Karim Halazun

Karim J Halazun MD, FACS

 

Email: kah7007@med.cornell.edu

 

CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Assistant Professor of Surgery (August 2015-Present Date) – Liver Transplant and

Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.

 

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT

Assistant Professor of Surgery (August 2013-August 2015) – Liver Transplant and

Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Emory University Hospital, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta Georgia.

 

ED U C AT I O N

Medical School 1996-2002 – University of Leeds, UK. MBChB with Honors (Top 10%).

Undergraduate 1996-1999 – University of Leeds, UK. BSc in Clinical Sciences, First

Class Honors (Top 5%).

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society Of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (AHPBA)

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)

International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

 

AWARD S AND ACADEMIC HONOURS

ILTS Vanguard Award for best clinical paper published in 2017 by junior faculty member –

Awarded at ILTS Annual Meeting Lisbon May 2018

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ASTS Vanguard Prize for best paper published in 2014 by junior faculty member – Awarded at

ASTS Winter Symposium in Miami 2015.

ASTS Junior Investigator Award for best research by a junior faculty member presented at

the ASTS Winter Symposium in Miami 2015.

ASTS Top Investigator Award for research presented at ASTS Winter Symposium Miami

2013.

AASLD Hepatobiliary & Transplant Fellow Award for best research presented by a surgical

fellow at the AASLD, San Francisco 2011.

Blakemore Research Prize for best body of research by a graduating chief resident from

Columbia University Medical Center, New York 2011.

Blakemore Award (Columbia University Department of Surgery Research Award) –

for best clinical research performed by a surgical trainee (2011 and 2013).

Pilot Startup Grant Research Award Columbia University Department of Surgery (2009)

AST Young Investigator Award – Awarded by the American Society of

Transplantation for presentation of research at the American Transplant Congress

in Boston, MA (2009).

American Society of Transplantation Award for Best Clinical Research and

Presentation at the AST Distinguished Fellows Research Forum – One of only 25

fellows/residents worldwide to be invited to present research in San Diego, CA (2008).

Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Award for best clinical research paper

and oral presentation at the Association of Surgeons in Training meeting, Belfast,

Ireland (2007).

British Transplant Society Young Investigator Award for presentation of research paper

at the American Transplant Congress San Francisco, CA (2007).

Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland Photographer of the Year (2007).

European Young Vascular Surgeons Research Award for top clinical research

presentation at the European Society of Vascular Surgery Prague (2006).

Honors in Medicine and Surgery – Top 10% of medical school class (2002).

Loetscher Award for outstanding medical elective in the Ecuadorian Amazon (2001).

Cancer Research UK Research Award for research into ovarian cancer (1999).

Full University Colors (Highest UK Collegiate Athletic Award), for excellence

and achievement in Basketball (1999).

 

PO ST G R AD U AT E T R AI N I N G

Transplant Surgery Fellow – New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical

Center July 2011-July 2013. ASTS accredited for Liver Transplantation, Kidney

Transplantation and Hepatobiliary surgery.

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Chief Resident Surgery – New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical

Center June 2010 to June 2011.

Surgery Residency – New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center

June 2008 to June 2010 Categorical General Surgery Resident.

Surgical Research Fellow – Columbia University Medical Center, New York – October 2007-

June 2008.

Surgery Internship and Residency (United Kingdom) – Yorkshire School of Surgery Basic

Surgical Training Rotation, Leeds UK; August 2002 – August 2007: This is a prestigious and

highly competitive program attracting 400-500 applicants per year. Most of my time was spent

at St. James’ University Hospital, the largest and busiest teaching hospital in Europe, and

consisted of training in colorectal, vascular, transplant, hepatobiliary and general surgery.

 

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

 

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS.

1. Halazun KJ, Tabrizian P, Najjar M, Florman S, Schwartz M, Michelassi F, Samstein B,

Brown RS Jr, Emond JC, Busuttil RW, Agopian VG. Is It Time To Abandon The Milan

Criteria? Results of a Tri-institutional Bi-costal Collaboration to Redefine Hepatocellular

Carcinoma Liver Transplantation Selection Policies. In Press Annals of Surgery.

2. Halazun KJ, Emond JC. Re:- The Pursuit of Happiness – The Thin Line Between Rights

and Duties. In Press American Journal of Transplantation

3. Gold SL, Cohen-Mekelburg S, Rosenblatt R, Jessurun J, Sharaiha R, Halazun K, Wan D.

An Overt, Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleed Caused by a Primary Small Bowel Fibroblastic

Reticular Cell Sarcoma. ACG Case Rep J. 2018 Mar 14;5:e22.

4. Rana A, Sigireddi RR, Halazun KJ, Kothare A, Wu MF, Liu H, Kueht ML, Vierling JM,

Sussman NL, Mindikoglu AL, Miloh T, Galvan NTN, Cotton RT, O’Mahony CA, Goss JA.

Predicting Liver Allograft Discard: The Discard Risk Index. Transplantation. 2018 Feb 26.

5. Najjar M, Agrawal S, Emond JC, Halazun KJ. Pretreatment neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio:

useful prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatocell Carcinoma. 2018 Jan

18;5:17-28.

6. Shah SL, Xu MM, Dawod E, Halazun K, Sharaiha RZ A wormy surprise: ERCP for

intrabiliary drainage of a hydatid cyst. Endoscopy. 2018 Apr;50(4):E81-E82.

7. Chaudhry SG, Bentley-Hibbert S, Stern J, Lobritto S, Martinez M, Vittorio J, Halazun KJ,

Lee HT, Emond J, Kato T, Samstein B, Griesemer A Growth of liver allografts over time in

pediatric transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Mar;22(2).

8. Rana A, Ackah RL, Webb GJ, Halazun KJ, Vierling JM, Liu H, Wu MF, Yoeli D, Kueht M,

Mindikoglu AL, Sussman NL, Galván NT, Cotton RT, O’Mahony CA, Goss JA. No Gains in

Long-Term Survival After Liver Transplantation Over the Past Three Decades. Ann Surg.

2018 Jan 4

9. Rosenblatt RE, Tafesh ZH, Halazun KJ Role of inflammatory markers as hepatocellular

cancer selection tool in the setting of liver transplantation. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol.

2017 Nov 21;2:95.

10. Rana A, Witte ED, Halazun KJ, Sood GK, Mindikoglu AL, Sussman N, Vierling JM, Kueht

ML, Galvan NTN, Cotton RT, O’Mahony CA, Goss JA. Liver Transplant Length of Stay

Karim J. -4-  Halazun, October 2017.

(LOS) Index: A Novel Predictive Score for Hospital Length of Stay following Liver

Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2017 Oct 17. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13141. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 29044759

11. Halazun KJ, Rana AA, Fortune B, Quillan RC, Verna EC, Samstein B, Guarrera JV, Kato

T, Griesemer AD, Fox A, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC.No Country for Old Livers? Examining

and Optimizing the Utilization of Elderly Liver Grafts. Am J Transplant. 2017 Sep 27. doi:

10.1111/ajt.14518. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28960723

12. Halazun KJ, Quillin RC, Rosenblatt R, Bongu A, Griesemer AD, Kato T, Smith C,

Michelassi F, Guarrera JV, Samstein B, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Expanding the Margins:

High Volume Utilization of Marginal Liver Grafts Among >2000 Liver Transplants at a Single

Institution. Ann Surg. 2017 Sep;266(3):441-449.

13. Agopian VG, Harlander-Locke MP, Ruiz RM, Klintmalm GB, Senguttuvan S, Florman SS,

Haydel B, Hoteit M, Levine MH, Lee DD, Taner CB, Verna EC, Halazun KJ, Abdelmessih

R, Tevar AD, Humar A, Aucejo F, Chapman WC, Vachharajani N, Nguyen MH, Melcher

ML, Nydam TL, Mobley C, Ghobrial RM, Amundsen B, Markmann JF, Langnas AN, Carney

CA, Berumen J, Hemming AW, Sudan DL, Hong JC, Kim J, Zimmerman MA, Rana A,

Kueht ML, Jones CM, Fishbein TM, Busuttil RW. Impact of Pretransplant Bridging

Locoregional Therapy for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within Milan Criteria

Undergoing Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 3601 Patients From the US Multicenter HCC

Transplant Consortium. Ann Surg. 2017 Sep;266(3):525-535.

14. Sung S, Rao R, Sharaiha RZ, Halazun KJ, Elsoukkary S, Hoda RS. Fine-Needle Aspiration

Cytology of Pancreatic Schwannoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Jul;45(7):668-670.

15. Halazun KJ, Najjar M,1 Abdelmessih RM,2 Samstein B,1,2 Griesemer AD,2 Gaurrera JV,2

Kato T,2 Verna EC,2 Emond JC,2 Brown RS Jr. 2,3. Recurrence after Liver Transplantation

for HCC – A new MORAL to the Story. Ann Surg. 2017 Mar;265(3):557-564.

16. Sung S, Rao R, Sharaiha RZ, Halazun KJ, Elsoukkary S, Hoda RS. Fine-Needle Aspiration

Cytology of Pancreatic Schwannoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Feb 20 [Epub ahead of print].

17. Rana A, Brewer ED, Scully BB, Kueht ML, Goss M, Halazun KJ, Liu H, Galvan NT, Cotton

RT, O’Mahony CA. Poor outcomes for children on the wait list at low-volume kidney

transplant centers in the United States. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017 Apr;32(4):669-678.

18. Halazun KJ, Przybyszewski EM, Griesemer AD, Cherqui D, Michelassi F, Guarerra JV,

Kato T,2 Brown RS Jr, Emond JC, and Samstein B. Leaning to the Left – Increasing The

Donor Pool by Using The Left Lobe, Outcomes of the Largest Single Center North

American Experience of Left Lobe Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.

Accepted Annals of Surgery May 2016.

19. Najjar, M, Campos BD, Samstein B, Halazun K. Intracaval Mass Discovered at the Time of

Liver Procurement. Am J Transplant. 2016 May;16(5):1635-7.

20. Halazun KJ, Mathur AK, Rana AA, Massie AB, Mohan S, Patzer RE, Wedd JP, Samstein B,

Subramanian RM, Campos BD, Knechtle SJ. One Size Does Not Fit All – Regional Variation

in the Outcomes of Share 35. Am J Transplant 2016 Jan 16: 137–142.

21. Halazun KJ, Rana AA, Patzer RE, Samstein B, Brown RS, Emond JC. Re:-Transplantation

for HCC – More Haste Less Speed? In Press Hepatology. 2015 Oct;62(4):1328-9.

22. Rana A, Pallister ZS, Guiteau JJ, Cotton RT, Halazun K, Nalty CC, Khaderi SA, O’Mahony

CA, Goss JA. Survival Outcomes Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation (Pedi-SOFT)

Score: A Novel Predictive Index. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jul;15(7):1855-63.

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23. Rana A, Pallister Z, Halazun K, Cotton R, Guiteau J, Nalty CC, O’Mahony CA, Goss JA.

Pediatric Liver Transplant Center Volume and the Likelihood of Transplantation. Pediatrics.

2015 Jul;136(1):e99-e107. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3016. Epub 2015 Jun 15

24. Carotenoids and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Yilmaz B, Sahin K, Bilen H, Bahcecioglu

IH, Bilir B, Ashraf S, Halazun KJ, Kucuk O. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2015 Jun;4(3):161-71.

25. Halazun KJ, Rana AA, Patzer RE, Samstein B, Brown RS, Emond JC. Re: – Waiting time

and transplantation for hepatocellular cancer: A balancing between tempus fugit and carpe

diem. In Press Hepatology. 2015 Apr;61(4):1439.

26. Samstein B, Griesemer A, Cherqui D, Mansour T, Pisa J, Yegiants A, Fox AN, Guarrera JV,

Kato T, Halazun KJ, Emond J. Fully Laparoscopic left sided Donor Hepatectomy is safe and

associated with shorter hospital stay and earlier return to work. A comparative study. Liver

Transpl. 2015 Jun;21(6):768-73.

27. Rana A, Gruessner A, Agopian VG, Khalpey Z, Riaz IB, Kaplan B, Halazun KJ, Busuttil RW,

Gruessner RW. Survival benefit of solid-organ transplant in the United States. JAMA Surg.

2015 Mar 1;150(3):252-9.

28. Halazun KJ, Rana AA, Verna EC, Griesemer AD, Parsons RF, Samstein B, Guarrera JV,

Kato T, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Standing the Test of Time: Outcomes of a decade of

prioritizing patients with HCC, results of the UNOS natural geographic experiment.

Hepatology 2014 Dec; 60 (6):1957-62.

29. Kluger MD, Halazun KJ, Barroso RT, Fox AN, Olsen SK, Madoff DC, Siegel AB, Weintraub

JL, Sussman J, Brown RS Jr, Cherqui D, Emond JC. Bland embolization versus

chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma before transplantation. Published Liver

Transplantation, Feb 2014.

30. Halazun KJ, Marangoni G, Hakeem A, Fraser SM, Farid SG, Ahmad N. Elevated

preoperative recipient neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with delayed graft function

following kidney transplantation.Transplant Proc. 2013 Nov; 45(9): 3254-7.

31. Samstein B, Cherqui D, Rotellar F, Griesemer A, Halazun KJ, Kato T, Guarrera J, Emond
32. Totally laparoscopic full left hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation in

adolescents and adults. Am J Transplant. 2013 Sep;13(9):2462-6.

32. Halazun KJ, Zaretsky J, Brubaker W, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Re: Do Preoperative

Inflammatory Markers Impact on Outcome After Liver Transplantation f or

Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Annals of Surgery 2011 Aug 254(2): 383-4.

33. Siegel AB, Conner K, Wang S, Jacobson JS, Hershman DL, Hidalgo R, Verna EC, Halazun

K, Brubaker W, Zaretsky J, Moniodis A, Delgado-Cruzata L, Dove L, Emond J, Kato T, Brown

RS Jr, Neugut AI. Smoking and hepatocellular carcinoma mortality. Exp Ther Med. 2012 Jan;

3(1): 124-128. Epub 2011 Sep 19.

34. Siegel AB, Lim EA, Wang S, Brubaker W, Rodriguez RD, Goyal A, Jacobson JS, Hershman

DL, Verna EC, Zaretsky J, Halazun K, Dove L, Brown RS Jr, Neugut AI, Kato T, Remotti H,

Coppleson YJ, Emond JC. Diabetes, body mass index, and outcomes in hepatocellular

carcinoma patients undergoing liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2012 Sep 15; 94(5):

539-43.

35. Sharaiha R, Halazun KJ, Mirza F, Port JL, Lee PC, Neugut AI, Altorki NK, Abrams
36. Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Post-Operative

Disease Recurrence in Esophageal Cancer. Accepted Annals of Surgical Oncology

2011 Nov 18(12): 3362-9.

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36. Siegel AB, Wang S, Jacobson JS, Hershman DL, Lim EA, Yu J, Ferrante L, Devaraj KM,

Remotti H, Scrudato S, Halazun KJ, Emond J, Dove L, Brown RS Jr, Neugut AI.

Obesity and microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Invest. 2010

Dec; 28(10): 1063-9.

37. Halazun KJ, Hardy MA, Rana AA, Woodland DC, Luyten EJ, Mahardev S, Witkowski

P, Siegel AB, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Negative Impact of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio

on Outcome Following Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Ann Surg.

2009 Jul; 250(1): 141-51.

38. Rana A, Hardy MA, Halazun KJ, Woodland DC, Ratner LE, Samstein B, Guarrera JV,

Brown Jr RS, Emond JC. Survival Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation (SOFT)

Score: A Novel Method to Predict Patient Survival Following Liver Transplantation. Am

J Transplant. 2008 Dec;8(12): 2537-46.

39. Rana AA, Robles S, Russo MJ, Halazun KJ, Woodland DC, Witkowski P, Ratner LE,

Hardy MA. The Combined Organ Effect: Protection against rejection? Ann Surg.

2008 Nov; 248(5): 871-9.

40. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Malik HZ, Al-Mukhtar A, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge JPA

Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival Following

Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases. EJSO, 2008 Jan; 34(1): 55-60 Epub

April 2007.

41. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldoori A, Malik H, Attia M, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ,

Lodge JPA. Right hepatic trisectionectomy for hepatobiliary diseases: results and an

appraisal of its current role. Annals of Surgery, Ann Surg. 2007 Dec; 246(6): 1065-1074.

42. Malik HZ, Prasad KR, Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldouri A, Gomez D, Lodge JPA,

Toogood GJ. A simple pre-operative prognostic score for patients with colorectal liver

metastases. Annals of Surgery, 2007; 246(5): 806-814.

43. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldouri A, Willis S, Ahmad N. Warm Ischaemia Time:

Search for a Consensus Definition. Transplantation Proceedings 2007; 39 (5):1329-

1331.

44. Halazun KJ, Bofkin K, Asthana S, Henderson M, Spark JI. Hyperhomocysteinaemia

is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion. European Journal of Vascular

and Endovascular Surgery 2007; 33 (4):391-394.

45. Halazun KJ, Kotru A, Menon KV, Patel J, Prasad KR. Stenting of Celiac Axis Stenosis

Facilitates Pancreatectomy. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2006; 32 (7): 811-

812.

46. Ghoz A, Kheir E, Kotru A, Halazun KJ, Kessel D, Patel JJ, Lodge JP. Pneumoperitoneum

secondary to rupture of cystic artery pseudoaneurysm. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int.

2007 Jun;6(3):321-3.

 

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

1. Halazun KJ, Patzer R, Campos BD, Adams AB, Magliocca, JF, Knechtle SJ. One Size

Does Not Fit All – Regional Variation in the Outcomes of Share 35. AJT Vol 15 pp-85

2. Halazun KJ, Patzer R, Campos BD, Adams AB, Magliocca, JF, Knechtle SJ. Ethnicity and

Liver Transplantation for HCC. Transplantation Vol 98 pp-167-168

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3. Brummett L, Adams A, Halazun KJ, Knechtle SJ. Correlation Between Cost and Distance

Traveled for Procured Livers: Cost Implications for Broader Sharing of Organs.

Transplantation Vol. 98 pp-813-814

4. Knechtle SJ, Adams AB, Perez S, Brummett L, Halazun KJ, Patzer RE. Demographic

Variations of Income, Race, and Healthcare Access and Their Relationship to Donor Organ

Allocation: Potential Impact of Redistricting. AJT 2014 Vol. 14 pp-847

5. Halazun KJ, Verna E, Samseitn B, Guarrera JV, Kato T, Brown Jr R, & Emond JC. A Priority

Pass to Death-Prioritization of Liver Transplant for HCC Worsens Survival. AJT 2013 Vol.

13 pp-46.

6. Halazun, KJ, Parsons, RF, Griesemer, AD, El-Najjar, A, Samstein, B, Guarrera, JV, Kato T,

Emond, JC. Outcomes of Third Party Cadaveric Vessel Use for Vascular Reconstructions

in Living Donor Liver Transplants. AJT 2013 Jan 13:86.

7. Halazun, KJ, Zaretsky, J, Brubaker WD, Verna EC, Kato T, Guarrera, JV, Samstein B,

Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Recurrence after Liver Transplantation for HCC-A New MORAL to

the Story. Hepatology 2011 May 54:1356A.

8. Elnaggar, AS, Chang MS, Halazun KJ, Guo X, Qi J, Persigehl, T, … & Emond, J. C. (2012).

1019 Liver Atrophy and Regeneration in Non-Cirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis: Effect of

Surgical Shunts. Gastroenterology, 142:(5), S-940.

9. Elnaggar, AS, Halazun, KJ, Brubaker, WD, Jambawalikar, S., Kirshnamoorthy S, Emond,

JC.. Radiologic Characteristics of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma. AJT 2012 (12):352.

10. Zaretsky, JS, Pothen MA, Charles DJ, Halazun KJ, Lukose TS, Brown RS Jr,, Emond JC,

Guarrera JV. The Advantage of Expanded Criteria Donor Livers: An Intent-to-Treat Analysis.

AJT 2012, Vol12, pp- 520.

11. Sharaiha R Z, Halazun KJ, Mirza, F., Port, J. L., Lee, P. C., Neugut, AI, Abrams, JA (2010).

T1644 Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil: Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Post Operative

Disease Recurrence in Esophageal Cancer. Gastroenterology, 138(5), S-885.

12. Halazun KJ, Rana AA, Samstein B, Guarrera JV, Goldstein MJ, Kato T, Emond JC.

Donor Source and Quality Do Not Affect Outcome in HCC Patients Undergoing

Liver Transplantation. Hepatology 2010; 52(4S):

13. Brubaker WD, Siegel AB, Chang MS, Halazun KJ, Lim E, Kato T, Brown RS, Emond
14. Metastatic Tissue Tropism of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver

Transplantation. Hepatology 2010; 52(4S): 1767

14. Brubaker WD, Chang MS, Halazun KJ, Lim E, Siegel AB, Kato T, Brown RS, Emond
15. Is Complete Necrosis of HCC by Locoregional Therapy Essential Prior to Liver

Transplantation? Hepatology 2010; 52(4S): 1745.

15. Brubaker WD, Zaretsky J, Chang MS, Halazun KJ, Lim E, Siegel AB, Kato T, Brown

RS, Emond JC. Volumetric Tumor Growth Rate as a Predictor of HCC Recurrence

After Liver Transplantation. Hepatology 2010; 52(4S): 1746.

16. Halazun KJ., Rana, A., Samstein, B., Goldstein, M. J., Guarrera, J. V., Kato, T., & Emond,
17. C. (2009, October). Donor Source and Quality do not affect outcome in HCC patients

undergoing Liver Transplantation. Hepatology (Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 1102A-1102A)

17. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Malik HZ, Al-Mukhtar A, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge

JPA Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Confers Poor Outcome and

increased Recurrence Rate Following Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver

Metastases. HPB 2007; 9 (Suppl 2):8.

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18. Malik HZ, Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Gomez D, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge JPA.

A simple pre-operative prognostic score for patients with colorectal liver metastases.

HPB 2007; 9 (Suppl 2): 8.

19. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Fraser SM, Al-Mukhtar A, Farid SG, Richardson KL, Menon

KV, Ahmad N. Elevated Preoperative Recipient Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio

Increases The Risk of Delayed Graft Function. American Journal of Transplantation

2007; 7 (Suppl1): 162.

20. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldouri A, Malik H, Farid S, Abu Al-Hilal M, Prasad KR,

Toogood GJ and Lodge JPA. Right Hepatic Trisectionectomy – Analysis of a Single

Centre Experience of Two Hundred and Seventy Five Cases. HPB, 2007; 9 (Suppl 1):

78.

21. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, White SA, Aldoori A, Millson CE, Davies MH, Pollard

SG, Toogood GT, Lodge JPA, Prasad KR. Simultaneous Liver Kidney

Transplantation – Indications and outcomes. American Journal Of Transplantation 2006;

6 (Suppl 2): 240.

22. Halazun KJ, Bofkin K, Sarveswaran J, Berridge DC, Scott DJA, Spark JI. Does

hyperhomocysteinaemia affect the expansion rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms?

British Journal of Surgery, 2006; 93(Supplement 1): 97.

23. Halazun KJ, Kotru A, Ghoz A, Guthrie A, Robinson PJ, Toogood GJ, Prasad KR,

Lodge JPA. Assessment of Vascular invasion in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Using MRI.

HPB 2003;5 (Supplement 1): 7.

24. Kotru A, Halazun KJ, Ghoz A, Toogood GJ, Pollard SG, Lodge JPA, Prasad KR.

Surgical management of Caroli’s – Experience from a Hepatobiliary and transplant unit.

HPB, 2003;5 (Supplement 1): 10.

25. Kotru A, Halazun KJ, Prasad KR, Menon KV. Use of duodenal stump as an isolated

loop for biliary drainage in patients with previous Billroth II partial gastrectomy (BIIPG).

HPB 2003; 5 (Supplement 1):21.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Karim J Halazun, Masura Kubota, Benjamin Samstein – Right Hepatectomy for

Living Donation (Chapter 17) In: Englsbe MJ & Mullholland MW, eds. Operative

Techniques in Transplantation Surgery, Philadelphia: Wolters And Kluwer

Health.

2. Karim J Halazun, Gerardo Kahane, James V Guarrera – Deceased Donor

Transplantation Hepatectomy (Artery, Portal vein and Bile Duct) (Chapter 20)

In: Englsbe MJ & Mullholland MW, eds. Operative Techniques in

Transplantation Surgery, Philadelphia: Wolters And Kluwer Health.

 

PRESENTATIONS AT LEARNED SOCIETIES

Invited Presentations

1. Society of Surgical Oncology Regional Therapies Meeting – Liver Transplantation –

The Ultimate Regional Therapy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis. Jacksonville FL, February

2018

2. American Association of the Study of Liver Disease – The Role of Liver Transplantation

for HCC Beyond Milan, Washington DC November 2017

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3. American Association of the Study of Liver Disease – Zebra Organ Donors – Donors

with CNS and other malignancies Washington DC November 2017

4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center HPB Grand Rounds – A Modest Proposal:

Brining Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases to New York. NY NY, July

2017.

5. The 17th State of the Art ASTS Winter Symposium – Invited speaker and presenter of

liver transplant and HPB surgical cases and videos. Miami 2017

6. The 12th Italian National Course on Updates in liver Transplantation Surgery – Invited

speaker on HCC, Milan Italy December 2016.

7. The Full Intensive Surgical Course in Liver and Biliary Disease – Invited speaker,

Niguardia Hospital Milan Italy November 2016.

8. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center HPB Grand Rounds – Liver Transplantation

for HCC Looking: Looking Beyond Size and Number. NY NY, March 2016.

9. The Society for Therapeutic and Surgical Endoscopy’s (S4TSE), 5th Annual Peter D.

Stevens Course on Innovations in Digestive Care – Liver transplantation vs Resection for

Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.

10. Emory Surgery Grand Rounds – Liver Transplantation for HCC Looking: Looking Beyond

Size and Number. Atlanta, GA. Feb 2015.

11. Emory Transplant Department Grand Rounds – Prioritizing patients with HCC: How fast

is too fast? Atlanta GA, October 2013.

12. Association of Great Britain and Ireland – Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio

Predicts Survival Following Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Manchester, UK. April 2007.

 

Presentations In the USA

1. Halazun KJ, Tabrizian P, Najjar M, Florman S, Schwartz M, Michelassi F, Samstein B,

Brown RS Jr, Emond JC, Busuttil RW, Agopian VG. Is It Time To Abandon The Milan

Criteria? Results of a Tri-institutional Bi-costal Collaboration to Redefine Hepatocellular

Carcinoma Liver Transplantation Selection Policies. American Surgical Association,

Phoenix 2018.

2. Halazun KJ, Quillin RC, Bongu A, Griesemer AD, Kato T, Smith CR, Michelassi F, Guarrera

JV, Samstein B, Brown RS Jr., Emond JC. Expanding the Margins – High Volume Utilization

of Marginal Liver Grafts Among >2000 Liver Transplants at a Single Institution. American

Surgical Association, Philadelphia 2017.

3. Halazun, KJ, Verna, E., Samstein, B., Fox, A., Brown, R., & Emond, J. No Country for Old

Livers? Examining and Optimizing the Use of Elderly Liver Grafts. Oral Presentation,

ASTS Winter symposium Miami 2017.

4. Halazun, KJ, Przybyszewski, E., Samstein, B., Verna, E., Fox, A., Brown, R., Emond, J. A

Users Guide to Maximizing Utility and Outcome in >70-Year-Old Donors. Oral presentation

ATC, Boston May 2016.

5. Halazun, KJ, Przybyszewski, E, Verna, E, Samstein, B, Fox, A, Brown, R, & Emond, J. The

Influence of Rising Lab MELD on Vascular Invasion in HCC. Oral presentation ATC,

Boston May 2016.

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6. Halazun KJ, Przybyszewski EM, Griesemer AD, Cherqui D, Michelassi F, Guarerra JV, Kato

T,2 Brown RS Jr, Emond JC, and Samstein B. Leaning to the Left – Increasing The Donor

Pool by Using The Left Lobe, Outcomes of the Largest Single Center North American

Experience of Left Lobe Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. American

Surgical Association, Chicago 2016

7. Halazun KJ, Patzer R, Campos BD, Adams AB, Magliocca, JF, Knechtle SJ. One Size

Does Not Fit All – Regional Variation in the Outcomes of Share 35. Winner Junior Faculty

Award, ASTS Winter symposium Miami 2015

8. Halazun KJ, Patzer R, Campos BD, Adams AB, Magliocca, JF, Knechtle SJ. Ethnicity and

Liver Transplantation for HCC. Oral Presentation WTC July 2014.

9. Halazun KJ, Verna EC, Guarrera JV, Samstein B, Kato T, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. A

priority pass to death – Prioritization of Liver Transplantation for HCC worsens survival. Oral

Presentation ATC Seattle May 2013.

10. Halazun KJ, Zaretsky J, Brubaker W, Verna E, Guarrera JV, Samstein B, Kato T,

Seigal AB, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Recurrence After Liver Transplantation for HCC –

A New MORAL to the Story. Oral Presentation ASTS Miami, Jan 2013 – Winner ASTS

Top 10 abstract award.

11. Halazun KJ, Zaretsky J, Brubaker W, Verna E, Guarrera JV, Samstein B, Kato T,

Seigal AB, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC. Recurrence After Liver Transplantation for HCC –

A New MORAL to the Story. AASLD, San Francisco Nov 2011 – Winner HPB and

Transplant Surgery Fellow Award.

12. Brubaker WD, Zaretsky J, Chang MS, Halazun KJ, Lim E, Siegel AB, Kato T, Brown

RS, Emond JC. Volumetric Tumor Growth Rate as a Predictor of HCC Recurrence

After Liver Transplantation. Hepatology 2010; 52(4S): 1746. Poster presentation at

the AASLD’s “The Liver Meeting” 2010.

13. Halazun KJ, Hardy MA, Rana AA, Luteyn EJ, Woodland DC, Siegal AB, Brown RS

Jr, Emond JC. Negative Impact of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio on Outcome Following

Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Oral Presentat ion American

Transplant Congress, Boston, MA June 09. Winner of Young Investigator Award.

14. Halazun KJ, Hardy MA, Rana AA, Luteyn EJ, Woodland DC, Seigal AB, Brown RS Jr,

Emond JC. Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Outcome

after Liver Transplantation f o r HCC. Chosen as one of only 25 papers presented at

the American Society of T ran sp l an t at i o n Distinguished Fellows Research

Forum – Winner AST Distinguished Fell ow Best Clinical Presentation, San Diego,

California April 2008.

15. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Malik HZ, Al-Mukhtar A, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge JPA.

Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival Following

Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases. Oral Presentation AHPBA Ft.

Lauderdale, Florida March 2008.

16. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Fraser SM, et. al. Elevated Preoperative Recipient Neutrophil

to Lymphocyte Ratio Increases The Risk of Delayed Graft Function. Oral Presentation

American Transplant Congress, San Francisco May 2007.

17. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldouri A, et. al. Right Hepatic Trisectionectomy – Analysis

of a Single Centre Experience of 275 Cases. Oral Presentation AHPBA, Las Vegas USA,

April 2007.

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18. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, White S, et. al. Simultaneous Liver and Kidney

Transplantation- Indications and Outcomes. World Transplant Conference, Boston

July 2006.

 

Presentations in the United Kingdom

1. Malik HZ, Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Gomez D, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge JPA.

A simple pre-operative prognostic score for patients with colorectal liver metastases.

Poster of Distinction presented at the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal

Surgeons, Cardiff November 2007.

2. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Malik HZ, Al-Mukhtar A, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, and Lodge

JPA Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Confers Poor Outcome and

increased Recurrence Rate Following Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver

Metastases. Presented at the Association of Surgeons in Training Medal Prize

Session as one of 5 papers from the UK – Winner ASiT Medal for best clinical

research and oral presentation. Belfast March 2007.

3. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Fraser SM et. al. Elevated Preoperative Recipient Neutrophil to

Lymphocyte Ratio Increases The Risk of Delayed Graft Function. To be presented at

the British Transplant Society, Edinburgh March 2007.

4. Halazun KJ, Bofkin K, Sarveswaran J, et. al. Does hyperhomocysteinaemia affect the

expansion rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms Association of Surgeons Of Great

Britain And Ireland May 2006.

5. Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, White S, et. al. Simultaneous Liver and Kidney

Transplantation – Indications and Outcomes. Oral Presentation at the British

Transplant Society Edinburgh March 2006.

 

International Presentations

1. Halazun KJ, Aldoori A, Malik HZ, Al-Mukhtar A, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, and Lodge

JPA Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Confers Poor Outcome and

Increased Recurrence Rate Following Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver

Metastases. Presented at the European HPB Association Verona Italy June 2007.

2. Malik HZ, Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Gomez D, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Lodge JPA.

A simple pre-operative prognostic score for patients with colorectal liver

metastases. Oral Presentation EHPBA Verona Italy June 2007.

3. Halazun KJ, Bofkin K, Asthana S, et. al. Hyperhomocysteinaemia Affects The

Expansion Rate of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Young Vascular Surgeons Prize

Session European Society of Vascular Surgery, Prague 2006.

4. Halazun KJ, Kotru A, Ghoz A, et. al. Assessment of Vascular invasion in Hilar

Cholangiocarcinoma Using MRI. Oral Presentation EHPBA, Istanbul, Turkey May 2003.

 

SOCIETAL/COMITTEE PO SI T I O N S

AHPBA Program Committee (Present day – 2021)

ASTS Knowledge Assessment Committee (2018-Present Day)

ASTS Vanguard Committee (2015-Present Day)

Society of Critical Care Medicine Liver Management Guidelines Task force (2014-

2016)

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AHPBA Publications Committee Member (2013-2016)

ASTS Exam Writing Committee Member (2013-2017)

 

EDIOTRIAL POSITIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

American Journal of Transplantation – Associate Editor appointed 2018

Liver Transplantation – Editorial Board Member appointed 2018

 

AD-HOC MANUSCRIPPT REVIEWER

Hepatology

Journal of Hepatology

HPB

Transplantation Reviews

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

British Journal of Cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

VO L U N T EER / EL EC T I VE EX PER I EN C E

Haiti (2010) – Participated in medical relief effort in Port Au Prince Haiti after the earthquake

that devastated the country. I Joined the field hospital managed by the University of Miami

(Project Metashare). During this time, I was able to participate in >75 operative procedures. In

addition, I was responsible for the establishment of a trauma unit, a blood bank and a SICU

at the field hospital.

Ecuadorian Amazon (2001) – Attended a small clinic in the community of Mondaña on the

banks of the river Napo in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. This allowed me to develop

many new skills, e.g. treating patients with snakebites. The unforeseen retirement of the clinic

doctor made me the only person with medical knowledge in the area. I was therefore asked

to take full responsibility for all patient care for the entire community and neighboring villages.

 

COLLEGIATE AT H L ET I C AC H I EVEM EN T S

• Court Captain of the Leeds University Men’s Basketball First Team for 5 years (1996-

2003).

• Full University Colors, Highest UK Collegiate Athletic Award, awarded for excellence and

achievement in basketball.

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• One of only 25 players in the UK chosen to attend selection trials for the British

Universities basketball team.

• British Universities Trials in Loughborough University as a starting member of the

team representing the North East of England.

 

IN T E R E S T S A N D A C T IV I TI E S

Wildlife Photography – Have won wildlife photography competitions and submitted photos

for publication to wildlife and photography magazines. Have also displayed and auctioned

photographs to raise money to help fund children’s hospitals in West Africa.

Scuba Diving- Rescue Diver – have dived in many sites worldwide, including the Red Sea,

Australia, Galapagos Islands, Maui, Indian Ocean & The Gulf of Thailand – > 200 dives

completed.

Kitesurfing/Wakeboarding/Surfing- Beginner at surfing, kitesurfing and wakeboarding.

Have surfed in many locations worldwide.

 

LA N G U A G E S

English: Fluent; written and spoken

Arabic: Fluent; written and spoken

French: Proficient; written and spoken

Spanish Proficient; written and