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Waseem Lutfi, MD

Waseem Lutfi
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Cruz

About Dr. Lutfi

Waseem is a resident in general surgery. He grew up in Santa Cruz, California and attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh. Waseem has a background and interest in surgical outcomes research and biostatistics. Much of his research has been outcomes research in surgical oncology and thoracic surgery, both of which are fields of interest for fellowship training.

Societies

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Awards

2020
O’Malley Award for Clinical Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Awarded the O’Malley award for four years of clinical research excellence at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

2019
Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elected into the AΩA Honor Medical Society for academic and leadership achievements in medical school

2019
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Scholarship Award, Naples, Florida
STS Scholarship Award received at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club

2017
NIH T35 Research Grant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIH summer research grant awarded to junior medical students

2012
UC Santa Cruz Summa Cum Laude, Santa Cruz, California
Graduated with highest honors in both majors: Biochemistry and Mathematics

2009
University of California Regents Scholar, Santa Cruz, California
The University of California’s most prestigious undergraduate academic award

Research

  • Clinical outcomes research in the fields of surgical oncology and thoracic surgery.

Publications

Manuscripts

  1. Patel DJ, Lutfi W, Eguia E, Sweigert P, Knab LM, Abood G, Baker MS. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Small Bowel GIST: Is There a Survival Benefit After R0 Resection? Am J Surg. [Accepted]
  2. Martinez-Meehan D, Lutfi W, Dhupar R, Christie NA, Baker N, Schuchert M, Luketich JD, Okusanya OT. Factors Associated with Survival in Complete Pathologic Response Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. [Accepted]
  3. Lutfi W, Martinez-Meehan D, Dhupar R, Christie NA, Ekeke C, Levy R, Luketich JD, Okusanya OT. Higher Lymph Node Harvest in Patients with a Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer is Associated with Improved Survival. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Mar;121(4):654-661.
  4. Okusanya OT, Lutfi W, Baker N, Dhupar R, Christie NA, Levy RM, Siripong S, Wang L, Luketich JD, Sarkaria IS. The Association of Robotic Pulmonary Resection Volume and Nodal Upstaging for Early Stage Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Robot Surg. 2020. [Epub ahead of print]
  5. Patel DJ, Lutfi W, Sweigert P, Eguia E, Abood G, Knab LM, Kuo PC, Baker MS. Clinically Resectable Acinar Cell Cancer of The Pancreas: Is There A Benefit to Adjuvant Systemic Therapy? Am J Surg. 2019. [Epub ahead of print]
  6. Patel DJ, Lutfi W, Sweigert P, Eguia E, Abood G, Knab LM, Kuo PC, Baker MS. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Intermediate and Large Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs): Is There A Survival Benefit Following Margin Negative Surgical Resections? Am J Surg. 2019. [Epub ahead of print]
  7. Lutfi W, Schuchert MJ, Dhupar R, Yang CJ, Deng JZ, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Okusanya OT. Sublobar Resection is Associated with Decreased Survival for Early Stage Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct 1;29(4):517-524.
  8. Lutfi W, Schuchert MJ, Dhupar R, Levy RM, Baker N, Ekeke C, Christie NA, Luketich JD, Okusanya OT. Node Positive Segmentectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Risk Factors and Outcomes. Clin Lung Cancer. 2019 Jul;20(4):e463-e469.
  9. Lutfi W, Hogg ME. ASO Author Reflections: Health Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Dec;25(Suppl 3):824-825.
  10. Lutfi W, Zenati MS, Zureikat AH, Zeh HJ, Hogg ME. Health Disparities Impact Expected Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Nationally. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Jul;25(7):1860-1867.
  11. Krantz SB, Mitzman B, Lutfi W, Kuchta K, Wang, CH, Howington, JA, Kim KW. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Shows No Survival Advantage to Chemotherapy Alone in Stage IIIA Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Apr;105(4):1008-1016.
  12. Rajjoub SR, Yan H, Calcatera NA, Kuchta K, Wang CH, Lutfi W, Moo-Young TA, Winchester DJ, Prinz RA. Thyroid lobectomy is not sufficient for T2 papillary thyroid cancers. Surgery. 2018 May;163(5):1134-1143.
  13. Magge D, Zenati M, Lutfi W, Hamad A, Zureikat AH, Zeh HJ, Hogg, ME. Robotic pancreatoduodenectomy at an experienced institution is not associated with an increased risk of post-pancreatic hemorrhage. HPB (Oxford). 2018 May;20(5):448-455.
  14. Tam V, Lutfi W, Novak S, Hamad A, Lee, KK, Zureikat AH, Zeh HJ 3rd, Hogg ME. Resident attitudes and compliance towards robotic surgical training. Am J Surg. 2018 Feb;215(2):282-287.
  15. Calcatera NA, Lutfi W, Suman P, Suss NR, Wang CH, Prinz RA, Winchester DJ, Moo-Young TA. Concordance of preoperative clinical stage with pathological stage in patients ≥ 45 years with well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Endocr Pract. 2018 Jan;24(1):27-32.
  16. Krantz SB, Lutfi W, Kuchta K, Wang CH, Kim KW, Howington JA. Improved Lymph Node Staging in Early-Stage Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec;104(6):1805-1814.
  17. Mitzman B, Lutfi W, Wang CH, Krantz S, Howington JA, Kim KW. Minimally invasive esophagectomy provides equivalent survival to open esophagectomy: An analysis of the National Cancer Database. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Summer;29(2):244-253.
  18. Brown CS, Gwilliam N, Kyrillos A, Lutfi W, Lapin B, Kim KW, Krantz SB, Howington JA, Yao K, Ujiki MB. Predictors of pathologic upstaging in early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Results from the national cancer database. Am J Surg.  2017 Jul;216(1):124-130.
  19. Kantor O, Bryan DS, Talamonti MS, Lutfi W, Sharpe S, Winchester DJ, Prinz RA, Baker MS. Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Cancer Provides Oncologic Outcomes and Overall Survival Identical to Open Distal Pancreatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Oct;21(10):1620-1625.
  20. Lutfi W, Talamonti MS, Kantor O, Wang CH, Stocker SJ, Bentrem DJ, Roggin KK, Winchester DJ, Marsh R, Prinz RA, Baker MS. Neoadjuvant external beam radiation is associated with no benefit in overall survival for early stage pancreatic cancer. Am J Surg. 2017 Mar;213(3):521-525.
  21. Kantor O, Talamonti MS, Sharpe S, Lutfi W, Winchester DJ, Roggin KK, Bentrem DJ, Prinz RA, Baker MS. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma provides short-term oncologic outcomes and long-term overall survival rates similar to those for open pancreaticoduodenectomy. Am J Surg. 2017 Mar;213(3):512-515.
  22. Kantor O, Talamonti MS, Lutfi W, Wang CH, Winchester DJ, Marsh R, Prinz RA, Baker MS. External radiation is associated with limited improvement in overall survival in resected margin-negative stage IIB pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surgery. 2016, Dec;160(6):1466-1476.
  23. Chang EH, Lutfi W, Feinglass J, Reiher AE, Moo-Young T, Bhayani MK. National Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Non advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC): An Evaluation of Adherence with the 2009 American Thyroid Association Guidelines. Word J Surg. 2016, Dec;40(12):2930-2940.
  24. Lutfi W, Talamonti MS, Kantor O, Wang CH, Liederbach E, Stocker SJ, Bentrem DJ, Roggin KK, Winchester DJ, Marsh R, Prinz RA, Baker MS. Perioperative chemotherapy is associated with a survival advantage in early stage adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Surgery. 2016, Sep;160(3):714-24.
  25. Yao K, Liederbach E, Lutfi W, Wang CH, Hou N, Karrison T, Huo D. Increased utilization of postmastectomy radiotherapy in the United States from 2003 to 2011 in patients with one to three tumor positive nodes. J Surg Oncol. 2015, Dec;112(8):809-14.
  26. Liederbach E, Wang CH, Lutfi W, Kantor O, Pesce C, Winchester DJ, Yao K. Survival Outcomes and Pathologic Features Among Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Developed a Contralateral Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015, Dec;22 Suppl 3:S412-21.
  27. Liederbach E, Lewis CM, Yao K, Brockstein BE, Wang CH, Lutfi W, Bhayani MK. A Contemporary Analysis of Surgical Trends in the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx from 1998 to 2012: A Report from the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015, Dec;22(13):4422-31.

Book Chapters

  1. Lutfi W, Hogg, ME. Minimally Invasive Approaches in Pancreatic Surgery. Decker: Surgery. 2018.
  2. Lutfi W, Hogg, ME. Minimally Invasive Approaches in Liver Surgery. Decker: Surgery. 2018.
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