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Burn and Shock Trauma Research Institute (BSTRI)
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Fizan Abdullah, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Research

Education

  • Medical School: Doctorates in Philosophy & Medicine, Molecular Pharmacology Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency: Resident in General Surgery then Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
  • Fellowship: Fellow in Pediatric Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital- Los Angeles

 

Publications/Research Listings

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles: 
  1. Zeineddin S, Pitt JB, Carter M, Linton S, De Boer C, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Rethinking hospital postoperative resource use: A national analysis of pediatric appendectomy patients admitted to children's hospitals. Surgery. 2024 Oct;176(4):1226-1232. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.024. Epub 2024 Jul 23. PMID: 39048332.
  2. Carter M, Hua R, Pitt JB, Zeineddin S, Perez A, Sands L, Kujawa S, Lehane A, Stake C, Reynolds M, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Utility of White Light Scanning as an Alternative to Computed Tomography to Evaluate Severity of Pectus Excavatum Deformity. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep;59(9):1694-1702. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.04.017. Epub 2024 Apr 27. PMID:
  3. Carter M, Zeineddin S, Bai I, Pitt JB, Hua R, Kwon S, Ghomrawi HMK, Abdullah F. Step cadence as a novel objective postoperative recovery metric in children who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy. Surgery. 2024 Apr;175(4):1176-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.12.009. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMID: 38195303.
  4. Yang G, Bekele A, Krishnaswami S, Ameh E, Sifri Z, Aisuodionoe-Shadrach O, Swaroop M, Orloff S, Abdullah F, Nwomeh B, Chen M, Charles A, Ezeme C, Juillard C, Menezes C, Chitalu M, Nwariaku F, Jawa RS. Cultural competency and ethical behavior for collaboration in limited-resource settings: Guidelines from the Society of University Surgeons Academic Global Surgery Committee and the Association for Academic Global Surgery. Surgery. 2024 Apr 11:S0039-6060(24)00129-6. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.02.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 
  5. Pitt JB, Carter M, Zeineddin S, Sands L, Kujawa S, Perez A, Liszewski WJ, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Chest Wall Dermatitis Patterns Following Thoracoscopic Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation for Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep;59(9):1687-1693. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.02.008. Epub 2024 Feb 16. PMID: 38403489.
  6. Carter M, Prendergast F, Krauss J, Zeineddin S, Pitt JB, Sullivan GA, Abdullah F, Gulack BC, Goldstein SD. Evaluating Skeletal Maturity at Time of Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum Based on Medial Clavicle Epiphyseal Ossification. Am Surg. 2024 Apr;90(4):631-639. doi: 10.1177/00031348231207296. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PMID: 37824167.
  7. Linton SC, Tian Y, Zeineddin S, Alayleh A, De Boer C, Goldstein SD, Ghomrawi HMK, Abdullah F. Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation Reduces Opioid Use and Length of Stay Without Increasing Adverse Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 5442 Patients Undergoing Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum. Ann Surg. 2024 Apr 1;279(4):699-704. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006113. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PMID: 37791468.
  8. Pitt JB, Zeineddin S, Carter M, Figueroa A, Park E, Kwon S, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Using Consumer Wearable Devices to Profile Postoperative Complications After Pediatric Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2024 Mar;295:853-861. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.060. Epub 2023 Dec 5. PMID: 38052697.
  9. Pitt JB, Zeineddin S, Carter M, Figueroa A, Park E, Kwon S, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Using Consumer Wearable Devices to Profile Postoperative Complications After Pediatric Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2024 Mar;295:853-861. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.060. Epub 2023 Dec 5. PMID: 38052697.
  10. Zeineddin S, Figueroa A, Pitt JB, Carter M, DeTella M, Perez A, Park E, Kwon S, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Using Wearable Devices to Profile Demographic-Specific Recovery After Pediatric Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2024 Mar;295:131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.10.020. Epub 2023 Nov 25. PMID: 38007860.
  11. Zeineddin S, Macy ML, Bouchard ME, Carroll MS, Linton S, De Boer C, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi H. Disparities in Telemedicine Use Among Children Seen in Surgical Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of One Tertiary Care Freestanding Children's Hospital. Telemed J E Health. 2024 Mar;30(3):642-650. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0212. Epub 2023 Nov 1. PMID: 37910777.
  12. Pitt JB, Carter M, Zeineddin S, Sands L, Kujawa S, Perez A, Liszewski WJ, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Chest Wall Dermatitis Patterns Following Thoracoscopic Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation for Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Feb 16:S0022-3468(24)00090-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.02.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38403489. 
  13. Effah Kaufmann E, Tackie R, Pitt JB, Mba S, Akwetey B, Quaye D, Mills G, Nyame C, Bulley H, Glucksberg M, Ghomrawi H, Appeadu-Mensah W, Abdullah F. Feasibility of Leveraging Consumer Wearable Devices with Data Platform Integration for Patient Vital Monitoring in Low-Resource Settings. Int J Telemed Appl. 2024 Feb 8;2024:8906413. doi: 10.1155/2024/8906413. PMID: 38362543; PMCID: PMC10869189.
  14. Pitt JB, Zeineddin S, Carter M, Perez A, Sands L, Kujawa S, Reynolds M, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Demographics of Anterior Chest Wall Deformity Patients: A Tertiary Children's Hospital Experience. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:451-457. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.040. Epub 2023 Oct 10. PMID: 37827024.
  15. Ghomrawi HMK, O'Brien MK, Carter M, Macaluso R, Khazanchi R, Fanton M, DeBoer C, Linton SC, Zeineddin S, Pitt JB, Bouchard M, Figueroa A, Kwon S, Holl JL, Jayaraman A, Abdullah F. Applying machine learning to consumer wearable data for the early detection of complications after pediatric appendectomy. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Aug 16;6(1):148. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00890-z. PMID: 37587211; PMCID: PMC10432429.
  16. Carter M, Linton S, Zeineddin S, Pitt JB, Figueroa A, Perez A, Park E, DeTella M, Kwon S, Goldstein SD, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Consumer Wearables Define a Normative Recovery Trajectory Following the Modified Nuss Procedure. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 9;292:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37567031.
  17. Linton SC, Zeineddin S, Abdullah F. A Novel Pediatric Surgery Division Incentive Program Engaging Faculty, Advanced Practice Providers and Staff Around a Single Financial Growth Target. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug 4:S0022-3468(23)00448-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.07.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37652842.
  18. De Boer C, Ghomrawi H, Zeineddin S, Linton S, Tian Y, Kwon S, Abdullah F. Pediatric Surgical Revisits by Specialty and Procedure Across US Children's Hospitals, 2016-2020. JAMA. 2022 Aug 23;328(8):774-776. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.11806. PMID: 35997744; PMCID: PMC9399858.
  19. Carter M, Linton S, Zeineddin S, Pitt JB, Figueroa A, Perez A, Park E, DeTella M, Kwon S, Goldstein SD, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Consumer Wearables Define a Normative Recovery Trajectory Following the Modified Nuss Procedure. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 9;292:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37567031.
  20. Ghomrawi HM, Many BT, Holl JL, Ahmed AG, Jackson ME, Sibley J, Khan R, Kaufmann EE, Appeadu-Mensah W, Abdullah F. Clinicians' perspectives on wearable sensor technology as an alternative bedside monitoring tool in two West African countries. Int J Med Inform. 2023 Jul;175:105046. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105046. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 37148867.
  21. Nimanya S, Kisa P, Abdullah F, Langer M. Surgical neonates in a low-resource setting: Baseline nutrition and outcome assessment. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 May;58(5):981-985. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.025. Epub 2023 Jan 18. PMID: 36841705.
  22. Zeineddin S, Hu A, Linton S, Zhang V, De Boer C, Raval MV, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Association between appendiceal stump closure method and post-operative bowel obstruction after laparoscopic appendectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec 24:S0022-3468(22)00788-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.12.015. PMID: 36670005.
  23. Linton SC, Kwon S, De Boer C, Zeineddin S, Figueroa A, DeTella M, Zbihley C, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi HMK. Discordance between Subjective and Objective Assessments of Activity after Pediatric Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2022 Dec 1;283:751-757. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.006. PMID: 36463814.
  24. McMullin JL, Hu QL, Merkow RP, Bilimoria KY, Hu YY, Ko CY, Abdullah F, Raval MV. Are Kids More Than Just Little Adults? A Comparison of Surgical Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov;279:586-591. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.012. Epub 2022 Aug 1. PMID: 35926308..
  25. Linton SC, Ghomrawi HMK, Tian Y, Many BT, Vacek J, Bouchard ME, De Boer C, Goldstein SD, Abdullah F. Association of Operative Volume and Odds of Surgical Complication for Patients Undergoing Repair of Pectus Excavatum at Children's Hospitals. J Pediatr. 2021 Dec 27:S0022-3476(21)01260-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.12.053. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34968500.
  26. Bouchard ME, Kan K, Tian Y, Casale M, Smith T, De Boer C, Linton S, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi HMK. Association Between Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health and Access to Pediatric Appendicitis Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2148865. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48865. PMID: 35171257; PMCID: PMC8851303.
  27. Bouchard ME, DeBoer C, Li J, Hu A, Papastefan S, Linton S, Green JR, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Weight gain and resource utilization in infants after fundoplication versus gastrojejunostomy. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Mar;38(3):485-492. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-05031-9. Epub 2022 Jan 5. PMID: 34988651.
  28. Linton SC, De Boer C, Tian Y, Alayleh A, Bouchard ME, Figueroa A, Kwon S, Holl JL, Ghomrawi HM, Abdullah F. Effect of consumer-grade wearable device data on clinician decision making during post-discharge telephone calls after pediatric surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Oct 1:S0022-3468(21)00655-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.040. PMID: 34732297.
  29. Bouchard ME, Tian Y, Linton S, De Boer C, O'Connor A, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Utilization Trends and Disparities in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery in the United States 2009-2017. Child Obes. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0201. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34647817.
  30. Bouchard ME, Sheneman N, Nebeker L, Nebeker M, Hey MT, Hoemeke L, Kolker HJ, Abdullah F. Resource Mobilization for Global Surgery: Lessons Learned From US Government Appropriations Advocacy. Am Surg. 2021 Oct 12:31348211047493. doi: 10.1177/00031348211047493. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34636629.
  31. De Boer C, Ghomrawi HM, Bouchard ME, Linton SC, Tian Y, Abdullah F. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentation and severity of traumatic injury due to physical child abuse across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jul 8:S0022-3468(21)00486-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.06.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34334186.
  32. Ghomrawi HMK, Holl JL, Abdullah F. Telemedicine in Surgery-Beyond a Pandemic Adaptation. JAMA Surg. 2021 Oct 1;156(10):901-902. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2052. PMID: 34259819.
  33. Bouchard ME, Sheneman N, Hey MT, Hoemeke L, Abdullah F. Investments in surgical systems contribute to pandemic readiness and health system resilience. J Public Health Policy. 2021 Sep;42(3):493-500. doi: 10.1057/s41271-021-00292-z. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34193939; PMCID: PMC8243617.
  34. Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2021 Jul 24;398(10297):325-339. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00767-4. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34270932; PMCID: PMC8314066.
  35. Bouchard ME, Tian Y, Justiniano J, Linton S, DeBoer C, Abdullah F, Langer M. A critical threshold for global pediatric surgical workforce density. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Sep;37(9):1303-1309. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-04939-6. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34106329; PMCID: PMC8188758.
  36. Bouchard ME, Kwon S, Many BT, Vacek JC, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi H. Impact of the affordable care act's medicaid expansion on tertiary, pediatric surgical care: Medicaid Expansion's Impact on Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Apr 28:S0022-3468(21)00314-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.04.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34034883.
  37. Ghomrawi HMK, Holl JL, Abdullah F. Telemedicine in Surgery-Beyond a Pandemic Adaptation. JAMA Surg. 2021 Oct 1;156(10):901-902. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2052. PMID: 34259819.
  38. Bouchard ME, Tian Y, Linton S, De Boer C, O'Connor A, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Utilization Trends and Disparities in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery in the United States 2009-2017. Child Obes. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0201. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34647817.
  39. Bouchard ME, Sheneman N, Nebeker L, Nebeker M, Hey MT, Hoemeke L, Kolker HJ, Abdullah F. Resource Mobilization for Global Surgery: Lessons Learned From US Government Appropriations Advocacy. Am Surg. 2021 Oct 12:31348211047493. doi: 10.1177/00031348211047493. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34636629.
  40. Bouchard ME, Tian Y, Justiniano J, Linton S, DeBoer C, Abdullah F, Langer M. A critical threshold for global pediatric surgical workforce density. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Sep;37(9):1303-1309. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-04939-6. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34106329; PMCID: PMC8188758.
  41. Bouchard ME, Sheneman N, Hey MT, Hoemeke L, Abdullah F. Investments in surgical systems contribute to pandemic readiness and health system resilience. J Public Health Policy. 2021 Sep;42(3):493-500. doi: 10.1057/s41271-021-00292-z. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34193939; PMCID: PMC8243617.
  42. Abdullah F, Ghomrawi HMK, Hawn M. Board Certification - A Remnant of Days Past or Reflection of a Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Professionalism? Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 1;274(2):227-228. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004881. PMID: 33856376.
  43. De Boer C, Ghomrawi HM, Bouchard ME, Linton SC, Tian Y, Abdullah F. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentation and severity of traumatic injury due to physical child abuse across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jul 8:S0022-3468(21)00486-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.06.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34334186.
  44. Vacek JC, McMahon MA, Papastefan S, Many BT, Kovler M, Buonpane C, Rizeq Y, Raval MV, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Timeliness of pediatric surgical appendicitis care is associated with time of hospital admission. Surgery. 2021 Jul;170(1):224-231. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.12.028. Epub 2021 Feb 8. PMID: 33568332.
  45. Many BT, Hasan M, Raval MV, Holl JL, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi H. Conceptual Frameworks of Postoperative Recovery: A Scoping Review. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul;263:265-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.031. Epub 2021 Mar 16. PMID: 33740574.
  46. De Boer C, Ghomrawi H, Many B, Bouchard ME, Linton S, Figueroa A, Kwon S, Abdullah F. Utility of Wearable Sensors to Assess Postoperative Recovery in Pediatric Patients After Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul;263:160-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.030. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33667871.
  47. Many B, Hasan M, Raval, M, Holl JL, Abdullah F, Ghomrawi HMK. Conceptual Frameworks for Postoperative Recovery: A Scoping Review. Journal of Surgical Research, 2021 Mar 16;263:265-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.031. Online ahead of print.
  48. Bouchard ME, Stewart DH, Hall M, Many BT, Vacek JC, Papastefan S, Van Arendonk K, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Trends in gastrostomy tube placement with concomitant Nissen fundoplication for infants and young children at Pediatric Tertiary Centers. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 May;37(5):617-625. doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04845-3. Epub 2021 Jan 24. PMID: 33486562.
  49. Jacobs C, Vacek J, Many B, Bouchard M, Abdullah F. An Analysis of Factors Associated with Burn Injury Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:442-448. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.019. Epub 2020 Sep 4. PMID: 32892143.
  50. Kim S, Balmert L, Raval MV, Johnson EK, Abdullah F, Chu DI. Association of number and type of serious complications with failure to rescue in children undergoing surgery: A NSQIP-Pediatric analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Dec;55(12):2584-2590. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 Apr 19. PMID: 32430105.
  51. Reiter AJ, Rizeq YK, Many BT, Vacek JC, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. A Rare Case of Contralateral Diaphragm Paralysis following Birth Injury with Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Pediatr. 2020 Nov 12;2020:8844029. doi: 10.1155/2020/8844029. PMID: 33274099; PMCID: PMC7676972.
  52. Salazar JH, Goldstein SD, Swarup A, Boss EF, Van Arendonk KJ, Abdullah F. Transfusions in Children’s Surgery: Characterization and Development of a Model for Benchmarking. Journal of Surgical Research 2020 Aug;252:47–56. [PMID: 32222593, 32222593]
  53. Many BT, Rizeq YK, Vacek J, Cheon EC, Johnson E, Hu YY, Raval MV, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. A contemporary snapshot of circumcision in US children’s hospitals. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2020 Jun;55(6):1134–1138. [PMID: 32199703, 32199703]
  54. Jacobson DL, D’Oro A, Abdullah F, Barsness KA, Liu DB, Maizels M, Rosoklija I, Johnson EK. Caregiver Reported Reasons for Delay of Neonatal Circumcision. Urology 2020 Jun;140:143–149.
  55. Kim S, Balmert L, Raval MV, Johnson EK, Abdullah F, Chu DI. Association of number and type of serious complications with failure to rescue in children undergoing surgery: A NSQIP-Pediatric analysis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2020 Jan;
  56. Ghomrawi HM, Many B, Rizeq Y, Baumann LM, Vacek J, Port E, Kwon S, Abdullah F. Baseline preoperative physical activity for surgical patients varies from healthy population controls. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2020 May;55(5):959–963. [PMID: 32067805, 32067805]
  57. Many BT, Rizeq YK, Kwon S, Vacek JC, Goldstein SD, Hunter CJ, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Quantifying postoperative sleep loss associated with increased pain in children undergoing a modified Nuss operation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2020 Jan; [PMID: 31982091, 31982091]
  58. Kovler ML, Garcia AV, Beckman RM, Salazar JH, Vacek J, Many BT, Rizeq Y, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Conversion From Venovenous to Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Children. Journal of Surgical Research 2019 Dec;244:389–394. [PMID: 31325660]
  59. Rizeq YK, Many BT, Vacek JC, Silver I, Goldstein SD, Abdullah F, Raval MV. Trends in perioperative opioid and non-opioid utilization during ambulatory surgery in children. Surgery (United States) 2019 Aug;166(2):172–176. [PMID: 31126588]
  60. Baumann LM, Williams K, Ghomrawi H, Abdullah F. Current practice patterns for postoperative activity restrictions in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2019 Jul;54(7):1432–1435. [PMID: 30146309]
  61. Abdullah F, Gause, C D, Maizels M. Computer-enhanced visual learning interactive: Subcutaneous endoscopic assisted ligation to repair pediatric inguinal hernia. Journal of Pediatric Urology 2019 Feb;15(1):80–83. [PMID: 30718127]
  62. Port E, Hebal F, Hunter CJ, Abdullah F, Malas B, Reynolds M. Measuring the impact of surgical intervention on pediatric pectus excavatum using white light scanning. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2019 Jan;
  63. Williams K, Baumann L, Abdullah F, Hendrickson RJ, Oyetunji TA. Elective laparoscopic gastrostomy in children: potential for an enhanced recovery protocol. Pediatric Surgery International 2019 Jan; [PMID: 30915530]
  64. Rizeq YK, Many BT, Vacek JC, Reiter AJ, Raval MV, Abdullah F, Goldstein SD. Diaphragmatic paralysis after phrenic nerve injury in newborns. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2019 Jan; [PMID: 31757507, 31757507]
  65. Ghomrawi HM, Baumann LM, Kwon S, Hebal F, Hsiung G, Williams K, Reimann M, Stake C, Johnson EK, Abdullah F. Using accelerometers to characterize recovery after surgery in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2018 Aug;53(8):1600–1605. [PMID: 29092769]
  66. Williams K, Baumann L, Shah A, Abdullah F, Johnson EK, Oyetunji TA. Age at orchiopexy for undescended testis in the United States. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2018 Jan;53(1):86–89. [PMID: 29102151]
  67. Williams K, Baumann L, Abdullah F, Peter, SD S, Oyetunji TA. Variation in prophylactic antibiotic use for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: need for better stewardship in pediatric surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2018 Jan;53(1):48–51. [PMID: 29106917]
  68. Haider A, Scott JW, Gause CD, Meheš, M, Hsiung G, Prelvukaj A, Yanocha D, Baumann LM, Ahmed F, Ahmed N, Anderson S, Angate H, Arfaa L, Asbun H, Ashengo T, Asuman K, Ayala R, Bickler S, Billingsley S, Bird P, Botman M, Butler M, Buyske J, Capozzi A, Casey K, Clayton C, Cobey J, Cotton M, Deckelbaum D, Derbew M, Vries C de, Dillner J, Downham M, Draisin N, Echinard D, Elneil S, Sayed AE, Estelle A, Finley A, Frenkel E, Frykman PK, Gheorghe F, Gore-Booth J, Henker R, Henry J, Henry O, Hoemeke L, Hoffman D, Ibanga I, Jackson EV, Jani P, Johnson W, Jones A, Kassem Z, Kisembo A, Kocan A, Krishnaswami S, Lane R, Latif A, Levy B, Linos D, Linz P, Listwa LA, Magee D, Makasa E, Marin ML, Martin C, McQueen K, Morgan J, Moser R, Neighbor R, Novick WM, Ogendo S, Omigbodun A, Onajin-Obembe B, Parsan N, Philip BK, Price R, Rasheed S, Ratel M, Reynolds C, Roser SM, Rowles J, Samad L, Sampson J, Sanghvi H, Sellers ML, Sigalet D, Steffes BC, Stieber E, Swaroop M, Tarpley J, Varghese A, Varughese J, Wagner R, Warf B, Wetzig N, Williamson S, Wood J, Zeidan A, Abdullah F. Erratum to: Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance) (World Journal of Surgery), (2017), 41, 10, (2426-2434), 10.1007/s00268-017-4028-1). World Journal of Surgery 2017 Oct;41(10):2423–2425. [PMID: 28642965]
  69. Haider A, Scott JW, Gause CD, Meheš, M, Hsiung G, Prelvukaj A, Yanocha D, Baumann LM, Ahmed F, Ahmed N, Anderson S, Angate H, Arfaa L, Asbun H, Ashengo T, Asuman K, Ayala R, Bickler S, Billingsley S, Bird P, Botman M, Butler M, Buyske J, Capozzi A, Casey K, Clayton C, Cobey J, Cotton M, Deckelbaum D, Derbew M, Vries C de, Dillner J, Downham M, Draisin N, Echinard D, Elneil S, Sayed AE, Estelle A, Finley A, Frenkel E, Frykman PK, Gheorghe F, Gore-Booth J, Henker R, Henry J, Henry O, Hoemeke L, Hoffman D, Ibanga I, Jackson EV, Jani P, Johnson W, Jones A, Kassem Z, Kisembo A, Kocan A, Krishnaswami S, Lane R, Latif A, Levy B, Linos D, Linz P, Listwa LA, Magee D, Makasa E, Marin ML, Martin C, McQueen K, Morgan J, Moser R, Neighbor R, Novick WM, Ogendo S, Omigbodun A, Onajin-Obembe B, Parsan N, Philip BK, Price R, Rasheed S, Ratel M, Reynolds C, Roser SM, Rowles J, Samad L, Sampson J, Sanghvi H, Sellers ML, Sigalet D, Steffes BC, Stieber E, Swaroop M, Tarpley J, Varghese A, Varughese J, Wagner R, Warf B, Wetzig N, Williamson S, Wood J, Zeidan A, Abdullah F. Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). World Journal of Surgery 2017 Oct;41(10):2426–2434. [PMID: 28508237] 
  70. Baumann LM, Williams K, Abdullah F, Hendrickson RJ, Oyetunji TA. Do-not-resuscitate orders and high-risk pediatric surgery: professional nuisance or medical necessity? Journal of Surgical Research 2017 Sep;217:213–216. [PMID: 28595818]
  71. Bhushan B, Ayub B, Thompson DM, Abdullah F, Billings KR. Impact of short sleep on metabolic variables in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea. Laryngoscope 2017 Sep;127(9):2176–2181. [PMID: 27868206]
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  101. Papandria D, Goldstein SD, Salazar JH, Cox JT, McIltrot K, Stewart FD, Arnold M, Abdullah F, Colombani P. A randomized trial of laparoscopic versus open Nissen fundoplication in children under two years of age. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2015 Feb;50(2):267–271. [PMID: 25638616]
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  162. Oyetunji TA, Haider AH, Downing SR, Bolorunduro OB, Efron DT, Haut ER, Chang DC, Cornwell EE, Abdullah F, Siram SM. Treatment outcomes of injured children at adult level 1 trauma centers: Are there benefits from added specialized care? American Journal of Surgery 2011 Apr;201(4):445–449. [PMID: 21421097]
  163. Osen H, Chang D, Choo S, Perry H, Hesse A, Abantanga F, McCord C, Chrouser K, Abdullah F. Validation of the world health organization tool for situational analysis to assess emergency and essential surgical care at district hospitals in Ghana. World Journal of Surgery 2011 Mar;35(3):500–504. [PMID: 21190114]
  164. Choo S, Perry H, Hesse AAJ, Abantanga F, Sory E, Osen H, Mccord CW, Abdullah F. Surgical training and experience of medical officers in ghana’s district hospitals. Academic Medicine 2011 Jan;86(4):529–533. [PMID: 21346502]
  165. Zhang Y, Ortega G, Camp M, Osen H, Chang DC, Abdullah F. Necrotizing enterocolitis requiring surgery: Outcomes by intestinal location of disease in 4371 infants. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2011 Jan;46(8):1475–1481. [PMID: 21843711]
  166. Chang DC, Shiozawa A, Nguyen LL, Chrouser KL, Perler BA, Freischlag JA, Colombani PM, Abdullah F. Cost of inpatient care and its association with hospital competition. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 Jan;212(1):12–19. [PMID: 21123092]
  167. Abdullah F, Ortega G, Islam S, Barnhart DC, Peter, SD S, Lee SL, Glynn L, Teitelbaum DH, Arca MJ, Chang DC. Outcomes research in pediatric surgery: Part 1: Overview and resources. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2011 Jan;46(1):221–225. [PMID: 21238672]
  168. Chang DC, Rhee DS, Papandria D, Aspelund G, Cowles RA, Huang EY, Chen C, Middlesworth W, Arca MJ, Abdullah F. Outcomes research in pediatric surgery part 2: How to structure a research question. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2011 Jan;46(1):226–231. [PMID: 21238673]
  169. Camp M, Chang DC, Zhang Y, Arnold M, Sharpe L, Gabre-Kidan A, Bathurst MA, Abdullah F. Provider density and health system facility factors and their relationship to rates of pediatric perforated appendicitis in US counties. Archives of Surgery 2010 Dec;145(12):1139–1144. [PMID: 21173286]
  170. Camp M, Chang DC, Zhang Y, Chrouser K, Colombani PM, Abdullah F. Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: Analysis of 413 incidents after 1 946 831 operations in children. Archives of Surgery 2010 Nov;145(11):1085–1090. [PMID: 21079097]
  171. Lee SL, Islam S, Cassidy LD, Abdullah F, Arca MJ. Antibiotics and appendicitis in the pediatric population: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee Systematic Review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2010 Nov;45(11):2181–2185. [PMID: 21034941]
  172. Arca MJ, Teitelbaum DH, Peter, SD S, Cowles R, Aspelund G, Cassidy LD, Barnhart D, Abdullah F. Research interests and funding of members of the American Pediatric Surgical Association: Report from 2010 American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2010 Oct;45(10):1983–1988. [PMID: 20920716]
  173. Osen HB, Bass RR, Abdullah F, Chang DC. Rapid discharge after transfer: Risk factors, incidence, and implications for trauma systems. Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2010 Sep;69(3):602–606.
  174. Osen HB, Bass RR, Abdullah F, Chang DC. Rapid discharge after transfer: risk factors, incidence, and implications for trauma systems. The Journal of trauma 2010 Sep;69(3):602–606. [PMID: 20838132]
  175. Choo S, Perry H, Hesse AAJ, Abantanga F, Sory E, Osen H, Fleischer-Djoleto C, Moresky R, McCord CW, Cherian M, Abdullah F. Assessment of capacity for surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia in 17 Ghanaian hospitals using a WHO assessment tool. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2010 Sep;15(9):1109–1115. [PMID: 20636302]
  176. Mukherjee D, Lindsay M, Zhang Y, Lardaro T, Osen H, Chang DC, Brenner JI, Abdullah F. Analysis of 8681 neonates with transposition of the great arteries: Outcomes with and without Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy. Cardiology in the Young 2010 Aug;20(4):373–380. [PMID: 20470448]
  177. Deng Y, Chang DC, Zhang Y, Webb J, Gabre-Kidan A, Abdullah F. Seasonal and day of the week variations of perforated appendicitis in US children. Pediatric Surgery International 2010 Jul;26(7):691–696. [PMID: 20524129]
  178. Chang DC, Salazar-Osuna JH, Choo SS, Arnold MA, Colombani PM, Abdullah F. Benchmarking the quality of care of infants with low-risk gastroschisis using a novel risk stratification index. Surgery 2010 Jun;147(6):766–771. [PMID: 20236674]
  179. Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Lardaro T, Black M, Colombani PM, Chrouser K, Pronovost PJ, Chang DC. Analysis of 23 million US hospitalizations: Uninsured children have higher all-cause in-hospital mortality. Journal of Public Health 2010 Jun;32(2):236–244. [PMID: 19875420]
  180. Mukherjee D, Zhang YY, Chang DC, Vricella LA, Brenner JI, Abdullah F. Outcomes analysis of necrotizing enterocolitis within 11 958 neonates undergoing cardiac surgical procedures. Archives of Surgery 2010 Apr;145(4):389–392. [PMID: 20404291]
  181. Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Camp M, Mukherjee D, Gabre-Kidan A, Colombani PM, Chang DC. Necrotizing enterocolitis in 20 822 infants: Analysis of medical and surgical treatments. Clinical Pediatrics 2010 Mar;49(2):166–171. [PMID: 20080523]
  182. Nalayanda DD, Wang Q, Fulton WB, Wang TH, Abdullah F. Engineering an artificial alveolar-capillary membrane: a novel continuously perfused model within microchannels. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2010 Jan;45(1):45–51. [PMID: 20105578]
  183. Camp M, Chang DC, Zhang Y, Chrouser K, Colombani PM, Abdullah F. The agency for healthcare research and quality (ahrq) pediatric quality indicators (pdis): Accidental puncture or laceration during surgery in children. Annals of Surgery 2010 Jan;251(1):165–170. [PMID: 20009752]
  184. Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Sciortino C, Camp M, Gabre-Kidan A, Price MR, Chang DC. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Outcome review of 2,173 surgical repairs in US infants. Pediatric Surgery International 2009 Dec;25(12):1059–1064. [PMID: 19727769]
  185. Nalayanda DD, Puleo C, Fulton WB, Sharpe LM, Wang TH, Abdullah F. An open-access microfluidic model for lung-specific functional studies at an air-liquid interface. Biomedical Microdevices 2009 Oct;11(5):1081–1089. [PMID: 19484389]
  186. Olbrecht VA, Nabaweesi R, Arnold MA, Chandler N, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Abdullah F, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Pectus bar repair of pectus excavatum in patients with connective tissue disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2009 Sep;44(9):1812–1816. [PMID: 19735830]
  187. Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Camp M, Rossberg MI, Bathurst MA, Colombani PM, Casella JF, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC. Splenectomy in hereditary spherocytosis: Review of 1,657 patients and application of the pediatric quality indicators. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2009 Jul;52(7):834–837. [PMID: 19214973]
  188. Togioka BM, Arnold MA, Bathurst MA, Ziegfeld SM, Nabaweesi R, Colombani PM, Chang DC, Abdullah F. Retinal Hemorrhages and Shaken Baby Syndrome: An Evidence-Based Review. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009 Jul;37(1):98–106. [PMID: 19081701]
  189. Abdullah F. In reply. Archives of Surgery 2009 Mar;144(3):292–.
  190. Abdullah F, Gabre-Kidan A, Zhang Y, Sharpe L, Chang DC. Report of 2,087,915 surgical admissions in U.S. Children: Inpatient mortality rates by procedure and specialty. World Journal of Surgery 2009 Jan;33(12):2714–2721. [PMID: 19795164]
  191. Abdullah F. Necrotizing enterocolitis: Finding infants at highest risk. Journal of Perinatology 2008 Oct;28(10):655–656. [PMID: 18825148]
  192. Nabaweesi R, Arnold MA, Chang DC, Rossberg MI, Ziegfeld S, Sawaya DE, Bathurst MA, Colombani P, Abdullah F. Prehospital predictors of risk for pelvic fractures in pediatric trauma patients. Pediatric Surgery International 2008 Sep;24(9):1053–1056. [PMID: 18679692]
  193. Olbrecht VA, Arnold MA, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Abdullah F, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Lorenz Bar Repair of Pectus Excavatum in the Adult Population: Should it be Done? Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 Aug;86(2):402–409. [PMID: 18640305]
  194. Olbrecht VA, Abdullah F, Arnold MA, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Upper sternal depression following Lorenz bar repair of pectus excavatum. Pediatric Surgery International 2008 Jul;24(7):843–846. [PMID: 18438675]
  195. Arnold MA, Mon KS, Abdullah F. Concurrent infantile pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum. Archives of Surgery 2008 Feb;143(2):197–199. [PMID: 18283146]
  196. Chang DC, Handly N, Abdullah F, Efron DT, Haut ER, Haider AH, Pronovost PJ, Cornwell EE. The occurrence of potential patient safety events among trauma patients: Are they random? Annals of Surgery 2008 Feb;247(2):327–334. [PMID: 18216541]
  197. Abdullah F. Perspective of West Africa: Why bother to "Mission"? Archives of Surgery 2008 Jan;143(8):728–729. [PMID: 18711030]
  198. Arnold MA, Chang DC, Nabaweesi R, Colombani PM, Bathurst MA, Mon KS, Hosmane S, Abdullah F. Risk stratification of 4344 patients with gastroschisis into simple and complex categories. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2007 Sep;42(9):1520–1525. [PMID: 17848242]
  199. Nalayanda DD, Puleo CM, Fulton WB, Wang TH, Abdullah F. Characterization of pulmonary cell growth parameters in a continuous perfusion microfluidic environment. Experimental Lung Research 2007 Aug;33(6):321–335. [PMID: 17694441]
  200. Arnold MA, Chang DC, Nabaweesi R, Colombani PM, Fischer AC, Lau HT, Abdullah F. Development and validation of a risk stratification index to predict death in gastroschisis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2007 Jun;42(6):950–956. [PMID: 17560201]
  201. Abdullah F, Arnold MA, Nabaweesi R, Fischer AC, Colombani PM, Anderson KD, Lau H, Chang DC. Gastroschisis in the United States 1988-2003: Analysis and risk categorization of 4344 patients. Journal of Perinatology 2007 Jan;27(1):50–55. [PMID: 17036030]
  202. Abdullah F, Hunter C, Hargrove C, Arnold M, Stein J. Recombinant factor VIIa for treatment of massive liver fracture in a premature infant. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2006 Oct;41(10):1764–1767. [PMID: 17011285]
  203. Rabinovici R, Abdullah F. Evaluation of suicidal self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen: Differences with the forensic experience. Injury 2006 Jul;37(7):670–671.
  204. Abdullah F, Kanard R, Femino D, Ford H, Stein J. Osteochondroma causing diaphragmatic rupture and bowel obstruction in a 14-year-old boy. Pediatric Surgery International 2006 Apr;22(4):401–403. [PMID: 16395607]
  205. Abdullah F, Udelsman R. Cutaneous lichen amyloidosis in a family with familial medullary thyroid cancer. Surgery 2004 Jan;135(5):563–564. [PMID: 15118594]
  206. Abdullah F, Nuernberg A, Rabinovici R. Self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds. Injury 2003 Jan;34(1):35–39. [PMID: 12531375]
  207. Bell RL, Ovadia P, Abdullah F, Spector S, Rabinovici R. Chest tube removal: End-inspiration or end-expiration? Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2001 Jan;50(4):674–677. [PMID: 11303163]
  208. Mathiak G, Szewczyk D, Abdullah F, Ovadia P, Feuerstein G, Rabinovici R. An improved clinically relevant sepsis model in the conscious rat. Critical Care Medicine 2000 Jan;28(6):1947–1952. [PMID: 10890646]
  209. Ovadia P, Szewczyk D, Walker K, Abdullah F, Schmidt-Gillespie S, Rabinovici R. Admission patterns of an urban level I trauma center. American Journal of Medical Quality 2000 Jan;15(1):9–15. [PMID: 10680220]
  210. Rabinovici R, Spirig A, Abdullah F, Phillip DR, Ovadia P, Rudolph A. Liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin does not exacerbate endotoxin-induced lung injury. Critical Care Medicine 2000 Jan;28(6):1924–1930. [PMID: 10890643]
  211. Rabinovici R, Ovadia P, Mathiak G, Abdullah F. Abdominal injuries associated with lumbar spine fractures in blunt trauma. Injury 1999 Sep;30(7):471–474. [PMID: 10707214]
  212. Whiteford M, Spirig A, Rudolph A, Neville L, Abdullah F, Feuerstein G, Rabinovici R. Effect of liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin on the development of endotoxin-induced shock in the rat. Shock 1998 Jan;9(6):428–433. [PMID: 9645495]
  213. Rudolph AS, Cliff R, Kwasiborski V, Neville L, Abdullah F, Rabinovici R. Liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin modulates lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-α production in mice. Critical Care Medicine 1997 Mar;25(3):460–468. [PMID: 9118663]
  214. Mathiak G, Szewczyk D, Abdullah F, Ovadia P, Rabinovici R. Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) in experimental and clinical sepsis. Shock 1997 Jan;7(6):391–404. [PMID: 9185238]
  215. Abdullah F, Ovadia P, Feuerstein G, Neville LF, Morrison R, Mathiak G, Whiteford M, Rabinovici R. The novel chemokine mob-1: Involvement in adult respiratory distress syndrome. Surgery 1997 Jan;122(2):303–312. [PMID: 9288136]
  216. Abdullah F, Whiteford M, Mathiak G, Ovadia P, Rudolph A, Neville LF, Rabinovici R. Effect of liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin on triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurements. Lipids 1997 Jan;32(4):377–381. [PMID: 9113625]
  217. Rabinovici R, Feuerstein G, Abdullah F, Whiteford M, Borboroglu P, Sheikh E, Phillip DR, Ovadia P, Bobroski L, Bagasra O, Neville LF. Locally Produced Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Mediates Interleukin-2-Induced Lung Injury. Circulation Research 1996 Jan;78(2):329–336. [PMID: 8575077]
  218. Neville LF, Abdullah F, McDonnell PM, Young PR, Feuerstein GZ, Rabinovici R. mob-1 Expression in IL-2-induced ARDS: Regulation by TNF-α. American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 1995 Dec;269(6 13-6) [PMID: 8572251]
  219. Whiteford MH, Abdullah F, Vernick JJ, Rabinovici R. Thoracic duct injury in penetrating neck trauma. American Surgeon 1995 Dec;61(12):1072–1075. [PMID: 7486449]
  220. Rabinovici R, Neville LF, Abdullah F, Phillip DR, Vernick J, Fong -, KLL, Hillegas L, Feuerstein G. Aspiration-induced lung injury: Role of complement. Critical Care Medicine 1995 Aug;23(8):1405–1411. [PMID: 7634812] 

 

Reviews/Case Reports/Letters: 
  1. Neville LF, Abdullah F, Whiteford M, Ovadia P, Feuerstein GZ, Rabinovici R. Application of differential display to isolate novel genes in interleukin-2-induced adult respiratory distress syndrome. [Review] Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1996; 796:257-71.
  2. Szewczyk D, Ovadia P, Abdullah F, Rabinovici R. Pressure-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 1998; 44:384-8.
  3. Abdullah F, Udelsman R. Cutaneous lichen amyloidosis in a family with familial medullary thyroid cancer. Surgery. 2004; 135: 563-4.
  4. Abdullah F, Kanard R, Ford H, Stein J. Osteochondroma causing Diaphragmatic Rupture & Bowel Obstruction in a 14-year Year Old Boy. Pediatric Surgery International. 2006; l 3:1-3.
  5. Abdullah F, Hunter C, Hargrove C, Arnold M, Stein J. Recombinant Factor VIIa for Treatment of Massive Liver Fracture in a Premature Infant. J Ped Surgery. 2006; 41:1764-7.
  6. Arnold MA, Mon KS, Abdullah F. Concurrent Infantile Pneumomediastinum and Pneumoperitoneum. Arch Surg. 2008; 143: 197-199.
  7. Lee SL, Islam S, Cassidy LD, Abdullah F, Arca MJ. Antibiotics and appendicitis in the pediatric population: an American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2010; 45(11): 2181-5.
  8. Goldin AB, Lariviere C, Arca MJ, Cassidy L, Abdullah F, Lee SL, Islam S, Huang EY, Downard CD, Cowles RA, Chen C, Barnhart DC, Edwards T. For the 2010 APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee. Guidelines for Surveys of the American Pediatric Surgical  Association. J Pediatr Surg. 2011; 46(10):2012-17.
  9. Abdullah F, Ortega G, Islam S, Barnhart DC, St. Peter SD, Lee SL, Glynn L, Arca MJ, Chang DC. Outcomes Research in Pediatric Surgery Part 1: Overview & Resources. J Pediatr Surg. 2011; 46(1):221-5.
  10. Chang DC, Rhee D, Papandria D, Aspelund G, Cowles RA, Chen C, Middlesworth W, Arca MJ, Abdullah F. Outcomes Research in Pediatric Surgery Part 2: How to Structure a Research Question. J Pediatr Surg. 2011; 46(1):226-31.
  11. Islam S, Calkins CM, Goldin AB, Chen C, Downard CD, Huang EY, Cassidy L, Saito J, Blakely ML, Rangel SJ, Arca MJ, Abdullah F., St Peter S.D. The diagnosis and management of empyema in children: a comprehensive review from the APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2012; 47(11):2101-10.
  12. Rangel SJ, Calkins CM, Cowles RA, Barnhart DC, Huang EY, Abdullah F, Arca MJ, Teitelbaum DH. Parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis: an American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2012; 47(1):225-40.
  13. Pennington EC, Feng C, St Peter SD, Islam S, Goldin AB, Abdullah F, Rangel SJ. Use of mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics for elective colorectal procedures in children: Is current practice evidence-based? J Pediatr Surg. 2014; 49(6):1030-5.
  14. Goldin AB, Dasgupta R, Chen LE, Blakely ML, Islam S, Downard CD, Rangel SJ, St Peter SD, Calkins CM, Arca MJ, Barnhart DC, Saito JM, Oldham KT, Abdullah F. Optimizing resources for the surgical care of children: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee Consensus Statement. J Pediatr Surg.2014; 49(5):818-822.
  15. Rangel SJ, Islam S, St Peter SD, Goldin AB, Abdullah F, Downard CD, Saito JM, Blakely ML, Puligandla PS, Dasgupta R, Austin M, Chen LE, Renaud E, Arca MJ, Calkins CM. Prevention of infectious complications after elective colorectal surgery in children: an American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee comprehensive review. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jan;50(1):192-200.
  16. Zerhouni YA, Abu-Bonsrah N, Mehes M, Goldstein S, Buyske J, Abdullah F. General surgery education: a systematic review of training worldwide. Lancet. 2015 Apr 26.
  17. Ghomrawi HM, Holl JL, Abdullah F. "Telemedicine in Surgery: Beyond a Pandemic Adaptation" JAMA Surgery (submitted) 

 

Editorials: 
  1. Abdullah F. Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Finding Infants at Highest Risk. J Perinat 28: 655-6, 2008.
  2. Abdullah F. Perspective of West Africa: Why Bother to ‘Mission’. Arch Surgery 143: 728-9, 2008.
  3. Abdullah F, Troedsson H, Cherian M. WHO’s Program for Emergency Surgical, Obstetrical, & Anesthesia Care — from Mongolia to the Future. Arch Surg. 2011; 146(5):620-3.
  4. Spiegel DA, Abdullah F, Price RR, Gosselin RA, Bickler SW. World Health Organization Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care: 2011 and Beyond. World J Surg. 2012 Nov 13.
  5. Abdullah F. Surgery so simple a gardener can do it – but he probably shouldn’t. Thomson Reuters 2015 May 21.
  6. Abdullah F, Ghomrawi HM, Hawn M. "Board certification - A remnant of days past or reflection of a commitment to lifelong learning and professionalism?" 2021 Apr 7. Online ahead of print.
  7. De Boer C, Ghomrawi H, Zeineddin S, Linton S, Kwon S, Abdullah F. A Call to Expand the Scope of Digital Phenotyping. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Mar 14;25:e39546. doi: 10.2196/39546. PMID: 36917148; PMCID: PMC10132029. 

 

Book Chapters- Author: 
  1. Rabinovici R, Abdullah F, Mathiak G, Feuerstein G. Platelet activating factor in sepsis: An update. In Brade H, Morrison DC, Opal SM, Vogel SN (eds). “Endotoxin in Health and Disease.” Marcel Dekker, New York;1999:561
  2. Rabinovici R, Abdullah F. Role of Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) in sepsis. In Pandalai SG. (ed): “Recent Research Developments in Lipid Research.” Trans World Research Network. 2000:4:435.
  3. Dudrick SJ, Abdullah F, Latifi R. Nutritional and Metabolic Management of Short Bowel Syndrome. In Latifi R, Dudrick SJ (eds). “The Biology and Practice of Current Nutritional Support.” Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, TX 2002:257.
  4. Abdullah F. Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure. In Cameron JL, Cameron AM (eds). “Current Surgical Therapy.” Elselvier, New York, 10th Ed, 2011.
  5. Garrett D, Abdullah F. Congenital Pulmonary Disorders. Yang S, Cameron D. (eds): “Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery” Elselvier, New York, 2nd Edition In Press.
  6. Lumpkins K, Colombani PM, Abdullah F. Repair of Pectus Excavatum. In Cameron JL, Cameron AM (eds). “Current Surgical Therapy.” Elselvier, New York, 11th Edition In Press.
  7. Aucott, Susan W. Abdullah F. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 7th edition In Press.
  8. Goldstein S, Abdullah F. Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure, Current Surgical Therapy, 12th ed. 2016
  9. Mazziotti M, Misra M, Abdullah F, Sigalet D, Harris JC. APSA Not a Textbook: Chest Wall Deformities. 2016
  10. Pesheva E, Harris J, Abdullah F. “Pectus Excavatum: Beyond Cosmesis.” The Child’s Doctor Magazine 2016.
  11. Harris JC, Chiu B, Pillai S, Shah A, Abdullah F. Pediatric Surgery in Rush Review of Surgery
  12. Harris JC, Abdullah, F. “Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum”. Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery. 1st ed. 2017
  13. Abdullah, F. “Gastroschisis and Omphalocele”. Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery. 1st ed. 2017
  14. Harris JC, Abdullah F. “Prune Belly”. Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery. 

 

Book – Contributing Editor: 
  1. The Johns Hopkins A.B.S.I.T.E. Review Manual, Nazarian SM, Meguid RA, Lipsett PA (eds). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7817-9178-6. 
Online Module – Author: 
  1. Foreign Bodies - American Board of Surgery SCORE curriculum. 1/12.