Dr. Al-Temimi Board Certified Surgeon Complex Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery
General Surgery

April 2024- Current: Director of surgical oncology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los. Performed advanced GI surgical oncology procedures using the DaVinci Xi system as well as in laparoscopic and open fashion. Defined quality metrics of surgical oncology procedures and ensured those were met by the operating surgeons. Collaborated with medical oncology to establish GI oncology tumor board. Performed the first robotic Whipple and robotic anatomical right hepatectomy in the South Bay area.

Aug 2020- March 2024: Staff surgical oncologist and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco medical center. Performed a broad range of HPB and complex abdominal surgeries at a tertiary referral center in San Francisco. Since I joined the department of surgery, I have expanded our robotic and laparoscopic programs and currently we perform most of our Whipple procedures and major hepatectomies using the robotic platform. I established a multidisciplinary conference for colorectal cancer with liver metastases and I am directly involved in teaching of UCSF surgical residents and medical students.

May 2014-Nov 2015: Independent Contractor: Author of general surgery board questions for Truelearn.net. Contributed to developing a comprehensive general surgery question bank that helps general surgery residents in their preparation for the ABSITE and the general surgery board exam.

May 2011-May 2013: Research fellow, Division of Public Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Worked on research projects about head and neck, testicular, and lung cancer under the supervision of Dr. Mia Hashibe.  I worked on R03 grant to study the epidemiology of testicular cancer. I also worked on multiple head and neck cancer projects within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium and a project about lung cancer epidemiology in Nepal. During the two years, I learned about writing research proposals, obtaining IRB approval, creating annual reports about research progress, performing data analysis and writing research manuscripts and abstracts. I presented our research at local and national meetings and conferences.

Aug 2010- Jan 2011: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Division of Public Health University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Curriculum development and co-teaching of biostatistics course for PhD students with Dr. James VanDerslice.

Aug 2022- March 2024: Research mentorship of Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine students

Aug 2020- March 2024: Direct clinical teaching and supervision of UCSF general surgery residents.

Aug 2020- March 2024: Clinical perceptor of UCSF medical students

Aug 2019- July 2020: Direct clinical supervision and teaching of medical students and residents rotating at Indiana University hepatopancreatobiliary service.

Aug 2018-July 2019: Clinical teaching of students and residents rotating on the surgical service at Baylor University Medical Center

June 2013-June 2018: engaged in clinical teaching of medical students during their surgical rotation at Arrowhead Regional Medical center. Students from CHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University and St.George’s University routinely rotated at our service. I have published many research papers in collaboration with the students and I was actively involved in their teaching during rounds and in the OR.

Aug 2010- Jan 2011: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Division of Public Health University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Curriculum development and co-teaching of biostatistics course for PhD students with Dr. James VanDerslice.

Fellows’ representative at the AHPBA Education and Training Committee 2019 - 2020

Sueda S., Adkins A., Dehal A., Al-Temimi M., Chen L., O’Connor V., DiFronzo A. Effects of Ketorolac on complications and postoperative pancreatic fistula in patients undergoing pancreatectomy. HPB (Oxford) 2023

Al-Temimi M., Waddimba A., Ogola G., Pllanga M., Peters Jr W., Fleshman Jr J., Wells K. Does small bowel adenocarcinoma have a worse prognosis than colonic adenocarcinoma? A propensity score-matched comparison using the National Cancer database. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023

Trujillo C., Ogutcu H, GnanaDev R, Johna S, Al-Temimi M. Regional abdominal wall nerve block versus epidural anesthesia after hepatectomy: Analysis of the ACS NSQIP database. Surg Endosc. 2022

Soufi M, Al-Temimi M, Nguyen T, et al. Friend or foe?  Feeding tube placement at time of pancreatoduoenctomy: Propensity score case-matched analysis. Surg Endosc 2021

Yee EJ, Al-Temimi MH, Flick K, et al. Use of primary surgical drains in synchronous resection for colorectal liver metastases: a NSQIP analysis of current practice paradigm. Surg Endosc. 2020

Flick K, Al-Temimi MH, maatman tk, el al. hepatic steatosis after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer: incidence and implications for outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy. JOGS 2020

Voss RK, Lin JC, Roper MT, Al-Temimi MH, Ruan JH, Tseng WH et al. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients With Stage 2 or Stage 3 Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Total Mesorectal Excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020

Lee YA, Al-Temimi M, Ying J, Muscat J, et al. Head and Neck Cancer Risk Prediction Models for the US population from the INHANCE Consortium. Am J Epidemiol. 2019

Al-Temimi MH, Dyrgerova A, Kidon M, Johna S. Feeding jejunostomy tubes placed during esophagectomy: Is there an effect on postoperative outcomes? Perm J. 2019

Al-Temimi MH, Chandrasekaran, Agapian J, Fleshman J, Peters W, Wells K. Robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy for diverticulitis: A case-matched analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2019

Al-Temimi MH, Trujillo C, Shah M, Rangarajan S, Kim E, Chandrasekaran B, Handman D, Johna S. Same-day versus conventional different-day ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multicenter retrospective study. Am Surg. 2018

Al-Temimi MH, Trujillo CN, Mahlberg S, Ruan J, Nguyen P, Yuhan R, Carmichael JC. Surgical Intervention for Right-Side Diverticulitis: A Case-Matched Comparison with Left-Side Diverticulitis. Am Surg. 2018

Al-Temimi MH, Rangarajan S, Chandrasekaran B, Trujillo C, Kim E, Santos D, Johna S. Predictors of failed transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A multicenter integrated health system experience. J Adv Laprodenodscopic Tech. 2018

Trujillo C, Fowler A, Al-Temimi M, Tessier D. Complex Ventral Hernia Repair: A Review of Past to Present. Perm J. 2017

Al-Temimi MH, Berglin MA, Kim EG, Tessier DJ, Johna SD. Hem-O-Lok clip versus endostapler to secure the appendix and mesoappendix: A prospective cohort study. AM J Surg. 2017

Al-Temimi MH, Kim EG, Chandrasekaran B, Franz V, Trujillo CN, Mousa A, Tessier DJ, Johna SD, Santos DA. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration versus post-cholecystectomy ERCP for the management of choledocholithiasis found at time of intraoperative cholangiogram: Analysis from a large integrated health system? AM J Surg. 2017

Al-Temimi M, Phelan M, Stamos M, Pigazzi A, Mills S, Carmichael J. Prevalence, Risk factors and trends of peripheral nerve injury after colorectal surgery: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016

Hashibe M, Abdelaziz S, Al-Temimi M, Fraser A, Boucher K, Smith K, Lee YC, Rowe K, Rowley B, Daurelle M, Holton A, VanDerslice J, Richiardi L, Bishoff J, Lowrance W, Stroup A.  Long-term health effects among testicular cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2016

Al-Temimi M, Trujillo C, Agapian J, Park H, Dehal A, Johna S, Tessier D. Does Incidental Appendectomy Increase the Risk of Complications after Abdominal Procedures? Am Surg. 2016

Al-Temimi M, Kidon M, Johna S. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies at a Community Teaching Hospital: Is There a Gap in Awareness? Perm J. 2016

Raspanti G, Hashibe M, Siwakoti B, Wei M, Thakur B, Pun C, Al-Temimi M, Lee YC, Sapkota A. Household air pollution and lung cancer risk among never-smokers in Nepal. Environ Res. 2016

Saidy MN, Patel SS, Choi MW, Al-Temimi M, Tessier DJ. Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed via the “Marionette” technique shows equivalence in outcomes and cost to standard four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a selected patient population. Am Surg. 2015

Dehal A, Abbas A, Al-Tememi M, Hussain F, Johna S. Impact of Surgeon Volume on Incidence of Neck Hematoma after Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: Ten Years Analysis of Nationwide In-patient Sample Database. Am Surg. 2014

KJ Wernli, CM Kitahara, SL Tamers, MH Al-Temimi, D Braithwaite. Undertaking Cancer Research in International Settings: Report from the American Society for Preventive Oncology Special Interest Group on International Issues in Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2014

M Al-Temimi, M Griffee, T Enniss, R Preston, D Vargo, S Overton, T Kimball, R Barton and R Nirula. When is death inevitable following emergency laparotomy? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. J Am Coll Surg. 2012

Al-Temimi M (Dec 2024) Locoregional therapy of colorectal cancer liver metastasis. CME talk at Good Samaritan hospital.

Al-Temimi M (March 2023) Surgical Management of colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Kaiser Permanente Regional Grand Rounds.

Al-Temimi M, House MG (June 2020). hepatic steatosis after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer: incidence and implications for outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy. presented at SSAT annual meeting.

Al-Temimi M, Ceppa E (March 2020). Friend or foe?  Feeding tube placement at time of pancreatoduoenctomy: Propensity score case-matched analysis. Presented at AHPBA, Miami, FL.

Al-Temimi M, Lee J, DiFronzo A. (March 2020). Is robotic hepatectomy superior to laparoscopic hepatectomy? Experience with 203 minimally invasive liver resections. Presented at AHPBA, Miami, FL.

Lien C, Johna S, Al-Temimi M (April 2019). Cholecystectomy with- versus without intraoperative cholangiogram for gallstone pancreatitis: Analysis of an integrated health system database (Presented at the SWSC meeting, Huntington beach, CA)

Trujillo C, Johna S, Al-Temimi M (April 2019). Regional abdominal wall nerve block versus epidural anesthesia for liver resection: Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement program database. (Presented at the SWSC meeting, Huntington beach, CA)

Al-Temimi M, DiFronzo A (March 2019). Is robotic hepatectomy superior to laparoscopic hepatectomy? A case-matched analysis of the NSQIP database. (Presented at the AHPBA meeting. Miami, Fl)

Al-Temimi M, DiFronzo A (March 2019). Does epidural anesthesia affect the outcomes of hepatic resections? Analysis of the ACS NSQIP database. (Presented at the AHPBA meeting. Miami, Fl)

Al-Temimi M, Shah M, Johna S (April 2018). Same-day versus conventional different-day ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multicenter retrospective study. (Presented at the SCCACS. Santa Barbara, CA)

Al-Temimi M, Trujillo CN, Ruan J, Nguyen P, Yuhan R, Carmichael J (April 2018). Surgical intervention for right side diverticulitis: A case-matched comparison to left side diverticulitis. (Presented at SCCACS. Santa Barbara, CA)

Al-Temimi M, Mousa I, DiFronzo A (March 2018). In patients undergoing hepatic resection, is the liver surgery complexity score a better predictor of case complexity and postoperative morbidity than the conventional major/minor classification? (Presented at the AHPBA annual meeting. Miami, FL)

Al-Temimi M, Mousa I, O’connor V, DiFronzo A (March 2018). Anatomical hepatic resection versus wedge resection for gallbladder cancer: analysis of multi-center database. (Presented at the AHPBA annual meeting. Miami, FL)

Al-Temimi M, Mousa I, DiFronzo A (March 2018). Does metabolic syndrome affect the short- and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing hepatic resection? Analysis of a single tertiary center database. (Presented at the AHPBA annual meeting. Miami, FL)

Al-Temimi M, DiFronzo A (Mar 2017). A nomogram to predict serious postoperative morbidity and mortality after liver resection in noncirrhotic patients. (Presented at the AHPBA annual meeting)

Al-Temimi M, DiFronzo A (Mar 2017). Are Anterior and Posterior Sectionectomies Really Minor Liver Resections? Comparison To Right Hepatectomy and Minor Liver Resection. (Minioral presentation at the AHPBA annual meeting)

Al-Temimi M, Santos D (Apr 2017). Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration versus post-cholecystectomy ERCP for the management of choledocholithiasis found at time of intraoperative cholangiogram: Analysis from a large integrated health system? Accepted for presentation at the southwestern Surgical Congress. Maui, HI

Al-Temimi M, Johna S (Apr 2017). Predictors of failed transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A multicenter integrated health system experience. Accepted for presentation at the southwestern Surgical Congress. Maui, HI

Al-Temimi M, Johna S (Apr 2017). Hem-O-Lok clip versus endostapler to secure the appendix and mesoappendix: A prospective cohort study. Accepted for presentation at the southwestern Surgical Congress. Maui, HI

Al-Temimi M, Tessier D (Jan 2016). Does incidental appendectomy increase the risk of complications after abdominal procedures? Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the ACS annual meeting. Santa Barbara, CA

Al-Temimi M, Johna S (Oct 2015). Does metabolic syndrome affect the postoperative outcomes of major cancer surgery? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL.

Al-Temimi M, Woodward B, Santos D (Aug 2015). Laparoscopic duodenal diverticulectomy. Video presentation at the University of California Irvine minimally invasive summit.

Al-Temimi M, Johna S (July 2015). Feeding jejunostomy tube placed during esophagectomy. Is there an effect on postoperative outcomes? Presented at the ACS NSQIP annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Saidy M, Patel S, Al-Temimi M, Choi M, Tessier D (Jan 2015). Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed via the “marrionette” technique shows equivalence in cost and outcome to standard four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a selected patient population. Accepted for presentation at the Southern California Chapter of the ACS annual meeting. Santa Barbara, CA

Al-Temimi M., Samir J. (Jan 2014) How does obesity affect the perioperative outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the ACS annual meeting. Santa Barbara, CA

Al-Temimi M., Hashibe M. (May 2013) Lung cancer in Nepal. Presented at the Hope, Healing & Health:Global Community Engagement for Health Diplomacy, Salt Lake City, UT.

Al-Temimi M., Hashibe M., Lee YC. (March 2013) Prognostic factors of head and neck cancer: A multicenter study in Central and Eastern Europe. Presented at the American Society of Preventive Oncology annual meeting, Memphis, TN.

Al-Temimi M., Nirula R. (March 2012). When is death inevitable following emergency laparotomy? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Quick Shot oral presentation, presented at: Southwestern Surgical congress annual meeting; Los Angeles, CA.

Al-Temimi M, Difronzo A. Oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic versus robotic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. AHPBA, Miami, FL.

Al-Temimi M, Wells K, Fleshman J, Peters W (Oct 2019). Is Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery Program in Elderly Patients Safe and Effective? ACS annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Al-Temimi M, Peters W, Fleshman J, Wells K (June 2019). Risk score to predict positive margins after rectal cancer resection: Analysis of ACS NSQIP targeted proctectomy database. ASCRS annual meeting, Cleveland OH.

Al-Temimi M, Trujillo C, Ruan J, Yuhan R, Nguyen P (May 2018). Surgical management of perforated diverticulitis: Case-matched analysis of multicenter integrated health system database. Presented at ASCRS annual meeting, Nashville, TN.

Al-Temimi M, Agapian J (Jun 2017). Robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy for diverticulitis: A case-matched analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Presented at the ASCRS annual meeting, Seattle, WA.

Al-Temimi M, Johna S (July 2016). Does metabolic syndrome affect the postoperative outcomes of major cancer surgery? Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Presented at the ACS NSQIP conference, San Diego, CA.

Al-Temimi M, Phelan M, Stamos M, Pigazzi A, Mills S, Carmichael J (May 2016). Prevalence, Risk factors and trends of peripheral nerve injury after colorectal surgery: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. Presented at the ASCRS annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Saidy M, Adewole A, Ambroze W, Schertzer M, Al-Temimi M, King E, Armstrong D (May 2016). Treatment of Non-healing Pilonidal Disease Using Topical 10% Metronidazole: A 10-Year Review. Presented at the ASCRS annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Al-Temimi M, Victor N (Oct, 2015). Does preoperative jaundice increase the risk of postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy? Analysis of the ACS NSQIP database. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

Hammoud A, Vanderslice J, Al-Temimi M, Peterson M, Blauer K, Carrell D (2013). Evidence of a decline in sperm count over a decade in a defined geographic area of the United States. IFFS/ASRM joint meeting, Boston, MA.

Al-Temimi M, Lee Y.C., Frasor A., Smith K., Rowe K., Daurelle M., Richiardi L., VanDeslice J., Hashibe M. (June 2013). Late-effects among testicular cancer survivors (1991-2007).  Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago, IL.

Greenwood J., Al-Temimi M, Proczinic C (May 2013). Evaluation of Third Year medical students’ communication skills. Presented at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine spring annual conference, Boston, MA.

Al-Temimi M, Lee Y.C., Hashibe M (2012, October). How does the incidence and survival of tobacco-related cancers vary among areas with different smoking prevalence over time? Analysis of Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) nine registries database, 1975-2009. Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting; San Francisco, CA

Al-Temimi M., Lee Y.C., Frasor A., Smith K., Rowe K., Daurelle M., Richiardi L., Hashibe M (2012, march). Perinatal and Postnatal risk factors associated with testicular cancer: Population-based case-control study. Presented at the American Society of Preventive Oncology annual meeting; Washington, DC.

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