Sara ZZHassan
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Pediatric Transplant Hepatologist
Hartmann P, Mouzaki M,
Hassan S
, Kehar M, Mysore KR, Mauney E, Nonga D, Karjoo S, Sood S, Tou A, Brichta C, Herdes RE, Pai N, Garner DK, Rinella ME, Noureddin M, Younossi Z, Allen AM, Sanyal A, Kohut T, Kohli R, Ramirez CM, Xanthakos S, Vos MB, Schwimmer JB, Ibrahim SH, Panganiban J. Call to action-Pediatric MASLD requires immediate attention to curb health crisis. Hepatology. 2025 Nov 1; 82 (5):1341-1351 Epub 2025 June 23
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Anouti A, Dahshi H, Patel MS, Cotter TG, Heimbach JK,
Hassan S
. Pediatric liver transplant outcomes: A comparative analysis of steatotic donor grafts. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Nov; 81 (5):1260-1270 Epub 2025 Sept 22
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Khan MQ,
Hassan S
, Lizaola-Mayo BC, Bhat M, Watt KD. Navigating the "specific etiology" steatohepatitis category: Evaluation and management of nonalcohol/nonmetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 2025 Aug 1; 82 (2):504-521 Epub 2023 Nov 07
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Anouti A, Dakroub AH, Krayem H, Matevish LE, Dahshi H,
Hassan S
, Mufti AR, Vagefi PA, Farr M, Peltz M, VanWagner LB, Cotter TG, Lee WM, Patel MS. The current state of simultaneous heart-liver transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2025 Jul 5 Epub 2025 July 05
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Thompson WS, Chen C, Yang H, Potretzke TA, Baker TA,
Hassan S
, Cramer CH, Harris PC, Ling K, Hanna C. Functional Analysis of a De Novo Monoallelic NEK8 Variant Supports Pathogenicity for a Polycystic Kidney Disease Phenotype. Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Jul; 10 (7):2457-2460 Epub 2025 Apr 30
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Panganiban J, Kehar M, Ibrahim SH, Hartmann P, Sood S,
Hassan S
, Ramirez CM, Kohli R, Censani M, Mauney E, Cuda S, Karjoo S. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in children with obesity: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and expert joint perspective 2025. Obes Pillars. 2025 Jun; 14:100164 Epub 2025 Feb 01
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Hassan S
, Anouti A, Tan QKG, Wangensteen K, Aqul A. Liver transplantation for pediatric genetic and metabolic disorders. Liver Transpl. 2025 Jun 1; 31 (6):803-814 Epub 2024 Aug 23
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Abou Jaoudeh RAR, Hartmann P, Olson O, Gupta O, Kumar S, Ibrahim SH, Fawaz R, Aqul A,
Hassan S
. Pharmacological management of pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Jan; 80 (1):14-24 Epub 2024 Nov 11
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Day PL, Fyffe-Freil R, Vanderboom P, Spears G, Wangensteen K, Bornhorst J,
Hassan S
, Jannetto PJ. Iron and Copper Liver Concentrations in Wilson Disease. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2024 Dec 28; 33 (4):517-523
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Habash NW, Jaoudeh RARA, Hentz RC, Sas DJ, Ibrahim SH,
Hassan S
. Primary hyperoxaluria: Long-term outcomes of isolated kidney versus simultaneous liver/kidney transplant. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Oct; 79 (4):826-834 Epub 2024 July 15
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Salama M, Pinto E Vairo F, Hentz R, Al Nofal A,
Hassan S
, Ibrahim SH, Lteif A, Creo A, Pittock S, Kumar S. Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Children With Obesity and Variants in MC4R Pathway-related Genes. J Endocr Soc. 2024 Jul 26; 8 (9):bvae137 Epub 2024 July 25
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Cardenas MC, Hamel B, Weckwerth J, Potter D, Bofill-Garcia AM, Schwartz J,
Hassan S
, Gonzalez M, Storm AC. An Unusual Presentation of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Nov 1; 77 (5):e69 Epub 2023 July 12
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Greenmyer JR, Thompson WS, Mavis S,
Hassan S
, Weckwerth J, Hobbs C, James K, Nahas S, Galardy P, Collura C. Neonatal familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis diagnosed with ultrarapid whole-genome sequencing. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023 Jan; 70 (1):e29871 Epub 2022 July 07
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Hassan S
, Hertel P. Overview of Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis. Clin Liver Dis. 2022 Aug; 26 (3):371-390
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Montalvo M, Nallapaneni P,
Hassan S
, Nurko S, Pittock SJ, Khlevner J. Autoimmune gastrointestinal dysmotility following SARS-CoV-2 infection successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022 Jul; 34 (7):e14314 Epub 2022 Jan 04
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Alexander E, O'Sullivan D, Aganga D,
Hassan S
, Ibrahim SH, Absah I. Clinical Implications for Children Developing Direct Hyperbilirubinemia on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Mar 1; 74 (3):333-337
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Alexander E, O’Sullivan D, Aganga D,
Hassan S
, Ibrahim SH, Absah I. Cholestasis is an Ominous Prognostic Marker in Children Requiring ECMO: The Mayo Clinic Experience Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2021.
Hassan S
, Wolf MTF, Umana LA, Malik S, Uddin N, Andersen J, Aqul A. Homozygous NEK8 Mutations in Siblings With Neonatal Cholestasis Progressing to End-stage Liver, Renal, and Cardiac Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Jan; 70 (1):e19-e22
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Hassan S
, Ng VL, Aqul A. It takes a village: primary care of the pediatric liver transplant recipient. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Oct; 31 (5):636-644
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Hanna-Wakim RH, Ghanem ST, El Helou MW, Khafaja SA, Shaker RA,
Hassan SA
, Saad RK, Hedari CP, Khinkarly RW, Hajar FM, Bakhash M, El Karah D, Akel IS, Rajab MA, Khoury M, Dbaibo GS. Epidemiology and characteristics of urinary tract infections in children and adolescents. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2015; 5:45 Epub 2015 May 26
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Ghanem S,
Hassan S
, Saad R, Dbaibo GS. Quadrivalent meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (MenACWY-TT): a review. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2013 Aug; 13 (8):1197-205 Epub 2013 July 02
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