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Sammy Saab

UCLA Medical Center · US
Area of research
Hepatology · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatitis C virus research, Liver Disease and Transplantation, and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes.
h-index
71
citations
17,277
works
537
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Refractory Ascites and the Alfapump
Gastro Hep Advances 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Extracellular vesicle digital scoring assay for assessment of treatment responses in hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2025cited by 11position: middledoi
Targeting MASLD and MASH in the US Hispanic/Latino Population
JAMA Internal Medicine 2025cited by 9position: lastdoi
Coil or plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO/PARTO) for treating portal hypertensive variceal bleeding: A multicenter, real-world 10-year retrospective study
Hepatology 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Incidence and risks of complication following 2,230 image-guided abdominal paracentesis
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Semaglutide is effective in achieving weight loss in liver transplant recipients.
2024cited by 17position: contributordoi
Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among Breastfeeding Infants of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
DDS Profile: Sammy Saab, MD, MPH.
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Barriers to Lactulose Adherence in Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy.
2023cited by 7position: contributordoi
Role of rifaximin in the management of alcohol-associated hepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2023cited by 6position: contributordoi
Epidemiology and outcomes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in African Americans.
2023cited by 1position: contributordoi
Cost-effective methylome sequencing of cell-free DNA for accurately detecting and locating cancer
Nature Communications 2022cited by 111position: middledoi
HCC EV ECG score: An extracellular vesicle‐based protein assay for detection of early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatology 2022cited by 89position: middledoi
Autoimmune Hepatitis-Like Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2022cited by 60position: lastdoi
Autoimmune Hepatitis-Like Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
2022cited by 43position: contributordoi
Post-COVID-19 Cholangiopathy: A Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology 2022cited by 25position: lastdoi
Spontaneous Seroclearance Is Associated with Lower Liver Fibrosis in Treatment-Naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.
2022cited by 1position: contributordoi
Deficits in Advance Care Planning for Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis at Liver Transplant Centers
JAMA Internal Medicine 2021cited by 60position: middledoi
The Current Management of Hepatorenal Syndrome–Acute Kidney Injury in the United States and the Potential of Terlipressin
Liver Transplantation 2021cited by 52position: lastdoi
Hepatic Encephalopathy-Related Hospitalizations in Cirrhosis: Transition of Care and Closing the Revolving Door
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2021cited by 21position: lastdoi
Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Individuals with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 2017–2019
Advances in Therapy 2021cited by 13position: lastdoi
Trends in the Burden of Chronic Liver Disease Among Hospitalized US Adults
JAMA Network Open 2020cited by 240position: middledoi
Purification of HCC-specific extracellular vesicles on nanosubstrates for early HCC detection by digital scoring
Nature Communications 2020cited by 227position: middledoi
EUS-guided fine-needle core liver biopsy with a modified one-pass, one-actuation wet suction technique comparing two types of EUS core needles
Endoscopy International Open 2020cited by 38position: lastdoi
Meeting the WHO hepatitis C virus elimination goal: Review of treatment in paediatrics.
2020cited by 8position: contributordoi
Estimating paediatric hepatitis C prevalence in the United States.
2020cited by 4position: contributordoi
Management of Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2019cited by 65position: firstdoi
Transjugular Liver Biopsy: Safe Even in Patients With Severe Coagulopathies and Multiple Biopsies
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2019cited by 38position: middledoi
Long-term outcomes with oral therapy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B.
2019cited by 12position: contributordoi
Patient Satisfaction and Healthcare Utilization Using Telemedicine in Liver Transplant Recipients
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2018cited by 69position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 13 papers (2019–2026)Zobair M. Younossi · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre5 papers (2014–2017)Aijaz Ahmed · Stanford University4 papers (2014–2017)Robert S. Brown · Cornell University4 papers (2012–2021)Edward Lee · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey4 papers (2014–2025)José Nieto · Borland Groover Clinic4 papers (2014–2020)Francisco Durazo · University of Southern California4 papers (2014–2019)Stuart C. Gordon · Northwestern Medicine4 papers (2014–2017)Ronald W. Busuttil · University of California, Los Angeles4 papers (2014–2019)Myron J. Tong · Keck Hospital of USC3 papers (2013–2015)Vinay Sundaram · Saveetha University3 papers (2016–2021)Kimberly Brown · University of Rochester Medical Center2 papers (2014–2021)W. Ray Kim · Sungkyunkwan University2 papers (2012–2014)H. Park · University of Florida2 papers (2014–2015)Stephen T. Kee · University Hospital Galway2 papers (2014–2019) · 2 papers (2025–2025)Anne M. Walling · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2017–2021)Marcelo Kugelmas · University of Colorado Denver2 papers (2014–2021)Norah A. Terrault · New York University2 papers (2012–2014)Douglas T. Dieterich · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2 papers (2015–2017)