Jessica A. Zagory, MD
Jessica A. Zagory, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
LSU Health - New Orleans Email: jzagor@lsuhsc.edu
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 734
New Orleans, LA 70112
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