Curriculum Vitae
Waddah B. Al-Refaie, M.D.

Education
Credentials
Honors and Awards
Professional Memberships
Services and Committees
Grants and Extramural Funding
Bibliography
Articles
Book Chapters
Poster Presentations
Presentations (National and International)

EDUCATION:

Degree-granting education:
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
M.B., B.Ch, BAO
1990-1997

Post-graduate education:
Intern, General Surgery
Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
1997-1998

Research Fellow
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California
1998-1999
Topic: Cancer gene therapy

Resident, General Surgery
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California
1999-2004

Fellow, Surgical Oncology
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
2004-2006   

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CREDENTIALS:

Board Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, 2005
Licensure: California, 2001; Minnesota 2007

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HONORS AND AWARDS:

Ministry of Higher Education Merit Award, Recipient, 1995-1997
Desmond Lyons Memorial Prize in Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Recipient, 1997
The Crown Prince Merit Award of Kuwait, Recipient, 1997
Amir of Kuwait Gold Medal, Recipient, 1997
Honors degree, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Recipient, 1997
San Diego Society for General Surgeons Award, Recipient, 2000
University of California at San Diego Chairman of Surgery Award, Recipient, 2001
University of California at San Diego Department of Surgery Teaching Award, Recipient, 2004
University of California at San Diego Chairman of Surgery Award, Recipient, 2004
Houston Surgical Society Award, Recipient, 2005
American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Merit Award, Recipient, 2005
American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Merit Award, Recipient, 2006
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Surgical Oncology Advanced Care Practitioner Award in Patient Care, Recipient, 2006 

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American College of Surgeons – Candidate Member, 2001-present
The Southwestern Surgical Congress – Associate Fellow, 2002-present
The American Society of Breast Surgeons – Member, 2005-present
The American Society of Clinical Oncology – Associate Member, 2005-present
The Society for Surgery of The Alimentary Tract – Candidate Member, 2005-present
The Society of Surgical Oncology – Candidate Member, 2006-present

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SERVICES AND COMMITTEES:

Genetic Testing and Counseling Task Force: Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center
The Minnesota Surgical Outcomes Center
Cancer Committee: Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center

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GRANTS AND EXTRAMURAL FUNDING:

Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science (KFAS). Update and Arabic
translation of “Breast Cancer: Facts and Myths”. Authors: Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Eva Singletary, Alice Judkins, Hilal M Al-Sayer. P.I.: Eva Singletary, M.D.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:

ARTICLES (IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS):

1. Miki K, Xu M, An Z, Wang X, Yang M, Al-Refaie W, Sun X, Baranov E, Tan Y, Chishima T, Shimada H, Moossa AR, Hoffman RM.  Survival efficacy of the combination of the methioninase gene and methioninase in a lung cancer orthotopic model.  Cancer Gene Ther 2000;7(2):332-8.

2. Miki K, Al-Refaie W, Xu M, Jiang P, Tan Y, Bouvet M, Zhao M, Gupta A, Chishima T, Shimada H, Makuuchi M, Moossa AR, Hoffman RM.  Methioninase gene therapy of human cancer cells is synergistic with recombinant methioninase treatment.  Cancer Res 2000;60(10):2696-702.

3. Miki K, Xu M, Gupta A, Ba Y, Tan Y, Al-Refaie W, Bouvet M, Makuuchi M, Moossa AR, Hoffman RM.  Methioninase cancer gene therapy with selenomethionine as suicide prodrug substrate.  Cancer Res 2001;61(18):6805-10.

4. Cosman BC, Al-Refaie W.  Mammillary fistula as a manifestation of acne inversa (hidradenitis suppurativa): report of two cases.  J Am Coll Surg 2002;194(6):829-33.

5. Katz M, Bouvet M, Al-Refaie W, Gilpin E, Moossa AR.  Distal common bile duct, duodenal and ampullary adenocarcinomas:  an explanation for favorable prognosis following resection. Hepatogastroenterology 2004;51(57):842-6.

6. Al-Refaie W, Katz M, Easter D, Yi E, Wiedner N, Moossa AR, Bouvet M.  Simultaneous serous cystadenoma of the pancreas and mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix.  Journal of Pancreas 2004; 5(2):97-100.

7. Al-Refaie W, Ali M, Chu D, Paz B, Blair SL. Clear cell sarcoma in the era of sentinel lymph node mapping.  Journal of Surgical Oncology 2004;1:87(3):126-9.

8. Takabe K, Al-Refaie W, Chin B, Baird SM, Blair SL. Can large B-cell lymphoma mimic cystic lesions of the spleen?  Int J Gastrointest Cancer 2005;35(1): 83-88.

9. Blair SL, Al-Refaie W, Wong-Rodriguez J, Ali W, Kum J, Hulst J, Hal L, Hallock M, Behling C, Moossa AR.  Gastrointestinal stromal tumors express RAS oncogene; A potential role for diagnosis and treatment.  Archives of Surgery 2005;140:543-548.

10. Al-Refaie WB, Kuerer HM, Khuwaja S, Perry AC, Hunt KK, Singletary SE, Meric-Bernstam F, Feig BW, Ames FC, Ross MI, Babiera GV.  Determinants of mastectomy in breast conservation therapy candidates.  The American Journal of Surgery 2005;190:602-605.

11. WB Al-Refaie, EA Choi, JF Tseng, EP Tamm, JH Lee, JE Lee, DB Evans, PWT Pisters. Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of The Pancreas. Medical Principals and Practice 2006; 15(4): 245-52.

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BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Al-Refaie WB, Abdalla EK, Ahmad SA, Mansfield PF. Gastric Cancer. In: Feig BW, Berger DH, and Fuhrman GM (eds). The MD Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook, Fourth Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2006.

2. Al-Refaie WB, Hofstetter WL. Multimodality Treatment in Esophageal Cancer.  Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Sixth Edition, W.B. Saunders, 2006.

3. Al-Refaie WB, Ross MI. Inguinal Lymphadenectomy For Malignant Melanoma. Lymphadenectomy for Malignant Disease. Operative Techniques in General Surgery. Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2006, Pages 90-102, Elsevier.

4. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Eric A. Strom, Lavinia P. Middleton, Gildy V. Babiera. Surgical Management of Axillary Metastases from Occult Primary Breast Cancer Advanced Therapy of Surgical Oncology. BC Becker Inc. In Press.

5. Waddah B. Al-Refaie and Jeffrey E. Lee. Surgical Management of Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas. Advanced Therapy of Surgical Oncology. BC Becker Inc. In Press.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

1. Al-Refaie W, Katz MH, Easter DW, Moossa AR, Bouvet M.  Simultaneous serous cystadenoma of the pancreas and mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix.  The Southwestern Surgical Congress.  April, 2002.

2. Katz MH, Bouvet M, Al-Refaie W, Gilpin E, Moossa AR.  Distal common bile duct, duodenal and ampullary adenocarcinomas: An explanation for favorable prognosis following resection.  The Pancreas Club.  May, 2002.

3. Katz MH, Bouvet M, Al-Refaie W, Gilpin E, Moossa AR.  Distal common bile duct, duodenal and ampullary adenocarcinomas:  An explanation for favorable prognosis following resection.  The American College of Surgeons.  October, 2002.

4. Al-Refaie W, Blair SL, Katz MH, Easter DW, Wiedner N, Moossa AR.  Inguinal endometrioma: A diagnostic dilemma.  The Southwestern Surgical Congress.  Tucson, Arizona.  April 2003.

5. Al-Refaie W, Ali M, Chu D, Paz B, Blair SL.  Clear cell sarcoma: Is there a role for sentinel lymph node biopsy?  The Southwestern Surgical Congress.  Tucson, Arizona.  April 2003.

6. Al-Refaie W, Katz M, Bouvet M, Moossa AR.  Unusual tumors of the pancreas: The UCSD experience.  The Pancreas Club.  Orlando, Florida.  May, 2003.

7. Al-Refaie W, Katz M, Bouvet M, Moossa AR.  Pancreatectomy: A safe treatment option for metastatic tumors to the pancreas. The Pancreas Club. New Orleans, Louisiana.  May, 2004.

8. Al-Refaie WB, Kuerer HM, Khuwaja AA, Perry AC, Xiao L, Hunt KK, Singletary SE, Meric-Bernstam F, Ross MI, Babiera GV.  Determinants of mastectomy in breast conservation therapy candidates.  The American Society for Breast Surgeons. Los Angeles, California.  March, 2005.

9. Al-Refaie WB, Kuerer HM, Khuwaja AA, Perry AC, Xiao L, Hunt KK, Singletary SE, Meric-Bernstam F, Ross MI, Babiera GV.  Determinants of mastectomy in breast conservation therapy candidates.  The Ninth Annual Trainee Recognition Day. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas.  May, 2005.

10. Jonathan S. Zager, Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Kelly K. Hunt, Nazanin Khakpour , Henry M. Kuerer, E. Lin, Tina Yen, Tanya Stephens, Barry W. Feig, Frederick C Ames, S. Eva Singletary, Merrick I. Ross, Gildy V. Babiera. Does Ultrasound add to the Management of Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ?. Young Investigator Research Forum. Houston, Texas. September, 2005.

11. Jonathan S. Zager, Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Kelly K. Hunt, Nazanin Khakpour , Henry M. Kuerer, E. Lin, Tina Yen, Tanya Stephens, Barry W. Feig, Frederick C Ames, S. Eva Singletary, Merrick I. Ross, Gildy V. Babiera.  Does Ultrasound add to the Management of Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ?. The 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, Texas. December, 2005.

12. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Jennifer F. Tseng, Greer Gay, Lina Patel-Parekh, Paul F. Mansfield, Peter W.T. Pisters, James Yao, Barry W. Feig. The Influence of Ethnicity on the Outcome in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Data Base. The 59th Annual Cancer Symposium. San Diego, California. March, 2006.

13. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Robert Andtbacka, Joe Ensor, Peter W.T. Pisters, Kelly K. Hunt, Janice N Cormier, Raphael E. Pollock, Barry W. Feig. Should Patients With Isolated Lymph Node Metastasis from Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas Be Considered to Have Stage IV Disease? The 59th Annual Cancer Symposium. San Diego, California. March, 2006

14. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Jennifer F. Tseng, Greer Gay, Lina Patel-Parekh, Paul F. Mansfield, Peter W.T. Pisters, James Yao, Barry W. Feig. The Influence of Ethnicity on the Outcome in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Data Base. Third Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium. San Francisco, California. January, 2006.

15. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Janice N. Cormier, Yan Xing, Kelly K. Hunt, Gina Fearmonti, Roshni Ghandi, Henry M. Kuerer, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Isabelle Bedrosian, Anthony Lucci. Initial Diagnostic Biopsy Procedure for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Influences Number of Surgical Procedures and Cost of Care. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Symposium. Georgia, Atlanta. June, 2006.

16. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Peter W. T. Pisters, George J. Chang. Outcomes and Prognosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Young Patients: A Population-based Appraisal. The 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium. Orlando, Florida. January, 2007.

17. Waddah B. Al-Refaie, Peter W. T. Pisters, George J. Chang. Outcomes and Prognosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Young Patients: A Population-based Appraisal. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Symposium. Chicago, IL, June, 2007.

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PRESENTATIONS (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):

1. “Unusual Tumors of The Pancreas: UCSD Experience”.  Surgical Grand Rounds.  City of Hope Cancer Center.  Duarte, California.  October 2002.

2. “The Unusual Tumors of the Pancreas”.  26th Annual San Diego Post Graduate Assembly in Surgery.  Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego. February, 2003.

3. “Celiac Axis Aneurysms:  A Rarity with a Variety of Treatments”.  Kaiser Surgical Symposium.  Palm Springs, California.  May, 2003.

4. “Transanal Excision of Rectal Cancer”.  Surgical Grand Rounds.  Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.  June, 2003.

5. “Updates on Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms”.  Surgical Grand Rounds. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego. October, 2003.

6. “GIST Tumors Express RAS Oncogene:  A Potential Role For Diagnosis and Treatment”. Western Surgical Association.  Las Vegas, Nevada.  November, 2004.

7. “Determinants of Mastectomy in Breast Conservation Therapy Candidates”. Houston Surgical Society.  Houston, Texas.  April, 2005.

8. “Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of The Pancreas”. Fourth Annual Kuwait Postgraduate Course in Surgery. Kuwait City, Kuwait. December, 2005.

9. “Updates in Gastric Cancer”. Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar. Doha, Qatar. December, 2005.

10.  “Updates in Gastric Cancer”. Surgical Grand Rounds. Department of Surgery. Sultan Qaboos University. Muscat, Oman. December, 2005.

11. “The Influence of Ethnicity on the Outcome in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Data Base”. Third Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium. San Francisco, California. Jan, 2006.

12.  “Unusual Tumors of the Pancreas”.  29th Annual San Diego Post Graduate Assembly in Surgery. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego.  February, 2006.

13.  “The Influence of Ethnicity on the Outcome in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Data Base”. Third Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium. Houston Surgical Society, Houston. April, 2006.

14.  “Should Patients With Isolated Lymph Node Metastasis from Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas Be Considered to Have Stage IV Disease?”. Houston Surgical Society, Houston. April, 2006.

15. "Proximal Versus Total Gastrectomy For Proximal Gastric Cancer: A Population-Based Appraisal". Second Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Phoenix, AZ. February, 2007.

16. “Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of The Pancreas”. 30th Annual San Diego Post Graduate Assembly in Surgery. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego. February, 2007.

17.  “Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition of the Surgical Patient – Indications and Hazards”. 30th Annual San Diego Post Graduate Assembly in Surgery. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego. February, 2007.

18. “Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of The Pancreas”. Surgical Grand Grounds. Department of Surgery. Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical center, Minneapolis. March, 2007.

19.  “Outcomes and Prognosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Young Patients: A Population-based Appraisal”. Minnesota Surgical Society, April, 2007.

20. “Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of The Pancreas”. Grand Grounds. Department of Medicine. Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical center, Minneapolis. June, 2007.

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