Dr. Julian Losanoff is currently licensed to practice medicine in Michigan, Nevada, and Illinois. He is a general surgeon in Detroit, Michigan and is affiliated with Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System-North Las Vegas. He received his medical degree from the Medical University of Sofia FOM and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
- 1981-1987: Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, M.D. degree (cum Laude).
- 1987-1995: Residency in General Surgery, Departments of General Surgery and Emergency Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria (M.Sc. in Surgery).
- 1995-1996: Healthcare Management, University of Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria (M.Sc. in Healthcare).
- 1997- Clinical Fellowship, Medical Organizations Hospitals, Tokushukai Medical Corporation, Japan.
- 2003-2004: Clinical non-accredited SICU/Burn training, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia.
- 2004- 2006: Clinical Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant, Department of Surgery-Section of Transplantation, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Recent Publications
- LOSANOFF JE, SAUTER ER. Congenital posterolateral hernia of the diaphragm in an adult. HERNIA 2004; 8:83-85.
- AUCAR JA, LOSANOFF JE. Primary repair of blunt pancreatic transection. INJURY 2004; 35:29-34.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Recurrent intercostals herniation of the liver. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY 2004; 77:699-701.
- LOSANOFF JE, COLLIER AD, WAGNER-MANN CC, RICHMAN BW, HUFF H, HSIEH F, DIAZ-ARIAS A, JONES JW. Biomechanical comparison of median sternotomy closures. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY 2004; 77:203-209.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Primary hydatid cyst of the axilla: case report and review of the literature. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2004;74:393-394.
- KJOSSEV KT, VLADOV NN, LOSANOFF JE. A male with a pelvic mass. GUT 2004;53:1144.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, AMIRIDZE N, RIDER KD, JONES JW. Floating thrombus in the thoracic aorta: a rare consequence of blunt trauma. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 2004; 57:892-894.
- AUCAR JA, BIGGERS B, SILLIMAN WR, LOSANOFF JE. Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: same-admission laparoscopic repair. SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY AND PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES 2004;14:98-100.
- LOSANOFF JE, KJOSSEV KT. Unusual foreign body ingestion. ENDOSCOPY 2005; 37:92.
- KJOSSEV KT, LOSANOFF JE. TN( R )C Classification of liver hydatid cysts. JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY 2005; 20:352-359.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Perianal cystic teratoma: case report and review of the literature. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2005; 75:173-4.
- LOSANOFF JE, KJOSSEV KT. Mesenteric cystic lymphangioma: unusual cause of intra-abdominal catastrophe in an adult. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE 2005; 59:986-987.
- LOSANOFF JE, MISSAVAGE AE. Neglected peritonsillar abscess resulting in necrotizing soft tissue infection of the neck and chest wall. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE 2005; 59:1476-1478.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, ASPAROUHOVA DD, JONES JW. Traumatic disruption of the diaphragm: emergency diagnosis and treatment. EUROPEAN SURGERY-ACTA CHIRURGICA AUSTRIACA 2005; 37:254-258.
- MILLIS JM, LOSANOFF JE. Technology insight: liver support systems. NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY 2005; 2:398-405.
- LOSANOFF JE, JABER S, ESUBA M, PERRY M, SAUTER ER. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast: do enlarged axillary nodes matter? THE BREAST 2006; 12:371-374.
- LOSANOFF JE, HARLAND RC, THISTLETHWAITE JR, GARFINKEL MR, WILLIAMS JW, MILNER J, MILLIS JM. Omega jejuno-duodenal anastomosis for pancreas transplant. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 2006; 202:1021-1024.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Morgagni hernia and colonic malrotation in an adult. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE 2007; 61:690-694.
- LOSANOFF JE, MILLIS JM, HARLAND RC, TESTA G. Hepato-spleno-mesenteric trunk. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 2007; 204:511.
- LOSANOFF JE, HOLDER-MURRAY JM, AHMED EB, COCHRANE AB, TESTA J, MILLIS JM. Minocycline toxicity requiring liver transplant. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES 2007; 52:3242-3244.
- LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Multiperforated atrial septal aneurysm and a single coronary artery. ASIAN CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC ANNALS 2007; 15:332-334.
- EL AMM JM, DOSHI MD, SINGH A, MIGDAL S, MORAWSKI K, STERNBAUER D, CINCOTTA E, WEST MS, LOSANOFF JE, GRUBER SA. Preliminary experience with Cinacalcet use in persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplantation. TRANSPLANTATION 2007; 83:546-549.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD. Splenic abscess. E-Medicine (published online, http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2791.htm).
- LOSANOFF JE, VANHA TG, TESTA G, MILLIS JM. Endoscopic biliary stent migration to the iliopsoas muscle in a liver transplant recipient: percutaneous removal. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES 2007; 52:2508-2511.
- DIAMOND IR, FECTEAU A, MILLIS JM, LOSANOFF JE, NG V, ANAND R, SONG C, and the SPLIT Research Group. Impact of graft type on outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: a report from studies of pediatric liver transplantation (SPLIT). ANNALS OF SURGERY 2007; 246:301-310.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD, GRUBER SA, HUFF H, HSIEH F. Single wire versus double wire loops for median sternotomy closure. An experimental biomechanical study using a human cadaveric model. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY 2007; 84:1288-1293.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD. Amyand hernia: what lies beneath. A proposed classification scheme to determine management. AMERICAN SURGEON 2007; 73:1288-1290.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD, LAKER S, WEINER M, WEBBER JD, GRUBER SA. Subxiphoid incisional hernias after median sternotomy. HERNIA 2007; 11:473-479.
- LOSANOFF JE, KONRAD A, SAUTER ER, Breast cancer after severe burn injury: coincidence or consequence? THE BREAST JOURNAL 2008; 14:87-89.
- ZENG X, EL-AMMJM, DOSHI MD, SINGH A, MORAWSKI K, CINCOTTA E, LOSANOFF JE, WEST MS, GRUBER SA. Intermediate-term outcomes with early steroid withdrawal in African-American renal transplant recipients undergoing surveillance biopsy. SURGERY 2007; 142:538-545.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD, SALWEN WA, SOCHAKI P. Mondor’s disease mimicking a Spigelian hernia. HERNIA 2008; 12:425-427.
- LOSANOFF JE, MISSAVAGE AE, LINNEMAN P, TERRY BE. Can paronychia cause a remote necrotizing soft tissue infection? JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2008; (in press, e-pub. Ahead of print).
- BROWN KL, EL-AMM JM, DOSHI MD, SINGH A, MORAWSKI K, CINCOTTA E, SIDDIQUI F, LOSANOFF JE, WEST MS, GRUBER SA. Intermediate-term outcomes of hepatitis C-positive compared with hepatitis C-negative deceased-donor renal allograft recipients. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2008;195:298-302.
- LOSANOFF JE, MILLIS JM. Liver hemangioma complicated by obstructive jaundice. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2008;196:e3-4.
- LOSANOFF JE, ZHU W, QIN W, MANNELLO F, SAUTER ER. Can Mitochondrial DNA mutations in circulating White Blood Cells and serum be used to detect breast cancer? THE BREAST 2008;17:540-542.
- GRUBER SA, DOSHI MD, CINCOTTA E, BROWN KL, SINGH A, MORAWSKI K, ALANGADEN G, CHANDRASEKAR P, LOSANOFF JE, WEST MS, EL-AMM JM. Preliminary experience with renal transplantation in HIV+ recipients: low acute rejection and infection rates. TRANSPLANTATION 2008;86:269-274.
- LOSANOFF JE, ANTAKI F, SALWEN WA, EDELMAN D, REDDY A, LEVI E, BASSON MD. Amyloid tumor of the stomach simulating an obstructing gastric carcinoma: case report and review of the literature. ENDOSCOPY 2009; 41 Supplement 2:E45-46.
- BROWN KL, EL-AMM JM, DOSHI MD, SINGH A, CINCOTTA E, MORAWSKI K, LOSANOFF JE, WEST MS, GRUBER SA. Outcome predictors in African-American deceased-donor renal allograft recipients. CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION 2008; 23:454-461.
- LOSANOFF JE, LITWINCZUK KM, RANELLA MJ, BASSON MD. Elective inguinal hernia repair: a unified informed consent, or who wants to know what? THE AMERICAN SURGEON 2009; 75:296-300.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD, GRUBER SA. Spontaneous hernia through the posterior Rectus abdominis sheath: case report and review of the published literature 1937-2008. HERNIA 2009; 13:555-558.
- EDELMAN D, ANTAKI F, BASSON MD, SALWEN WA, GRUBER SA, LOSANOFF JE. Ogilvie's syndrome and Herpes zoster: case report and review of the literature. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2009; (in press, e-pub ahead of print).
- EDELMAN DA, LOSANOFF JE, RICHMAN BW, JONES JW. Sternal osteomyelitis after minor trauma. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL 2009; 102:982-984.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD, GRUBER SA, WEAVER DW. Sciatic hernia: a comprehensive review of the world literature (1900-2008). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2010;199:52-59.
- LOSANOFF JE, SALWEN WA, BASSON MD, LEVI E. Large neomucosal space 25 years after mesh repair of ventral hernia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2010;199:e39-41.
- LOSANOFF JE, EDELMAN DA, SALWEN WA, BASSON MD. Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm: case report and comprehensive review of the world literature. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2010;139:e127-128.
- LOSANOFF JE, SALWEN WA, BASSON MD. Temporary abdominal coverage using one or more "Fish" visceral retainers. AMERICAN SURGEON 2011; 77:113-114.
- LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD. Intestinal obstruction by a bread clip. AMERICAN SURGEON 2011; (in press).
- OPREANU RZ, LOSANOFF JE, BASSON MD. Omental (Graham) patch. eMEDICINE (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1892935-overview).
- FATIMA S, LOSANOFF JE, KHOURY N, LEVI E, BASSON MD. Giant subcapsular hematoma of the spleen complicating recurrent pancreatitis. AMERICAN SURGEON 2011; (in press).
