expectations about the oncologic benefit of pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
  Benjamin A Y Cher, Christopher J Zimmermann, Juan G Favela, Linda C Stafford, Daniel Bolt
  HPB. 2025-11-01
• Intersection of Black race and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 nonproduction underpins worse pathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer.
  Mary P Martos, Erin M Dickey, Kawther Abdilleh, Syed A Ahmad, Shishir K Maithel
  Cancer. 2025-11-01

Journal Articles

• In‐Hospital and 90‐Day Outcomes After Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Pediatric Chronic and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis  
  Joyce Slusher, Jaimie D Nathan, Tom K Lin, Syed Ahmad, Stephen M Ogg, Lori A Aronson, Ranjit Chima, Kenneth R Goldschneider, John Rose, John Brunner, Deborah A Elder, ..., American journal of transplantation
• Perioperative Net Fluid Balance Predicts Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy  
  Tiffany C Lee, Mackenzie C Morris, Shimul A Shah, Syed A Ahmad, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
• Reply to Letter: "Factors Influencing Readmission After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study of 1302 Patients"  
  Sutton JM, Ahmad SA, Ann Surg, 11/18/2013
• Surgical Outcomes after Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Cell Autotransplantation in Pediatric Patients  
  Wilson GC, Sutton JM, Salehi M, Schmulewitz N, Smith MT, Kucera S, Choe KA, Brunner JE, Abbott DE, Sussman JJ, Ahmad SA, Surgery, 10/1/2013
• Vein Involvement during Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Is There a Need for Redefinition of "borderline Resectable Disease"?  
  Kelly KJ, Winslow E, Kooby D, Lad NL, Parikh AA, Scoggins CR, Ahmad S, Martin RC, Maithel SK, Kim HJ, Merchant NB, Cho CS, Weber SM, J Gastrointest Surg, 7/1/2013
• Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Need for Standardization and Methods for Optimal Clinical Trial Design  
  Katz MH, Marsh R, Herman JM, Shi Q, Collison E, Venook AP, Kindler HL, Alberts SR, Philip P, Lowy AM, Pisters PW, Posner MC, Berlin JD, Ahmad SA, Ann Surg Oncol, 2/23/2013
• Alternatively Spliced Tissue Factor Contributes to Tumor Spread and Activation of Coagulation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma  
  Unruh D, Turner K, Srinivasan R, Kocatürk B, Qi X, Chu Z, Aronow BJ, Plas DR, Gallo CA, Kalthoff H, Kirchhofer D, Ruf W, Ahmad SA, Lucas FV, Versteeg HH, Bogdanov VY, Int J Cancer, 1/1/2013
• Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Pushing the Technical Limits of Surgery  
  Katz MH, Ahmad S, Nelson H, Bull Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2013
• Factors Influencing Readmission After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study of 1302 Patients  
  Ahmad SA, Edwards MJ, Sutton JM, Grewal SS, Hanseman DJ, Maithel SK, Patel SH, Bentram DJ, Weber SM, Cho CS, Winslow ER, Scoggins CR, Martin RC, Kim HJ, Baker JJ, Merc..., Ann Surg, 9/1/2012
• Predictors of Survival in Patients with High-grade Peritoneal Metastases Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy  
  Van Sweringen HL, Hanseman DJ, Ahmad SA, Edwards MJ, Sussman JJ, Surgery, 8/31/2012
• Multi-institutional Analysis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Demonstrating the Effect of Diabetes Status on Survival after Resection  
  Cannon RM, LeGrand R, Chagpar RB, Ahmad SA, McClaine R, Kim HJ, Rupp C, Cho CS, Brinkman A, Weber S, Winslow ER, Kooby DA, Chu CK, Staley CA, Glenn I, Hawkins WG, Pari..., HPB (Oxford), 4/1/2012
• Quality of Life Outcomes after Isolated Limb Infusion  
  McClaine RJ, Giglia JS, Ahmad SA, McCoy SJ, Sussman JJ, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2012
• Factors Associated with Recidivism Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy  
  Grewal SS, McClaine RJ, Schmulewitz N, Alzahrani MA, Hanseman DJ, Sussman JJ, Smith M, Choe KA, Olowokure O, Mierzwa M, Ahmad SA, HPB (Oxford), 12/1/2011
• A Multicenter Analysis of Distal Pancreatectomy for Adenocarcinoma: Is Laparoscopic Resection Appropriate?  
  Kooby DA, Hawkins WG, Schmidt CM, Weber SM, Bentrem DJ, Gillespie TW, Sellers JB, Merchant NB, Scoggins CR, Martin RC 3rd, Kim HJ, Ahmad S, Cho CS, Parikh AA, Chu CK, ..., J Am Coll Surg, 5/1/2010
• Neoadjuvant Therapy May Lead to Successful Surgical Resection and Improved Survival in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer  
  McClaine RJ, Lowy AM, Sussman JJ, Schmulewitz N, Grisell DL, Ahmad SA, HPB (Oxford), 2/1/2010
• A Comparison of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Duodenum-preserving Head Resection for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis  
  McClaine RJ, Lowy AM, Matthews JB, Schmulewitz N, Sussman JJ, Ingraham AM, Ahmad SA, HPB (Oxford), 12/1/2009
• Adjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Who Really Benefits?  
  Merchant NB, Rymer J, Koehler EA, Ayers GD, Castellanos J, Kooby DA, Weber SH, Cho CS, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, Matos JM, Scoggins CR, Martin RC, Kim HJ, Ahmad SA, Chu CK..., J Am Coll Surg, 5/1/2009
• Left-sided Pancreatectomy: A Multicenter Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Approaches  
  Kooby DA, Gillespie T, Bentrem D, Nakeeb A, Schmidt MC, Merchant NB, Parikh AA, Martin RC 2nd, Scoggins CR, Ahmad S, Kim HJ, Park J, Johnston F, Strouch MJ, Menze A, R..., Ann Surg, 9/1/2008
• Intra-operative Margin Reresection for Colorectal Liver Metastases  
  Wray CJ, Lowy AM, Matthews JB, James LE, Mammen JM, Choe KA, Hanto DW, Ahmad SA, J Surg Educ, 5/1/2007
• Technology for the Delivery of Hyperthermic Intraoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Survey of Techniques  
  Sarnaik AA, Sussman JJ, Ahmad SA, McIntyre BC, Lowy AM, Recent Results Cancer Res, 1/1/2007
• A Phase II Study of Sequential Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel, Radiation Therapy with Cisplatin and 5-flurouracil and Surgery in Locally Advanced Esophageal Ca...  
  Lowy AM, Firdaus I, Rowchowdhury D, Redmond K, Howington JA, Sussman JJ, Safa M, Ahmad SA, Reed MF, Rose P, James L, Jazieh AR, Am J Clin Oncol, 12/1/2006
• Chronic Pancreatitis: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges  
  Ahmad SA, Wray C, Rilo HLR, Choe KA, Gelrud A, Howington JA, Lowy AM, Matthews JB, Curr Probl Surg, 3/1/2006
• Factors Predicting Narcotics and Insulin Independence following Islet Auto-transplantation in 45 Patients with Sever Chronic Pancreatitis  
  Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, Wray CJ, D’Allesio D, Choe KA, James LE, Gelrud A, Matthews JB, Rilo HLR, J Am Coll Surg, 11/1/2005
• Forequarter Amputation for Recurrent Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  
  Gooman MD, McIntyre B, Shaughnessy EA, Lowy AM, Ahmad SA, J Surg Oncol, 11/1/2005
• Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer: Recent Controversies, Current Practice  
  Wray CJ, Ahmad SA, Matthews JB, Lowy AM, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2005
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Lectures

• Exytended Lymph Node Dissection - Is There Still a Controversy? 
  Cincinnati, OH - 10/27/2014