Penn Medicine Provider
Transplant Surgery
Ali Naji, MD, PhD
4.7
(30)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney and Pancreas Transplant

About me

  • Jonathan E. Rhoads Professor of Surgical Science II

Education and training

  • Medical School: Shiraz University
  • Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical Center
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.7

30 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

November 2020
5.0
5.0
Dr. Naji was excellent! He made me feel so comfortable about my upcoming kidney transplant surgery. Very nice man!!
August 2020
5.0
5.0
Dr. Naji was warm, caring and concerned about my well being and was fully engaged in explaining my treatment including risks and expectations. Answered my questions and included my husband in his explanations.
July 2020
5.0
5.0
His explanations & pictures were excellent. He seemed very caring about me the whole time he was with me - I look forward to my surgery with Dr. Naji.
March 2020
1.0
1.0
the nurse was great but the actual doctor was terrible, her attitude was a disgrace.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Naji is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Jordan, M.S., Boesteanu, A., Reed, A.J., Petrone, A.L., Holenbeck, A., Lerman, M.A., Naji, A., and Caton, A.J. Thymic Selection of CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Induced by an Agonist Self-Peptide. , Nature Immunology., 2(4): 2001,301-306


Alfrey EJ, Campos L, Naji A, Barker CF, and Dafoe DC Liver Allografts Confer Donor Specific Tolerance to Transplanted Islets in Rats , : 2001


Greeley SAW, Moore DJ, Noorchashm H, Noto L, Rostami SY, Schlachterman, A, Song HK, Koeberlein B, Barker CF, and Naji A Impaired Lymph Node CD4 T-Cell Activation in MT-/-NOD Mice , : 2001


Wu, H., Wasik, MA., Haynes, B., Moore, H.C.F., Leonard, D.G.B., Montone, K.T., Kamoun, M., Przybylski, G., Naji, A., Tomaszewski, J., and Salhany, K. Hepatosplenic γδ T-Cell Lymphoma as a Late-Onset Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Renal Transplant Patients. , American Journal of Clinical Pathology., 113(4): 2000,487-496


Shaw, L.M., Korecka, M., Aradhye, S., Grossman, R., Bayer, L., Innes, C., Cucciara, A., Barker, C., Naji, A., Nicholls, A. and Brayman, K. Mycophenolic Acid Area Under the Curve Values in African American and Caucasian Renal Transplant Patients are Comparable. , Journal of Clinical Pharmacology., 40(6): 2000,624-633


Noorchashm, H., Moore, D.J., Noto, L.E., Noorchashm, N, Reed, A.J., Reed, A.L., Song, H.K., Mozaffari, R., Jevnikar, A.M., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A. Impaired CD4 T Cell Activation Due to Reliance upon B-Cell Mediated Costimulation in Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) Mice. , Journal of Immunology., 165: 2000,4685-4696


Larson, R.A., Naji, M., Lombardi, J.V., Naji, A., Koeberlein, B., Golden, M.A. Ryan, S. Adenoviral-Mediated Uteroglobin Gene Transfer Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia after Balloon Injury in the Rat Carotid Artery. , Journal of Vascular Surgery., 32(6): 2000,1111-1117


Noorchashm, H., Moore, D.J., Lieu, Y.K., Noorchashm, N., Schlacterman, A., Song, H.K., Lambris, J.D., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A. Contribution of the Innate Immune System to Autoimmune Diabetes: A Role for the Cr1/Cr2 Complement Receptors. , Cellular Immunology., 195(1): 1999,75-79


Noorchashm H., Lieu Y.K., Noorchashm N, Rostami S.Y., Greeley, S.A.S., Schlacterman A., Song H.K., Noto, L.E., Jevnikar A.M., Barker C.F., and Naji A. I-A g7-Mediated Antigen Presentation by B Lymphocytes Is Critical in Overcoming a Checkpoint in T Cell Tolerance to Islet β Cells of Nonobese Diabetic Mice. , Journal of Immunology., 163(2): 1999,743-750


Song, H.K., Noorchashm, H., Lieu, Y.K., Rostami, S., Greeley, S.A.S., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A. Tracking Alloreactive Cell Division In Vivo. , Transplantation., 68(2): 1999,297-299