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
Global Health; Health Policy
ORCID
0000-0001-8342-7760
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Karen E. Gibbs, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Eric B Schneider, PhD
Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH
Kurt S. Schultz, MD
Elena Graetz, PhD
Emily June Zolfaghari, MD, MS
23Publications
55Citations
Quality Improvement
Publications
2026
Mo1248 METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2016-2022 NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Mo1248 METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2016-2022 NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE. Gastroenterology 2026, 170: s-2632. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(26)06226-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMo1248 METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2016-2022 NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Mo1248 METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2016-2022 NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2026, 103: s-2632. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(26)06157-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReal-world Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Trends in Patients Undergoing Obesity Treatment: Insights From the All of Us Research Program
Butensky S, Hamid S, Graetz E, Ying L, Schwartz J, Schneider E, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Real-world Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Trends in Patients Undergoing Obesity Treatment: Insights From the All of Us Research Program. Obesity Surgery 2026, 36: 2448-2457. PMID: 41912836, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-026-08645-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
ASO Visual Abstract: Financial Outlook thRough CAncer STorytelling (FOReCAST): Development of a Novel Video-Based Storytelling Intervention to Mitigate Financial Hardship Among Young Women with Breast Cancer
Hamid S, Moses J, Lynch O, Washington R, Dicks M, Greenup R, Proussaloglou E. ASO Visual Abstract: Financial Outlook thRough CAncer STorytelling (FOReCAST): Development of a Novel Video-Based Storytelling Intervention to Mitigate Financial Hardship Among Young Women with Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 33: 1246-1247. PMID: 41145938, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18585-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinancial Outlook thRough CAncer STorytelling (FOReCAST): Development of a Novel Video-Based Storytelling Intervention to Mitigate Financial Hardship Among Young Women with Breast Cancer
Hamid S, Moses J, Lynch O, Washington R, Dicks M, Greenup R, Proussaloglou E. Financial Outlook thRough CAncer STorytelling (FOReCAST): Development of a Novel Video-Based Storytelling Intervention to Mitigate Financial Hardship Among Young Women with Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 33: 19-21. PMID: 40993463, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18405-3.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetricNavigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research
Hamid S, Fayanju O, Greenup R, Hawkins A, Dossett L. Navigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research. Annals Of Surgery 2025, 283: 45-47. PMID: 40626597, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMetabolic 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 ratesReadmissionFactors 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH 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 patients
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honor Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
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