תחילת דף אינטרנט, לחץ אנטר כדי לעבור לאזור תוכן מרכזי

Prof. Shira Zelber-Sagi (PhD)

Head of School of Public Health

School of Public Health

Prof. Zelber-Sagi is a clinical dietitian, Epidemiologist and a researcher in nutritional epidemiology. Graduated BSc in nutrition sciences at the Hebrew University. Graduated a PhD in epidemiology and preventive medicine at the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Currently, is an associate professor at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, head of the Nutrition, Health and Behavior program. Starting from October 2019, she will be the Head of School of Public Health.

She works as a clinical dietitian at the liver Unit of the Tel-Aviv hospital. She is a member at the “National Committee for Nutrition, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease” and Head of the “Gastroenterology and Hepatology Nutrition forum” on behalf of The Israeli Nutrition Association.

She is also a member at the EASL Policy and Public Health Committee and the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Policy and Public Health Committee.

Her research deals mainly with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) epidemiology, prevention and treatment.

 

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Zelber-Sagi, S., Kessler, A., Brazowsky, E., Webb, M., Lurie, Y, Santo, M., Leshno, M., Blendis, L., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2006). A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of Orlistat for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. (4) 639-44. (IF 7.680, Rank=7/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Nitzan-Kaluski, D., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2006). Prevalence of primary NAFLD in a population-based study and its association with biochemical and anthropometric measures. Liver International. (26) 856-63. (IF 2.344, Rank=21/48 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Kariv, R., Leshno, M., Beth-Or, A., Strul, H., Blendis, L., Kokia, E., Noff, D., Zelber-Sagi, S., Sheinberg, B. Oren, R., Halpern, Z. (2006). Re-evaluation of serum alanine aminotransferase upper normal limit and its modulating factors in a large-scale population study. Liver International. (26) 445–50. (IF 2.344, Rank=21/48 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Nitzan-Kaluski, D., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2007). NAFLD and serum insulin are major determinants of serum ferritin levels. Journal of Hepatology. (46) 700-7. (IF 6.642, Rank=4/50 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V) Related editorial: Trombini, P., Piperno, A. Ferritin, metabolic syndrome and NAFLD: Elective attractions and dangerous liaisons. (2007) Journal of Hepatology. (46) 549-52.

Zelber-Sagi, S., Nitzan-Kalusky, D., Goldsmith, R., Webb, M., Blendis, L., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2007). The association between NAFLD and long term nutritional intake, a population based study. Journal of Hepatology. (47) 711-7. (IF 6.642, Rank=4/50 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Lurie, Y., Landau, DA., Kanevsky, A., Pel, S., Zelber-Sagi, S., Oren, R. (2007). Medex test, a novel modality for liver disease diagnosis: a pilot study. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. (41) 700-5. (IF 2.938, Rank=18/50 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Lurie, Y., Landau, DA., Blendis, L., Baruch, Y., Veitsman, E., Ackermann, Z., Zelber-Sagi, S., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2007). Acute hepatitis C in Israel: a predominantly iatrogenic disease? Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. (22) 158-64. (IF 1.673, Rank=38/50 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q4, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Nitzan-Kaluski, D., Goldsmith, R., Webb, M., Zvibel, I., Goldiner, I., Blendis, L., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2008). Role of leisure-time physical activity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A population based study. Hepatology. (48) 1791-8. (IF 11.355, Rank=2/55 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Webb, M., Yeshua, H., Zelber-Sagi, S., Santo, M., Brazowski, E., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2009). The Diagnostic Value of a Computerized Hepatorenal Index for Ultrasonographic Quantification of Liver Steatosis. American Journal of Roentgenology. (192) 909-14. (IF 2.951, Rank=21/104 in, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Q2, V)

Ratziu, V., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2009). Pharmacologic therapy of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Review. Clinics in Liver Disease. (13) 667-88. (IF 2.944, Rank=31/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V) 

Zelber-Sagi, S., Ratziu, V., Oren, R. (2011). Nutrition and physical activity in NAFLD – an overview of the epidemiological evidence. Review. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (17) 3377-89. (IF 2.471, Rank=32/74 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Related "Topic highlight": Nimer, A. (2011). Nutritional recommendations for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (17) 3375–6.

Zelber-Sagi, S., Yeshua, H., Shlomai, A., Blendis, L., Leshno, M., Levit, S., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2011). Sampling variability of transient elastography according to probe location. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. (23) 507-14. (IF 1.757, Rank=51/74 in, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Q3, V)

Maharshak, N., Halfon, P., Deutsch, V., Peretz, H., Berliner, S., Fishman, S., Zelber-Sagi, S., Rozovski, U., Leshno, M., Oren, R. (2011). Increased fibrosis progression rates in hepatitis C patients who carry the PTG20210A mutation. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (17) 5007-13. (IF 2.471, Rank=32/74 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., #Lotan, R., Shlomai, A., Webb, M., Harrari, G., Buch, A., Nitzan-Kaluski, D., Halpern, Z., Oren, R. (2012). Predictors for incidence and remission of NAFLD in the general population during a seven-year prospective follow-up. Journal of Hepatology. (56) 1145-51. (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper). (IF 9.858, Rank=5/74 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Ratziu, V., Zvibel, I., Goldiner, I., Blendis, L., Morali, G., Halpern, Z., Oren, R (2012). The association between adipocytokines and biomarkers for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-induced liver injury: a study in the general population. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. (24) 262-9. (IF 1.915, Rank=48/74 in, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Q3, V)

Salamone, F., Volti, GL., Titta, L., Barbagallo, I., Puzzo, L., Zelber-Sagi, S., Pelicci, PG., Giorgio, M., Galvano, F. (2012). Moro orange juice prevents fatty liver in mice. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (18) 3862-8. (IF 2.547, Rank=34/74 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Shlomai, A., Halfon, P., Goldiner, I., Zelber-Sagi, S., Halpern, Z., Oren, R., Bruck, R. (2013). Serum Bile acid levels as a predictor for the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. (20) 95-102. (IF 3.307, Rank=22/75 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V; Rank= 21/72 in, Infectious Diseases Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Webb, M., Assy, N., Blendis, L., Yeshua, H., Leshno, M., Ratziu, V., Halpern, Z., Oren, R., Santo, E. (2013). Comparison of fatty liver-index with non-invasive methods for steatosis detection and quantification. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (19) 57-64. (IF 2.433, Rank=36/75 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Toker, S., Armon, G., Melamed, S., Berliner, S., Shapira, I., Halpern, Z., Santo, E., Shibolet O. (2013). Elevated alanine transaminase independently predicts new onset of depression in employees undergoing health screening examinations. Psychological Medicine. (22) 1-11. (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper). (IF 5.428, Rank=8/74 in, Psychology Q1, V) (Rank = 16/136 in, Psychiatry (SCIE) Q1,V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., #Lotan, R., Shibolet, O., Webb, M., Buch, A., Nitzan-Kaluski, D., Halpern, Z., Santo, E., Oren, R. (2013). NAFLD independently predicts type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes during a seven-year prospective follow-up. Liver international. 33(9):1406-12. (IF 4.447, Rank=14/75 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Endevelt, R., Ben-Assuli, O., Klain, E., Zelber Sagi, S. (2013). The role of the dietitian follow-up in the success of bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 9(6):963-8. (IF 4.942, Rank=7/204 in, Surgery Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Salamone, F., Yeshua, H., #Lotan, R., Webb, M., Halpern, Z., Santo, E., Oren, R., Shibolet, O. (2014). Non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol independently predicts new onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver international. 34(6) e128-35. (IF 4.850, Rank=13/76 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi S., #Buch A., Yeshua H., Vaisman N., Webb M., Harari G., Kis O., Fliss-Isakov N., Izkhakov E., Halpern Z., Santo E., Oren R., Shibolet O. (2014). Effect of resistance training on non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease a randomized-clinical trial. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 20(15) 4382-92. (IF 2.369, Rank=41/76 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q3, V)

Safadi, R., Konikoff, F.M., Mahamid, M.Zelber-Sagi, S., Halpern, M., Gilat, T., Oren R; FLORA group. (2014). The fatty acid-bile acid conjugate Aramchol reduces liver fat content in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 12(12) 2085-91. (IF 7.896, Rank=7/76 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Salomone, F., Webb, M., #Lotan, R., Yeshua, H., Halpern, Z., Santo, E., Oren, R., Shibolet, O. (2014). Coffee consumption and non-alcoholic fatty liver onset: a prospective study in the general population. Translational Research. 165(3):428-36. (IF 5.030, Rank=2/30 in, Medical Laboratory Technology Q1, V; Rank=17/154 in, Medicine, General & Internal Q1, V; 17/123 in, Medicine, Research & Experimental Q1, V)

Schuster, RJ., Cherry, CO., Zelbar-Sagi, S., Yeshua, H., Matalon, A.,  Steichen, O.,  Duhot, D.,  Fujiyoshi, A.,  and  Miura, k. (2014) . Cross-Cultural Analysis of Physician Management of Obesity. Comparing the US, France, Israel and Japan: Little Interest and Little Success. Primary Health Care. 4:3 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1079.1000166. IF: none

Khatib, M., Zvibel, I., Zelber-Sagi, S., Varol, C., Lahat, G., Abu-Abeid, S., Klausner, J. M., Halpern, Z., Fishman, S. (2014). Discriminatory metabolic and inflammatory parameters in serum and omental adipose tissue of obese patients with different insulin sensitivity. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology. 1(3):115–119. The first two authors contributed equally to the article. IF: none  (SJR 2015=0.398, Rank=133/211 in, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Q3)

Grossman, A., Ben Assouli, O., Zelber-Sagi, S., Golbert, R., Matalon, A., & Yeshua, H. (2015). The management of pre-hypertension in primary care-Is it adequate? Blood pressure. 24(4):237-41. (IF 2.010, Rank=42/63 in, Peripheral Vascular Disease Q3, V) 

Harari, G., Green, SM., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2015). Combined association of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality among a cohort of men followed-up for 22 years. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 72(9): 617-24. (IF 3.745, Rank=22/173 in, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Ben-Assuli, O., Rabinowich, L., Goldstein, A., Magid, A., Shalev, V., Shibolet, O., Chodick, G. (2015). The association between the serum levels of uric acid and alanine aminotransferase in a population-based cohort. Liver International. 35(11): 2408-15. (IF 4.470, Rank=13/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Awawdi, K., Steiner, H., Green, MS.,  Zelber-Sagi, S. (2015). Association between second-hand smoking and acute coronary heart disease among Arab women with multiple risk factors. European Journal of Public Health. 26(1):141-5. (IF: 2.751, Rank=18/153 in, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Q1, V)

Salomone, F., Godos, J., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2015). Natural antioxidants for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: molecular targets and clinical perspectives. Liver International. 36(1):5-20. (IF 4.470, Rank=13/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Salomone, F., Zelber-Sagi, S., Galvano, F., Fabbrini, E. (2015). Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Management. BioMed Research International. 2015:153276. (IF 2.134, Rank=72/124 in, Medicine, Research & Experimental Q3, V)

Dagan Sherf, S., Zelber-Sagi S.,  Webb, M.,  Keidar, A., Raziel, A., Sakran, N., Goitein, D., ShiboletO. (2016). Nutritional Status Prior to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 26(9):2119-26. (IF 3.346, Rank=23/200 in, Surgery Q1, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Rillamas-Sun, E., LaCroix, AZ., Woods, NF., Tinker, LF., Zisberg, A., Shadmi, E., Cochrane, B., Edward, BJ., Kritchevsky, S., Stefanick, ML., Vitolins, MZ., Wactawski-Wende,J., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2016). Association between anthropometric measures and long-term survival in frail older women: Observations from the women’s health initiative study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64(2):277-84. (IF 3.842, Rank=8/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q1, V; Rank= 2/32 in, Gerontology Q1, V) 

Mlynarsky, L., #Schlesinger, D., #Lotan R., Webb, M., Halpern, Z., Santo, E., Shibolet, O., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2016). Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not associated with a lower health perception. World Journal Gastroenterology. 22(17):4362-72. (IF 2.787, Rank=38/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Kridin, K., Bergman, R., Khamaisi, M., Zelber-Sagi, S., Weltfriend, S. (2016). Dermatitis Cement-Induced Chromate Occupational Allergic Contact.  Dermatitis. 27(4):208-14. (IF 2.287, Rank=18/61 in Dermatology, Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Godos, J., Salomone, F. (2016) Lifestyle changes for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a review of observational studies and intervention trials. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.9(3):392-407. (IF 3.883, Rank=21/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Ben-Assuli, O., Rabinowich, L., Shalev, V., Shibolet, O., Gabriel, C. (2016). Response letter: The Relationship between Serum Uric Acid Levels and NAFLD. Liver International. 36(5):769-70. (IF 4.470, Rank=13/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Woods, NF., LaCroix AZ., Cauley, JA., Johnson, KC., Cochrane, BB., Zelber Sagi, S. (2016). Identification of risk factors for mortality and low-quality-of-life survival in frail older women participating in Women’s Health Initiative observational study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64:831–837. (IF 3.842, Rank=8/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q1, V; Rank= 2/32 in, Gerontology Q1, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Zelber-Sagi, S., Shelly, L., Pharm, G., LaCroix, AZ., Brunner, RL., Wallace, RB., O’Sullivan, MJ., Cochrane, B., Woods, NF. (2016). Comparison of frailty phenotypes for prediction of mortality, incident falls, and hip fractures in older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64(9):1858-62. (IF 3.842, Rank=8/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q1, V; Rank= 2/32 in, Gerontology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Azar, S., Nemirovski, A., Webb, M., Halpern, Z., Shibolet, O., Tam, J. (2016). Serum levels of endocannabinoids are independently associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Obesity. 25(1):94-101. (IF 3.614, Rank=18/80 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q1, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Khamaisi, M., Cohen, AD., Bergman, R. (2016). Remarkable differences in the epidemiology of pemphigus among two ethnic populations in the same geographic region. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 75(5):925-930. (IF 6.898, Rank=2/64 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Yair-Sabag, S., Nussinson, E., Ben-Assuli, O., Shibli, F., Shahbari, A., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2016). Retrospective study of the associations between hepatitis C virus infection and metabolic factors. World J Hepatology. 8(30):1269-1278. IF: none (SJR 2015= 0.858, Rank=21/54 in, Hepatology Q2)

Sherf-Dagan, S., Ben-Tovim, T., Buch, A., Webb, M., Keidar, A., Raziel, A., Sakran, N., Goitein, D., Shibolet, O., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Inadequate protein intake after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery is associated with a greater fat free mass loss. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 13(1):101-109. (IF 3.540, Rank=17/200 in, surgery Q1, V)

Related editorial: Gletsu-Miller N. (2017). Paired editorial: Inadequate protein intake following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery is associated with a greater fat free mass loss. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.

Zaslavsky, O., Rillamas-Sun, E., Li, W., Going, S., Datta, M., Snetselaar, L., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Association of dynamics in lean and fat mass measures with mortality in frail older women. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 21(1):112-119. (IF 3.199, Rank=14/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q2, V; Rank=29/80 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., #Shoham, D., Zvibel, I., Abu-Abeid, S., Shibolet, O., Fishman, S. (2017). Predictors for advanced fibrosis in morbidly obese non-alcoholic fatty liver patients. World Journal of Hepatology. 9(2):91-98. IF: none (SJR 2015= 0.858, Rank=21/54 in, Hepatology Q2)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Salomone, F., Kolodkin, I., Erez, N., Buch, A., Yeshua, H., Webb, M., Halpern Z., Shibolet O. (2017). Protective role of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Digestive and Liver Disease. 49(5):523-529. (IF 2.719, Rank=40/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q3, V)

Harari, G., Green, MS., Magid, A., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Usefulness of non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol as a predictor of cardiovascular disease mortality in men in 22 Years. American Journal of Cardiology. 119(8):1193-1198. (IF 3.154, Rank=43/124 in, Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Q2, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., Bord, S., #Dror-Lavi, G., Smith, ML., Towne, SD., Buch A., Webb, M., Yeshua, H., Nimer A., Shibolet, O. (2017). Role of illness perception and self-efficacy in lifestyle modification among NAFLD patients. World Journal of Gastroenterology.  23(10):1881-1890. (IF 2.787, Rank=38/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Zelber-Sagi, S., Hebert, JR., Steck, SE., Shivappa, N., Tabung, FK., Wirth, MD., Bu, Y., Shikany, JM., Orchard, T., Wallace, RB., Snetselaar, L., Tinker, LF. (2017). Biomarker-calibrated nutrient intake and healthy diet index associations with mortality risks among older and frail women from the Women's Health Initiative. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 105(6):1399-1407. (IF 6.703, Rank=3/80 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q1, V) #Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, AD. (2017). Ulcerative colitis associated with pemphigus: a population-based large-scale study.  Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 52(12):1360-1364. (IF 2.526, Rank=50/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q3, V)

Fliss-Isakov, N., Zelber-Sagi, S., Webb, M., Halpern, Z., Kariv, R. (2017). Distinct metabolic profiles are associated with colorectal adenomas and serrated polyps. Obesity. Suppl 2:S72-S80. (IF 3.873, Rank=18/81 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q1, V) (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper).

Sherf Dagan, S., Zelber-Sagi, S., Zilberman-Schapira, G., Webb, M., Buch, A., Keidar, A., Raziel, A., Sakran, N., Goitein, D., Goldenberg, N., Ali Mahdi, J., Pevsner-Fischer, M., Zmora, N., Dori-Bachash, M., Segal, E., Elinav, E., Shibolet, O. (2018). Probiotics administration following Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery: a randomized double-blind trial. International Journal of Obesity.  42(2):147-155.  (IF 5.337, Rank=6/80, in Nutrition & Dietetics Q1, Rank=18/133 in, Endocrinology & Metabolism Q1, V) (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper).

Kridin K., Zelber-Sagi S., Comaneshter D., Cohen AD. (2017). Is there an association between pemphigus and hepatitis viruses? A population-based large-scale study. Immunologic Research. 65(5):1083-1088.  (IF 2.905, Rank=82/151 in, Immunology Q3, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, AD. (2017). Association between pemphigus and psoriasis: A population-based large-scale study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 77(6):1174-1175. (IF 7.002, Rank=1/63 in, Dermatology Q1, V )

Zelber-Sagi, S., Salomone, F., Mlynarsky, L. (2017). The Mediterranean dietary pattern as the diet of choice for NAFLD; evidence and plausible mechanisms. Liver International. 7(7):936-949. (IF 4.470, Rank=13/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Harari, G., Green, MS., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Estimation and development of 10- and 20-year cardiovascular mortality risk models in an industrial male workers database. Preventive Medicine. 103:26-32. (IF 2.893, Rank=34/173 in, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Q1, Rank=25/155 in, Medicine, General & Internal Q1, V)

*Kariv, R., Rosner, G., #Fliss-Isacov, N., Gluck, N., Strul, H., Elya, R., Caspi, S., Goldstein, A., Tulchinsky, H., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Genotype phenotype associations of APC mutations with pouch adenoma in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. (approx. 25 pages). (IF 3.616, Rank=26/200 in, Surgery Q1; Rank=26/80 in, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Q2, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, AD. (2017). Association between schizophrenia and an autoimmune bullous skin disease-pemphigus: a population-based large-scale study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. (approx. 20 pages). (IF 5.684, Rank=15/142 in, Psychiatry Q1, V)

Bar, N., Schwartz, N., Nissim, M., Fliss-Isacov, N., Zelber-Sagi, S., & Kariv, R. (2018). Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia is associated with non-esophageal cancer. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(39), 4472-4481. (IF 3.411, Rank=35/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Katchman, H., Zelber-Sagi, S., Baruch, R., Berman, G., Schwartz, I. F., Schwartz, D., Nakache, R., Goykhman, Y., Katz, p., Shibolet, O., Shashar, M., Grupper, A. (2018). Progression and new onset of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in living kidney donors compared to healthy controls. Clinical Transplantation, 32(5):e13240. (IF 1.667, Rank=17/25 in, Transplantation Q1, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Zelber-Sagi, S., Shikany, J. M., Orchard, T., Wallace, R., Snetselaar, L., & Tinker, L. (2018). Anatomy of the Mediterranean Diet and Mortality Among Older Women with Frailty. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 17:1–13. (SJR 0.650, Rank= 53/110 in, Geriatrics and Gerontology Q2, V; 58/124 in, Nutrition and Dietetics Q2, V)

Schiavo, L., Busetto, L., Cesaretti, M., Zelber-Sagi, S., Deutsch, L., Iannelli, A. (2018). Nutritional issues in patients with obesity and cirrhosis. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(30):3330-3346. (IF 3.411, Rank=35/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

Fliss-Isakov, N., Kariv, R., Webb, M., Ivancovsky, D., Margalit, D., & Zelber-Sagi, S. (2018). Mediterranean dietary components are inversely associated with advanced colorectal polyps: A case-control study. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(24), 2617–2627. (IF 3.411, Rank=35/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q2, V)

(IF 18.946, Rank=3/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)  

Zelber-Sagi S., #Ivancovsky-Wajcman D., Isakov N. F., Webb M., Orenstein D., Shibolet O., Kariv R. (2018). High red and processed meat consumption is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance. Journal of Hepatology. 68(6):1239-1246.

Kridin K., Zelber-Sagi S., Bergman R. (2018). Risk factors for lethal outcome in patients with pemphigus: a retrospective cohort study.  European Journal of Dermatology. 28(1):26-37. (IF 3.094, Rank=16/66 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, A. D. (2018). Coexistent solid malignancies in pemphigus: A population-based study. JAMA dermatology. 154(4):435-440. (IF 7.995, Rank=1/66 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Mlynarsky, L., Zelber-Sagi, S., Miller, E., Kariv, R. (2017). Endoscopic resection of large colorectal adenomas - clinical experience of a tertiary referral center. Colorectal Disease. 20(5):391-398. (IF 2.689, Rank=56/197 in, Surgery Q2, V )

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, A. D. (2018). Association between pemphigus and neurologic diseases. JAMA dermatology. 154(3):281-285. (IF 7.995, Rank=1/66 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Fliss-Isakov, N., Zelber-Sagi, S., Webb, M., Halpern, Z., Kariv, R. (2017). Smoking habits are strongly associated with colonic polyps in a population based case-control study. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 33(4):800-806. (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper). (IF 3.163, Rank=28/79 in, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Q2, V)

Kridin, K, Zelber-Sagi, S, Comaneshter, D, Batat, E, Cohen, AD. (2017). Pemphigus and hematologic malignancies: A population-based study of 11,859 patients. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 78(6):1084-1089. (IF 5.621, Rank=3/61 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Kridin, K., Shihade, W., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Mean Platelet Volume in Pemphigus Vulgaris. Angiology. 69(4):303-307. (IF 3.085, Rank=28/63 in, Peripheral Vascular Disease Q2, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Bergman R. (2017). Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus: differences in epidemiology and mortality. Acta Dermato-Venereologica.  97(9):1095-1099. (IF 3.653, Rank=8/63 in, Dermatology Q1, V)

Zaslavsky, O., Li W., Going, S., Datta, M., Snetselaar, L., Zelber-Sagi S. (2017). Association between body composition and hip fractures in older women with physical frailty. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 17(6):898-904. (IF 2.229, Rank=26/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q3, V)

Weinstein, G., Zelber-Sagi, S., Preis, SR., Beiser, AS., Decarli, C., Speliotes, EK., Satizabal, C., Ramachandran, V.S., Seshadri, S. (2018). Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with lower brain volume in healthy middle-aged adults in the Framingham study. JAMA Neurology. 75(1):97-104. (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper). (IF 10.029, Rank=5/194 in, Clinical Neurology Q1,V)

Romero-Gómez, M., Zelber-Sagi, S., Trenell, M. (2017). Treatment of NAFLD with diet, physical activity and exercise. Journal of Hepatology. 67(4):829-846. (IF 10.590, Rank=5/79 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V) (The three authors contributed equally to the paper).

Zaslavsky, O., Zelber-Sagi, S., LaCroix, AZ., Brunner, RL., Wallace, RB., Cochrane, BB., Woods NF. (2017). Comparison of the simplified sWHI and the standard CHS frailty phenotypes for prediction of mortality, incident falls, and hip fractures in older women. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 72(10):1394-1400. (IF 5.957, Rank=3/49 in, Geriatrics & Gerontology Q1, V)

Sherf-Dagan, S., Keidar, A., Raziel, A., Sakran, N., Goitein, D., Shibolet, O., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2017). Do Bariatric Patients Follow Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations during the First Postoperative Year? Obesity Surgery. 27(9):2258-2271. (IF 3.346, Rank=23/200 in, Surgery Q1, V)

Kridin, K., Zelber-Sagi, S., Comaneshter, D., Cohen, AD. (2017). Bipolar disorder associated with another autoimmune disease-pemphigus: A population-based study. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. (approx. 20 pages). (IF  3.612, Rank=42/142 in, Psychiatry Q1, V )

Sherf-Dagan, S., Hod, K., Mardy-Tilbor, L., Gliksman, S., Ben-Porat, T., Sakran, N., Zelber-Sagi S, Goitein D, Raziel, A. (2018). The effect of pre-surgery information online lecture on nutrition knowledge and anxiety among bariatric surgery candidates. Obesity Surgery, 1-10. (IF  603, Rank=30/203 in, Surgery Q1, V )

Shenhar-Tsarfaty, S., #Sherf-Dagan, S., Berman, G., Webb M., Raziel A., Keidar A., Goitein D., Sakran N., Zwang E., Shapira I., Zeltser D., Berliner S., Rogowski O., Shibolet O.,  Zelber-Sagi S. (2018). Obesity-related acetylcholinesterase elevation is reversed following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. International Journal of Obesity. (IF  514, Rank=12/86 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q1, V )

Kridin, K., Schwartz, N., Cohen, AD., Zelber-Sagi, (2018). Mortality in bullous pemphigoid: A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized mortality ratios. Journal of Dermatology. (IF  3.377, Rank=14/66 in, Dermatology Q1, V )

Azar, S., Sherf-Dagan, S., Nemirovski, A., Webb, M., Raziel, A., Keidar, A., Goitein, D., Sakran, N., Shibolet, O., Tam, J., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). Circulating Endocannabinoids are reduced following bariatric surgery and associated with improved metabolic homeostasis in humans. Obesity Surgery, 29(1):268-276. (IF  603, Rank=30/203 in, Surgery Q1, V )

Merli, M., Berzigotti, A., Zelber-Sagi, S., Dasarathy, S., Montagnese, S., Genton, L., Plauth, M., Parés, A. (2019). EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on nutrition in chronic liver disease. Journal of Hepatology, 70(1), 172-193. (IF 18.946, Rank=3/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). Minding the gap between clinical trials and treatment with the Mediterranean dietary pattern for patients with nonalcoholic fatty Liver disease. Clinical Gastroenterology Hepatology, 17(7):1248-1250. (IF 7.958, Rank=8/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Zelber-Sagi, S., #Zur, R., Thurm, T., Goldstein, A., Ben-Assuli, O., Chodick, G., Shibolet, O. (2019). Low serum vitamin D is independently associated with unexplained elevated ALT only among non-obese men in the general population. Annals of Hepatology. (IF 1.895, Rank=68/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q4, V)

Ivancovsky-Wajcman, D., Zelber-Sagi, S., Fliss Isakov, N., Webb, M., Zemel, M., Shibolet, O., Kariv, R. (2019). Serum Soluble Receptor for AGE (sRAGE) levels Are associated with unhealthy lifestyle and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Translational Gastroenterology, 22;10(5):1-10. (IF 4.803, Rank=20/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V) (The first and the second authors contributed equally to the paper).

Sherf-Dagan, S., Zelber-Sagi,, Buch, A., Bar, N., Webb, M., Sakran, N., Raziel, A., Goitein, D., Keidar, A., Shibolet, O. (2019). Prospective Longitudinal Trends in Body Composition and Clinical Outcomes 3 Years Following Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. (IF  3.603, Rank=30/203 in, Surgery Q1, V )

Ivancovsky-Wajcman, D., Fliss-Isakov, N., Salomone, F., Webb, M., Shibolet, O., Kariv, R., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). Dietary vitamin E and C intake is inversely associated with the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Digestive and Liver Disease. (IF  3.037, Rank=42/84 in, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Q2, V )

Ryan, MC., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). Hepatic fat: Pathogenic trigger or passenger? Journal of Hepatology, 71(2):249-251 (IF 18.946, Rank=3/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Weinstein, G., Davis-Plourde, K., Himali, JJ., Zelber-Sagi, S., Beiser, AS., Seshadri, S. (2019). Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle-aged adults: The Framingham Study. Liver International. (IF 5.542, Rank=16/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)

Fliss-Isakov, N., Kariv, R., Webb, M., Ivancovsky-Wajcman, D., Zaslavsky, O., Margalit, D., Shibolet, O., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). A healthy lifestyle pattern has a protective association with colorectal polyps. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (IF 114, Rank=37/86 in, Nutrition & Dietetics Q2, V)

Fliss-Isakov, N., Grosso, G., Salomone, F., Godos, J., Gavalno F., Ivancovsky-Wajcman D., Shibolet O., Kariv R., Zelber-Sagi, S. (2019). High Intake of Phenolic Acid is Associated With Reduced Risk of Colorectal Adenomas Among Smokers.

Clinical Gastroenterology Hepatology. (IF 7.958, Rank=8/84 in, Gastroenterology& Hepatology Q1, V)