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Challenges of organ shortage for transplantation: solutions and opportunities by Saidi, R F, Hejazii Kenari, S K

“…Organ shortage is the greatest challenge facing the field of organ transplantation today. A variety of approaches have been implemented to expand the organ…”
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Outcome of Kidney Transplantation Using Expanded Criteria Donors and Donation After Cardiac Death Kidneys: Realities and Costs by Saidi, R. F., Elias, N., Kawai, T., Hertl, M., Farrell, M.‐L., Goes, N., Wong, W., Hartono, C., Fishman, J. A., Kotton, C. N., Tolkoff‐Rubin, N., Delmonico, F. L., Cosimi, A. B., Ko, D. S. C.

“…Expanded criteria donors (ECDs) and donation after cardiac death (DCD) provide more kidneys in the donor pool. However, the financial impact and the long‐term…”
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Recent Progress in Cell Therapy in Solid Organ Transplantation by Garakani, R, Saidi, R F

“…There has been ample of preclinical and animal studies showing efficacy and safety of using various cells, such as stem cells or T regulatory cells, after…”
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Changing Pattern of Organ Donation at a Single Center: Are Potential Brain Dead Donors Being Lost to Donation After Cardiac Death? by Saidi, R. F., Bradley, J., Greer, D., Luskin, R., O’Connor, K., Delmonico, F., Kennealey, P., Pathan, F., Schuetz, C., Elias, N., Ko, D. S. C., Kawai, T., Hertl, M., Cosimi, A. B., Markmann, J. F.

“…Donation after cardiac death (DCD) has proven effective at increasing the availability of organs for transplantation. We performed a retrospective examination…”
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New Definition of Transplant Tourism by Broumand, B, Saidi, R F

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Utilization of expanded criteria donors in liver transplantation by Saidi, Reza F

“…Improvements in surgical techniques, immunosuppression, and post-transplantation patient care have led to the optimization of liver transplantation outcomes…”
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Changing pattern of organ donation and utilization in the USA by Saidi, R F

“…Organ transplantation has proven highly effective in the treatment of various forms of end-stage organ failure. However, organ shortage is still the greatest…”
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Outcomes of Full-Right-Full-Left Split Liver Transplantation in Adults in the USA: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis by Zimmerman, A, Flahive, J M, Hertl, M, Cosimi, A B, Saidi, R F

“…Splitting a liver for utilization in adult/pediatric recipients has been shown to decrease mortality on the wait list without increasing the overall risk of…”
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Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Sorafenib in Liver Transplant Patients: An Initial Experience by Saidi, R.F, Shah, S.A, Rawson, A.P, Grossman, St, Piperdi, B, Bozorgzadeh, A

“…Abstract Sorafenib has been approved for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there are no data reported on its use in HCC…”
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Clinical transplantation and tolerance: are we there yet? by Saidi, R F, Hejazii Kenari, S K

“…Organ transplantation is not only considered as the last resort therapy but also as the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage organ damage…”
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Competitive Market Analysis of Transplant Centers and Discrepancy of Wait-Listing of Recipients for Kidney Transplantation by Cho, P S, Saidi, R F, Cutie, C J, Ko, D S C

“…There are over 250 kidney transplant programs in the USA. To determine if highly competitive regions, defined as regions with a higher number of transplant…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Co-stimulation Blockade Enhance Bone Marrow Engraftment and Induce Immunological Tolerance by Rajeshkumar, B, Agrawal, P, Rashighi, M, Saidi, R F

“…Organ transplantation currently requires long-term immunosuppression. This is associated with multiple complications including infection, malignancy and other…”
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Outcomes of patients with portal vein thrombosis undergoing live donor liver transplantation by Saidi, R F, Jabbour, N, Li, Y, Shah, S A

“…Live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) creates several technical challenges due to severe pre-operative…”
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Improving Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Polycystic Disease in MELD Era by Saidi, R F, Jabbour, N, Shah, S A, Li, Y, Bozorgzadeh, A

“…Liver transplantation (LT) for polycystic liver disease (PLD) has evolved to be an option for treating these patients. Patients with PLD suffer from…”
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Impact of Donor Kidney Recovery Method on Lymphatic Complications in Kidney Transplantation by Saidi, R.F, Wertheim, J.A, Ko, D.S.C, Elias, N, Martin, H, Delmonico, F.L, Cosimi, A.B, Kawai, T

“…Abstract Introduction Prolonged lymphatic drainage and lymphocele are undesirable complications following kidney transplantation. We evaluated the impact of…”
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Liver transplantation from a donor with multiple biliary hamartomata by Saidi, R F, Yoon, V, Jabbour, N, Shah, S A, Bozorgzadeh, A

“…Biliary hamartomata are rare benign lesions. Herein, we report on a 48-year-old man with a history of end-stage liver disease secondary to alcoholic liver…”
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Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in Elderly Patients: Is There a Difference in Outcomes? by Saidi, R.F, Kennealey, P.T, Elias, N, Kawai, T, Hertl, M, Farrell, M, Goes, N, Hartono, C, Tolkoff-Rubin, N, Cosimi, A.B, Ko, D.S.C

“…Abstract Introduction There is a paucity of data on long-term outcomes of older kidney recipients. Our aim was to compare the early and long-term outcomes of…”
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Bacteroides fragilis toxin exhibits polar activity on monolayers of human intestinal epithelial cells (T84 cells) in vitro by CHAMBERS, F. G, KOSHY, S. S, SAIDI, R. F, CLARK, D. P, MOORE, R. D, SEARS, C. L

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Live donor partial hepatectomy for liver transplantation: is there a learning curve? by Saidi, R F, Elias, N, Ko, D S, Kawai, T, Markmann, J, Feng, S, Cosimi, A B, Hertl, M

“…Donor safety is the first priority in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). To determine the characteristics and outcome of live liver donors who…”
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Current status of pancreas and islet cell transplantation by Saidi, R F

“…Pancreas transplantation has emerged as an effective treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus, especially those with established end-stage renal disease…”
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