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MY PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

SEEING THE TRANSPLANTED MOUSE HEART LIKE NEVER BEFORE: NEW INSIGHTS INTO EXPERIMENTAL HEART REJECTION USING NOVEL ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS (PAPERBACK). RAMY BISHAY; VDM VERLAG DR. MUELLER E.K. (2008). ISBN-10: 3836487381, ISBN-13: 978-3836487382.

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES:

RH BISHAY, G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, D CHANDRAKUMAR , D PUNCHIHEWA, M JEYAPRAKASH, R JAYABALLA, M MCLEAN, S BRAMWELL, TM HNG , GLEN F MABERLY. ‘EVALUATING THE DIABETES-CARDIOLOGY INTERFACE: CAPTURING A GLIMPSE INTO ADMITTED CARDIOLOGY INPATIENTS AND THEIR DIABETES MANAGEMENT AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN WESTERN SYDNEY’S ‘DIABETES HOTSPOT.’ DIABETOL METAB SYNDR. 2018; 10: 90.

CLINICAL OBESITY SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN AUSTRALIA: A POSITION STATEMENT BASED ON EXPERT CONSENSUS. E ATLANTIS, N KORMAS, K SAMARAS, P FAHEY, P SUMITHRAN, S GLASTRAS, G WITTERT, K FUSCO, RH BISHAY, T MARKOVIC, L DING, K WILLIAMS, I CATERSON, V CHIKANI V, P DUGDALE, J DIXON. CLIN OBES. 2018 JUN;8(3):203-210

EFFECTIVENESS OF JOINT SPECIALIST CASE CONFERENCES FOR BUILDING GENERAL PRACTICE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE DIABETES CARE: A PILOT STUDY IN WESTERN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA", G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, S BRAMWELL, R JAYABALLA, RH BISHAY, I CORLESS, S RAVI, L SOARS, X FENG, T ASTELL-BURT, M MANOHARAN, M MCLEAN, GF MABERLY, JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE (2018), HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1108/JICA-09-2017-0029

RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘SELF-EMPOWERMENT AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OBESE ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY METABOLIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM (ENDOCRINOL METAB INT J 2017, 5(2):00117).

RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘HALVING YOUR CAKE AND SLIMMING IT, TOO: METABOLIC REHABILITATION FOR ADULT PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND DIABETES (CURR DIAB REV 2017:13).

RH BISHAY, K GANDA, MJ SEIBEL, ‘LONG-TERM IRON POLYMALTOSE INFUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPOPHOSPHATAEMIC OSTEOMALACIA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (THER ADV ENDOCRINOL METAB 2017;8(1-2):14-19.

RH BISHAY, JR GREENFIELD, ‘A REVIEW OF MATURITY ONSET OF DIABETES OF THE YOUNG (MODY) AND CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GLUCOKINASE-MODY. MED J AUST 2016; 205(10):480-485.

RH BISHAY AND A. SURYAWANSHI, “ARTIFACTUAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT AND SHORT REVIEW,” CASE REPORTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, VOL. 2016, ARTICLE ID 7390927, 2016.

RH BISHAY, RCY CHEN, ‘HASHIMOTO’S THYROIDITIS AND GRAVES’ DISEASE IN ONE PATIENT: THE EXTREMES OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH INTERFERON TREATMENT,’ CASE REPORTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, VOL. 2016, ARTICLE ID 6029415, 2016.

RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘I’VE PUT ON SO MUCH WEIGHT, DOC; WHEN TO INVESTIGATE WEIGHT GAIN IN AN ADULT,’ ENDOCRINOLOGY TODAY. 2015;4(5):40-42.

RH BISHAY, J PEATON, V ABRAHAM, ‘VARIANT GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA. CASE REPORTS IN HEMATOLOGY, VOL. 2015, ARTICLE ID 979237, 4 PAGES, 2015. DOI:10.1155/2015/979237.

A LIH, L PEREIRA, RH BISHAY, J ZHANG, A OMARI, E ATLANTIS, N KORMAS. A NOVEL MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION FOR LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS AND GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH, VOL. 2015, ARTICLE ID 729567, 7 PAGES, 2015. DOI:10.1155/2015/729567.

RH BISHAY, A OMARI, J ZHANG, A LIH, N KORMAS. DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS AND IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES. CLINICAL DIABETES. 2013;31(1):14-20.

RH BISHAY, S JIANG, R DARREN, V TSE, M JARDINE. OBSTRUCTIVE NEPHROPATHY SECONDARY TO A MASSIVE VESICAL CALCULUS. INTERNAL MEDICAL JOURNAL 2012;42(4):471-72.

RH BISHAY. THE ‘MIGHTY MOUSE’ MODEL IN EXPERIMENTAL CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION. HYPOTHESIS, 2011;9(1): E5.

YQ ZHOU, RH BISHAY, KS TAO, A FEINTUCH, L MAI, W ZHU, LJ WEST, AND RM HENKELMAN. MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OBSERVATIONS OF MURINE HETEROTOPIC CARDIAC GRAFTS USING ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPY. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 2007;33(6):870-9.

RH BISHAY. LENT, LUST AND THE LIBIDO: WHAT PATRISTIC THEOLOGY TAUGHT US ABOUT TESTOSTERONE BIOSYNTHESIS. HYPOTHESIS, 2006;4(2):4-7.

RH BISHAY. CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY: THE SILENT, LONGSUFFERING ENEMY. HYPOTHESIS, 2006;4(1):19-27.

E ATLANTIS; N KORMAS, K SAMARAS, P FAHEY, P SUMITHRAN, S GLASTRAS, G WITTERT, K FUSCO, RH BISHAY, T MARKOVIC, L DING, K WILLIAMS, I CATERSON, V CHIKANI, P DUGDALE, J DIXON. ‘CLINICAL OBESITY SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS (COSIPH) IN AUSTRALIA: A POSITION STATEMENT BASED ON EXPERT CONSENSUS.’

IN PROGRESS

RH BISHAY, G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, C COLACO, R KHAN, S KHANNA, R KLEIN, C KODSI, NK PIN, H RAJENDRAN, A SHAMEEM, T SUE, L TRAN, M MCLEAN, TM HNG, R JAYABALLA, M EDYE, GF MABERLY. ‘THE OVERLOOKED: AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL AUDIT OF OBESITY IN ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST OBESE POPULATIONS’

RH BISHAY, M MANOHARAN, Y ASSUR, T NGUYEN, S BRAMWELL, R JAYABALLA, GF MABERLY. ‘RISKY BUSINESS: SCREENING AND ACTING ON METABOLIC DISEASE IN PATIENTS ATTENDING A CLOZAPINE OUTPATIENT SERVICE IN THE ‘DIABETES HOTSPOT’ OF SYDNEY’S WEST.’

RH BISHAY, KT TONKS, J GEORGE, D SAMOCHA-BONET, DJ CHISHOLM, DE JAMES, JR GREENFIELD. ‘CIRCULATING BILE ACIDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CENTRAL, VISCERAL AND HEPATIC ADIPOSITY AS WELL AS INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HUMAN ADULTS.’

R JAYABALLA, S BRAMWELL, M JEYAPRAKASH, G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, RH BISHAY, X FENG, M MCLEAN, TM HNG, GF MABERLY. ‘REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH EXENATIDE ER (BYDUREONTM) IN WESTERN SYDNEY.’

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AWARDS

2017                        Australian Diabetes Society Travel Grant
2017                        EndoCareers Early Career Forum Travel Award, US ENDO, Orlando, Florida, USA
2016                        Avant Doctor in Training Research Scholarship for the study of hypoglycaemia in the elderly
2016                        Early Career Research Award Nomination, ANZ Obesity Society (ANZOS), October 2016
2015                        Travel grant, Australian Diabetes Society, John Turtle Workshop, Melbourne
2010 Dean’s Scholarship - Elective Exchange (McMaster University – Sydney University) – Declined
2006                       1st Place Cardiovascular Poster Award, Frontiers in Physiology, University of Toronto
2006                       Research Training Competition (RESTRACOMP) Studentship, The Hospital for Sick Children
2005                       New College Student Council Award, University of Toronto
2005                       University of Toronto Open Fellowship
2005 Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund - Cardiovascular Award, University of Toronto
2004                       University of Toronto Open Fellowship
2004                       Rotary Club of Mississauga West ‘Service Above Self’ Bursary Award
2004                       Erindale College Student Union Volunteer Award, University of Toronto
2002                       Department of Medical Biophysics Summer Studentship, University of Toronto
2001                       Aiming for the Top Tuition Scholarship (Government of Ontario)
2001                       Inducted Member, Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Toronto
2001                       Dean’s List, University of Toronto
2000                       Aiming for the Top Tuition Scholarship (Government of Ontario)
2000                       University of Toronto Principal’s Scholarship

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MY PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

SEEING THE TRANSPLANTED MOUSE HEART LIKE NEVER BEFORE: NEW INSIGHTS INTO EXPERIMENTAL HEART REJECTION USING NOVEL ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS (PAPERBACK). RAMY BISHAY; VDM VERLAG DR. MUELLER E.K. (2008). ISBN-10: 3836487381, ISBN-13: 978-3836487382.

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES:

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RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘SELF-EMPOWERMENT AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OBESE ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY METABOLIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM (ENDOCRINOL METAB INT J 2017, 5(2):00117).

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RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘HALVING YOUR CAKE AND SLIMMING IT, TOO: METABOLIC REHABILITATION FOR ADULT PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND DIABETES (CURR DIAB REV 2017:13).

RH BISHAY, K GANDA, MJ SEIBEL, ‘LONG-TERM IRON POLYMALTOSE INFUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPOPHOSPHATAEMIC OSTEOMALACIA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (THER ADV ENDOCRINOL METAB 2017;8(1-2):14-19.

RH BISHAY, JR GREENFIELD, ‘A REVIEW OF MATURITY ONSET OF DIABETES OF THE YOUNG (MODY) AND CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GLUCOKINASE-MODY. MED J AUST 2016; 205(10):480-485.

RH BISHAY AND A. SURYAWANSHI, “ARTIFACTUAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT AND SHORT REVIEW,” CASE REPORTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, VOL. 2016, ARTICLE ID 7390927, 2016.

RH BISHAY, RCY CHEN, ‘HASHIMOTO’S THYROIDITIS AND GRAVES’ DISEASE IN ONE PATIENT: THE EXTREMES OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH INTERFERON TREATMENT,’ CASE REPORTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, VOL. 2016, ARTICLE ID 6029415, 2016.

RH BISHAY, N KORMAS, ‘I’VE PUT ON SO MUCH WEIGHT, DOC; WHEN TO INVESTIGATE WEIGHT GAIN IN AN ADULT,’ ENDOCRINOLOGY TODAY. 2015;4(5):40-42.

RH BISHAY, J PEATON, V ABRAHAM, ‘VARIANT GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA. CASE REPORTS IN HEMATOLOGY, VOL. 2015, ARTICLE ID 979237, 4 PAGES, 2015. DOI:10.1155/2015/979237.

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A LIH, L PEREIRA, RH BISHAY, J ZHANG, A OMARI, E ATLANTIS, N KORMAS. A NOVEL MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION FOR LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS AND GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH, VOL. 2015, ARTICLE ID 729567, 7 PAGES, 2015. DOI:10.1155/2015/729567.

RH BISHAY, A OMARI, J ZHANG, A LIH, N KORMAS. DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS AND IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES. CLINICAL DIABETES. 2013;31(1):14-20.

RH BISHAY, S JIANG, R DARREN, V TSE, M JARDINE. OBSTRUCTIVE NEPHROPATHY SECONDARY TO A MASSIVE VESICAL CALCULUS. INTERNAL MEDICAL JOURNAL 2012;42(4):471-72.

RH BISHAY. THE ‘MIGHTY MOUSE’ MODEL IN EXPERIMENTAL CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION. HYPOTHESIS, 2011;9(1): E5.

YQ ZHOU, RH BISHAY, KS TAO, A FEINTUCH, L MAI, W ZHU, LJ WEST, AND RM HENKELMAN. MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OBSERVATIONS OF MURINE HETEROTOPIC CARDIAC GRAFTS USING ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPY. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 2007;33(6):870-9.

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RH BISHAY. LENT, LUST AND THE LIBIDO: WHAT PATRISTIC THEOLOGY TAUGHT US ABOUT TESTOSTERONE BIOSYNTHESIS. HYPOTHESIS, 2006;4(2):4-7.

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RH BISHAY. CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY: THE SILENT, LONGSUFFERING ENEMY. HYPOTHESIS, 2006;4(1):19-27.

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E ATLANTIS; N KORMAS, K SAMARAS, P FAHEY, P SUMITHRAN, S GLASTRAS, G WITTERT, K FUSCO, RH BISHAY, T MARKOVIC, L DING, K WILLIAMS, I CATERSON, V CHIKANI, P DUGDALE, J DIXON. ‘CLINICAL OBESITY SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS (COSIPH) IN AUSTRALIA: A POSITION STATEMENT BASED ON EXPERT CONSENSUS.’

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IN PROGRESS

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RH BISHAY, G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, C COLACO, R KHAN, S KHANNA, R KLEIN, C KODSI, NK PIN, H RAJENDRAN, A SHAMEEM, T SUE, L TRAN, M MCLEAN, TM HNG, R JAYABALLA, M EDYE, GF MABERLY. ‘THE OVERLOOKED: AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL AUDIT OF OBESITY IN ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST OBESE POPULATIONS’

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RH BISHAY, M MANOHARAN, Y ASSUR, T NGUYEN, S BRAMWELL, R JAYABALLA, GF MABERLY. ‘RISKY BUSINESS: SCREENING AND ACTING ON METABOLIC DISEASE IN PATIENTS ATTENDING A CLOZAPINE OUTPATIENT SERVICE IN THE ‘DIABETES HOTSPOT’ OF SYDNEY’S WEST.’

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RH BISHAY, KT TONKS, J GEORGE, D SAMOCHA-BONET, DJ CHISHOLM, DE JAMES, JR GREENFIELD. ‘CIRCULATING BILE ACIDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CENTRAL, VISCERAL AND HEPATIC ADIPOSITY AS WELL AS INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HUMAN ADULTS.’

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R JAYABALLA, S BRAMWELL, M JEYAPRAKASH, G MEYEROWITZ-KATZ, RH BISHAY, X FENG, M MCLEAN, TM HNG, GF MABERLY. ‘REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH EXENATIDE ER (BYDUREONTM) IN WESTERN SYDNEY.’

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