Faculty Publications - 2001

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Hamdan AL, Sharara AI, Younes A, Fuleihan N. Effect of aggressive therapy on laryngeal symptoms and voice characteristics in patients with gastroesophageal reflux. Acta Otolaryngol. 2001 Oct;121(7):868-72.
Chahine C, Moukhachen O, Chedid M, Araj GF, Sharara AI. Ultrashort regimen of lansoprazole-amoxicillin-azithromycin for eradicating Helicobacter pylori. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2001 Oct 1;58(19):1819-23.
 Megarbane A, Waked N, Chouery E, Moglabey YB, Saliba N, Mornet E, Serre JL,Slim R Microcephaly, cutis verticis gyrata of the scalp, retinitis pigmentosa,cataracts, sensorineural deafness, and mental retardation in two brothers. Am J Med Genet. 2001 Jan 22;98(3):244-9.
 Seoud M, Aboul-Hosn L, Nassar A, Khalil A, Usta I. Spontaneous umbilical cord hematoma: a rare cause of acute fetal distress. Am J Perinatol. 2001;18(2):99-102.
 Aouad MT, Siddik SS, Jalbout MI, Baraka AS. Does pregnancy protect against intrathecal lidocaine-induced transientneurologic symptoms? Anesth Analg. 2001 Feb;92(2):401-4.
 Aouad MT, Siddik SS, Rizk LB, Zaytoun GM, Baraka AS. The effect of dexamethasone on postoperative vomiting after tonsillectomy. Anesth Analg. 2001 Mar;92(3):636-40.
Baraka AS, Ayoub CM, Kaddoum RN, Maalouli JM, Chehab IR, Hadi UM. Severe oxyhemoglobin desaturation during induction of anesthesia in a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia. Anesthesiology. 2001 Nov;95(5):1296-7.
 Hamadeh GN, Dickerson LM, Saab BR, Major SC. Common prescriptions in ambulatory care in Lebanon. Ann Pharmacother. 2001 May;35(5):636-40.
 Kaddoura IL, Amm C. A rationale for adjuvant surgical intervention in pyoderma gangrenosum. Ann Plast Surg. 2001 Jan;46(1):23-8.
 Atiyeh BS, Ghanimeh G, Kaddoura IL, Ioannovich J, Al-Amm CA. Split-thickness skin graft donor site dressing: preliminary results of a controlled, clinical comparative study of MEBO and Sofra-Tulle. Ann Plast Surg. 2001 Jan;46(1):87-8.  .
Kaddoura IL, Obeid MY, Mroueh SM, Nasser AA. Dynamic thoracoplasty for asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Nov;72(5):1755-8.
 Malak JA, Kibbi AG. Revised terminology in dermatology: a call for the new millennium. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Jan;137(1):93-4.  .
Mehanna A, Malak JA, Kibbi AG. Hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola: report of 3 cases. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Oct;137(10):1327-8.
Khawam E, Younis M, Shoughary A, Orm SB. Bilateral asymmetric dissociated vertical deviation masquerading as unilateral double elevator palsy. A report of four cases. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 2001;16(4):285-90.
 Haddad JJ, Lauterbach R, Saade NE, Safieh-Garabedian B, Land SC. Alpha-melanocyte-related tripeptide, Lys-d-Pro-Val, ameliorates endotoxin-induced nuclear factor kappaB translocation and activation: evidence for involvement of an interleukin-1beta193-195 receptor antagonism in the alveolar epithelium. Biochem J. 2001 Apr 1;355(Pt 1):29-38.
  Usta J, El Bawab S, Roddy P, Szulc ZM, Yusuf, Hannun A, Bielawska A. Structural requirements of ceramide and sphingosine based inhibitors of mitochondrial ceramidase. Biochemistry. 2001 Aug 14;40(32):9657-68.
 Al-Amin HA, Shannon Weickert C, Weinberger DR, Lipska BK. Delayed onset of enhanced MK-801-induced motor hyperactivity after neonatal lesions of the rat ventral hippocampus Biol Psychiatry. 2001 Mar 15;49(6):528-39.
 Kanaan N, Sawaya RA. Carpal tunnel syndrome: modern diagnostic and management techniques. Br J Gen Pract. 2001 Apr;51(465):311-4.
 Hadi U, Younes A, Ghosseini S, Tawil A. Median palatine cyst: an unusual presentation of a rare entity. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Aug;39(4):278-81.
 Haddad JJ, Safieh-Garabedian B, Saade NE, Land SC. The biphasic immunoregulation of pyrimidylpiperazine (Y-40138) is IL-10 sensitive and requires NF-kappa B targeting in the alveolar epithelium. Br J Pharmacol. 2001 May;133(1):49-60.
 Baraka AS, Siddik SS, Taha SK, Jalbout MI, Massouh FM. Low frequency jet ventilation for stent insertion in a patient with tracheal stenosis Can J Anaesth. 2001 Jul;48(7):701-4.
Baraka A. Identification of the thoracic epidural space by the running infusion drip technique. Can J Anaesth. 2001 Oct;48(9):935-6.
 Bulbul MA, Wazzan W, Nasr R, Hemady K. The value of cystoscopy, prostate biopsy and frozen-section urethral biopsy prior to orthotopic neobladder substitution. Can J Urol. 2001 Jun;8(3):1290-2.
Hatoum A, El-Sabban ME, Khoury J, Yuspa SH, Darwiche N. Overexpression of retinoic acid receptors alpha and gamma into neoplastic epidermal cells causes retinoic acid-induced growth arrest and apoptosis. Carcinogenesis. 2001 Dec;22(12):1955-63
Diab KA, Timani MA, Bitar FF. Treatment of rheumatic carditis with intravenous gammaglobulin: is there a beneficial effect? Cardiol Young. 2001 Sep;11(5):565-7.
 Baraka A. Anesthesia and critical care of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2001 May;11(2):337-61.
Arnaout S, Diab K, Al-Kutoubi A, Jamaleddine G. Rupture of the chordae of the tricuspid valve after knotting of the pulmonary artery catheter. Chest. 2001 Nov;120(5):1742-4.
 Saadeh FA, El-Sabban M, Hawi JS. Rare variations of the mylohyoid muscle: case study. Clin Anat. 2001 Jul;14(4):285-7.
 Moukarbel GV, Arnaout MS, Alam SE. C-reactive protein is a marker for a complex culprit lesion anatomy in unstable angina Clin Cardiol. 2001 Jul;24(7):506-10.
 Habbal ZM, Chidiac-Tannoury R. Lactic acid dimer: an artifact in the gas chromatographic analysis of urine with massive lactic acid aciduria. Clin Chem. 2001 May;47(5):979-80.  .
 Matar GM, Chahwan R, Fuleihan N, Uwaydah M, Hadi U. PCR-based detection, restriction endonuclease analysis, and transcription of tonB in Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae isolates obtained from children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2001 Mar;8(2):221-4.
 Abu-Musa A, Khalil A, Hannoun A, Sakhel K, Takahashi K. Effect of human follicular fluid on sperm survival. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2001;28(1):40-2.
 Khalil A, Ghazeeri G, Chammas M, Usta I, Awwad J, Seoud M. Teflonoma presenting as a cystourethrocele. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2001;28(1):58-9.
Awwad JT, Farra CG, Awwad ST, Bu-Habib RM, Abdallah MA, Usta IM. The conventional doses of human chorionic gonadotropins may not always be sufficient to induce ovulation in all women: a reappraisal. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2001;28(4):240-2
Haddad MC, Al-Awar G, Huwaijah SH, Al-Kutoubi AO. Echinococcal cysts of the liver: a retrospective analysis of clinico-radiological findings and different therapeutic modalities. Clin Imaging. 2001 Nov-Dec;25(6):403-8
Kanj SS, Araj GF, Taher A, Reller LB. Campylobacter fetus pericarditis in a patient with beta-thalassemia: case report and review of the literature. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2001 Sep;7(9):510-3.
Mooty MY, Kanj SS, Araj GF, Khalifeh RR. Clinical microbiological case: a previously healthy woman presenting with headache and diplopia Clin Microbiol Infect. 2001 Sep;7(9):517-9.
Haddad MC, Hammoud DA, Al-Kutoubi AO. Percutaneous treatment of hepatic echinococcal cyst. Clin Radiol. 2001 Dec;56(12):1003-4.
Haddad MC, Medawar WA, Hawary MM, Khoury NJ, Ammouri NF, Shabb NS. Perirenal fluid in renal parenchymal medical disease ('floating kidney'): clinical significance and sonographic grading. Clin Radiol. 2001 Dec;56(12):979-83
Haddad MC, Birjawi GA, Khouzami RA, Khoury NJ, El-Zein YR, Al-Kutoubi AO. Unilocular hepatic echinococcal cysts: sonography and computed tomography findings. Clin Radiol. 2001 Sep;56(9):746-50.
 Uthman I, Al-Kutoubi A, Sawaya J. Recurrent venous thrombosis in Behcet's disease: successful endovascular treatment with thrombolysis and stent. Clin Rheumatol. 2001;20(4):267-9.
 Bikhazi AB, Jurjus AR, Kamal MT, Al-Housseini AM, Saab RN, Jaroudi WA, BitarKM. Kinetics of lipopolysaccharide clearance by Kupffer and parenchyma cells in perfused rat liver Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2001 Aug;129(4):339-48.
Bikhazi AB, Jurjus AR, Kamal MT, Al-Housseini AM, Saab RN, Jaroudi WA, Bitar KM. Kinetics of lipopolysaccharide clearance by Kupffer and parenchyma cells in perfused rat liver. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2001 Aug;129(4):339-48.
 Matar GM, Harakeh HS, Ramlawi F, Khneisser I, Hadi U. Comparative analysis between Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes and severity ofsymptoms in patients with unilateral or bilateral otitis externa. Curr Microbiol. 2001 Mar;42(3):190-3.
 Haddad JJ, Safieh-Garabedian B, Saade NE, Kanaan SA, Land SC. Chemioxyexcitation (delta pO2/ROS)-dependent release of IL-1 beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha: evidence of cytokines as oxygen-sensitive mediators in the alveolar epithelium. Cytokine. 2001 Feb 7;13(3):138-47.
 Azar ST, Zantout MS. Diabetic ketoacidosis associated with orlistat treatment. Diabetes Care. 2001 Mar;24(3):602.  .
Talhouk RS, Maa'ni FA, Kalaa'ni N, Zoubian GS, Simaa'n CJ, Abi-Sai'd M, Hamadeh S, Barbour E, El-Sabban ME. Partial purification and characterization of proteins with growth promoting activities from ovine mammary gland secretions. Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2001 Oct;21(3):143-59.
Hasbini AS, Hadi U, Ghafari J. Endoscopic removal of an ectopic third molar obstructing the osteomeatal complex. Ear Nose Throat J. 2001 Sep;80(9):667-70.
Azar ST, Sandid MS, Assi MA, Zantout MS. Improved pituitary function after V-P shunt insertion in pseudotumor cerebri. Endocr Res. 2001 Aug;27(3):303-7.
 Azar ST, Zalloua PA, Medlej R, Halabi G. The DD genotype of the ACE gene polymorphism is associated with diabetic nephropathy in the type-1 diabetics. Endocr Res. 2001 Feb-May;27(1-2):99-108.
 Nabulsi MM, Araj GF, Nuwayhid I, Ramadan M, Ariss M. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection markers in Lebanese children: the need foran expanded programme on immunization. Epidemiol Infect. 2001 Apr;126(2):285-9.
 Mikati MA, Tarif S, Lteif L, Jawad MA. Time sequence and types of memory deficits after experimental statusepilepticus. Epilepsy Res. 2001 Feb;43(2):97-101.
 Haroun-Bizri S, ElRassi T. Successful resuscitation after catastrophic carbon dioxide embolism duringlaparoscopic cholecystectomy. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2001 Feb;18(2):118-21.
Baraka AS, Taha SK, Rizk MS, Rachid-Chehab I, Jalbout MI, Bizri SH. Rapacuronium for neuromuscular blockade in two myasthenic patients undergoing trans-sternal thymectomy. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2001 Nov;18(11):778-80.
 Diab KA, Khatib MF, Obeid M, Jamaleddine GW. Coronary artery bypass grafting after pneumonectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Mar;19(3):362-4.
 Mooty MY, Kanj SS, Obeid MY, Hassan GY, Araj GF. A case of Trichosporon beigelii endocarditis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Feb;20(2):139-42.
Sharara AI, Abi-Saad G, Haddad M, Mansour A, Tawil A. Acute granulomatous schistosomal cholecystitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2001 Aug;13(8):1001-3.
 Mourad FH, Khalifeh M, Al-Kutoubi A, Khalil I. Inferior vena cava obstruction in Budd-Chiari syndrome: successful treatment byradiological stenting followed by a portosystemic shunt. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2001 Mar;13(3):275-7.
 Taher A, Sheikh-Taha M, Koussa S, Inati A, Neeman R, Mourad F. Comparison between deferoxamine and deferiprone (L1) in iron-loaded thalassemia patients Eur J Haematol. 2001 Jul;67(1):30-4.
Seoud M, El-saghir N, Salem Z, Shamseddine A, Awwad J, Medawar W, Khalil A. Tamoxifen and ovarian cysts: a prospective study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Dec 10;100(1):77-80.
Abu-Musa A, Khalil A, Ghaziri G, Seoud M, Abbas J. Synchronous vulvar and breast cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Dec 10;100(1):92-3.
 Akel S, Nasr W. Multiple ipsilateral congenital diaphragmatic pathologies: rarities to consider. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2001 Jun;11(3):200-3.
 Sabra R, Shuman S. Influence of phenobarbital on changes in Na(+) handling, hemodynamics and liverfunction due to partial portal vein ligation in rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2001 Feb 16;413(2-3):287-94.
 Haddad MC, Birjawi GA, Hemadeh MS, Melhem RE, Al-Kutoubi AM. The gamut of abdominal and pelvic cystic masses in children. Eur Radiol. 2001;11(1):148-66.
 Birjawi GA, Haddad MC, Tawil AN, Khoury NJ. Metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma to the breast. Eur Radiol. 2001;11(4):555-8.
Mansour AM, Salti HI. Multiple myeloma presenting with optic nerve compression. Eye. 2001 Dec;15(Pt 6):802-4.
Dbaibo GS, El-Assaad W, Krikorian A, Liu B, Diab K, Idriss NZ, El-Sabban M, Driscoll TA, Perry DK, Hannun YA. Ceramide generation by two distinct pathways in tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced cell death. FEBS Lett. 2001 Aug 10;503(1):7-12.
Soweid A, Shammaa M, Khouri K. GI endoscopy in Lebanon: past, present, and future. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Aug;54(2):279-81.
 Soweid AM. Endosonographic features predictive of benign and malignant gastrointestinal stromal cell tumors Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Jun;53(7):836-8.  .
 Waye JD, Aabakken L, Alvarez S, Archila P, Bornman PC, Hashiba K, Soweid A. Endoscopy reports, databases, and computers in 2001. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Jun;53(7):838-9.  .
 Kanaan N, Sawaya R. Nocturnal leg cramps. Clinically mysterious and painful--but manageable. Geriatrics. 2001 Jun;56(6):34, 39-42.
 Hadi UM, Jammal HN, Hamdan AL, Saad AM, Zaatari GS. Lateral cervical bronchogenic cyst: an unusual cause of a lump in the neck. Head Neck. 2001 Jul;23(7):590-3.
Taher A, Skouri H, Jaber W, Kanj N. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with beta-thalassemia intermedia manifesting as symptomatic pleural effusion. Hemoglobin. 2001 Nov;25(4):363-8
 Haddad R, El-Hassan D, Araj A, Hallal A, Abdelnoor AM. Some inflammation-related parameters in patients following normo- andhypothermic cardio-pulmonary bypass. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2001 May;23(2):291-302.
Kalfayan LH, Farhat D, El-Nakat H, Matar GM, Abdelnoor AM. Immunization of mice against Salmonella typhimurium using different DNA preparations. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2001 Nov;23(4):519-30
Homaidan FR, Chakroun, Dbaibo GS, El-Assaad W, El-Sabban ME. IL-1 activates two phospholipid signaling pathways in intestinal epithelial cells. Inflamm Res. 2001 Jul;50(7):375-81
 Homaidan FR, Chakroun, Dbaibo GS, El-Assaad W, El-Sabban ME. IL-1 activates two phospholipid signaling pathways in intestinal epithelial cells Inflamm Res. 2001 Jul;50(7):375-81.
 Khoury MY, Moukarbel GV, Obeid MY, Alam SE. Effect of aminophylline on complete atrioventricular block with ventricularasystole following blunt chest trauma. Injury. 2001 May;32(4):335-8.
Zouain MG, Araj GF. Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococci in Lebanon. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2001 Mar;17(3):209-13.
Ang KK, Trotti A, Brown BW, Garden AS, Foote RL, Morrison WH, Geara FB, Klotch DW, Goepfert H, Peters LJ. Randomized trial addressing risk features and time factors of surgery plus radiotherapy in advanced head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Nov 1;51(3):571-8.
 El-Khatib M, Jamaleddine G, Soubra R, Muallem M. Pattern of spontaneous breathing: potential marker for weaning outcome.Spontaneous breathing pattern and weaning from mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med. 2001 Jan;27(1):52-8.
Abu-Musa A, Nassar A, Usta I, Khalil A, Hussein M. Laparoscopic unwinding and cystectomy of twisted dermoid cyst during second trimester of pregnancy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 2001 Aug;8(3):456-60.
Ogretmen B, Kraveka JM, Schady D, Usta J, Hannun YA, Obeid LM. Molecular mechanisms of ceramide-mediated telomerase inhibition in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line. J Biol Chem. 2001 Aug 31;276(35):32506-14.
 Ogretmen B, Schady D, Usta J, Wood R, Kraveka JM, Luberto C, Birbes H,Hannun YA, Obeid LM Role of ceramide in mediating the inhibition of telomerase activity in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells. J Biol Chem. 2001 Jul 6;276(27):24901-10.
Haroun-Bizri S, Khoury SS, Chehab IR, Kassas CM, Baraka A. Does isoflurane optimize myocardial protection during cardiopulmonary bypass? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2001 Aug;15(4):418-21.
Brostrom MA, Mourad F, Brostrom CO. Regulated expression of GRP78 during vasopressin-induced hypertrophy of heart-derived myocytes. J Cell Biochem. 2001 Aug 1-9;83(2):204-17
Diab KA, Richani R, Al Kutoubi A, Mikati M, Dbaibo GS, Bitar FF. Cerebral mycotic aneurysm in a child with Down's syndrome: a unique association. J Child Neurol. 2001 Nov;16(11):868-70.
Kfoury Baz EM, Khatib MF, Mahfouz RA, Jamaleddine GW. Deterioration of gas exchange in patients with severe thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with respiratory failure during therapeutic plasma exchange. J Clin Apheresis. 2001;16(3):143-7
 Mourad FH, Hannoush HM, Bahlawan M, Uthman I, Uthman S. Panniculitis and arthritis as the presenting manifestation of chronic pancreatitis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001 Mar;32(3):259-61.
 Nasser AA, Bizri AR. Chronic scalp wound infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent patient patient J Infect. 2001 Jan;42(1):67-8.
 Khabbaz AY, Usta IM, El-Hajj MI, Abu-Musa A, Seoud M, Nassar AH. Rupture of an unscarred uterus with misoprostol induction: case report andreview of the literature. J Matern Fetal Med. 2001 Apr;10(2):141-5.
Hamadeh GN, Adib SM. Changes in attitudes regarding cancer disclosure among medical students at the American University of Beirut. J Med Ethics. 2001 Oct;27(5):354.
Kanj SS, Chedid M, Araj GF. Susceptibility of bacterial isolates to cefepime in comparison to other broad spectrum antimicrobial agents at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. J Med Liban. 2001 Jan-Feb;49(1):13-7
Tabbarah ZA. Approach to acute bacterial meningitis. Minireview. J Med Liban. 2001 Jan-Feb;49(1):18-21
Hamdan AL, Bizri AR, Jaber M, Hammoud D, Baino T, Fuleihan N. Nasoseptal variation in relation to sinusitis. A computerized tomographic evaluation. J Med Liban. 2001 Jan-Feb;49(1):2-5
Mahfouz R, al-Oreibi G, Darwiche N, el-Khechen S, Zahed L. Constitutional chromosome abnormalities among patients referred for blood karyotype analysis: a 5-year study at the AUBMC. J Med Liban. 2001 Jan-Feb;49(1):6-12
Nasreddine W, Shammaa M. Liver disease in pregnancy. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):113-6
Sharara AI, Khalifeh M, Yaghi C, Noun R, Sayegh R, Khoury G. Update on the status of liver transplantation in Lebanon. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):117-20
Issa IA, Mourad FH. Hepatitis A: an updated overview. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):61-5
Shayeb J, Soweid A. Hepatitis B virus infection. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):66-70
el-Sayed AM, Sharara AI. Hepatitis C. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):71-7
Khouri LD, Shammaa M. Alcoholic liver disease. J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):94-100
 Wang A, Cortas N, Edelman IS. Mg-dependent, Zn-ATPase: enzymatic characteristics, ion specificities and tissue distribution. J Membr Biol. 2001 May 1;181(1):11-20.
 Lee JR, He ZX, Dakik H, Verani MS. Myocardial perfusion and angiographic correlations in patients with ST-segment elevation during dobutamine stress perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 2001 May-Jun;8(3):365-70.
Dakik HA, Alam S. Myocardial stunning induced and detected by adenosine stress perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 2001 Nov-Dec;8(6):711-2.
Hamdan AL, Zaytoun G, Shreif J, Tarazi A, Haddad M. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: an unusual presentation of domestic violence. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2001 Sep;94(9):396-9
 Saleh FH, Jurjus AR. A comparative study of morphological changes in spontaneously hypertensive rats and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or a calcium-channel blocker. J Pathol. 2001 Mar;193(3):415-20.
Saleh FH, Jurjus AR. A comparative study of morphological changes in spontaneously hypertensive rats and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or a calcium-channel blocker. J Pathol. 2001 Mar;193(3):415-20.
 Haddad JJ, Safieh-Garabedian B, Saade NE, Land SC. Thiol regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines reveals a novel immunopharmacological potential of glutathione in the alveolar epithelium. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2001 Mar;296(3):996-1005.
 Musharafieh R, Atiyeh B, Macari G, Haidar R. Radial forearm fasciocutaneous free-tissue transfer in ankle and footreconstruction: review of 17 cases. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2001 Apr;17(3):147-50.
 Dabbous A, Khoury SJ, Chehab IR, Bartelmaos T, Khoury G. Ondansetron versus dehydrobenzoperidol and metoclopramide for management ofpostoperative nausea in laparoscopic surgery patients. JSLS. 2001 Apr-Jun;5(2):139-42.
Barada KA, Kafrouni MI, Khoury CI, Saade NE, Mourad FH, Szabo SS, Nassar CF Experimental colitis decreases rat jejunal amino acid absorption: role of capsaicin sensitive primary afferents. Life Sci. 2001 Nov 9;69(25-26):3121-31
 Uthman IW, Muffarij AA, Mudawar WA, Nasr FW, Masri AF. Lupus nephritis in Lebanon. Lupus. 2001;10(5):378-81.
 Kanj SS, Amr SS, Roberts GD. Ramichloridium mackenziei brain abscess: report of two cases and review of theliterature. Med Mycol. 2001 Feb;39(1):97-102.
 Baraka A. Reversal of mivacurium-induced neuromuscular block by neostigmine. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Feb;16(1):3-5.
 Bitar FF, Dbaibo GS. Apoptosis: regulating death for a better life. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Feb;16(1):7-18.
 Baraka A, Leteif A. One-lung ventilation during video-assisted thoracoscopy. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Jun;16(2):119-26. No abstract available.
 Hamdan AL, Hadi U, Farhat F, Jammal H, Fuleihan N. Challenges in tracheal stenosis--experience at the American University of Beirut Medical center Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Jun;16(2):211-22.
Yazbeck-Karam VG, Aouad MT, Baraka AS. Recurrent episodes of Horner's syndrome following epidural anesthesia in the obstetrical patients. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Oct;16(3):257-63.
Okla GD. Air pollution and its bearing on patients undergoing anesthesia. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2001 Oct;16(3):353-7
Sharara AI, Rockey DC. Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 30;345(9):669-81.
Bulbul M, Erdogan O, Demircin G, Altuntas B, Memis L, Oner A Acute pancreatitis in a patient with partial lipodystrophy and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2001 Sep;16(9):1930-1.
 Carreno M, Wyllie E, Bingaman W, Kotagal P, Comair Y, Ruggieri P. Seizure outcome after functional hemispherectomy for malformations of cortical development Neurology. 2001 Jul 24;57(2):331-3.
 Cilio MR, Bolanos AR, Liu Z, Schmid R, Yang Y, Stafstrom CE, Mikati MA,Holmes GL Anticonvulsant action and long-term effects of gabapentin in the immature brain. Neuropharmacology. 2001;40(1):139-47.
Gali-Muhtasib HU, Younes IH, Karchesy JJ, el-Sabban ME. Plant tannins inhibit the induction of aberrant crypt foci and colonic tumors by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in mice. Nutr Cancer. 2001;39(1):108-16.
 Guerbouj S, Victoir K, Guizani I, Seridi N, Nuwayri-Salti N, Belkaid M,Ismail RB, Le Ray D, Dujardin JC Gp63 gene polymorphism and population structure of Leishmania donovani complex:influence of the host selection pressure? Parasitology. 2001 Jan;122 Pt 1:25-35.
Muwakkit S, Rachid R, Bazarbachi A, Araysi T, Dbaibo GS. Treatment-resistant infantile Evans syndrome. Pediatr Int. 2001 Oct;43(5):502-4
 Choueiri RN, Fayad MN, Farah A, Mikati MA. Classification of epilepsy syndromes and role of genetic factors. Pediatr Neurol. 2001 Jan;24(1):37-43.
 Hasbini DA, Mikati MA, Habbal ZM. Isolated adipic aciduria. Pediatr Neurol. 2001 Jan;24(1):77-8.
 El-Hajj  Fuleihan G, Nabulsi M, Choucair M, Salamoun M, Hajj Shahine C,Kizirian A, Tannous R. Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildren. Pediatrics. 2001 Apr;107(4):E53.
 Sabra R, Zeinoun N, Sharaf LH, Ghali R, Beshara G, Serhal H. Role of humoral mediators in, and influence of a liposomal formulation on, acuteamphotericin B nephrotoxicity. Pharmacol Toxicol. 2001 Apr;88(4):168-75.
Kreydiyyeh SI, Usta J, Kaouk I, Al-Sadi R. The mechanism underlying the laxative properties of parsley extract. Phytomedicine. 2001 Sep;8(5):382-8.
Atiyeh BS, Khalil IM, Hussein MK, Al Amm CA, Musharafieh RS. Temporary arteriovenous fistula and microsurgical free tissue transfer for reconstruction of complex defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001 Aug;108(2):485-8. 
 Siddik SM, Aouad MT, Jalbout MI, Rizk LB, Kamar GH, Baraka AS. Diclofenac and/or propacetamol for postoperative pain management after cesarean delivery in patients receiving patient controlled analgesia morphine. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2001 Jul-Aug;26(4):310-5.
Kfoury Baz EM, Mahfouz RA, Masri AF, Jamaleddine GW. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a case of scleroderma renal crisis treated with twice-daily therapeutic plasma exchange. Ren Fail. 2001 Sep;23(5):737-42.
 El-Khatib MF, Jamaleddine G. Mean alveolar pressure during constant-flow and constant-pressure inflation ofdiseased lungs. Respir Care. 2001 Jul;46(7):678-85.
 Uthman I, Hajj-Ali RA, Arayssi T, Masri AF, Nasr F. Arthritis in familial Mediterranean fever. Rheumatol Int. 2001 May;20(4):145-8.
 Uthman I, Taher A, Khalil I. Hughes syndrome associated with varicella infection. Rheumatol Int. 2001 May;20(4):167-8.
Hadi U, el-Bitar M, Zaatari G. Post-adenoidectomy inflammatory pseudotumor. Rhinology. 2001 Sep;39(3):176-9.
 Darwiche N, El-Sabban M, Bazzi R, Nasr R, Al-Hashimi S, Hermine O, de The H, Bazarbachi, A. Retinoic acid dramatically enhances the arsenic trioxide-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in retinoic acid receptor alpha-positive human T-celllymphotropic virus type-I-transformed cells. The hematology journal :  the official journal of the European Haematology
Taher A, Khalil I, Shamseddine A, El-Ahdab F, Bazarbachi A. High prevalence of Factor V Leiden mutation among healthy individuals and patients with deep venous thrombosis in Lebanon: is the eastern Mediterranean region the area of origin of this mutation? Thromb Haemost. 2001 Aug;86(2):723-4.
Guerbouj S, Guizani I, De Doncker S, Dujardin JC, Nuwayri-Salti N. Identification of Lebanese dermotropic putative Leishmania archibaldi isolates by gp63 PCR-RFLP. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001 Nov-Dec;95(6):687-8.
Kfoury Baz EM, Zheng J, Mazuruk K, Van Le A, Peterson DL. Characterization of a novel hepatitis B virus mutant: demonstration of mutation-induced hepatitis B virus surface antigen group specific "a" determinant conformation change and its application in diagnostic assays Transfus Med. 2001 Oct;11(5):355-62.
Khauli RB, Ayvazian PJ. Modified extravesical ureteroneocystostomy and routine ureteral stenting in renal transplantation: experience in 300 consecutive cases. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2665-6. 
Khauli RB. Novel approaches to kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2670-2.
Khauli RB, Hussein M, Hijaz A, Wazzan W. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: overcoming the learning curve. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2673-4. 
Khauli RB, Stoff JS, Fan PY, Ayvazian P, Medawar WA, Habbal A, Lovewell T, Bigwood P, Valliere SS, Pullman JM, Blute RD, Harland R. Chronic rejection of renal grafts: the role of acute rejection. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2693-4.
Sharara AI, Dandan IS, Khalifeh M. Living-related donor transplantation other than kidney. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2745-6. 
Khauli RB, Medawar WA, Habbal AA, Birbari AE, Daouk MM, Abdelnoor AM, Uwaydah M, Rahman Bizri A, Sanjad S, Ayvazian PJ, Lovewell T, Stoff JS, Yang Fan P, Bigwood P, Harland R. Improved primary transplant success rates using a triple regimen of cyclosporine microemulsion, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2776-7. 
Seikaly MG, Sanjad SA. Intensive care and immediate follow-up of children after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2821-4.
Sanjad SA, Ibrahim A, Al Shorafa S, Al Abbad A, Khauli RB, Shaibani KA, Al Sabban E. Renal tubular dysfunction following kidney transplantation: a prospective study in 31 children. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2830-1.
Abdelnoor AM, Abdelnoor M, Heneine W, Khauli R, Kobeissy F, Mansur S, Malak R, Sharara H. Major histocompatibility complex class I and II antigens frequencies in selected groups of Lebanese. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2839-40.
Abdelnoor AM. Soluble HLA class I molecules as immune regulators in transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2001 Aug;33(5):2850-1.
Palmer SM, Drew RH, Whitehouse JD, Tapson VF, Davis RD, McConnell RR, Kanj SS, Perfect JR. Safety of aerosolized amphotericin B lipid complex in lung transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2001 Aug 15;72(3):545-8
 Saad AG, Zaatari GS. Scrotal calcinosis: is it idiopathic? Urology. 2001 Feb;57(2):365.
Bazarbachi A, Hermine O. Treatment of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma: current strategy and future perspectives. Virus Res. 2001 Oct 30;78(1-2):79-92.