Safraz Hamid, MD
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Clinical Fellow
Biography
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Professional Interests: Quality improvement, global surgery
Personal Interests: Watching Serena Williams hit first serves
Education & Training
- MD
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (2021)
- AB
- Princeton University, Molecular Biology (2017)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Patient Safety; Quality Improvement
Public Health Interests
Global Health; Health Policy
ORCID
0000-0001-8342-7760
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Safraz Hamid's published research.
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Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH
Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
Elena Graetz, PhD
Elizabeth Godfrey, MD
Kurt S. Schultz, MD
11Publications
28Citations
Quality Improvement
Publications
2024
ASO 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 StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsContralateral 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 ResearchAltmetricOR and ICU teams ‘running in parallel’ at the end of cardiothoracic surgery improves perceptions of handoff safety
Hamid S, Joyce F, Burza A, Yang B, Le A, Saleh A, Poston RS. OR and ICU teams ‘running in parallel’ at the end of cardiothoracic surgery improves perceptions of handoff safety. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10: e001001. PMID: 33568419, PMCID: PMC7878128, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIntensive care unitPositive response rateICU teamResponse rateOperating roomCardiac surgery patientsLow positive response rateCardiac surgical teamPatient safety cultureQuality improvement projectQuality Hospital SurveySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryCare unitICU nursesHealth care researchCardiothoracic surgeryHospital SurveySurgical casesSurgical teamFace handoffSafety culturePatient safetyCare researchSafety of handoffsImproving SCD compliance in trauma patients at Kings County Hospital Center: a quality improvement report
Hamid S, Marin B, Smith L, Agyeman-Kagya K, George C, Wetzler T, Badami A, Gendy A, Roudnitsky V. Improving SCD compliance in trauma patients at Kings County Hospital Center: a quality improvement report. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10: e001171. PMID: 33419735, PMCID: PMC7798780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSequential compression devicesSCD complianceVenous thromboembolismTrauma patientsKings County Hospital CenterMechanical VTE prophylaxisVTE risk factorsPatient education interventionsStandard of careQuality improvement reportQuality improvement projectStudy-Act cyclesShort educational sessionVTE prophylaxisBaseline auditPoor complianceRisk factorsHospital CenterPatient educationPatient complianceImprovement reportPatientsOverall compliancePDSA cyclesCompliance rate
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Other AwardDetails05/25/2021United Stateshonor Merck Award
Other AwardDetails05/25/2021United States