Sam Cemaj, MD, FACS, FCCM

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
983280 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA
Phone: 402-559-6111
Fax: 402-836-9459

Curriculum Vitae

Graduate:
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Residency:
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

Fellowship:
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Duke University Durham, NC
Transplant Surgery at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery General Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Academic Appointment:
Associate Professor of Surgery

Sub-Specialty:
Trauma/Critical Care

Publications:

• Schenarts PJ1, Cemaj S. The Aging Surgeon: Implications for the Workforce, the Surgeon, and the Patient.  Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;96(1):129-38.  Abstract
• Jawa RS, Stothert JC, Shostrom VK, Yetter DL, Templin HR, Cemaj S, Lander L, Forse AR, Young DH. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in admitted trauma patients. Am J Surg. 2014 Nov;208(5):781-7. Epub 2014 Jun 20. Abstract
• Jawa RS, Young DH, Stothert JC, Yetter D, Dumond R, Shostrom VK,Cemaj S, Rautiainen RH, Mercer DW. Farm Machinery Injuries: A 15-year Experience at an Urban Joint Trauma Center System in a Rural State.   J Agromedicine. 2013;18(2):98-106. Abstract
• Jawa RS, Young DH, Wagner M, Yetter D, Shostrom V, Cemaj S, Nelson L, Ramey R, Sorensen M, Schwedhelm M, Mercer DW, Stothert J. Two Hospitals with One Trauma System: A joint Approach to the care of the Injured Patient Am J Surg 4/2012 454-60 Abstract 
• Gupta H, Gupta PK, Fang X, Miller WJ, Cemaj S, Forse RA, Morrow LE. Development and Validation of a Risk Calculator Predicting Postoperative Respiratory Failure. Chest. 11/2011: 1207-15 Abstract
• Bathla L, Davies E, Fitzgibbons RJ Jr, Cemaj S. Timing of Traumatic Lumbar Hernia Repair: is Delayed Repair Safe? Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Hernia. 4/2011: 205-9 Abstract
• Natarajan B, Gupta PK, Cemaj S, Sorensen M, Hatzoudis GI, Forse RA. FAST Scan: Is It Worth Doing in Hemodynamically Stable Blunt Trauma Patients? Surgery. 10/2010: 695-700 Abstract
• Upadhyaya PK, Chava S, Bin-Sangheer S, Sudan R, Mittal SK, Cemaj S. Delayed Rupture of a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Biliopancreatic Diversion. Obes Surg. 8/2008: 890-2 Abstract
• Johna S, Cemaj S, O'Callaghan T, Catalano R.  Effect of tissue injury on D-Dimer levels: a prospective study in trauma patients.  Med Sci Monit. 2002 Jan;8(1):CR5-8.  Abstract
• Nelson BS, Heiskell LE, Cemaj S, O'Callaghan TA, Koller CE. Traumatically Injured Jehovah's Witnesses: A Sixteen Year Experience of Treatment and Transfusion Dilemmas at a Level I Trauma Center. J Trauma. 10/1995: 681-5 Abstract
• White JJ, Andrews HG, Branson B, Cemaj S, Rodgers M.  Abdominal wall dehiscence following Ramstedt's operation.  Br J Surg. 1992 Feb;79(2):184  Abstract
• Reilly J, Mehta R, Teperman L, Cemaj S, Tzakis A, Yanaga K, Ritter P, Rezak A, Makowka L.  Nutritional support after liver transplantation: a randomized prospective study.  JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1990 Jul-Aug;14(4):386-91. Abstract
• Shapiro R, Carroll PB, Tzakis AG, Cemaj S, Lopatin WB, Nakazato P.  Adrenal reserve in renal transplant recipients with cyclosporine, azathioprine, and prednisone immunosuppression.  Transplantation. 1990 May;49(5):1011-3.  Abstract
• Todo S, Demetris AJ, Ueda Y, Imventarza O, Okuda K, Casavilla A, Cemaj S, Ghalab A, Mazzaferro V, Rhoe BS, et al.  Canine kidney transplantation with FK-506 alone or in combination with cyclosporine and steroids.  Transplant Proc. 1987 Oct;19(5 Suppl 6):57-61.  Abstract

         For a full collection of articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=cemaj