Education & Training
Medical School
University of Jordan
Internship
Transitional Year
- Jordan University Hospital (Amman)
Residency
Internal Medicine
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Fellowship
Gastroenterology
- Washington University School of Medicine
Boards
American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Insurances
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Academic Information
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
Raymond E. and Vaona H. Peck Chair in Cancer Research
Office
1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
United States
P. 573-882-7349
F. 573-884-4595
Research Interests
- Role of genetic and environmental alterations in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in development of fatty liver disease in pregnancy
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Insulin resistance in animal models and human subjects
- Exploration of outcome research in GI malignancies
Areas of Expertise
- Liver disease in pregnancy
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Colon cancer screening
Awards & Honors
- 2005 – current Raymond E. and Vaona H. Peck Endowed Chair, University of Missouri at Columbia
- 2005 – current Endowed Life Sciences Mission Enhancement Fund, University of Missouri at Columbia
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- 2005 – current American Diabetes Association
- 2006 – current Association of Clinical Research Training
- 2007 – current American Physiological Society
- 2007 – current Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
- 2011 – current Society for Clinical and Transitional Science
- 2014 – current American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- 2014 – current American Association for Advancement of Science
- 2015 – current Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- 2018 – current Fellow, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Publications
- Ali A.H., Al Juboori A., Petroski G.F., Diaz-Arias A.A., Syed-Abdul M.M., Wheeler A.A., Ganga R.R., Pitt J.B., Spencer N.M., Hammoud G.M., Rector R.S., Parks E.J., Ibdah J.A.
“The Utility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Adults with Morbid Obesity: A Prospective Study”.
J. Clin. Med. 11:1201, 2022. PMID: 35268293; PMCID: PMC8911197. - Moore M.P., Cunningham R.P., Meers G.M., Johnson S.A., Wheeler A.A., Ganga R.R., Spencer N.M., Pitt J.B., Diaz-Arias A., Swi A.I.A, Hammoud G.M., Ibdah J.A., Parks E.J.,
Rector R.S. “Compromised hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and reduced markers of mitochondrial turnover in human NAFLD”.
Hepatology. 2022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35000203. - Ali A.H., Petroski G.F., Diaz-Arias A.A., Al Juboori A., Wheeler A.A., Ganga R.R., Pitt J.B., Spencer N.M., Hammoud G.M., Rector R.S., Parks E.J., Ibdah J.A.
“A Model Incorporating Serum Alkaline Phosphatase for Prediction of Liver Fibrosis in Adults with Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”.
J. Clin. Med. 10:3311, 2021. PMID: 34362095; PMCID: PMC8347722. - Cunningham R.P., Moore M.P., Daskek R.J., Meers G.M., Takahashi T., Sheldon R.D., Wheeler A.A., Diaz-Arias A., Ibdah J.A., Parks E.J., Thyfault J.P., Rector R.S.
“Critical role for hepatocyte-specific eNOS in NAFLD and NASH”.
Diabetes 70:2476-2491, 2021. PMID: 34380696; PMCID: PMC8564406. - Syed-Abdul M.M., Moore M.P., Wheeler A., Ganga R.R., Diaz-Arias A., Rector R.S., Ibdah J.A., Parks E.J.
“Improvements in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) after metabolic surgery is linked to an increased hepatic fatty acid oxidation—a case report”.
AME Surg. J. 1:4, 2021 - Nallapeta N., Rao D., Ali A.H., Sharma N., Ibdah J.A., Hammoud G.M.
“Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy; the Pathologist’s Perspective”.
J. Exp. Pathol. 1:1- 10, 2020. - Ali A.H., Panchal S., Rao D.S., Gan Y., Al-Juboori A., Samiullah S., Ibdah J.A., Hammoud G.M.
‘’The efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy versus 44 44 percutaneous liver biopsy in patients with chronic liver disease: a retrospective single-center study.’’
J. Ultrasound 23:157-167, 2020. PMID: 32141043. - Khare T., Khare S., Angdisen J.J., Zhang Q., Stuckel A., Mooney B.P., Ridenhour S.E., Gitan R.S., Hammoud, G.M., Ibdah J.A.
‘’Defects in long chain 3-hydroxy acyl-CoA dehydrogenase lead to hepatocellular carcinoma: A novel etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma.’’ Int.
J. Cancer 147:1461-1473, 2020. PMID: 32115688. - Sheldon R.D., Meers G.M., Morris E.M., Linden M.A., Cunningham R.P., Ibdah J.A., Thyfault J.P., Laughlin M.H., Rector R.S.
‘’eNOS deletion impairs mitochondrial quality control and exarcerbates Western diet-induced NASH.’’
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 317:E605-E616, 2019. PMID: 31361543
Book Chapters
- Arif M., Sathyamurthy A., Winn J., Ibdah J.A.
Gastrointestinal diseases and pregnancy. In: Clinical Maternal-Fetal Medicine Online (2nd ed). Winn HN, Chervenak FA, Romero R (eds). 2021 (CRD Press). - Hammoud G.M., Ibdah J.A.
Liver Disorders in Pregnancy. In: Clinical Maternal-Fetal Medicine Online (2nd ed). Winn HN, Chervenak FA, Romero R (eds). 2021 (CRC Press).
Abstracts & Posters
- Anderson, J.M., Rector, R.S., Ibdah J.A., Parks, E.J.
“Effects of early weight loss on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis improvements during a lifestyle program”. Obesity 29: 90-90, 2021. - Swi, A., Syed-Abdul, M.M., Wheeler, A.A., Ganga, R.R., Diaz-Arias, A., Rector, R.S., Ibdah J.A., Parks, E.J.
“Comparison of the Dallas steatosis index (DSI) with NAFLD histological scoring in Bariatric surgery patients.
Hepatology 74: 945A-945A, 2021. - Ali, A.H., Petroski, G.F., Diaz-Arias, A.A., Al Juboori, A., Wheeler, A.A., Ganga ,R.R., Pitt, J.B., Spencer, N.M., Hammoud, G.M., Rector, R.S., Parks, E.J., Ibdah J.A.
“The utility and diagnostic performance of fibroscan in adults with morbid obesity”.
Hepatology 74: 991A-992A, 2021. - Sharma, N., Ramanathan, R., Johnson, S., Ibdah, J.A.
“Reduced hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in Veterans with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatic fibrosis”.
Hepatology 74: 1095A-1095A, 2021. - Ramanathan, R., Johnson, S., Ibdah, J.A.
“Thyroid hormone increases hepatic mitochondrial quality and rescues NAFLD in mice”.
Hepatology 74: 1095A-1095A, 2021. - Ali, A.H., Petroski, G.F., Diaz-Arias, A.A., Al Juboori, A., Wheeler, A.A., Ganga ,R.R., Pitt, J.B., Spencer, N.M., Hammoud, G.M., Rector, R.S., Parks, E.J., Ibdah J.A.
“Alkaline Phosphatase Is an Independent Predictor of Significant Liver Fibrosis in Obese Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”.
Am. J. Gastroenterol. 116: S503- S504, 2021. - Mucinski, J.M., Nallapeta, N.S., Moore, M.P, Ibdah, J.A., Rector, R.S., Parks, E. J.
“Lifestyle Treatment-Induced Improvements in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)”.
Diabetes 70: S1, 2021. - Moore, M.P., Cunningham, R., Meers, G.M., Johnson, S.A., Wheeler, A.A., Ganga, R. R., Pitt, J., Spencer, N., Diaz-Arias, A.A., Swi, A., Parks, E.J., Ibdah, J.A., Rector, R.S
“Reduced Hepatic Mitochondrial Metabolism and Markers of Mitochondrial Turnover in Humans Are Linked to NAFLD Progression”.
Diabetes 69: S1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2337/db20-311-OR 166. - Mucinski, J.M., Sharma, N., Moore, M.P, Ibdah, J.A., Rector, R.S., Parks, E. J.
“Role of Glucose Flux to Elevate Hepatic Lipogenesis in Biopsy-Proven NASH”.
Diabetes 69: S1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2337/db20-310-OR - Mankoo, R., Malik, L., Habib, M., Smith, Z., Kuwajima, V., Ibdah, J. A., Tahan, V.
“Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor of Unknown Primary Presenting as Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed With Hemorrhagic Shock"
American Journal of Gastroenterology 114: 2031 (pp. S1137–S1138), 2019. - Khalaf, S., Albarrak, A., Yousef, M., Tahan, V., Ibdah, J.
“Melanoma Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Induced Colitis, Stay Vigilant!”.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 114: 1488, 2019. - Smith, Z., Yezaz, G., Ibdah, J., Tahan, V.
“Ulcerative Colitis With Concomitant Serrated Polyposis Syndrome”.
American Journal of Gastroenterology Vol. 114: 1527, 2019. 61 61 - Rossow, B., Hammoud, G., Tahan, V., Ibdah, J., Mahdi, A., Romana, B., Samiullah, S.
“Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage and Treatment of Symptomatic WalledOff Pancreatic Necrosis: A Single Center Case Series."
American Journal of Gastroenterology 114: 2937, 2019. - Khalaf, S., Yousef, M., Albarrak, A., Kuwajima, V., Ibdah, J., Tahan, V. (2019).
“Acute Liver Failure Caused by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Aggressive Natural Killer Cell Leukemia and Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation.”.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 114: 2366, 2019.
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