Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA

Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA

University of Michigan

H-index: 43

North America-United States

About Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA

Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA, With an exceptional h-index of 43 and a recent h-index of 36 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Michigan, specializes in the field of Organizational systems and design, Patient safety, Quality measurement.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes Management

Including socioeconomic status reduces readmission penalties to safety-net hospitals

Volume 293, January 2024

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Across the IFSO Chapters: Key Insights on the Baseline Patient Demographics, Procedure Types, and Mortality from the Eighth IFSO Global Registry Report

Finding Comfort in Discomfort… Reflecting on Stories Told

Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact on Reflux and Weight Loss

Racial variation in baseline characteristics and wait times among patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Evaluating outcomes among surgeons who changed their technique for gastric bypass: a state-wide analysis from 2011 to 2021

Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA Information

University

Position

Associate Professor of Surgery and Business

Citations(all)

9304

Citations(since 2020)

5282

Cited By

6338

hIndex(all)

43

hIndex(since 2020)

36

i10Index(all)

102

i10Index(since 2020)

93

Email

University Profile Page

University of Michigan

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Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA Skills & Research Interests

Organizational systems and design

Patient safety

Quality measurement

Top articles of Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes Management

JAMA surgery

Tammy Lyn Kindel

Luke M Funk

Amir A Ghaferi

2024/4/3

Including socioeconomic status reduces readmission penalties to safety-net hospitals

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Andrew A Gonzalez

Anush Motaganahalli

Jordan Saunders

Sharmistha Dev

Shantanu Dev

...

2024/3/1

Volume 293, January 2024

Journal of Surgical Research

Brittany K Bankhead

Imani E McElroy

Harveshp Mogal

Ruchi Thanawala

Amir Ghaferi

...

2024/1

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Across the IFSO Chapters: Key Insights on the Baseline Patient Demographics, Procedure Types, and Mortality from the Eighth IFSO Global Registry Report

Obesity Surgery

Wendy A Brown

Ronald Liem

Salman Al-Sabah

Mehran Anvari

Camilo Boza

...

2024/4/9

Finding Comfort in Discomfort… Reflecting on Stories Told

Journal of Surgical Research

C Ann Vitous

Michaela Bamdad

Brittany K Bankhead

Imani E McElroy

Harveshp Mogal

...

2024/1/1

Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact on Reflux and Weight Loss

Obesity Surgery

Jerry T Dang

Tiffany Vaughan

Valentin Mocanu

Hadika Mubashir

Juan S Barajas-Gamboa

...

2023/5

Racial variation in baseline characteristics and wait times among patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Surgical endoscopy

Mary R Shen

Shannon Jiang

M Andrew Millis

Sidra N Bonner

Aaron J Bonham

...

2023/1

Evaluating outcomes among surgeons who changed their technique for gastric bypass: a state-wide analysis from 2011 to 2021

Surgical endoscopy

Ahmad M Hider

Hollis Johanson

Aaron J Bonham

Amir A Ghaferi

Jonathan Finks

...

2023/11

Financial incentives to improve patient follow-up and weight loss after bariatric surgery

Annals of Surgery

Grace F Chao

Jeffrey T Kullgren

Rachel Ross

Aaron J Bonham

Amir A Ghaferi

2023/1/1

The effect of marijuana use on short-term outcomes with bariatric surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Lindsay A Janes

John W Hammond

Aaron J Bonham

Arthur M Carlin

Amir A Ghaferi

...

2023/9/1

Predicting serious complication risks after bariatric surgery: external validation of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative risk prediction model using the Dutch Audit …

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Erman O Akpinar

Amir A Ghaferi

Ronald SL Liem

Aaron J Bonham

Simon W Nienhuijs

...

2023/3/1

Healthcare Delivery in Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice

Justin B Dimick

Lesly A Dossett

Amir A Ghaferi

Andrew M Ibrahim

2023/8/2

Cost-effectiveness of staple line reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Annals of Surgery

Alexandra Highet

Emily H Johnson

Aaron J Bonham

David W Hutton

Shuhao Zhou

...

2023/1/1

Rescue improvement conference: a novel tool for addressing failure to rescue

Annals of surgery

Jennifer N Ervin

C Ann Vitous

Emily E Wells

Sarah L Krein

Christopher R Friese

...

2023/2/1

Interhospital failure to rescue after coronary artery bypass grafting

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Donald S Likosky

Raymond J Strobel

Xiaoting Wu

Robert S Kramer

Baron L Hamman

...

2023/1/1

Impact of concurrent hiatal hernia repair during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on patient-reported gastroesophageal reflux symptoms: a state-wide analysis

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Ahmad M Hider

Aaron J Bonham

Arthur M Carlin

Jonathan F Finks

Amir A Ghaferi

...

2023/6/1

Factors that influence discharge opioid prescribing among bariatric surgeons across Michigan

The American Journal of Surgery

C Ann Vitous

Arthur M Carlin

Jennifer Waljee

Amanda Stricklen

Rachel Ross

...

2023/1/1

Failure to rescue: A candidate quality metric for durable left ventricular assist device implantation

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Michael J Pienta

Thomas M Cascino

Donald S Likosky

Amir A Ghaferi

Keith D Aaronson

...

2023/6/1

Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery …

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Douglas A Colquhoun

Michelle T Vaughn

Lori D Bash

Allison Janda

Nirav Shah

...

2023/1/1

Association of program-specific variation in bariatric surgery volume for Medicaid patients and access to care: a tale of inequality?

Surgical Endoscopy

Amy E Somerset

Michael H Wood

Aaron J Bonham

Arthur M Carlin

Jonathan Finks

...

2023/11

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