Naji Abumrad
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Surgery · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Credentials: · · ·
History
- Present
Department of Surgery · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Present
Surgical Sciences · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Surgery
Research
Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin
Nature · 2000 · 3,254 citations
HMG-1 as a late mediator of endotoxin lethality in mice
Science · 1999 · 2,871 citations
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · First of 5 authors · 783 citations
14 papers
- EC
12 papers
11 papers · 10 as a resident
10 papers
- HH
8 papers
- MF
8 papers · 3 as a fellow
- PR
7 papers
- RG
7 papers · 3 as a resident
Grants
- 2016–2022
Role of cd36 in Nutrient Delivery and Its Dysfunction in African Americans
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
PI · $1.9M · Washington University
- 2015–2021
Bile Diversion: A Simple and Effective Method of Treating Obesity
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.8M · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2014–2020
Role of the Foregut in Nutrient Metabolism in Lean and Obese Humans
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $343.7K · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2011–2017
RYGB Improves Metabolism by Interrupting the Gastric Adipose Tissue Axis
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $3M · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical trials
- 2015–2022
Role of the Foregut in Nutrient Metabolism in Lean and Obese Humans
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2012–2015
- 2008–2017
Early Diabetes Resolution After Weight Loss Surgery
Principal investigator · Completed
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2008–2012
Microenvironment of Adipose Tissue in Endocannabinoid System
Principal investigator · Completed
Vanderbilt University