Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

General Surgery

Naji practices General Surgery. He attended SUNY Upstate Medical University. He received awards:"Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Ali Naji is also a published MD. He has 17 paper published. The most recent paper is: Accumulation of 3-hydroxytetradecenoic acid: Cause or corollary of glucolipotoxic impairment of pancreatic -cell bioenergetics? Naji accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Pancreas Transplantation in the Modern Era.
• Accumulation of 3-hydroxytetradecenoic acid: Cause or corollary of glucolipotoxic impairment of pancreatic β-cell bioenergetics?
• Insulin Sensitivity Index in Type 1 Diabetes and Following Human Islet Transplantation: Comparison of the Minimal Model to Euglycemic Clamp Measures.
• Epigenetic Regulation of the DLK1-MEG3 MicroRNA Cluster in Human Type 2 Diabetic Islets.
• Elevated mouse hepatic betatrophin expression does not increase human beta-cell replication in the transplant setting.
• Sustained reduction of alloantibody secreting plasma cells and donor specific antibody with proteasome inhibition in mice.
• Improvement in insulin sensitivity after human islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes.
• Interleukin 5 immunotherapy depletes alloreactive plasma cells.
• Improvement in β-Cell Secretory Capacity After Human Islet Transplantation According to the CIT07 Protocol.
• Simultaneous thoracic and Abdominal transplantation: can we justify two organs for one recipient?
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass compared with aggressive diet and exercise therapy for morbidly obese patients awaiting renal transplant: a decision Analysis.
• MicroRNA-7 Regulates the mTOR Pathway and Proliferation in Adult Pancreatic β-Cells.
• Overexpression of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4α Initiates Cell Cycle Entry, but Is not Sufficient to Promote β-Cell Expansion in Human Islets.
• New wine in old bottles: Expanding roles for B cells in transplantation tolerance.
• Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 on beta- and alpha-cell function in isolated islet and whole pancreas transplant recipients.
• In vivo BLyS/BAFF neutralization ameliorates islet-directed autoimmunity in nonobese diabetic mice.

Schools

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• Pahlavi University School of Medicine Shiraz University

• Upstate Med Center

• Hospital University Pa

• University Pa

Procedures Preformed

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• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Liver Transplant
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Biliary Atresia
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Super Doctor
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Hospital

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• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1558398727
NPPES Provider LastName		NAJI
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALI
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		19104
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		General Surgery
Total Claim Count		38.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1558398727
Last Name Of The Provider	NAJI
First Name Of The Provider	ALI
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