Saad A Shebrain, MD, MMM

Saad A Shebrain, MD, MMM
Saad A Shebrain, MD, MMM

Division Chief, Department of Surgical Services

Professor, Department of Surgery

Contact Information

Patient Care Related:
Surgery, 269.337.6230

Biosketch

Saad Shebrain, MD, MMM, is a board-certified surgeon with Western Michinan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He earned his medical degree from University of Cairo in Cairo, Egypt. He also completed a general surgery internship with University of Cairo. He completed a general surgery residency with University of Illinois at Chicago Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. He went on to complete a residency with University of California - Los Angeles Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. He also completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and foregut surgery with University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He also holds a master's degree in medical management from Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also has completed a mini-fellowship in laparoscopic bariatric surgery with Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • Board Certification
    • American Board of Surgery (Surgery)

  • Education and Training
    • Mini-Fellowship 2016, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic,
    • MA 2014, Medical Management, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University
    • Fellowship 2009, Minimally Invasive and Foregut Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington
    • Residency 2008, General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California-Los Angeles
    • Internship 2003, General Surgery, Medical College, University of Illinois at Chicago
    • Internship 1999, General Surgery and Medicine, University of Cairo
    • MBBCh 1998, University of Cairo

  • Publications

  • Presentations
    • Predicting early cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's: A glucose uptake framework. Hassouneh A, Aravapalli A, Bhagavatula SRK, Danna-dos-Santos A, Shebrain S, Bazuin B, Abdel-Qader I, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): An iterative approach to optimize residents' performance in the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE). Ajine M, Shebrain S, Cookenmaster C, Ferrin N, Elian A, Timmons J, Munene G, Sawyer R, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, United States, 04/2024
    • Idiopathic concomitant transverse colon and small bowel volvulus in healthy 59-year-old female. Shammout A, Chaney M, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Asymptomatic total inferior vena cava occlusion in patient with rectal adenocarcinoma. Chaney M, Welter M, Coster S, Miladore J, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • The future of women in surgery: How interested are women medical students in the field of surgery?. Rokhlin P, Gao R, Miller L, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Gender variations in 30-day outcomes following cholecystectomy in patients with acute biliary (gallstone) pancreatitis. Stevens N, Elian A, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Does gender play a role in HCV and cancer screening among the unhoused?. Al-Assil T, Kalina C, Laird M, Dawood N, Riordan R, Kumar NS, Olivier R, Shebrain S, Dickson C, Munene G, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Is Use of Mesh Really Needed in Laparoscopic Hiatal/Paraesophageal Hernia Repair? Analysis of 30-day Outcome NCS-NSQIP Database. Wyland C, Shebrain S, Elian A, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): An Iterative Approach to Optimize Residence Performance in ABSITE. Shebrain S, Cookenmaster C, Elian A, Timmons J, Munene G, Sawyer R, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Does Resident's Postgraduate Year Impact the 30-Day Outcome After Esophagomyotomy?. Anderson T, Shebrain S, Elian A, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Hot Patient? Stay Cool.. Moody M, Sawyer R, Shebrain S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Thirty-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Functional Adrenal Tumors. Gao R, Shebrain S, Rokhlin P, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Comparing Patient Characteristics and Mortality of Gram-Negative versus Gram-Positive Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Wames W, Sawyer R, Shebrain S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Modified Component Separation Technique For Repair Of Giant Ventral Hernias With Loss Of Abdominal Domain. Alfred A, De Cecco D, Shebrain S, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • Retained Surgicel Masquerading as Biloma with Retained Gallstones. De Cecco D, Alfred A, Shebrain S, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • 30-day Outcomes of Extremity and Non-extremity Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI) in ACS-NSQIP Data. Duong J, Ferrin N, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • Time to Treatment and Outcomes of Gastric Cancer Between 2004 and 2017 from the National Cancer Database. Grosh K, Kamel M, Tuna F, Shebrain S, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • General Vs. Local and Regional Anesthesia for Recurrent Groin Hernias: An Outcome Student from American College of Surgeon NSQIP Database. Smith K, Grosh K, Dewoolkar V, Collins J, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Outcomes of Splenectomy on Hematologic and Non-Hematologic Splenic Conditions. Tessman D, Liu G, Dewey J, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Repair Of a Giant Paraesophageal Hernia. Le J, Rahal M, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Utilizing Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube as a Temporary Approach For Acute Cholecystitis During 3rd Trimester of a High-Risk Pregnancy. Hojberg Y, Abdeljaber M, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Outcomes of Open and Laparoscopic Approach to Splenectomy on Hematologic Disorders. Liu G, Dewey J, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Broken Bones and an Adrenal Mass. Hussain K, McLaren G, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery as Therapeutic Approach for Severe Inguinodynia After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Shehadeh A, Kircher C, Shebrain S, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Outcomes of Emergency Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Complicated Acute Peptic Ulcer Disease. Floth T, Dillon C, Shebrain S, Munene G, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Surgical outcomes of distal pacreatectomy in elderly patients. Chou J, Tessman D, Shebrain S, Munene G, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2020 Annual Meeting, Online, Virtual, 08/2020
    • Stoma creation and demographics of reversal: who gets reversed?. Stearns LP, Kircher C, Senagore A, Shebrain S, 15th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando, Florida, 02/2020
    • Unusual presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Torres T, Espinosa JA, Shebrain S, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 60th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 05/2019
    • Unusual presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumora. Torres T, Espinosa JA, Shebrain S, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 60th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 05/2019
    • Enhancing the resident operative autonomy. Shebrain S, Mahmood G, Collins J, Vos D, Munene G, Miller L, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery, and Association for Surgical Education 2019 Surgical Education Week, Chicago, Illinois, 04/2019
    • Perception of residents' autonomy in the operating room. Rahaman Z, Arafeh M, Munene G, Miller L, Shebrain S, 14th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Houston, Texas, 02/2019
    • Post-operative complications in delayed appendectomy. Seudeal K, Hasnain H, Shebrain S, The Central Surgical Association and Midwest Surgical Association 2017 Combined Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 08/2017
    • Establishing an HPB program in a university affiliated community hospital: appraisal on short-term outcomes and impact on surgical education. Lu S, Khatri R, Tanner B, Shebrain S, Munene G, The Central Surgical Association and Midwest Surgical Association 2017 Combined Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 07/2017
    • Bile leak following cholecystectomy. Ryan JT, Shebrain SA, Burke LA, White EJ, MacCallum CL, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, 04/2015