Biographical summary
Samar H. Ibrahim, MBChB, is the medical director of the pediatric liver transplant program within the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Ibrahim is a physician scientist. She studies mechanisms of liver injury and inflammation in the lab and is interested in identifying disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Her primary clinical interests are steatohepatitis, cholestatic liver diseases, acute liver failure and liver transplantation.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and immunoglobulin G4 associated cholangitis: the spectrum of autoimmune liver disease
- Genetic and metabolic liver disease, biliary atresia
- Neonatal cholestasis
- Pediatric liver transplantation
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2012
Fellow - Pediatric Transplant and HepatologyCincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
- 2011
ResidentPediatric Gastroenterology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2008
ResidentPediatric and Adolescent Medic, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2006
Resident - PediatricsAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, American University of Beirut
- 2003
InternshipBeirut Arab University
- 2002
MB ChBBeirut Arab University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2012
Pediatric Transplant HepatologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
- 2011
Pediatric GastroenterologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
- 2008
Pediatrics (Archived)American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and honors
- 2024
Elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting
- 2023
2023 Balistreri LecturerCincinnati Children's Hospital
- 2023
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) FellowAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2020
The department of Pediatrics Young Investigator of the Year Mayo Clinic
- 2020
NASPGHAN FellowNorth American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2020
R01DK122948NIH (NIDDK)
- 2020
Mayo Clinic Research Pipeline K2R Program Award 2020
- 2020
2020 Bridge Research AwardAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation
- 2017
The Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program in Liver Disease Gilead
- 2017
Gerard Odell Prize for excellence in hepatology research, NASPGHAN foundationNorth American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2017
NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development (K08) AwardNIH (NIDDK)
- 2016
NASPGHAN Foundation Young Investigator Award/Nestle Nutrition AwardNorth American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2014
KL2 Mentored Career Development AwardCenter for Clinical and Translational Science
- 2014
Pilot and Feasibility AwardCenter for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology
- 2011
Mayo Clinic ScholarMayo Clinic
- 2002
Full tuition scholarshipThe Board of Specialization & Scientific Orientation
Professional memberships
- 2024 - 2026
Vice Chair Pediatric Special Interest GroupAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- 2024 - 2026
Vice Chair, Basic science committeeAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- 2023 - 2024
MemberMaster's Thesis Advisory Committee
- 2022 - 2025
ParticipantNational Liver Review Board, UNOS
- 2022 - 2024
Basic Science SubcommitteeAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2022 - present
MemberResearch Space and Equipment Subcommittee
- 2021 - present
Member, Executive CommitteeMayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology
- 2021 - 2023
At-Large Steering Committee Member Pediatric Special Interest GroupAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- 2020 - 2024
MemberThesis Advisory Committee
- 2020 - present
NASH Council NASPGHAN's representative Global Liver Institute
- 2019 - present
Committee MemberStudy of Pediatric Liver Transplant, education committee
- 2019 - 2021
Member, pediatric IRB protocols reviewerPediatric & Adolescent Medicine Research Committee (PARC)
- 2018 - 2020
SharePeds Task Force memberStudies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Gastroenterological Association
- 2018 - 2024
Member, grant reviewerGIH research committee
- 2018 - 2020
Publication Committee memberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2018 - present
Advisory Group MemberChildren's Research Center
- 2016 - 2022
Hepatology Committee memberNorth American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2016 - 2020
Advisory Team MemberPediatric Obesity
- 2016 - 2017
On line learning committee memberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2016 - present
NASH special interest group memberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- 2014 - 2020
Chronic Allograft Injury Work Group memberStudies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
- 2012 - present
MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2009 - 2011
Fellows Committee memberNorth American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2008 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Alumni Association, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2008 - present
MemberFellows Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2006 - 2019
MemberAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
- 2006 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
Publications
Research activities