Safraz Hamid, MD, MHS
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Safraz Hamid, MD
General Surgery Resident, Yale University
MD – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
AB, Molecular Biology – Princeton University
Specialty: General Surgery
Last Updated on April 24, 2025.
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University
- MD
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (2021)
- AB
- Princeton University, Molecular Biology (2017)
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Medical Research Interests
Patient Safety; Quality Improvement
Public Health Interests
Health Policy; Global Health
ORCID
0000-0001-8342-7760
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Eric B Schneider, PhD
Kurt S. Schultz, MD
Elena Graetz, PhD
Emily June Zolfaghari, MD, MS
Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH
Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS
22Publications
40Citations
Quality Improvement
Publications
2025
Navigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research: Insights from a Mentorship Series for Trainees.
Hamid S, Fayanju O, Greenup R, Hawkins A, Dossett L. Navigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research: Insights from a Mentorship Series for Trainees. Annals Of Surgery 2025 PMID: 40626597, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with gastroparesis: a retrospective analysis of the 2016 to 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Schwartz J, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with gastroparesis: a retrospective analysis of the 2016 to 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025, 29: 102107. PMID: 40466804, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRoux-en-Y gastric bypassLength of stayNationwide Readmissions DatabaseReoperation rateReadmissions DatabaseRoux-en-YBariatric surgery outcomesPostoperative eventsSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBariatric surgeryClinical factorsSurgery outcomesRetrospective analysisProcedure typeCounseling patientsReoperationMBS patientsPrimary outcomeGastroparesisObesity treatmentSecondary outcomesPatientsReadmission ratesReadmissionThe impact of race on the association between structural racism and the quality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Gaddy J, Lee D, Herrin J, Yu J, Pollack C, Dean L, Hamid S, Feder S, Canavan M, Soulos P, Gross C. The impact of race on the association between structural racism and the quality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 1598-1598. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.1598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient raceStructural racismNon-small cell lung cancerBlack patientsWhite patientsTwo-year survivalAppropriate evaluationSurveillance, EpidemiologyMixed effects logistic regression modelsMultivariable mixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsRegression modelsLogistic regression modelsLowest quintileHealth careRacial disparitiesRacial inequalityImpact of raceLocal stagingQuintileCell lung cancerMinoritized communitiesInteraction termsAssociationDisparities1276: CO-MORBID GASTROPARESIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF READMISSION AND REOPERATION AFTER METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. 1276: CO-MORBID GASTROPARESIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF READMISSION AND REOPERATION AFTER METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. Gastroenterology 2025, 169: s-1979. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(25)05475-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors Associated with Preoperative Attrition from a Large, Racially and Ethnically Representative Bariatric Program in the USA: A Single-Center Retrospective, Cohort Study
Hamid S, Butensky S, Graetz E, Olivares M, Schwartz J, Schneider E, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Factors Associated with Preoperative Attrition from a Large, Racially and Ethnically Representative Bariatric Program in the USA: A Single-Center Retrospective, Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery 2025, 35: 2390-2394. PMID: 40295326, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-07884-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFactors associated with attritionAssociated with decreased oddsObesity-related diseasesHispanic ethnicitySocial Vulnerability IndexStudy samplePreoperative attritionElectronic health recordsAcademic health systemAssociated with increased oddsAssociated with attritionRegional-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionHealth recordsNon-HispanicHealth systemCompared individual-US populationIncreased oddsSurgical treatment of obesityCohort studyMedicare insuranceLogistic regressionMedicareOddsMediators of Racial Inequities in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Care
Hamid S, Lee D, Herrin J, Yu J, Pollack C, Dean L, Gaddy J, Oladele C, Feder S, Canavan M, Nunez-Smith M, Soulos P, Gross C. Mediators of Racial Inequities in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Care. Cancer Medicine 2025, 14: e70757. PMID: 40052387, PMCID: PMC11886416, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer carePhase of careSocioeconomic statusNon-small cell lung cancerIndividual-level socioeconomic statusNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMedicare-Medicaid dual eligibilityWhite patientsHealth care accessLung cancer careNon-Hispanic blacksIndirect effects of mediatorsDiagnosis stageStage-appropriate treatmentTwo-year survivalCancer careCare accessEffects of raceOptimal careDual eligiblesCareStructural racismRacial inequalityBlack patientsInadequate evaluationCharacterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study
Hamid S, Graetz E, Zolfaghari E, Schultz K, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Characterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study. Perioperative Medicine 2025, 14: 3. PMID: 39789653, PMCID: PMC11720298, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00483-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRobotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassBariatric surgeryDiabetes statusSleeve gastrectomyA1c testingRoux-en-Y gastric bypassIncreased oddsPreoperative Hemoglobin A1cDemographic characteristics of patientsCharacteristics of patientsNon-insulin-dependent diabetesInsulin-dependent patientsBaseline diabetes statusLogistic regression analysisSleep apneaCardiopulmonary comorbiditiesAmerican Society of MetabolicGastric bypassMBSAQIP databaseClinical factorsHemoglobin A1c testingMBS patientsSociety recommendationsHemoglobin A1cDependent patientsBridging the gap: expanding access to minimally invasive thoracic surgery to reduce health disparities
Zolfaghari E, Hamid S, Antonoff M. Bridging the gap: expanding access to minimally invasive thoracic surgery to reduce health disparities. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2025, 17: 516-517. PMID: 39975720, PMCID: PMC11833594, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2024-1986.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Obstacles for Family Planning Exist for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Zolfaghari E, Hamid S, Antonoff M. Obstacles for Family Planning Exist for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 119: 1349-1350. PMID: 39706510, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSame Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP
Hamid S, Graetz E, Esdaille C, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Same Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP. Obesity Surgery 2024, 35: 25-32. PMID: 39636520, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07611-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsClavien-Dindo complicationsObesity-associated diseasesPostoperative dayBariatric surgeryPrimary sleeve gastrectomyDay dischargeInsulin-dependent diabetesSame-day dischargePOD1 dischargePostoperative morbiditySleeve gastrectomyPatient selectionSafety profileSafety of SDDPatientsSDD protocolCohort of older adultsPOD1Logistic regressionAge groupsSurgeryComplicationsMBSAQIPOlder adultsReadmission
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honor Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
05/25/2021Other AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Merck Award
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