Safraz Hamid, MD, MHS
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Biography
Safraz is a general surgery resident here at Yale University. He is originally from Brooklyn, NY. He earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, concentrating in Molecular Biology and earning a certificate in Global Health and Health Policy. He attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. He was a fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale from 2023-2025 and was mentored by Dr. Rachel Greenup. He is interested in an academic surgical career focusing on improving patient-surgeon shared decision making through health services research
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
Global Health; Health Policy
ORCID
0000-0001-8342-7760
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Elena Graetz, PhD
Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH
Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
Elizabeth Godfrey, MD
Emily June Zolfaghari, MD, MS
13Publications
21Citations
Quality Improvement
Publications
2024
Same 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, 1-8. 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 adultsReadmissionAnalysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States
Hamid S, Graetz E, Bakkila B, Chao G, Zolfaghari E, Schultz K, Chetty A, Trabilsy M, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Analysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States. Obesity Surgery 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39633092, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07605-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsBariatric surgeryNon-medical expensesRoux-en-Y gastric bypassNon-surgical attemptsRoux-en-YObesity-associated diseasesSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBiliopancreatic diversionDuodenal switchAssessed associationsLogistic regressionSurgeryIQRPatientsMedianDiseaseLost wagesHealth-related diseasesUnmet financial needsASO Visual Abstract: “Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review
Hamid S, Bakkila B, Schultz K, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Godfrey E, Lee C, Berger E, Rosenberg S, Greenup R. ASO Visual Abstract: “Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5213-5214. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15511-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review
Hamid S, Bakkila B, Schultz K, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Godfrey E, Lee C, Berger E, Rosenberg S, Greenup R. “Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5168-5179. PMID: 38717543, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15360-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyBreast-conserving therapyAverage-risk womenInclusion criteriaPsychosocial well-beingProspective cohort studyBackgroundMany womenProphylactic mastectomyScoping reviewMethodsNine databasesWhite/Caucasian womenCohort studyStudy samplePostoperative time pointsStatistically significant resultsRelevant articlesWell-beingAnxietyResultsThe inclusion criteriaWomenMastectomySignificant resultsSurgical choiceSurgical decisionASO Author Reflections: “Peace of Mind” After Surgery for Breast Cancer: Implications for Preference-Sensitive Shared Decision Making
Hamid S, Schultz K, Greenup R. ASO Author Reflections: “Peace of Mind” After Surgery for Breast Cancer: Implications for Preference-Sensitive Shared Decision Making. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5209-5210. PMID: 38713391, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15408-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research151 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BASELINE HEMOGLOBIN A1C AND 30-DAY OUTCOMES AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. 151 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BASELINE HEMOGLOBIN A1C AND 30-DAY OUTCOMES AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-1785. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)04576-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 297: 136-143. PMID: 38518580, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBlack patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOutcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infectionsPediatric populationSoft-tissue infection casesWhite patientsRacial disparitiesDiagnosis of necrotizing fasciitisNSTI casesSoft tissue infectionsProportion of black patientsNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative complicationsTissue infectionsFournier's gangreneSurgical proceduresCross-sectional analysisInfection overallPatientsHispanic patientsInpatient SampleNSTIMortality rateSubcutaneous tissueFasciitisOutcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2023
530 COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SADI VS. RYGB IN 2020 AND 2021
Hamid S, Canner J, Chao G, Gibbs K. 530 COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SADI VS. RYGB IN 2020 AND 2021. Gastroenterology 2023, 164: s-1484. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(23)04486-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Opportunity Cost Analysis of Robotic Surgery
Poston R, Hamid S. Opportunity Cost Analysis of Robotic Surgery. 2021, 133-139. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53594-0_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Other AwardDetails05/25/2021United Stateshonor Merck Award
Other AwardDetails05/25/2021United States