Mohamed Ali

Title(s)Professor, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
AddressNorth Addition Office Building
CA 95817
Phone916-734-4596
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    1. FOXO inhibition rescues α-defensin expression in human intestinal organoids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Nov 21; 120(47):e2312453120. Eng SJ, Nonnecke EB, de Lorimier AJ, Ali MR, Tsolis RM, Bevins CL, Ashwood P. PMID: 37956278; PMCID: PMC10666032.
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    2. The impact of surgical weight loss procedures on the risk of metachronous colorectal neoplasia: the differential effect of surgery type, sex, and anatomic location. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023 05 04; 2023(61):77-83. Hussan H, Ali MR, Hussain SK, Lyo V, McLaughlin E, Chiang C, Thompson HJ. PMID: 37139983; PMCID: PMC10157775.
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    3. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after bariatric surgery: a bariatric surgery center of excellence experience. Surg Endosc. 2023 02; 37(2):1466-1475. Moore HN, Chirco AR, Plescia T, Ahmed S, Jachniewicz B, Rajasekar G, Ali MR, Lyo V. PMID: 35768735.
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    4. Plasma Oxylipin Profile Discriminates Ethnicities in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: An Exploratory Analysis. Metabolites. 2022 Feb 19; 12(2). Mazi TA, Borkowski K, Fiehn O, Bowlus CL, Sarkar S, Matsukuma K, Ali MR, Kieffer DA, Wan YY, Stanhope KL, Havel PJ, Newman JW, Medici V. PMID: 35208265; PMCID: PMC8875408.
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    5. Ethnicity-specific alterations of plasma and hepatic lipidomic profiles are related to high NAFLD rate and severity in Hispanic Americans, a pilot study. Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 08 20; 172:490-502. Mazi TA, Borkowski K, Newman JW, Fiehn O, Bowlus CL, Sarkar S, Matsukuma K, Ali MR, Kieffer DA, Wan YY, Stanhope KL, Havel PJ, Medici V. PMID: 34182070; PMCID: PMC8712226.
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    6. miR-22 inhibition reduces hepatic steatosis via FGF21 and FGFR1 induction. JHEP Rep. 2020 Apr; 2(2):100093. Hu Y, Liu HX, Jena PK, Sheng L, Ali MR, Wan YY. PMID: 32195457; PMCID: PMC7078383.
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    7. Epigenomic signatures in liver and blood of Wilson disease patients include hypermethylation of liver-specific enhancers. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2019 02 01; 12(1):10. Mordaunt CE, Kieffer DA, Shibata NM, Czlonkowska A, Litwin T, Weiss KH, Zhu Y, Bowlus CL, Sarkar S, Cooper S, Wan YY, Ali MR, LaSalle JM, Medici V. PMID: 30709419; PMCID: PMC6357467.
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    8. Epigenetic changes of the thioredoxin system in the tx-j mouse model and in patients with Wilson disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 11 15; 27(22):3854-3869. Mordaunt CE, Shibata NM, Kieffer DA, Czlonkowska A, Litwin T, Weiss KH, Gotthardt DN, Olson K, Wei D, Cooper S, Wan YY, Ali MR, LaSalle JM, Medici V. PMID: 30010856; PMCID: PMC6216211.
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    9. Comment on: comparison of the effect by which gastric plication and sleeve gastrectomy procedures alter metabolic and physical parameters in an obese type 2 diabetes mellitus rodent modelretain-->. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 11; 13(11):1828-1829. Ali MR. PMID: 28967619.
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    10. Anesthesia and bariatric surgery gut preparation alter plasma acylcarnitines reflective of mitochondrial fat and branched-chain amino acid oxidation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2017 12 01; 313(6):E690-E698. Bhattacharyya S, Ali M, Smith WH, Minkler PE, Stoll MS, Hoppel CL, Adams SH. PMID: 28830869; PMCID: PMC5814600.
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    11. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery updated position statement on sleeve gastrectomy as a bariatric procedure. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 10; 13(10):1652-1657. Ali M, El Chaar M, Ghiassi S, Rogers AM, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee. PMID: 29054173.
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    12. Comment on: Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase modulates the beneficial metabolic effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Sep - Oct; 12(8):1531-1532. Ali MR. PMID: 27692591.
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    13. Body Image & Quality of Life: Changes With Gastric Bypass and Body Contouring. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 May; 76 Suppl 3:S216-21. Song P, Patel NB, Gunther S, Li CS, Liu Y, Lee CY, Kludt NA, Patel KB, Ali MR, Wong MS. PMID: 27070678; PMCID: PMC4833608.
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    14. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on intragastric balloon therapy endorsed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr; 12(3):462-467. Ali MR, Moustarah F, Kim JJ, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee. PMID: 27056407.
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    15. Bariatric surgery and the changing current scope of general surgery practice: implications for general surgery residency training. JAMA Surg. 2015 Feb; 150(2):144-51. Mostaedi R, Ali MR, Pierce JL, Scherer LA, Galante JM. PMID: 25535681.
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    16. 45 Long-Term Mortality After Bariatric Surgery. . 2015 Jan 1; 423-431. Carr CA, Ali AM. .
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    17. Emerging technologies and procedures: results of an online survey and real-time poll. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb; 11(1):161-8. Verma R, Eid G, Ali M, Saber A, Pryor AD, ASMBS Emerging Technologies and Procedures Committee. PMID: 25701960.
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    18. Single-site robotic cholecystectomy in a broadly inclusive patient population: a prospective study. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul; 260(1):134-41. Vidovszky TJ, Carr AD, Farinholt GN, Ho HS, Smith WH, Ali MR. PMID: 24169178.
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    19. Comment on: Predictors of hospital stay following laparoscopic gastric bypass: analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Mar-Apr; 11(2):294-5. Ali MR. PMID: 25443063.
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    20. Prevalence of undiagnosed and inadequately treated type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in morbidly obese patients who present for bariatric surgery. Obes Surg. 2014 Jun; 24(6):927-35. Mostaedi R, Lackey DE, Adams SH, Dada SA, Hoda ZA, Ali MR. PMID: 24522720.
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    21. Comment on: Anemia, iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies after sleeve gastrectomy compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug; 10(4):597-9. Ali MR. PMID: 24794186.
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    22. Robotic cholecystectomy and resident education: the UC Davis experience. Int J Med Robot. 2014 Jun; 10(2):218-22. Nelson EC, Gottlieb AH, Müller HG, Smith W, Ali MR, Vidovszky TJ. PMID: 24307477.
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    23. Contributions of adipose tissue architectural and tensile properties toward defining healthy and unhealthy obesity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Feb; 306(3):E233-46. Lackey DE, Burk DH, Ali MR, Mostaedi R, Smith WH, Park J, Scherer PE, Seay SA, McCoin CS, Bonaldo P, Adams SH. PMID: 24302007; PMCID: PMC3920015.
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    24. Comment on: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass increases hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 May-Jun; 10(3):493-4. Ali MR. PMID: 24462309.
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    25. Robotic hepatobiliary surgery: update on the current status. Minerva Chir. 2013 Oct; 68(5):479-87. Carr AD, Ali MR, Khatri VP. PMID: 24101005.
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    26. A call to arms: obese men with more severe comorbid disease and underutilization of bariatric operations. Surg Endosc. 2013 Dec; 27(12):4556-63. Farinholt GN, Carr AD, Chang EJ, Ali MR. PMID: 23949482.
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    27. Hematological disorders following gastric bypass surgery: emerging concepts of the interplay between nutritional deficiency and inflammation. Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013:205467. Chen M, Krishnamurthy A, Mohamed AR, Green R. PMID: 23984326; PMCID: PMC3741944.
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    28. Comment on: Comparison of cholecystectomy cases after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb; 10(1):69-70. Ali MR. PMID: 24507078.
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    29. Regulation of adipose branched-chain amino acid catabolism enzyme expression and cross-adipose amino acid flux in human obesity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jun 01; 304(11):E1175-87. Lackey DE, Lynch CJ, Olson KC, Mostaedi R, Ali M, Smith WH, Karpe F, Humphreys S, Bedinger DH, Dunn TN, Thomas AP, Oort PJ, Kieffer DA, Amin R, Bettaieb A, Haj FG, Permana P, Anthony TG, Adams SH. PMID: 23512805; PMCID: PMC3680678.
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    30. Low circulating adropin concentrations with obesity and aging correlate with risk factors for metabolic disease and increase after gastric bypass surgery in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Oct; 97(10):3783-91. Butler AA, Tam CS, Stanhope KL, Wolfe BM, Ali MR, O'Keeffe M, St-Onge MP, Ravussin E, Havel PJ. PMID: 22872690; PMCID: PMC3462944.
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    31. Changes in renal function following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a prospective study. Obes Surg. 2012 Jul; 22(7):1055-9. Getty JL, Hamdallah IN, Shamseddeen HN, Wu J, Low RK, Craig J, Ali MR. PMID: 22318447.
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    32. Greater than expected prevalence of pseudotumor cerebri: a prospective study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Jan-Feb; 9(1):77-82. Hamdallah IN, Shamseddeen HN, Getty JL, Smith W, Ali MR. PMID: 22264908.
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    33. Undiagnosed papilledema in a morbidly obese patient population: a prospective study. J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Dec; 31(4):310-5. Krispel CM, Keltner JL, Smith W, Chu DG, Ali MR. PMID: 21799447.
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    34. Epidemiology and economic impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Dec; 91(6):1163-72, vii. Shamseddeen H, Getty JZ, Hamdallah IN, Ali MR. PMID: 22054146.
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    35. Urolithiasis risk factors in the bariatric population undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Jan-Feb; 9(1):83-7. Wu JN, Craig J, Chamie K, Asplin J, Ali MR, Low RK. PMID: 22100051.
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    36. Sleep apnea syndrome is significantly underdiagnosed in bariatric surgical patients. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012 Sep-Oct; 8(5):569-73. Rasmussen JJ, Fuller WD, Ali MR. PMID: 21925966.
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    37. Effects of weight loss, induced by gastric bypass surgery, on HDL remodeling in obese women. J Lipid Res. 2010 Aug; 51(8):2405-12. Asztalos BF, Swarbrick MM, Schaefer EJ, Dallal GE, Horvath KV, Ai M, Stanhope KL, Austrheim-Smith I, Wolfe BM, Ali M, Havel PJ. PMID: 20631298; PMCID: PMC2903819.
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    38. Increased soluble leptin receptor levels in morbidly obese patients with insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Dec; 18(12):2268-73. Medici V, Ali MR, Seo S, Aoki CA, Rossaro L, Kim K, Fuller WD, Vidovszky TJ, Smith W, Jiang JX, Maganti K, Havel PJ, Kamboj A, Ramsamooj R, Török NJ. PMID: 20448542; PMCID: PMC4820322.
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    39. Favorable internal hernia rate achieved using retrocolic, retrogastric alimentary limb in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Mar 04; 6(2):158-62. Miyashiro LA, Fuller WD, Ali MR. PMID: 20359667.
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    40. Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2010 Jan; 24(1):138-44. Ali MR, Tichansky DS, Kothari SN, McBride CL, Fernandez AZ, Sugerman HJ, Kellum JM, Wolfe LG, DeMaria EJ. PMID: 19517173.
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    41. Detailed description of early response of metabolic syndrome after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 May-Jun; 5(3):346-51. Ali MR, Fuller WD, Rasmussen J. PMID: 19362060.
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    42. Depression is associated with increased severity of co-morbidities in bariatric surgical candidates. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Sep-Oct; 5(5):559-64. Ali MR, Rasmussen JJ, Monash JB, Fuller WD. PMID: 19342306.
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    43. Longitudinal changes in pancreatic and adipocyte hormones following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Diabetologia. 2008 Oct; 51(10):1901-11. Swarbrick MM, Stanhope KL, Austrheim-Smith IT, Van Loan MD, Ali MR, Wolfe BM, Havel PJ. PMID: 18704364; PMCID: PMC4601635.
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    44. Switching robotic surgical systems does not impact surgical performance. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb; 18(1):32-6. Ali MR, Rasmussen JJ. PMID: 18266571.
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    45. 3-D telestration: a teaching tool for robotic surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb; 18(1):107-12. Ali MR, Loggins JP, Fuller WD, Miller BE, Hasser CJ, Yellowlees P, Vidovszky TJ, Rasmussen JJ, Pierce J. PMID: 18266586.
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    46. Weight loss before gastric bypass: feasibility and effect on postoperative weight loss and weight loss maintenance. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Sep-Oct; 3(5):515-20. Ali MR, Baucom-Pro S, Broderick-Villa GA, Campbell JB, Rasmussen JJ, Weston AN, Yamasaki JL, Fuller WD, Monash JB, Casillas RA. PMID: 17686662.
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    47. Is routine cholecystectomy indicated for asymptomatic cholelithiasis in patients undergoing gastric bypass? Obes Surg. 2007 Jun; 17(6):747-51. Fuller W, Rasmussen JJ, Ghosh J, Ali MR. PMID: 17879573.
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    48. The utility of routine postoperative upper GI series following laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2007 Dec; 21(12):2159-62. Doraiswamy A, Rasmussen JJ, Pierce J, Fuller W, Ali MR. PMID: 17514398.
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    49. Marginal ulceration after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of predisposing factors in 260 patients. Surg Endosc. 2007 Jul; 21(7):1090-4. Rasmussen JJ, Fuller W, Ali MR. PMID: 17514403.
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    50. Teaching robotic surgery: a stepwise approach. Surg Endosc. 2007 Jun; 21(6):912-5. Ali MR, Rasmussen J, BhaskerRao B. PMID: 17177085.
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    51. Robotic cholecystectomy: learning curve, advantages, and limitations. J Surg Res. 2006 Dec; 136(2):172-8. Vidovszky TJ, Smith W, Ghosh J, Ali MR. PMID: 17059837.
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    52. Circulating concentrations of high-molecular-weight adiponectin are increased following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Diabetologia. 2006 Nov; 49(11):2552-8. Swarbrick MM, Austrheim-Smith IT, Stanhope KL, Van Loan MD, Ali MR, Wolfe BM, Havel PJ. PMID: 17019599.
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    53. Assessment of obesity-related comorbidities: a novel scheme for evaluating bariatric surgical patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Jan; 202(1):70-7. Ali MR, Maguire MB, Wolfe BM. PMID: 16377499.
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    54. The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative. Surg Endosc. 2005 Nov; 19(11):1429-38. Nguyen NT, Morton JM, Wolfe BM, Schirmer B, Ali M, Traverso LW. PMID: 16206007.
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    55. Bariatric surgical outcomes. Surg Clin North Am. 2005 Aug; 85(4):835-52, vii. Ali MR, Fuller WD, Choi MP, Wolfe BM. PMID: 16061089.
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    56. Robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2005 Apr; 19(4):468-72. Ali MR, Bhaskerrao B, Wolfe BM. PMID: 15624059.
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    57. Training the novice in laparoscopy. More challenge is better. Surg Endosc. 2002 Dec; 16(12):1732-6. Ali MR, Mowery Y, Kaplan B, DeMaria EJ. PMID: 12140638.
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    58. Techniques of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Semin Laparosc Surg. 2002 Jun; 9(2):94-104. Ali MR, Sugerman HJ, DeMaria EJ. PMID: 12152152.
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    59. Intracellular cytokine production by fetal and adult monocytes. J Pediatr Surg. 2001 Sep; 36(9):1321-6. Hebra A, Strange P, Egbert JM, Ali M, Mullinax A, Buchanan E. PMID: 11528598.
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    60. Iliac and femoral artery occlusion by thromboemboli from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma. J Vasc Surg. 1998 Mar; 27(3):545-8. Ali MR, Norcross ED, Brothers TE. PMID: 9546242.
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