Pearl Ma, MD, FACS

Assistant Clinical Professor
Surgery - Fresno
+1 559 459-3722
Publications: 

The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI): A Novel Prognostic Calculator Model Predicting Diabetes Remission Before and After Metabolic Procedures.

Annals of surgery

Ghusn W, Ma P, Vierkant RA, Mundi M, Fehervari M, Ikemiya K, Hage K, Acosta A, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh B, Higa K, Ghanem OM

Comparative effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in achieving diabetes remission in patients with diabetes-related vascular diseases: A multicentred study.

Clinical obesity

Ghusn W, Ma P, Ikemiya K, Salame M, Hage K, Mosleh KA, Storm AC, Kendrick M, Abu Dayyeh BK, Higa K, Ghanem OM

Breastfeeding in metabolic and bariatric patients: a comprehensive guide for surgeons, patients, and the multidisciplinary team.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Suri P, Bellini A, Bloemhard ME, Choi JY, Hoyt-Austin A, McCreary RJ, Kennedy C, Clapp B, Husain F, Ma P, Hilton-Rowe LR, Lyo V

MASLD-F Algorithm to the Rescue: Improving Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Severe Obesity.

Journal of clinical gastroenterology

Lin J, Green V, McGrath M, Lloyd A, Ma P, Higa K, Roytman M

FIB-4 Reliability in Patients With Severe Obesity: Lower Cutoffs Needed?

Journal of clinical gastroenterology

Green V, Lin J, McGrath M, Lloyd A, Ma P, Higa K, Roytman M

A Matched Comparative Analysis of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Surgical innovation

Hage K, Ma P, Ghusn W, Ikemiya K, Acosta A, Vierkant RA, Abu Dayyeh BK, Higa KD, Ghanem OM

Type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicentered experience with long-term follow-up.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Hage K, Ikemiya K, Ghusn W, Lu L, Kennel KA, McKenzie TJ, Kellogg TA, Abu Dayyeh BK, Higa KD, Spaniolas K, Ma P, Ghanem OM

Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Patients with BMI?>?50�kg/m2 after Bariatric Surgeries: A Real-World Multi-Centered Study.

Obesity surgery

Ghusn W, Ikemiya K, Al Annan K, Acosta A, Dayyeh BKA, Lee E, Spaniolas K, Kendrick M, Higa K, Ma P, Ghanem OM

Effect of metabolic surgery on immunosuppressive medication use in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ma P, Vahibe A, McKenzie T, Hurtado Andrade MD, Vierkant RA, Higa K, Kendrick M, Ghanem OM

Laparoscopic modified Nissen fundoplication over Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and hiatal hernia repair for intractable gastroesophageal reflux.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ma P, Higa K

Laparoscopic resection of intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: comparison between the conventional and a simplified approach.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Shuchleib A, Ma P, Boone K, Higa K

Complications of Roux-En-O gastric bypass.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ma P, Higa K

Laparoscopic revision of a transected silastic vertical gastric bypass (Fobi pouch) with totally hand sewn gastrojejunostomy for complicated marginal ulcer.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Abunnaja S, Ma P, Higa K

Reduction of opioid use after implementation of enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERABS).

Surgical endoscopy

Ma P, Lloyd A, McGrath M, Moore R, Jackson A, Boone K, Higa K

Efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine in port site injections on postoperative pain within enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery program: a randomized clinical trial.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ma P, Lloyd A, McGrath M, Shuchleib Cung A, Akusoba I, Jackson A, Swartz D, Boone K, Higa K

Reversal of Roux en Y gastric bypass: largest single institution experience.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ma P, Ghiassi S, Lloyd A, Haddad A, Boone K, DeMaria E, Higa K

Conversion of standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to distal bypass for weight loss failure and metabolic syndrome: 3-year follow-up and evolution of technique to reduce nutritional complications.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Ghiassi S, Higa K, Chang S, Ma P, Lloyd A, Boone K, DeMaria EJ

Revisional Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery: What Dictates Its Indications?

Current atherosclerosis reports

Ma P, Reddy S, Higa KD