Rima Shobar, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Education
Medical School : University of Tripoli
Graduate School: Rush University
Residency : Advent Health Orlando
Fellowship : University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Research Currently in Progress
Peer Reviewed Articles:
1- Zafar H, Rashid M, Mandzhieva B, Shobar R, Jain A. (June 25, 2020) Multiloculated Liver Abscess Caused by Fusobacterium: Role of Karius Testing in Diagnosis. Cureus 12(6): e8823. doi:10.7759/cureus.8823
2- Taylor J, Mandzhieva B, Shobar R. Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a Patient With End-Stage Renal Disease with Normal Serum Lactate. Cureus. 2020;12(1):e6708. Published 2020 Jan 20. doi:10.7759/cureus.6708
3- Mandzhieva B, Khan M, Rashid MU, Shobar R, Khan AH. Hydrogen Peroxide Enema Induced Proctitis in a Young Female: A Case Report. Cureus. 2019;11(12):e6468. Published 2019 Dec 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.6468
4- Saad RE, Shobar R, Jakate S, Mutlu EA. Development of Collagenous Colitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2019;7(3):218-222. doi:10.1093/gastro/gox026
5- Saad RE, Shobar R, Mutlu EA. Collagenous Colitis Development Occurs After Long Standing Mucosal Healing in IBD With TNF-α Inhibitors, and Could Be Due to Exaggerated Healing Response From Excess TNF-α Inhibition. Med Hypotheses. 2019;123:90-94. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2019.01.004
6- Gampa A, Engen PA, Shobar R, Mutlu EA. Relationships Between Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Blood Group Antigens. Physiol Genomics. 2017;49(9):473-483. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00043.2017
7- Shobar R, Velineni S, Keshavarzian A, et al. The Effects of Bowel Preparation on Microbiota-Related Metrics Differ in Health and in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and for the Mucosal and Luminal Microbiota Compartments. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2016;7(2):e143. Published 2016 Feb 11. doi:10.1038/ctg.2015.54
8- Attraplsi S, Shobar R, Lamzabi I, Abraham R. Gallbladder Carcinoma in a Pregnant Patient with Crohn's Disease Complicated With Gallbladder Involvement. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2013;5(2):29-33. doi:10.4251/wjgo.v5.i2.29
Book Chapters:
1- Mandzhieva B, Shobar R, Jalil A, Zafar H, Rashid MU, Kumar R, Khetpal A, Ahmad S. Molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer: Role of phytochemicals in targeting the clinical outcomes. In: Phytochemicals Targeting Tumor Microenvironment in Gastrointestinal Cancers (Nagaraju GP, Ed.), Springer-Nature; 2020; In Press. Due: September 13, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-48405-7
2- Zafar H, Rashid MU, Sarvepalli D, Khan MM, Mandzhieva B, Jain AG, Shobar R, Jalil A, Ahmad S. Emerging roles of phytochemicals in hepatocellular carcinoma. In: Phytochemicals Targeting Tumor Microenvironment in Gastrointestinal Cancers (Nagaraju GP, Ed.), Springer-Nature; 2020; In Press. Due: September 13, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030- 48405-7
3- Khan MM, Sarvepalli D, Rashid MU, Zafar H, Khan MS, Zahid A, Khetpal A, Mandzhieva B, Shobar R, Jalil A, Ahmad S. Gastric cancer: Role of phytochemicals and tyrosine kinas inhibitors. In: Phytochemicals Targeting Tumor Microenvironment in Gastrointestinal Cancers (Nagaraju GP, Ed.), Springer-Nature; 2020; In Press. Due: September 13, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-48405-7