Abdallah Slim, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery
Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Dr. Abdallah Slim graduated from the University of Milano degli Studi School of Medicine in Italy in 1994. He then enrolled in the General and Vascular, Emergency and Laparoscopic Surgery training program at the Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation-Ospedale Niguarda Ca’Granda, Milan as well as in the General and Emergency Surgery Department at the University of Milan. He completed additional specialty training in hepatobiliary (HPB) surgery and liver transplantation at Hôpital Paul Brousse de Villejuif in Paris in 1997. In addition, Dr. Slim received certifications in Laparoscopic Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal and Solid Organ Surgery, and Advanced Robotic Surgery/ Upper GI-HPB Surgery. Dr. Slim is certified by the European Board of Surgery FEBS (Fellow of the European Board of Surgery) for general and abdominal organ transplantation — liver, pancreas and kidney.

After his training, Dr. Slim joined Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda-Milan, where he served as attending surgeon on the Head Harvesting Team - Liver Pancreas and Kidney as a consultant surgeon. In 2001, he established a service of advanced laparoscopic surgery in the Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation at Niguarda Hospital in Milan. He was later appointed Vice Director of the Division of General, HPB Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, and, at the same time, as Chief of the Liver-Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation Program. In 2011, Dr. Slim founded the Robotic Surgery and Split-Liver Adult-to-Pediatric and Adult-to-Adult Liver Transplant Program at Niguarda Hospital as well as the Living Donor Liver Transplant Program. The following year, Dr. Slim joined Vimercate Hospital in Italy, where he served as Director of General Surgical Oncology, HPB and Mini-Invasive Surgery; and in 2013 he was named Chair of the Department of Surgery. Dr. Slim maintained his appointments at Vimercate Hospital until his recruitment by the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine.

Dr. Slim is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, and is an active member of many national and international professional societies. He is the author of more than 45 peer-reviewed publications.

Selected Publications

Piacentini MG, Casati M, Caterini R, Colombo P, Abraham M, Slim A. Schwannoma gastric laparoscopic resection, ACTS National Congress ACOI Genova June 24-26, 2015: The Surgeon for Man: Mind, Hands, Heart.
Slim A, Caterini R, Casati M, Gagliano A, Scaini A, Fontana A. Huge complicated biliary cystoadenoma: Laparoscopic anterior left lobectomy. ACTION 5th Biennial Congress of the Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Singapore 18-21 March 2015.
Slim A, Casati M, Caterini R, Gagliano A, Scaini A, Fontana A. Atypical laparoscopic liver resection with direct transparent approximation for liver / cholangiocellular carcinoma in liver cirrhosis. ACTION 5th Biennial Congress of the Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Singapore 18-21 March 2015.
Guglielmetti M, Casati M, Mariani M, Fabbiani M, Abraham M, Slim A. Total Pharyngoleseophagectomy in thoracoscopy properties, laparoscopy and cervicotomy. ACTS National Congress ACOI Florence 22-24, 2013: The Challenges of Surgery in the 20th Century.
Slim A, Garancini M, Di Sandro S, Mangoni I, Lauterio A, Giacomoni A, Dr Carlis L. Laparoscopic versus open liver surgery: A single center analysis of post-operative in-hospital and post-discharge results. Langenbecks Arch Surg (2012), v. 397, pp. 1305-1311.
Slim A, Giacomoni A, Di Sandro S, Lauterio A, Mangoni I, Mihaylov P, De Carlis L. Totally robotic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: Initial experience in a single hepatobiliary-pancreatic and transplantation institute: Case-matched analysis. Niguarda Hospital Milan, Italy. Poster Presentation,10th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Paris-France July 2012.
Slim A, Lauterio A, Di Sandro S, Giacomoni A, Mangoni I, Mihaylov P, Pirotta V, Aseni P, De Carlis L. Technical aspects of hepatic artery reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation. June 22-25, 2011 Valencia, Spain Liver Transplantation, Vol. 17, Issue Supplement, June 2011, page S156 abstract #P-85. The 2011 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE.
Slim A, Di Sandro S, Lauterio A, Giacomoni A, Mangoni I, Mihaylov P, Tripepi M, Poli C, Lamperti L, Cusumano C, De Carlis L. Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: The impact of neo-adjuvant treatments on the long-term results. Abstracts of the 15th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, September 4 - September 7, 2011; Glasgow, Scotland (UK). Transplant International, Vol. 24, Issue Supplement, October 2011, abstract RO-134.
Di Sandro S, Slim A, Giacomoni A, Lauterio A, Mangoni I, Aseni P, Pirotta V, Aldumour A, Mihaylov P, and De Carlis L. Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Long-term results compared with deceased donor. Transplantation Proceedings 2009; 41: 1238-1285.
Giacomoni A, Slim A, Di Sandro S, Lauterio A, Mhiaylov P, Pirotta V, De Carlis L. Liver resection as bridging down staging treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant recipients. Abstract - ATC American Transplant Congress, May 30 - June 3, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Professional and Research Interests

Hepatobiliary surgery, surgical oncology, minimally invasive and transplant surgery
Advanced mini-invasive surgery— specifically in robotic and laparoscopic liver, pancreas, spleen, kidney, colorectal and gastric surgery, and living kidney donation
Surgical and medical treatment of portal hypertension
Organ transplant— special interest in liver, kidney and pancreas transplant and all related clinical aspects (immunology, infections) and surgical complications/ morbidities (vascular, biliary, urinary)
Surgical treatment of uremic patients awaiting kidney transplant and surgical treatment of morbidities in kidney recipients
Techniques of “split liver” adult-to-pediatric and adult-to-adult transplantation

Training and Certification

Straight Pre-doctoral Surgical Internship — Transplantation, Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Program Director Professor L. Belli, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy, 1991 — 1994
Elective Internship — Transplantation, Department of Transplantation - Transplantation Institute, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy, Program Director: Professor T.E. Starzl of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1993
Training Program - R1, R2, R3 in General, Vascular, Emergency and Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Program Directors Professor Belli and Professor Tiberio, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy, 1994-1997
Visiting Clinical Fellow - Abdominal Transplant Surgery Training Program, Department of Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas), Program Director J. Sollinger, M.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison, U.S.A., 1995
Visiting Clinical Fellow - Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, Department of Hepato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Program Director Professor H. Bismuth, Hôpital Paul Brousse de Villejuif, France, 1997
Senior Resident - Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Organ Transplantation Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Program Director Professor L. Belli, Niguarda Ca’Granda Hospital, University of Milan, Italy; Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Program Director Professor Tiberio, Niguarda Ca’Granda Hospital, University of Milan, Italy, 1997-1998
Assistant Residency - General and Transplant Surgery Training Program, Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Program Director Professor L. Belli; Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Program Director Professor G. Tiberio, University of Milan School of Medicine, Italy, 1994-1999
Chief Resident - Laparoscopic, Pancreatic, Hepatobiliary & Abdominal Organ Transplant, Department of General Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Program Director Professor L. Belli, Niguarda Ca’Granda Hospital, University of Milan, Italy; Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Program Director: Professor Tiberio, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy, 1998 — 1999

Licensure

European Board of Surgery FEBS - General and Abdominal Organ Transplantation (liver, pancreas and kidney), 2009
Lebanon Medical Licensure Exam, 1996

Keywords

oncology, organ transplant, hepatobiliary, general surgery, mini-invasive surgery, transplant complications, liver cancer, biliary tract cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon and rectal cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, kidney cancer, retroperitoneal cancer, kidney failure, liver failure, portal hypertension, bile duct obstruction, bile duct cancer, pancreas disease, stomach cancer