Selected Publications

Sadeh R, Sharkia I, Fialkoff G, Rahat A, Gutin J, Chappleboim A, Nitzan M, Fox-Fisher I, Neiman D, Meler G, Kamari Z, Yaish D, Peretz T, Hubert A, Cohen JE, Salah A, Temper M, Grinshpun A, Maoz M, Abu-Gazala S, Ben Ya'acov A, Shteyer E, Safadi R, Kaplan T, Shemer R, Planer D, Galun E, Glaser B, Zick A, Dor Y, Friedman N: ChIP-seq of plasma cell-free nucleosomes identifies gene expression programs of the cells of origin Nature Biotechnology 39 (5): 586-598,2021.

Massalha H, Bahar Halpern K, Abu-Gazala S, Jana T, Massasa EE, Moor AE, Buchauer L, Rozenberg M, Pikarsky E, Amit I, Zamir G, Itzkovitz S: A single cell atlas of the human liver tumor microenvironment Molecular Systems Biology 16 (12): e9682,2020.

Imam A, Abukhalaf SA, Merhav H, Abu-Gazala S, Cohen-Arazi O, Pikarsky AJ, Safadi R, Khalaileh A: Prognosis and treatment of liver transplant recipients in the COVID-19 era: A literature review Annals of Transplantation 25 : e926196,2020.

Imam A, Tzukert K, Merhav H, Imam R, Abu-Gazala S, Abel R, Elhalel MD, Khalaileh A: Practical recommendations for kidney transplantation in the COVID-19 pandemic World Journal of Transplantation 10 (9): 223-229,2020.

Imam A, Abukhalaf SA, Imam R, Abu-Gazala S, Merhav H, Khalaileh A: Kidney transplantation in the times of COVID-19 - A literature review Annals of Transplantation 25 : e925755,2020.

Stern Shira, Merhav Hadar, Abu Gazala Samir, Bloom Allan-Isaac, Khoury Tawfik, Mor-Yosef-Levi Irit, Elhalel-Dranitzky Michal, Tzukert Keren, Khalaileh Abed: Repeat kidney transplant in a patient with a double inferior vena cava and difficult venous access: A case report Experimental & Clinical Transplantation 18 (3): 382-384,2020.

Khalaileh Abed, Khoury Tawfik, Harkrosh Subhi, Nowotny Yakob, Massarwa Mohamad, Safadi Rifaat, Mor Eytan, Nakache Richard, Abu Gazala Samir, Merhav Hadar: Multiplication product of Model for End-stage Liver Disease and Donor Risk Index as predictive models of survival after liver transplantation European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 31 (9): 1116-1120,2019.

Margalit Ofer, Mamtani Ronac, Kopetz Scott, Yang Yu-Xiao, Lawrence Yaacov R, Abu-Gazala Samir, Reiss Kim A, Golan Talia, Halpern Naama, Aderka Dan, Giantonio Bruce, Shacham-Shmueli Einat, Boursi Ben: Refining the use of adjuvant oxaliplatin in clinical stage II or III rectal adenocarcinoma The Oncologist 24 (8): e671-e676,2019.

Marom G, Khoury T, Abu-Gazala S, Merhav H, Padawer D, Benson AA, Zamir G, Luques L, Safadi R, Khalaileh A: Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: A single center experience American Journal of Surgery 42 (6): 702-707,2019.

Abu-Gazala Samir, Olthoff Kim M: Current status of living donor liver transplantation in the United States Annual Review of Medicine 70 : 225-238,2019.

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