Nabil Wasif, M.D.

Location: Arizona

Primary Appointment
Surgery
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Summary

The field of interest of Nabil Wasif, M.D., is cancer research, specifically malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and breast, as well as melanoma.

In particular, Dr. Wasif is interested in the use of large cancer databases to look at quality of care, disparities in care and outcomes following treatment.

Focus areas

Examples of Dr. Wasif's ongoing projects include:

Overuse of diagnostic imaging for melanoma and associated cost implications
Decision analysis modeling to guide clinical decisions regarding surgical management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas
Outcomes following treatment of small bowel carcinoid tumors

Significance to patient care

Research at the global level of cancer care can help answer many important questions regarding clinical management and streamline the effective delivery of cancer-related care for individual patients.

Recent publications

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Education

Research Fellowship –
UCLA Center for Surgical Outcomes, University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship – Surgical Oncology
John Wayne Cancer Institute, Saint John's Health Center

Residency – General Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Research Fellowship – Laboratory for Pulmonary Research
Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Research Fellowship – Laboratory for Wound Healing and Tissue Culture
Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

MB BS –
Aga Khan University Medical College

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