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Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland, OH, US

2016-07-01 to present
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Aldo Fafaj

Education and qualifications (1)

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: Scranton, PA, US

2012-08-01 to 2016-05-01
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Aldo Fafaj

Works (22)

Preoperative optimization in hernia surgery: are we really helping or are we just stalling?

Hernia
2024-04-05 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Fafaj; S. M. P. de Figueiredo; M. J. Rosen; C. C. Petro
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Registry-Based Trainee Assessments: Leveraging a Quality Collaborative for Surgical Education

Journal of Surgical Research
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jonah D. Thomas; Aldo Fafaj; Samuel J. Zolin; Michael J. Rosen; Jeremy M. Lipman; Judith C. French; Ajita S. Prabhu; David M. Krpata; Steven Rosenblatt; Charlotte M. Horne et al.
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Management of ventral hernia defect during enterocutaneous fistula takedown: practice patterns and short-term outcomes from the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative

Hernia
2021-08-02 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Fafaj; L. Tastaldi; H. Alkhatib; S. J. Zolin; S. Rosenblatt; L.-C. Huang; S. Phillips; D. M. Krpata; A. S. Prabhu; C. C. Petro et al.
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Can Hernia Sac to Abdominal Cavity Volume Ratio Predict Fascial Closure Rate for Large Ventral Hernia? Reliability of the Tanaka Score

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Aldo Fafaj; Jonah Thomas; Samuel J. Zolin; Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo; Luciano Tastaldi; Peter S. Liu; Clayton C. Petro; David M. Krpata; Ajita S. Prabhu; Michael J. Rosen
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Is there an advantage to laparoscopy over open repair of primary umbilical hernias in obese patients? An analysis of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC)

Hernia
2021-06-23 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Fafaj; L. Tastaldi; H. Alkhatib; S. Tish; R. AlMarzooqi; M. A. Olson; T. G. Stewart; C, Petro; D. Krpata; M. Rosen et al.
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Understanding the benefits of botulinum toxin A: retrospective analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative

British Journal of Surgery
2021-03-12 | Journal article
Contributors: C M Horne; V Augenstein; F Malcher; J Yunis; L -C Huang; S J Zolin; A Fafaj; J D Thomas; D M Krpata; C C Petro et al.
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Comparing 30-day outcomes between different mesh fixation techniques in minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair

Hernia
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85078589118

Contributors: Tish, S.; Krpata, D.; AlMarzooqi, R.; Huang, L.-C.; Phillips, S.; Fafaj, A.; Tastaldi, L.; Alkhatib, H.; Zolin, S.; Petro, C. et al.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Discussion on: Surgical treatment for chronic postoperative inguinal pain-short term outcomes of a specialized center

American Journal of Surgery
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85079004824

Contributors: Krpata, D.M.; Tastaldi, L.; Petro, C.C.; Fafaj, A.; Rosenblatt, S.; Prabhu, A.S.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Open retromuscular versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair for medium-sized defects: where is the value?

Hernia
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85077718651

Contributors: Zolin, S.J.; Tastaldi, L.; Alkhatib, H.; Lampert, E.J.; Brown, K.; Fafaj, A.; Petro, C.C.; Prabhu, A.S.; Rosen, M.J.; Krpata, D.M.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Robotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: The RIVAL Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Surgery
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85082430419

Contributors: Prabhu, A.S.; Carbonell, A.; Hope, W.; Warren, J.; Higgins, R.; Jacob, B.; Blatnik, J.; Haskins, I.; Alkhatib, H.; Tastaldi, L. et al.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Transversus abdominis release (TAR): what are the real indications and where is the limit?

Hernia
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85081263703

Contributors: Zolin, S.J.; Fafaj, A.; Krpata, D.M.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Patient-reported opioid use after open abdominal wall reconstruction: How low can we go?

Surgery
2020-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Aldo Fafaj; Samuel J. Zolin; Nikki Rossetti; Jonah D. Thomas; Charlotte M. Horne; Clayton C. Petro; David M. Krpata; Ajita S. Prabhu; Steven Rosenblatt; Michael J. Rosen
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Intraperitoneal versus retromuscular mesh placement for open incisional hernias: an analysis of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative

British Journal of Surgery
2020-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: A Fafaj; C C Petro; L Tastaldi; H Alkhatib; R AlMarzooqi; M A Olson; T G Stewart; A Prabhu; D Krpata; M J Rosen
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Patient perceptions on mesh use in hernia repair: A prospective, questionnaire-based study

Surgery
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Raha AlMarzooqi; Clayton Petro; Shahed Tish; Aldo Fafaj; Hemasat Alkhatib; Luciano Tastaldi; Chao Tu; Ajita Prabhu; David Krpata; Michael Rosen
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Surgical treatment for chronic postoperative inguinal pain-short term outcomes of a specialized center

The American Journal of Surgery
2020-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aldo Fafaj; Luciano Tastaldi; Hemasat Alkhatib; Samuel Zolin; Diya Alaedeen; Clayton Petro; Ajita S. Prabhu; Steven Rosenblatt; Michael J. Rosen; David M. Krpata
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History of surgical site infection increases the odds for a new infection after open incisional hernia repair

Surgery (United States)
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063283146

Contributors: Tastaldi, L.; Petro, C.C.; Krpata, D.M.; Alkhatib, H.; Fafaj, A.; Tu, C.; Rosenblatt, S.; Prabhu, A.S.; Poulose, B.K.; Rosen, M.J.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of modifiable comorbidities on 30-day wound morbidity after open incisional hernia repair

Surgery (United States)
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065425889

Contributors: Alkhatib, H.; Tastaldi, L.; Krpata, D.M.; Petro, C.C.; Huang, L.-C.; Phillips, S.; Fafaj, A.; Rosenblatt, S.; Rosen, M.J.; Prabhu, A.S.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Outcomes of transversus abdominis release (TAR) with permanent synthetic retromuscular reinforcement for bridged repairs in massive ventral hernias: a retrospective review

Hernia
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85073922145

Contributors: Alkhatib, H.; Tastaldi, L.; Krpata, D.M.; Petro, C.C.; Fafaj, A.; Rosenblatt, S.; Rosen, M.J.; Prabhu, A.S.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) for repair of complex incisional hernias after orthotopic liver transplantation

Hernia
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85064169019

Contributors: Tastaldi, L.; Blatnik, J.A.; Krpata, D.M.; Petro, C.C.; Fafaj, A.; Alkhatib, H.; Svestka, M.; Rosenblatt, S.; Prabhu, A.S.; Rosen, M.J.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with an incisional hernia

American Journal of Surgery
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062607602

Contributors: Alkhatib, H.; Tastaldi, L.; Krpata, D.M.; Scheman, J.; Petro, C.C.; Fafaj, A.; Rosenblatt, S.; Rosen, M.J.; Prabhu, A.S.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Primary uncomplicated midline ventral hernias: factors that influence and guide the surgical approach

Hernia
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074519320

Contributors: Alkhatib, H.; Fafaj, A.; Olson, M.; Stewart, T.; Krpata, D.M.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Telescopic dissection versus balloon dissection for laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP): a registry-based randomized controlled trial

Hernia
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85070216987

Contributors: Tastaldi, L.; Bencsath, K.; Alaedeen, D.; Rosenblatt, S.; Alkhatib, H.; Tu, C.; Fafaj, A.; Krpata, D.M.; Prabhu, A.S.; Petro, C.C. et al.
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Aldo Fafaj via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (4 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Hernia. (4)