Dr Jessica Zagory_07132020_ND_5053

Jessica A. Zagory, MD

 

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency

LSU Health - New Orleans
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 734
New Orleans, LA 70112

Email: jzagor@lsuhsc.edu
Phone: 504-568-4750
Fax: 504-568-4633

 

Degrees

MD, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2011

BA, Swarthmore College, Religion/Biology, 2005

 

Bio

Residency, General Surgery, LSUHSC New Orleans 2011-2018

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery, USC/Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2014-2016

Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern 2018-2020

 

Research Interests

Pediatric trauma, hepatobiliary, access to care

 

Selected Publications

LeeVan E., Zmora O., Cazzulino F., Burke R.V., Zagory J., Upperman J.S. Management of Pediatric Blunt Renal Trauma: A Systematic Review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015;80(3):519-28. PMID: 26713980

Zagory J.A., Nguyen M.V., Wang K.S. Recent advances in the pathogenesis and management of biliary atresia. Curr Opin Pediatr 2015;27(3):389-94. PMID: 25944310

Golden J., Isani M., Bowling J., Zagory J., Goodhue C.G., Burke R.V., Upperman J.S., Gayer C. Limiting chest computed tomography in the evaluation of pediatric thoracic trauma . J Trauma Acute Care Surg2016;81(2):271-7. PMID: 27192472

Zagory J.A., Golden J., Demeter N., Ford H.R., Nguyen Y., Nguyen N.X. Heller Myotomy is superior to balloon dilatation or botulinum injection in children with achalasia: a two-center review. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A2016;26(6):483-7. PMID: 27135255

Zagory J.A., Dietz W., Nguyen M.V., Mavila N., Haldeman A., Wang K.S. Toll-like receptor 3-induced PROMININ-1 expansion is mediated via transforming growth factor-beta in biliary atresia. J Pediatr Surg 2016;51(6):917-22. PMID: 27059791

Nguyen M.V., Dossa A., Zagory J.A., Golden J., Roberts A., Wang K.S., Gayer C. Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy as a tool in the rapid diagnosis of biliary atresia: a pilot study. J Pediatr Surg 2016;51(6):923-6. PMID: 26995515

Lua I., Li Y., Zagory J.A., Wang K.S., French S.W., Sevigny J., Asahina K. Characterization of hepatic stellate cells, portal fibroblasts, and mesothelial cells in normal and fibrotic mouse livers. J Hepatol 2016;64(5):1137-46. PMID: 26806818

Wang K.S., Tiao G., Bass L.M., Hertel P.M., Mogul D., Kerkar N., Clifton M., Azen C., Rosenthal P., Stewart D., Superina R., Arnon R., Bozic M., Brandt M.L., Dillon P.A., Fecteau A., Iyer K., Kamath B., Karpen S., Karrer F., Loomes K.M., Mack C., Mattei P., Miethke A., Soltys K., Turmelle Y.P., West K., Zagory J., Goodhue C., Shneider B.L. Analysis of surgical interruption of the enterohepatic circulation as a treatment for pediatric cholestasis. Hepatol 2016;65(5):1645-54. PMID 28027587

Zagory J.A., Jensen A., Burke R.S., Upperman J.S. Planning for the Pediatric Patient During a Disaster. Curr Trauma Rep 2016;2(4):216-21.

Calder B.W., Vogel A.M., Zhang J., Mauldin P.D., Huang E.Y., Savoie K.B., Santore M.T., Tsao K., Ostovar-Kermani T.G., Falcone R.A., Dassinger S., Recicar J., Haynes J.H., Blakely M.L., Russell R.T., Naik-Mathuria B.J., St Peter S.D., Mooney D.P., Onwubiko C., Upperman J.S., Zagory J.A., Streck C.J. Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in children following blunt abdominal trauma: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017;83(2):218-224. PMID: 28590347

Nguyen M.V., Zagory J.A., Dietz W.H., Park A., Fenlon M., Zhao M., Xu J., Lua I., Mavila N., Asahina K., Wang K.S. Hepatic Prominin-1 expression is associated with biliary fibrosis. Surgery 2017;161(5):1266-72. PMID 28104292

McLaughlin C., Zagory J.A., Fenlon M., Park C., Lane C.J., Meeker D., BurdR.S., Ford H.R., Upperman J.S., Jensen A.R. Timing of mortality in pediatric trauma patients: A National Trauma Data Bank analysis. J Pediatr Surg2017;53(2):344-351. PMID: 29111081

Zagory J.A., Dietz W., Park A., Fenlon M., Xu J., Utley S., Mavila N., Wang K.S. Notch signaling promotes ductular reactions in biliary atresia. J Surg Res2017 Jul;215:250-256. PMID: 28688656

Zagory J.A., Dossa A., Golden J., Jensen A., Upperman J.S., Gayer C. Re-evaluation of liver transaminase cutoff for CT after pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. Pediatr Surg Int 2017;33(3):311-6. PMID 27878593

Golden J., Jones N., Zagory J., Castle S., Bliss D. Outcomes of congenital diaphragmatic hernia on extracorporeal life support. Pediatr Surg Int2017;33(2):125-31. PMID 27837262

Golden J., Zagory J.A., Fenlon M., Goodhue C.J., Xiao Y., Fu X., Wang K.S., Gayer C.P. Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy in the diagnosis of biliary atresia in children with hyperbilirubinemia. J Surg Res 2018;228:228-237. PMID: 29907216

Zagory J.A., Wieck M., Lerner E.B., Moody S., Falcone R.A., Burke R.V. Evaluation of highest level pediatric trauma activation criteria. Pediatr EmergCare 2018;34(11):787-90. PMID: 28538607

Zagory J.A., McLaughlin C., Mallicote M., Arbogast H., Upperman J.S., Jensen A.R. Retrospective cohort comparison of fall height in children in the Greater Los Angeles Area: targeting populations for injury prevention. J Community Health 2018;43(5):986-992. PMID: 29627913

Zagory J.A., Fenlon M., Dietz W., Zhao M., Nguyen M.V., Trinh P., Adoumie M., Park A., Xu J., Mahdi E., Glazier A., Malkoff N., Mavila N., Wang K.S. PROMININ-1 promotes biliary fibrosis associated with biliary atresia. Hepatol2019;69(6):2586-97. PMID: 30723921

Reyna J.C., Zagory J.A., Yallapragada S., Santiago-Munoz P., Schindel D. Impact of Associated Anomalies on Postnatal Outcomes in Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations. J Surg Res 2020;256:611-7. PMID: 32810660

Jones R.E., Zagory J.A., Clark R.A., Pandya S.R. Modern surgical management of pediatric choledochal cysts. Translational Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020.

Reyna J.C., Zagory J.A., Yallapragada S., Santiago-Munoz P., Schindel D. Establishment of a multidisciplinary fetal center streamlines approach for congenital lung malformations. J Maternal Fetal Neonatal 2020.

Jones R.E., Zagory J.A., Tatum M., Tsui W.S., Murphy J.T. A retrospective analysis of pancreas operations in children. Translational Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020.

 

Additional Info

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

Children's Hospital New Orleans 
Department of Surgery
Pediatric Surgeon
200 Henry Clay Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118